Road to 1000 elo | Day 12 | Game 2 (730 elo)

Amazing watching new players' thought processes. Not sure if you were talking about your opponent's move here at around 2:17, but the resulting position for white was hugely advantageous because not only did they win a pawn, they also just opened your kingside, leaving the h and g files ready to be attacked without any pawns to block. I can say this now because I'm nearly 1750 in rapid, but learning these factors in your evaluation is really critical, and the biggest tip I could give you from this moment in the game would have been to leave the queen where it was on d8 and simply play h6 to prevent any pins. Often, especially below maybe 1400, overextension is very common, and simple but fast defensive play can leave your opponents positions very frail. I guess the easiest way to improve is to play cautiously and really look for mistakes by your opponent without trying to force anything that isn't concretely there. Bringing the queen out at all in such a closed position where it can easily be targeted by the opponent's knights is just losing you tempi you could be using to build a stronger position with your pawns and minor pieces

Move 18, I would have probably recaptured with the queen. Once that kingside protection breaks down, its typically a thought battle. Good game.

I'll teach u I'd u want

He might be cheating cuz im 1200 elo and i face people the make at least 2-3 mistakes eaxh game with max 70-80% accuracy and barley any great moves this isn't 750 elo chess player. But u played very well

Can we have a match 10 min rapid NayefEngland is my username (side account)