well i've never done that before...
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How about 18. Re5+. This will result in trading queens instead of getting two rooks for the queen. 18. ... Qxe5 19. Qxd8+ Kxd8 20. Nxf7+ and Nxe5 next. This way you don't get your knight stuck in the corner. Your advantage of an extra piece is easier to convert without the extra imbalance of Q vs. 2R.
How about 29. Kd2. Leave the rook on the f-file so that your knight can escape to f7.
anyone think the game could have still been pulled off after losing the knight? cuz i always thought that two rooks were winning against a single queen... but in an open board i guess the queens versatility proves stronger?
The queen is very good at giving checks and forking stuff. It's hard for the rooks to make progress because they become vulnerable if they're not protecting each other. For two rooks to beat a queen, the king has to be safe.
very good point... and with my debunked pawns a safe house was nowhere to be found...
Personaly i didnt like your choice in opening u played your 1200 and your playing strategical chess like and 1800 player might do if u played closed games like that know what your doing mate its much harder to play positional chess then more open ones....
who says easier is better? either way... open positions tend to lead me into those evil little one move traps more often... i like positional games better anyway... it leaves less room for them to just plain old anihilate me... and gives me a better idea of their goals and how to counter-act them... sure i miss the mark quite often... but i learn more from it...
As for the opening, instead of 7. b3, which is slow, you can try 7. Nh5 exchange the knight for the bishop (or let it retreat) and then you can play e4 safely.
so im an average 1200 player... and decided on a whim to take on a 1600 player for chits and giggles... i was expecting to get blown out of the water... but what insued was a maddening series of deep waters i hadn't quite prepared for... especialy the endgame... i've studied the endgame in some depth but the queen vs two rooks is one i haven't actauly come across before and haven't really looked to far into... so without further adue... heres the game i fought hard for and lost in one move...
well any clue as to where else i may have gone wrong... or how the end could have been handled better would be helpfull... cuz the next time i end up 2 rooks for a queen I intend to win.. ;)