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Hi!

Im from Hungary and after circa 8 years of chessplaying , I have decided to take it seriously and see how far I can go. This is a game I played on FICS and didnt lose as badly as do most of the time online.

Fight for the control of the center. You obviously failed to do this, after 4. dxe3 you have gambitted a pawn only to give black a better position. You need
 to learn some opening principles, and then some opening lines as you started on a very bad foot there. Then you kept giving up material you should hold on to your material unless it gives you enough compensation, but again, for now, you should simply concern yourself about not losing material.

26. g4? what was that for? Don't play moves unless it improves your situation.

33. ...Rxc2?, if your opponent played Nxc2, you were even more in trouble. 

 Erm... what do you mean exactly? Which rook? where? Any such attempt as you described is irrealisable unless your opponents lets you do it almost on purpose... honestly, you probably just wanted to help, but unless you have an idea of what you are talking about, you are not helping at all, merely confusing the OP.

You obviously understand the importance of rapid development.  Over time with study and practice you will refine your moves. Without refinement you will just get crushed.

1.d4 c5 2.d5 would have been the normal move here. letting black take your pawn was not good. Although it might have been interesting if you had followed up with 3.Nf3.   Knights go before bishops usually. If you were familiar with opening theory this move would have occurred to you.

I'm not sure what circa is but if as you say, you have had 8 years playing experience, then now it is time to do some study.

You will become a strong player no doubt.

Okay everybody, thanks for the tips!

What opening lines should I learn? I read in a book that you should learn at least one major variation of the  Sicillian after you've found out whoch one suits your playing style the best.

Learning at least one major variation of the sicilian would only make sense if this was your choice of defense against e4.

I wouldn't reccommend the sicilian for beginners - it's very tactical and the main thing is that in many variations; white is going to sacrifice - something that beginners can't usually predict nor deal with well.

You played d4 in the game that you displayed here. So if this is your choice as white then it is best if you study all the main black responses. (d5, Nf6, e6, d6, g6, b6) some of these transpose - eg. e6 you can play c4 and it will usually transpose into a queens gambit. But the main thing is - if your opening choice is d4 then you should study it as thoroughly as possible.

It is predominately recommended that you should begin with e4 though. I did and changed to d4 after a couple of years when I realised that I prefer slow, tidy and positional games. e4 will give you tactical experience and kingside attacks ( a dangerous weapon) more often than in d4, c4 or other white first moves.

Investing in an opening textbook at some stage will really improve your game. I recommend the MCO (Modern chess openings)

Pragmatic play is the modern game. study master+ games and you will see that they just adhere to basic opening principles, pseudo gambits are far more common than the romantic pure gambits, they have communication between their pieces, they will use prophylactics if it is appropriate etc..

Its simplicity. following the fundamental principles and not making any blunders is enough to take you to 1800. Beyond that, you have to be able to see less obvious stuff.

Read books on positional evaluation this will help your middlegame. Study the endgame. One of the deficits of my game is my poor understanding of more technical endgames like R+p+K vs R+K. But to reach 1800 you need to know all the more simple common endgames and endgame principles. Like opposition.- In pawn endings where you have an advantage, it is useful to know how to use king opposition to push your opponents king away. being able to win simple endgames such as R+K vs K or Q+K vs N+K is essential. Learn about zugswang.

The internet is an amazing resource. Every video presented by masters+ will give you a clearer picture of how to play. And remember - to reach a decent level requires nothing more than to be solid at the basics, have a complete opening repertoire and be in the habit of every move following a routine of - "ok what can they do to me?" first, then " nothing -my attack is quicker so I will play this"  

There is much,much more to it than I just stated, so use the study advice of strong players, then get to it!

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Wow from 2007. That was before i even existed. W

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