So, Jim has made his 8th move: Knight at d5 takes Knight at f6.
I am not surprised. It's why I moved the Queen back to begin with. I wanted to be able to take his Knight without disrupting the King side pawn structure or getting stuck with a double pawn on the f file. And had he not taken my Knight, I would have taken his, leaving him with a double pawn structure on the d file. Of course, had he moved his Black Bishop to g5, then I wouldn't have taken his Knight.
Right now, the middle is a mess, my ability to create any type of pressure on him is limited, and he has the momentum. It is times like this that really make me hate chess.
Right now, the middle is a mess, my ability to create any type of pressure on him is limited, and he has the momentum. It is times like this that really make me hate chess.
You shouldn't hate chess. You should hate the way you misplayed the opening.