where's my blunder?

Hello, I thought it might be a good idea if the community could help figure out where was my blunder on this game Game 4734025 ;
any thoughts would be appreciated it
thank you
🙂

your early a4 doesn't seem to have a purpose
Also, the early exchange of knights should have been accepted. You let it get a very good position at the center
There wasn't much a point in the rook move, Rfe1
A more developing move could have been done instead of bishop to b3, maybe pawn to b3 to fianchetto the black bishop. Besides you get it stuck there
Using f3 to move the bishop really hurts your kingside
You could have attacked the opposing knight with your bishop instead of defending your knight. There's a pawn there for that purpose
Your next few moves seem like time wasters
Is there something wrong with knight to e4 instead of the queen side pawn push? BTW, that opens your queen side for black's rooks while your main force is concentrated kingside
Ra-d1. I don't see the point
In the endgame
Move 39- why not bishop to f7 so you can advance the pawn?
After that is just a wreck.

Sorry for the huge mash up of text.
Also this is really simple analysis and has a great potential for missing deeper threats.

Haven't gone through it yet, but looking at the endgame you could have drawn.

56. Bxc2 Re2+
57. Kh3 Rxc2

Stalemate

Wait... hxg4 would win from black on 57. Time to look through.

Knight-Castle trade put you at a material disadvantage which left you at the power disadvantage in the endgame. (25. Re1xe5)

You were also slower and less active about activating your king, instead attacking the f-h pawn's weak points. which game him the positional advantage on the c pawn's struggle.

Originally posted by AcapaYespada
Hello, I thought it might be a good idea if the community could help figure out where was my blunder on this game Game 4734025 ;
any thoughts would be appreciated it
thank you
🙂

Move 25- Why did you sac the rook? You might have had a reason, but that is the only thing that I have no idea why you did that. But hey, don't isten to me, what do I know? I'm below 1200! Everything else looks good to me.

Edit- started typing before tamuzi weighed in

a4 was because I wanted it the a2-f7 diagonal; f3 was so I could have my pawn chain and try to go for the center; unfortunately I didn't think it through (this game was played a few months back at work) 😉
thanks though

Golfer1:

I sacked the rook to relieve the pressure on the C file and try to free my bishop, hey when I played that game I was on the 1300s and my opponent was 1600s; I think that at that time I was more going for a draw than for a win. I guess I learned my lesson 🙂

Playing at work is the biggest blunder that I've made. I agree with the stalemate try though. Sometimes if you move fast enough the opponent will move and not see it after gxh5 Kxh5 (assuming blunder) Stalemate is still possible.

Originally posted by Mctayto
The answer is simple enough - you played 1.e4 instead of 1.d4

Originally posted by AcapaYespada
Golfer1:

I sacked the rook to relieve the pressure on the C file and try to free my bishop, hey when I played that game I was on the 1300s and my opponent was 1600s; I think that at that time I was more going for a draw than for a win. I guess I learned my lesson 🙂

Originally posted by AcapaYespada
Hello, I thought it might be a good idea if the community could help figure out where was my blunder on this game Game 4734025 ;
any thoughts would be appreciated it
thank you
🙂

According to the database, 6. Bc4 is not the best move. Of course, it isn't bad, but it does leave the bishop somewhat exposed (as can be seen in your game, when you lost a few moves and had a more passive bishop because of it). 6. Be2 seems to be the move of choice, which is a normal development scheme that still allows you to castle next move, and the bishop there can be useful later on.

I spotted 21.f4 as a missed opportunity. (I confirmed it with my engine.) I haven't looked any farther than that move.

Originally posted by Mad Rook
Can't you just run it through an engine yourself and save others from doing your dirty work? I'd think there has to be some chess engine available for Linux.

Edit - If you don't have an engine yet, you might try Jose version 1.4.4. It might work, as long as your PC has an Intel or AMD processor.

http://jose-chess.sourceforge.net/

Quote:

"Can't you just run it through an engine yourself..."

I hope that was a joke?

Your opponent played well. He/she simply outplayed you in the middle game.

9.Bb3 was iffy - 9.Be2 (centralise!). on e2 it covers that strong Knight on e5.
A lot of what came next was because of that Bishop on b3.

The exchange sac was signs of panic but at least you realised
the danger you were in and needed to do something else you
would just get squashed like a bug.

Your opponent played a good game (a bit sloppy in the ending).

Also giving up the e5 point (3...exd4) is against the spirit of
the Phildor. 3...Nd7 or the really fun line 3...f5!? are rated as
better moves by the Philidorians.

In the opening 4.Qxd4 instead of 4.Nxd4 is an option, a good alternative.

if 4...Nc6 5. Bb5. It's how Morphy played that position in a
number of his games.

But don't feel too down hearted - you hung nothing, no gross error.
Just a planless middle game, nice try at ending fortress, but your
opponent did deserve to win that game.