4...Nc6 isn't a mistake, it's the best move in this position.

Thanks for your comments annabekoach.

I think 5...Bd7 freeing the knight from the pin and developing the bishop is better.

I agree samuels.

I also tend to think ...Bd7 is the better move since youre breaking the pin and getting in the piece development with tempo however this is alright

You shouldn't be so grave this early in the game! White's advantage is slight right now but you may be able to overcome it.

I think 7...e5 and you are not worse. Even now the position is ok for Black.

7...e5 is better here and White has a very slight advantage.

8...,e5 seems the most obvious move to me here. I think black will be fine. He has a strong pawn center that is keeping white from marching forward very quickly.

You might be right.

I think that 8...Nd7 is better for Black. The open file isn't going anywhere and we don't want to give White any reason to try e5.

Now I think white has a advantage. If the queens are off, then keeping your king in the centre is not bad however. But after 9...,dxe5; 10.Qxq, KxQ; 11.Nxe5, Ke8; 12.-0-0-0 white has a big lead in development.

White certainly is improving his prospects here. It quickly went from an almost even game to White having an advantage.

I think this is the mistake. More active 9...Nd5 would have kept you in the game.

Black has to deal with an uncomfortable pressure against d6 and e7.

Stop panicking. Black's position looks terrible and White has a massive lead in development, but you're still not lost.

10..,Qb6; 11.Qxb6,Rxb6; 12.exd6, exd6; 13.Rhe1+, Be6; 14.Nd4 loks good for white

10...Rb4 11.Qxb4 or am I missing something? Or did you mean 10...c5 first?

Yeah, Rb4 seems to be a mistake on move 10.

Sorry for the confusion. If the Knight were on d5 as suggested by someone above, then 10...Rb4 is the correct move. In the current position, 10...Qc7 is the losing move of the game. 10...d5 makes more sense in the current position.

Your best try might be 11....,d5 to keep the center closed for now.

I like 11...Qb7 here. If 12. Na4, then 12...d5 works-out fine.

I am not liking it, you are opening the position when you seriously lack in development. It seems suicidal. And please dont play f6 now, you need to get your pieces out asap.

12...Be6 is good for Black. 12...f6 leads to 13. Nc4 and if you take the Bishop, then 14. Nd6+! and everything comes crashing down.

First dxe5, then f6, then fxg5. You are only helping the enemy witht his!!

Rook? How about Nb5+ ?

You're right. I thought I could block the check with my queen and get away with it, but samuels gave the correct line in which I'd lose my queen.

Even better is 15. Ndb5+ Qd7 16. Qa7 which wins a lot more material.

Agreed.

This feels a little slow. I prefer more direct action with maybe Ne4.