Tough game. You were never really in it. Always on the back foot. White had two great bishops out of the opening. As you say, it might be worth looking to see how better to counter that opening.
Never been to Poland? You should, there are so many stereotypes about our country that are simply not true, Cracow and Wroclaw are amazing Cities, Warsow is more like a NY, smaller of course, but quite a few skyscrapers :) Food is great, friendly people and very safe at nights!
The move b7-b6 was a serious mistake because it undermined the base of your pawn chain d5-c6-b7 which was providing a good framework for your position. Once you played b7-b6 the c6 square was fatally weakened and this was the root cause of all your subsequent problems.
Absolutely this. After b6 everything was tough thereafter and black was largely passive without the opportunity to break out and attack. I was wondering if f4 was an option before white played e3
That, and also the entire miscalculation sequence that started after opponent's Nb3. It was clear, especially 1-2 moves afterwards, that he would be a piece down or risk a very bad position, but he still plays Bd6 calculating imaginary defenses that simply remove his own pieces from good positions and leave him undefended (so he miscalculated the Knight on d7's ability to protect both the other Knight and the pawn, and then after the opponent initiated with the capture on c5 it all started crumbling).
Yeah this. And the next move (Qc7) was bad because now that b6 is play, the a-rook has to get out of the diagonale ASAP so that white's light square bishop cannot target it. Once b6 is played, Patrick's goal should be to play c5 before white plays d4, but he can't do so as long as the rook stays in the corner. Rc8 was the move instead of Qc7. Patrick lost this game because he did not try to counter white's bishop at all.
It shows how good 1400+ ELO actually is, that an apparently innocuous pawn move, can be so significant. Definitely not a game changer at my level (900).....
At 12:56 you pushed the pawn G7 to G6, opening the diagonal for his black bishop. There are tons of mate patterns with that configuration. Don´t push that pawn if you don't need to.
I think next time when the opponent push b4 that early, you should try to punish them by a5, then if b5 then a4, basically create a weakness in their queen side. In this game you wait too long, their queen side is developed, then b6 justify their bishop on g7, they are able to go c5, opening the queen side and you have nothing there to defense.
A funny response to 1. b4 is ... c6 which a Caro-Kann player should like. After Bb2 a5 a3 ab ab Rxa1 Bxa1 Qb6 White has to grovel with c3 blocking his own bishop.
15:06 Bxc5 ? You lose the piece after Bd4 Instead you should have played Be5. because his dark square beshop is a MONSTER and your beshop is crap. So the trade is really good for you. And then if he plays Nd4, you simply take the weak c5 pawn with the queen
Tough game. You were never really in it. Always on the back foot. White had two great bishops out of the opening. As you say, it might be worth looking to see how better to counter that opening.
Never been to Poland? You should, there are so many stereotypes about our country that are simply not true, Cracow and Wroclaw are amazing Cities, Warsow is more like a NY, smaller of course, but quite a few skyscrapers :)
Food is great, friendly people and very safe at nights!
Wroclaw is great, been there 3 times now, last time in September. I live in the pacific NW usa
The move b7-b6 was a serious mistake because it undermined the base of your pawn chain d5-c6-b7 which was providing a good framework for your position. Once you played b7-b6 the c6 square was fatally weakened and this was the root cause of all your subsequent problems.
Absolutely this. After b6 everything was tough thereafter and black was largely passive without the opportunity to break out and attack.
I was wondering if f4 was an option before white played e3
That, and also the entire miscalculation sequence that started after opponent's Nb3.
It was clear, especially 1-2 moves afterwards, that he would be a piece down or risk a very bad position, but he still plays Bd6 calculating imaginary defenses that simply remove his own pieces from good positions and leave him undefended (so he miscalculated the Knight on d7's ability to protect both the other Knight and the pawn, and then after the opponent initiated with the capture on c5 it all started crumbling).
Yeah this. And the next move (Qc7) was bad because now that b6 is play, the a-rook has to get out of the diagonale ASAP so that white's light square bishop cannot target it. Once b6 is played, Patrick's goal should be to play c5 before white plays d4, but he can't do so as long as the rook stays in the corner. Rc8 was the move instead of Qc7.
Patrick lost this game because he did not try to counter white's bishop at all.
It shows how good 1400+ ELO actually is, that an apparently innocuous pawn move, can be so significant. Definitely not a game changer at my level (900).....
I feel like he could have or should've made and e5 break before any of this... Is that accurate?
At 12:56 you pushed the pawn G7 to G6, opening the diagonal for his black bishop. There are tons of mate patterns with that configuration. Don´t push that pawn if you don't need to.
I think next time when the opponent push b4 that early, you should try to punish them by a5, then if b5 then a4, basically create a weakness in their queen side.
In this game you wait too long, their queen side is developed, then b6 justify their bishop on g7, they are able to go c5, opening the queen side and you have nothing there to defense.
A funny response to 1. b4 is ... c6 which a Caro-Kann player should like. After Bb2 a5 a3 ab ab Rxa1 Bxa1 Qb6 White has to grovel with c3 blocking his own bishop.
Going to try these ideas against a player at the local club who loves his silly polish opening
Tough game but shows the limitations of not studying certain positions and fundamentals - piece placement and pawn structures.
In the Netherlands we call the 1. b4 opening the orangutan opening….
Tough game. Chess can be unforgiving sometimes.
Tough game, Patrick. The other side seemed to dictate most of the game.
15:06 Bxc5 ? You lose the piece after Bd4
Instead you should have played Be5. because his dark square beshop is a MONSTER and your beshop is crap. So the trade is really good for you. And then if he plays Nd4, you simply take the weak c5 pawn with the queen
Dude, stop whispering like this is some kind of ASMR sensual whisper video. It sounds too intimate and creepy.
I don’t mind it at all. It’s relaxing
I don’t mind it at all
You always have the option of not watching.
Enjoyable game to watch, and well played on both sides. That was quite the battle along the c-file.
Tough game. Sounds like you didn’t know this opening at all which didn’t help Lol Always on the back foot. Good game by your opponent.
Is this funeral parlor playlist what you're listening to during a game? Brother, we gotta get some RAGE into your life.
This is his style bro. There are plenty of aggressive chess channels out there
@@plechaim you are balding
@ wtf does that have to do with chess you muppet
FIRST AGAIN! yeaaaa Boi. Now coffee and Chess. Good luck Patrick!