Post #3247982

One game: Another Caro Kann game with a decent amount of discipline on my side. Controlled the middle in the early game. Didn't rush moves or make silly blunders. Stop treating 20 minute games like they're 2 minutes games, mirrors. You win if you actually think. One thing wasn't happy with is that I ended up weakening both my flanks rather than castling. Could have been expensive, but I was always about one move ahead of my opponent and kept the initiative. In the midgame, had I lost it for a single move, I would have been screwed. Right side rook and queen finished up. Bishop pinned their defending rook and their queen was trying to control the center - but there was nothing really going on there other than a gaggle of pawns placed defensively. White traded their bishops (both) for my knights. This is something I used to do, and now I'm honestly beginning to understand why it's not always the best, even if their points value is equivalent.