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You know, the only way to play good chess(At least past the 1700USCF/1600FIDE level) is to use an efficient thought process. That means you need to use the same process to find your move in any position. Of course, sometimes you can use shortcuts(like in the opening thoery or the obvious moves), but if you don't have a universal thought process, you can know all the advice the chess world has ever known and not play well. My advice to to not use seperate random advice, but to use a real thought process. I bet Mr.Stockel uses a generic thought process in his chess games if he is at least over 2000. By the way, at the level of 1400 and below, using any openings are totally fine. The openings really don't matter until you are around that level.

The Russians consider the Ben-oni to be a branch of the Kings Indian Defense. The Yugoslavian variation of the Kings Indian Defense (in which Black plays ...c5 instead of ...d5) often transposes to the Ben-oni.

I am not sure I would agree with Shamash in his assessment of the Benoni defence. However, I can understand the reluctance to suggest that anyone under 2000 play the benoni since it is a very sharp defence that requires great positional and tactical awareness. Furthermore, one mistake in the benoni will usaully mean death.

It was Nf6!!

always play nf6

2.Nf6 is much better move because of as long as pieces like Knights is placed in the center he is more effective move , always fight for the center its one of the game elements . all so popular moves in this opening are 2...d5,e6,f5 it deepens what is the opening or the variation you choose to play .

It is a totally fine move. In fact it is the best move in the position.

there is nothing wrong with this move

This is an exception to pawn pushes. In an opening, it is considered wise to push just 1-3 pawns for spacial advantages. If you push your pawn too late, your opponent will start dominating the game. Therefore, this move was the best move.

its a fine move , in fact this move controls whites main squares c4 and e4 , however it was much better if your knight was in f6 .2... d5 is definitely effective move .

This move is questionable because the Bishop isn't threatening anything else. Edit: in fact, if the Bishop wanted to move, it would have taken the Knight.

Whites last move was unnecessary because what you have said. if he wanted to put pressure on yours knight on c6 , the DSB on c1 have done the same thing .however 3.Bxh6 was better because this move ruins your pawns structure on your king side , and i more prefer 3.c4 sacrificing a pawn for center control and by the move 4.e4 sooner or later i will get the c4 back with much better position .

The game is already quite unstable. Also, if your opponent wants your knight, then he could simply take it immediately. Therefore you should not move your knight multiple times. However, getting it to f6 could be an interesting choice. In that case, however, you have wasted tempos to get back into a theoretical line in which you lose time.

of course since you had played nh6 3. ...f6 could be played to force white to waste time to move the bishop twice.

the only problem for you was if Bxh6 and ruins yours pawns structure however , if he wanted to exchange your knight for his DSB was waist of time for him he should do it immediately however your last move 3...Ng4?!is little bit dangerous because you can lose some tempo's for example 4.h3-Nf6 your knight moved 3 time in the beginning however , on f6 your knight is placed better , but you lost some time in the opening and even instead of 4.h3 , i would play 4.e3! preferring c4,opens diagonal for whites LSB, and the DSB was already developed so it is very comfy position for white .

if u want to move knight , at least f5 is better post for your knight

This is a basic mistake.

However as i earlier mentioned after 4.h3-Nf6 yours knight is placed much better but he definitely get here advantage.

now u can count , white have moved 4 move , and u are on 2

It is a totally fine move. 5.Nc3!? would be the interesting, risky, move, since it blocks the move c4. Them move 5.Nc3 is a true example of blocking your pieces: your rooks. How will you get the rooks into action without playing either c4 or e4? It would be more difficult. 5.Nc3 Nbd7 for example.

White needs to understand the goals of a Queen side pawn push (1.d4). It's basically the fact that White wants to play 2.c4 early.

better move here was 5.e3 with the idea of c4 and than Nc3 . 5.Nbd2 seems to me as a passive move .

In the opening, we want to do 3 things. 1.Develop minor pieces fast and active 2.Castle 3.Connect rooks, making queen move. The first is obligatory just about 100% of the time. Castling usually must be made. Connecting the rooks usually should be made, but is not always necessary. However, if you don't know the exceptions, it is superior to perform all 3 as fast as you can. Therefore, if your opponent makes a quick attack, it is bound to fail against your active pieces.

never place a piece in the centre when your centre pawns are not supported

you must develop your pieces as soon as possible with move like 5...Bf5 with the idea of e6 and c5 , and you already moved 4 time with the same knight which is not good idea at all , after 6.e3 opens the diagonal for his LSB followed by c4 he will get relay good position , and after 6...Nxd2.7.Qxd2 you only will help him to develop more pieces .

Move 6 was mistake by him, releasing the pressure in the center. Now move 7 is another mistake, because his d4 pawn is hanging. On the other hand 7.Ng1 looks backwards. It shows that move 6 should not have been made.

Now White made positional cramps possible in his position and this move is not !.

I do not think this is that bad. After 8. Bf4 Qxd4 is fine for black

Once again, this is an exception. Not everything someone says to you is correct, therefore, you also need to analyze the position and decide for yourself.

why didn't you take a free pawn on d4 ?. and if you wanted to run away his bishop you should play 7...h6 because of after 7...f6 you exposed yours king .

Here's another problem: Black is truely opening his kingside carelessly. He needs to Queenside castle, but his Queenside pieces are all right on their beds, sleeping.

9. e3 looks fun here!

ok , so he retreated with his bishop to g3 and you exposed your king dangerously ,maybe it was better for you to move 8...Qxd4?!

This move is perfectly fine and is the best move in the position, in my opinion.

Winning material blundered by the opponent in the opening justifies moving your queen out.

All right, your opponent is being judgemental about this fine and correctly timed move. Right now, the opening principles are irrelevent for the rest of this game.

well after 10.c3-Qd5.11.e3-Bf5 with the idea of defending e4 pawn and in case of Qh5+ it can be block with Bg6!, its interesting position , but a 9...Qxd4 is fine move , i would say even good move !

Both moves are fine, but probably he wanted to not allow you to exchange queens as you are up in material.

Again, e3 looks better here I think. Ignore the b2 pawn; Qh5+ is threatened, and the LSB is opened up as well. If 10. e3 Qxb2 11. Qh5+ Kd7 12. Qd5+ is an option, and black looks in trouble.

after 10.e3-Qxb2.11.Qh5+-Kd8.12.Rd1-Bf5.13.Nxe4+-Nbd7 i am not sure that white have advantage here, although the black is not castled , he is covered well by his pieces but its uncleared position here .

You mean e3 instead of c5... I think he wanted to develop his LSB (and queen). He can't make a fianchetto because his g3 bishop is blocking the move g3, so this is the best diagonal to develop the bishop on.

Playing 10. ...Qd7 where it blocks your bishop is a bad move. Instead, 10 ...Qb6 11. Nc4 Qc6 12. e3(threatening Qh5+) Bf5 13. Be2

the idea of .10. e3 is to open the LSB diagonal and Qh5+ which force black to lose his castling . and better move for black was10... Qd5 and if 11. c4 trying to recapture the pawn on e4 black can answer11... Qc6 .

actually this is a very bad move since 11. ...C5 overlooks 12. Qh5+ Kd8 13. Nxe4 Qc6 14. Rd1 Bd7 and black is in serious trouble

A good of a move as any to be honest. The castling rights would be deprived forcefully. 11...h5 12.Be2or somethin.@elyhim; overlooking it or not, there was nothing black could do about. Maybe you mean he sould protect the pawn?

And it was all possible thanks to ...f6 and ...g5.

very bad move ,11... c5? blocking the diagonal for your DSB and overlooked 12.Qh5+! which force you to loose your castling and your king now extremely exposed , because both of your flanges are exposed and you don't have a safety place for your king . infect , making move without idea is twice as bad making a blunder move . best for you was 11...Bf5 with the idea of defend the e4 pawn and in case of 12.Qh5+ black can answer 12...Bg6! attacking the white queen while it can still defend the pawn on e4 and letting black the option of castling on the queen side .

To be able to play Nc4 or something, winning your queen (because it's pinned).

He's preparing Nxe4, winning your Queen.

I would argue that your lossing blunder was allowing white to play Qh5+. 10. ...Qb6 11. e3 Bf5! prevents all of this and actually give black a very good game. So 10. ...Qd7?? is the losing blunder because everything from that point on is force moves by black.

Black's only hope was 13...Qe6.

Well, the reason people may tell you different things is that because there is so much knowledge about chess in the world, and 95% is absolutely useless or obvious. Most of the useless knowledge cannot be used properly in a game(so if cant use it? why even know it at all?). Knowing so much about chess will only confuse you in a real game since you don't know what to apply. Here is a very short thinking process that will instantly improve your results: First, stop thinking about random ideas or advices you have heard of! Then use this. 1.What are all the things my opponent intends to do with his last move? You can put yourself in your opponent's shoes, wonder why he made it? If he made some aggressive intention that can harm you, consider stopping it. 2.What do I want to do in the position? You know in the opening, there are those 3 tasks I mentioned. That is what you want to do in the opening. In the other stages, you are generally trying to increase the activity of your pieces or trying to capture the opponent's pieces with tactics. Usually there will be no tactics that can get you a win. 3.What moves can I make to accomplish my goal? Think about all of your pieces and their legal moves, and note all moves to help you make your goal. 4.Which of these moves can I reject immediately since they are not safe. If a move is not safe, it means your opponent can use a tactic to beat you immediately. 5.Which of the remaining moves are the best? Well then play it. This is the most basic thought process! Yet players rated around 1800GK still fail to use it-OK I am 1800GK , but that is only because I have timed out in winning position(my only loss) and I have not played a lot. Bottom line is if you don't have at least some sort of good thought process, even really weak players rated 700/800 can beat you sometimes, since you don't make reasonable moves consistently. I hope you will follow the advice and I guarantee you will play more consistently. Also, don't listen to the seperate random knowledge that you hear of unless you are absolutely sure you understand it and can help you get real results in your own games. If you can't use it to win games, it is useless and you should not consider it. Take into account the "you should not block your pieces". You should not, but does this principle really help you make better moves? Instead a principle like always strive to develop your pieces quickly, would tell you to make moves like ...e6, Be7, 0-0, Nc6(these are not even the best moves for the game, but they certainly would have been better than the continuation), whatever to get your pieces into the fight quickly. I know the teaching method of focusing your study on thought process and so much on knowledge works. My coach always emphasized it, and after playing chess for not even 3 years, I am already official CM, performing around 2000(+) consistently. I do not know a lot of principles, and certainly am not very experienced in chess(having played for so little time). I hope you will follow the advice. Thanks and good day 

Understand that as Black you don't have as much versity to castle Queenside as White does, and ...f6 weakened your position badly. The move to making that worse was ...g5 where White had an easy game by taking over those LS holes in the position, making O-O-O the only safety the Black king can get. It's all about space first (using at least 1 or 2 pawns), then Minor followed by Major piece development.

actually you could play 14...Nd4 loosing your knight instead and than retreat with your queen to c7 but it lost position for you unfortunately . well , in this game the main mistakes that you have made are ,1) moving more than twice with the same piece (Ng4-f6-e4), 2) you didn't develop your pieces well,3)you exposed your king and lose your castling 4)making move without an idea is extremely bad . if you will notice all of your 4 mistakes have common which is games principals which you didn't followed , hope you will learn your mistakes and good luck next time .