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ANNOTATED GAME
How to lose a won game
cts001 (1655) vs. paxel10 (1598)
Annotated by: cts001 (1200)
Chess opening: King's pawn game (C50)
cts001 (1655) vs. paxel10 (1598)
Annotated by: cts001 (1200)
Chess opening: King's pawn game (C50)
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32. Qa8 Qe3 |
When looking at this position I initially still thought I could defend. I had already won the game earlier, so how could I possibly be facing defeat now? But when looking at all my options it started to dawn on me that no matter what I do, Black will bust my king wide open and mate me. The immediate threat is Qg1# of course. And both defensive moves are insufficient. If 33. Nc2 hxg2+ 34. Kxg2 Rg6+ and 35. Kf1 Rg1# or 35. Kh3 Qh6# If 33. Kxh2 hxg2+ 34. Kxg2 Rg6+ and Black mates me the same way as above, no matter where I go Why did this happen? Mostly because I was in the wrong state of mind. I didn't take my opponent's threats seriously until it was too late. I learned a lot from this game, and hopefully I won't make the same mistakes again. | ||||
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