I feel my biggest error was 25...Ne4. I should have instead gone 25...Rxe2 26.Rxe2, Rxe2 27. Kxe2 which would have left me with a lone knight to an extra pawn, which is not extremely strong, but should have been enough to get a pawn to break through and promote. Ed played the brilliant 27.Rf3+ which took my knight and left him a pawn up. After that, I think I got lucky in getting a draw out of it. Great game Ed.
I was happy for a draw. As I played move 12 I was unsure whether it was good or not. Jon proved it was a mistake. But I guess he was being nice to me and let me out of the big mess I got into!
So I think we both could learn from some advice from others. Please comment!
On 8.Nf5, might white have been better going back to Nf3 rather than crossing into Black's territory?
Or black could answer Nf5 with P-e6. 9.Ng3 Nf6. I'm not sure about this longer term though as the d pawn is weak.
On 7 for black, I like Bb7 better than the c5 move. 8 o-o Nf6
23. ... d5. Why not exchange rooks at this point? Then make the d5 move. Seems leaving the rooks on the board, gave white extra opportunities that he exploited.
You are right Joe. That is an important idea that I was thinking the whole time after I went up a piece with his trapped knight. My plan was to simplify the game and get into a winning endgame. But I thought I saw a chance to either win a rook, or squeeze out a back rank mate, and that was my downfall. Lesson learned. When ahead in material you are better off trading pieces and getting into an endgame with an advantage. Ed made me pay for not acting quickly on that.
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ReplyDeleteI feel my biggest error was 25...Ne4. I should have instead gone 25...Rxe2 26.Rxe2, Rxe2
ReplyDelete27. Kxe2 which would have left me with a lone knight to an extra pawn, which is not extremely strong, but should have been enough to get a pawn to break through and promote. Ed played the brilliant 27.Rf3+ which took my knight and left him a pawn up. After that, I think I got lucky in getting a draw out of it. Great game Ed.
lol, even if I could remember that game, I don't want anyone to see it. I got manhandled.
ReplyDeleteI was happy for a draw. As I played move 12 I was unsure whether it was good or not. Jon proved it was a mistake. But I guess he was being nice to me and let me out of the big mess I got into!
ReplyDeleteSo I think we both could learn from some advice from others. Please comment!
On 8.Nf5, might white have been better going back to Nf3 rather than crossing into Black's territory?
ReplyDeleteOr black could answer Nf5 with P-e6. 9.Ng3 Nf6. I'm not sure about this longer term though as the d pawn is weak.
On 7 for black, I like Bb7 better than the c5 move. 8 o-o Nf6
23. ... d5. Why not exchange rooks at this point? Then make the d5 move. Seems leaving the rooks on the board, gave white extra opportunities that he exploited.
The 27. R-f3+ move was excellent!
You are right Joe. That is an important idea that I was thinking the whole time after I went up a piece with his trapped knight. My plan was to simplify the game and get into a winning endgame. But I thought I saw a chance to either win a rook, or squeeze out a back rank mate, and that was my downfall. Lesson learned. When ahead in material you are better off trading pieces and getting into an endgame with an advantage. Ed made me pay for not acting quickly on that.
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