Annotated chess game: I'm an idiot

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ANNOTATED GAME

I'm an idiot
NN vs. Ethan (1797)
Annotated by: ethansiegel

(1986)
Chess opening: Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening) (A45)

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Ever play a game and miss the dumbest mate ever? Well I did. Watch my incredible debacle.

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5	The Trompowsky Attack! Unusual but perfectly okay.



2... h6	?! Not as good as the normal responses: Ne4, e6, or d5. Still, this forces white to decide what to do with the bishop.



3. Bh4 g5	I decide to develop my kingside aggressively. Perhaps Bg7, d6, and Bf5 are in the cards for me, leading to an interesting kingside presence and then most likely Nd7 and a queenside castle.



4. Bg3 Ne4	?! Wasting time to go after the bishop when I know I should be playing either Bg7 or d6 (or even d5).



5. Be5	Also not a very strong move; sure it threatens the rook but white should be developing his pieces.



5... f6	?! This isn't a very good move; it exposes black's kingside significantly. Better was Nf6 or Rg8.
	1 comment fatcat2 (1200) on 13-Dec-08: This move takes up Black's e4-knight's best square and also blocks BLack's dark-squared bishop should he decide to fianchetto it.


6. e3	Such an innocuous move, when the only thing I had considered at this point was 6. Bg3 Nxg3 where white has a disrupted pawn structure and black can begin development.



6... fxe5	?? Loses immediately. A stupid capture that shows my blindness. Why?



7. Qh5#	Augh! It's like Fool's Mate, and I fell for it! Merry Christmas, NN.
	3 comments archduke_piccolo (2332) on 12-Dec-08: inept (1200) on 12-Dec-08: Hey, I've seen and played far worse than this!!! at least you managed to learn from this, the true loss would be to have played this badly and not learned. Pat yourself on the back for two things. 1. admitting the weakness, 2. having the guts to post it - many would have tried to forget this little game... zunix (1889) on 06-Sep-14: Thanks for posting this. I have felt the pain of this mistake, and like you, never again.