Day 449: Playing chess every day until I reach a 2000 rating 

dont you see the clock in the corner as we do?

In my opinion move 23, fxe5 was a vital mistake. The engine does not completely hate it, because it probably sees a way to navigate through, but you killed all your three pieces with that capture. Having a healthy pawnstructure can be nice but you really seem to overestimate it a lot. It,s not worth it, if you at the same time are taking away the open files from your pieces.

Same issues. Time management. (5:30) we just can't be spending 3 mins on any move in a 10 min game let alone on a simple exchange. Can see why you played a lot of blitz/bullet off camera to force you to move faster but you need to think and calculate faster.

Patrick, you need to realize that if you don't fundamentally change what you're doing you could make these videos every day until the day you die and never get there. If you really want to even get to 1600, you need to start doing a ton of puzzles, learning middlegame strategy, learning endgames, etc. And you need to play a longer time control. This clearly isn't working if you have any intention of improving.

26:10 Qh1+ Ke2 only move , you win the knight back

Are these videos just a troll at this point? I don't even know why I'm watching, it's so frustrating watching you be as slow as you can be calculating the same stuff over and over without even asking why the opponent played their last move to the after 2 minutes play something passive instead and be caught out when they take. You'll run out of time every game if you don't change how you play. Honestly it's painful.

This was legitimately the worst time management you’ve ever had and that’s saying something. Nh5 removing the kings only defender isn’t a hard move to find at all. Then you didn’t even use the engine to see qh1+ wins the knight back if he played ng2.

aint no way the opponent ended with 8+ min...wtf? we gota speed the fuck up boii lol

Okay, I just watched the whole game and while watching I was taking some notes. Any advice I give comes from what I feel would make sense practically, not necessarily what the engine will recommend. I haven't analyzed the game with an engine or anything like that. 2:43 You could've held off pushing the pawn immediately and played a move like ...Qc7 getting the queen off the backrank, connecting rooks and defending the pawn all at the same time or Bxf3 damaging the pawn structure around White's King which would give you something to look forward to (a possible future attack on the king) ...b5 itself may not have been a bad or losing moves but it could cause some problems in future. For example, white might play a4 at some point to attack the pawn and undermine it and also potentially open up the a file for their rook. So basically, b5, while probably not a bad move (again I haven't checked with the engine) could make things practically difficult as it gives white some counterplay, if they know what they're doing. 8:00 It was a little difficult for me to decide on a move in this position, while Re6 does seem like a decent move, I'd have probably settled for ...Qd5 hitting the knight on f3, supporting a future h5 and forcing white to make a decision. If Nh2 black can follow up with ...h5 undermining the structure on the King side considering white had weakened it by pushing the pawns unnecessarily. If Nh4 we can trade on d3 first and then follow up with ...h5 with the same idea of undermining and destroying the pawns. The Queen from d5 controls the h5 square so if gxh5 we can recapture with the queen and even if the engine might say white is okay or whatever, the position slowly becomes practically difficult as the possibility for them to make a mistake increases. 10:23 Here's a very good example of what I mean when I say the engine might say a move is fine but if you don't see the lines it sees you can't understand why it says it's fine. Taking on c4 was not a good idea strategically but it works out tactically. It's not good strategically because it opens the c-file and leaves black with an isolated pawn on the the c6 square which could be attacked once white starts to double up on the c file. it works out tactically because white's king is exposed and after white played Qxc4 I think black actually has the move ...Nh4 attacking the white knight even though our knight is hanging. Again, this is possible due to how vulnerable the white king is, if white takes the Knight on h4, black has ...Qh2+, Kf1 Qxh3+ forking the king and knight, exposing the white king even further and winning back the piece plus and extra one or two pawns.it wouldn't really matter even if black ends up down a pawn or two at the end of the line, the most important factor is the exposed king, which you should always have at the back of your mind in such position. An exposed king allows several possibilities, just always remember that and be on the lookout. So, basically, if the king wasn't exposed taking on c4 would've been a bad move but since it works out tactically, it's fine but then it's not fine because you probably didn't see the follow up and now you're just left with a weak c6 pawn. 12:25 you still had the chance to play Knight h4 here, if white takes the queen you can insert the intermezzo Kxf3+ as this comes with check and even if white attacks the knight with Kh2 you can insert another intermezzo with Nxf1+ winning the rook as this comes with check also and then when white captures the knight you take the queen and end up up a rook😁 13:00 fxe5 was a decent move, you wanted to undouble the pawns, get a better structure etc but in this position Bxe5 was the better move. Chess can be confusing at times😂, I just talked about you having a bad structure after taking the pawn on c4 and now I'm saying it wasn't the best idea to fix the doubled pawns😂but in every phase of the game, piece activity is the most important thing. You already had two rooks doubled on the e file and if you'd played Bxe5 you'd have caused some problems for white immediately as they'd have to figure out a way to protect the pawn on b2. They can't push it as that would leave the rook hanging and playing a move like Rb1or Bc1, which is what they might be forced to do if they don't want to lose the pawn, ties white down a bit and gives black the opportunity to carry on with other plans and create more problems. 13:35 ...a5 would've been a good move here, it undermines the pawn on b4 and also threatens to open up the a -ile which would give black some counter play once you're able to swing a rook over to that side of the board and if white play bxa5 that's even better as it leaves white with an isolated weak pawn on the a file. You can then follow up with a move like ...Ra8 (not recapturing the pawn immediately) and then doubling up and increasing the pressure on teh a2 pawn after capturing the pawn on a5. 14:30 Ree8 would've been a better moves here, it aids in the fight for the open file which was the most strategic strong hold at that point in the game. Alright I'm kind of tired now😅I'd probably just make a video next time if I want to do something like this. GG and good luck on your journey🫱🏾‍🫲🏼

After playing Ng6 you spent a total of 11 secs calculating and then dismissing Ng4 even before they played a move. Then you spent 3 minutes of your time not looking at it once while it still was the best move in the position.😢

Ahhhh the sac with your knight is not better positionally, you could have taken the knight if you then checked on H1, King has to move away from knight and you take the knight. The engine says there is an even better move but the knight still hangs regardless.

Too often I see you get into a spot where you just freeze. You waste 2-3 minutes trying to decide what to do, just dithering. Then the next move, you spend a few more minutes. No plan made still. Then before you know it, you are down to only a minute or less, and well, things naturally just fall apart. A lot of this is time management. You need to watch the clock more. But also, I wonder if this is happening just a bit after the opening. You know enough about the openings to manage to develop your pieces. But then you are unsure what to do. Even in the end game though, where you have a virtually forced move, with 30 seconds to go. I've seen you spend 10-20 of those seconds making the only possible move. I've also seen games where you had a nicely winning position, but you fell apart due to lack of time. To me, this suggests some facets of your game where you need to improve. Time management! Accept that spending 3 minutes of a 10 minute game to find the perfect move is a bad idea, unless that perfect move gets you a very fast forced checkmate. That will be rare. Next, I think you need to learn more about the various openings, and what your plans will generally be for them. Next, spend more time doing puzzles. You need to get your speed up, reaction time down. Again, a lot of this is time related. It is things like the above (and much more I am sure) that you need to do to become competitive with players even a few hundred points higher than you. It will take some effort on your part, a conscious effort to improve. And, no. You don't need to do any of this. You can just have fun. Continue playing exactly as you do. But then you cannot pretend you are trying to improve.

Who else is watching from prison?😎

Patrick 2 minutes on 1 move on a 10 minute game is carzy!

Let's keep grinding, Pat! We're both on different journeys!

Dude im really happy about this game!! Although the results weren’t what we wanted you played the opening really great!!

I love how you're the only one who types good game and literally no one else cares LOL (me included :P)

You learned something valuable today...sometimes you have to go with your instincts. You felt the correct play in your gut but let your brain over complicate matters. Remember that

I tend to exchange pieces when I am low on time so I think you may have been feeling time pressure here. You saw the knight sac during your calculations but stopped 1 move short - as others pointed out, Qh1 gets the knight back. It's instructive for me watching you and learn to calculate as far as possible (time permitting of course)

I think Patrick gave up a long time ago. It is what it is.

You’re playing 1000 chess stuffing around waiting for a blunder. You had the opportunity to push the diagonal to h2 but instead you did not push.

“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” Albert Einstein

I thought you played very well in this game Patrick. It was entertaining. Only real issue was spending so much time on that one move at 23:46; you spent a lot of time in a situation where I think trading would have made sense and would have been a fairly fast move.

26.17...the point of going out with the queen into kings territory, was to give him another check and snag that knight on G2.......:-)

You like my brother, he's a good player but takes way to long on a few moves. It's crazy how many games your up against the clock.

This is the reason I quit chess

I was yelling knight to h4 but didn't realize they could block. Still the best move tho.lol

Set youself a rule not to trade queens unless you are a minor piece up. Your opponent wanted to trade because you had a checkmate threat and their king was exposed. They had no threats . The trade really favoured them. You had them on the ropes and you needed the queen to checkmate them.

wonder what would have happened at 5:16 should you take the bishop with the rook.

Sometimes you take a lot of time to make a move because you don't have a clear understanding of what makes a move good or bad. Your speed will increase as your tactical insight improves (by doing lots and lots and lots and lots of puzzles) and by practicing endgames. Also, you should slowly and carefully review the opening in each game. I've seen you make the same mistake on move 3 or 4 several times. Never make the same opening mistake twice.

You would have won this if you had more killer instinct. You have to attack them. Your queen and bishop were lethal on that diagonal and you didn't uses them - you allowed a queen swap and lost your most powerful piece, which must have delighted your opponent. And you went to all that trouble of doubling up your rooks on the E file, then put your own pawn in front of them, totally neutering them. You gotta go for the jugular, mate.

If you always do what you always did, you will always get what you always got!

Damn you had a winning position there’s no need to trade queens like… What advantage do you get By trading

Patrick, why are you not going for a draw at the end instead of thinking you have to win or lose?

You'd already seen the Nh4 idea and then forgot it about it !

Patrick you don't play chess, you are suffering and I'm suffering with you together my friend. I think you will need at least a couple of years, may be more to get 2K elo rating. Are you ready for the long way? I hope, you are. I hope you will able to do it.

Instead of the queen exchange Bb6. Also, you made your own bishop bad. Was it fun? I don't think so. You dither over moves that are all equally bad and then choose the wrong one Just play any move then you will have more time to play more bad moves. What fun. There is one way to get out of it. Resign. Analysis: You had a winning position, then you blew it Then drawing chances, but then threw those away. Let's be real for a change. You dither over bad moves and then make excuses for your game. That is not what analysis is for. It is for finding errors and eliminating them from your play. Instead, you tend to rush through analysis and later make the same mistakes again, and same excuses. I ran out of time for one. Btw you did see Nh4 earlier but did not see the follow up. It is not a sacrifice if you get the piece back right away, plus a pawn, if he takes the knight. If he blocks check with the knight, you get the piece back with a single move. Can you find it? Oh you did find it instantly, Qh1+ the second time you looked at it. Why could not see that a first glance, the first time. I guess it is still better too one move, but it's no good at all unless you find it. If Someone shoves their queen up for an exchange it is usually not a good idea to exchange, and yet you do that quite often. You made a number, half a dozen, questionable moves in the ending but no analysis as to what a better move was.

You should learn some new openings, play the Caro-Kann and the Vienna less. This might stimulate your brain and make things fresh.

oh, dude, so slow,. But so much fun to see how you play on seconds :) Just play 3 min blitz with no increment. That will teach you how to control you time and opponents time. Every second game in rapid you have time trouble and you don't know what to do.

This was a good game in my eyes, even if you lost. You had good time management in the opening, all of the moves that gave you a winning advantage or kept the game going did not look easy to find at all. Your opponent just happened to have a better game which is unfortunate

We will agree to disagree, lol

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