Game 5 – Going deeper

From now on, instead of using the chess.com engine, I will work with stockfish, komodo, and deep fritz inside ChessBase. This will be more accurate and allow better analysis.

Opening
1. Whenever white plays 4.Nc3 after 3.Bc4 it allows 4.. Nxb4 and after usually 5. Nxe4 d5 and a fork, so good for me. The correct flow from white should be 6.Bd3 dxe4 7. Bxe4 and position is equal computer wise. However, I like it since it improves the black’s center and gains tempo, and it’s what my coach says :). Here white made a mistake.
2. 7. .. Ke8 is a problem according to all engines. I think that it keeps the king in the center and allows future pinning by Qe2.
3. 9. ..e4 and 10 .. dxe4 were a big mistake, where I missed 11. Nxe4.

Middle game
1. 17. ..Qf6 and 18. ..Qd8 were both blunders. Nc7 just waiting to happen.
2. On 30. Bb2 I missed tactics of 30. .. Qd2. If 31. Qxd2 Rxd2 and threat on mate in Rd1 with bishop hanging on b2 and black is winning.
I can relate this mistake to time pressure. I had 1:20 vs 5:24 for my opponent and I made the move in 7.5 seconds.
3. On 32. .. Qh6 white missed 33. Re7

Endgame
Eventually, I was under time pressure and my opponent wasn’t so I did many more mistakes and lost on time, even though I would have lost anyway.

Points to take
1. Remember Kf8 at the opening to avoid pinning,
2. Better calculations to maintain an advantage
3. Tactics and calculations need much more improvement, especially on time pressure.

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