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Here's the moral, Erika. You are supposed to develop your minor pieces (Knight followed by bishop), before the Rook+Queen. In fact, your Queen should be the last thing that comes out. As shakertjie would say, "your main goal should be to develop, develop, develop". Disobeying General Opening Principles and not following the basics, will get you in trouble, as you saw, in this game. That is because, "What you do in the opening will affect you in the middle game; what you do in the middle game will affect you in the endgame; what you do in the end game will affect the final result", as chesskingdom64 would say. Also, patience is of a virtue. You lost your cool and patience, as you wanted a quick ending, to this game. In most cases, being impatient will cause problems, inside and outside of chess. In addition, do not always follow the same tactics and strategies because it looks easy. Afterall, "it's not so easy", as Jack Stockel would say. In the other game, the opponent was lucky because he or she made mistakes, that you did not see. In this game, however, you made mistakes that your opponent did see. Having said that, it is not a good idea to assume that your opponent will not see the threat. Instead, it is important to realise that your opponent will see your intentions. Afterall, your opponents plan are just, as important as, your own. That was illustrated here. Remembering this lesson will bring you one step closer to improving your chess skills. |
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