3. e3 also contains a little trap should black try and hang onto the pawn. b5 4. a4 c6 5. axb5 cxb5 6. Qf3

Great bit of advice on understanding the little trap.

Maybe at his level but I think taking that hanging piece was best move, Either way that piece could not be protected properly.

i like this move or Ne2, but this was best, and allows for the castle.

Well the black d pawn has been exchanged for the white c pawn. White has slightly more central control. If black can induce the white d pawn to exchange with black c pawn, as in the game, black will have good chances of equality.

Best to castle and follow a plan, this avoids the 1 move at a time mentality. of course a attack on a minor piece would halt your plan and need to react, but this attack of the pawn was best left until castle 0-0 was completed.

Usually leads into positions where white has an isolated queen's pawn on d4, but attacking chances on the king side as compensation, for instance, see this game,- www.chessgames.com

I can see this being better than Nc3, or Nd2, I might of tried b3 followed by Bb2. Eventually getting the Rooks connected, The Q move accomplishes the start of the Q side development.

The rook pins the pawn against queen, preventing black from playing d4xe3 and prepares to regain the pawn with e3xd4

yes, by sacrifing the pawn, white regains the pawn afterwards but gains one move! So i declined it..and thought to preaper for castle.

Good explanation anandsi, @jkarp Rd1 is a natural move always good to pin the pawn against a Queen

Best move as it keeps to the plan, my plan might of been to finechetto, but Charles has the best plan here. It's nice that we can see the errors we might of done here, and by learning from mistakes can make us better players, looking at the current position I see e4 square, and wonder to myself what can protect it? Nc3 sure would. And it good development to getting the rooks connected, The move here was made with good reason.

expected and best move

ya, preapering for pawn advancements on queen side, next move planned was b5. And if white wont exchange dc5, can advance c pawn also.

Good point Joe, My other choice might have been b6, followed by Bb7 as a plan by Black.

White took the pawn at right time. Rather than developing bishop Bc5, i have to save my Queen.

sneaky attack, good timing