My opponent was too good for me

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 h6 5. c3 d6 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 Bb4+ 8. Nc3 Nf6 9. d5 Ne5 10. Qa4+ b5 11. Bxb5+ c6 12. Qxb4 Nxf3+ 13. gxf3 cxb5 14. Bf4 a6 15. Bxd6 Bh3 16. Rg1 Rg8 17. e5 Nh7 18. a4 Ng5 19. Rg3 Bd7 20. f4 a5 21. Qd4 b4 22. fxg5 bxc3 23. e6 fxe6 24. Qe4 Qb6 25. dxe6 Bc6 26. Qg6+ Kd8 27. Rxc3 Bd5 28. Qf7 Qxd6 29. Qxg8+ Ke7 30. Qf7+ Kd8 31. O-O-O Qe7 32. Rxd5+
Qd6 33. Rxd6# {Black checkmated} 1-0

Won a simple game

I was playing black.



1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 h6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. h3 O-O 7. O-O d6 8. Nd5 Be6 9. b3 a6 10. a4 Na5 11. Ba3 Ba7 12. b4 Nxc4 13. dxc4 Nxd5 14. cxd5 Bd7 15. b5 axb5 16. a5 Qc8 17. Qd3 b6 18. c4 bxc4 19. Qxc4 bxa5 20. Bxd6 cxd6 21. Qxc8 Rfxc8 22. Rxa5 Bxf2+ {white forfeits by disconnection} 0-1

White's move 20. Bxd6 was a blunder

Paid the price for not castling

Another game today. Paid the price for not castling.

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 h6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Qe2 Nd4 7. Nxd4 Bxd4 8. Be3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nf6 10. d4 Nxe4 11. dxe5 Nxc3 12. Qf3 dxe5 13. Qxf7# {I got checkmated} 1-0