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Originally Posted by smilingbill
Yea you generally outclassed him. For some constructive criticism: 15.-c5 looks pretty yucky to me, improving his b2-bishop and worsening your own on b6. Playing d5 to keep his only bishop passive would be nicer (I guess you could play 15.-d5 16.exd5 Bf5 right away). Admittedly c5 worked out very well though
Sorry for the late reply, I forgot I posted that game in here.
I'm pretty sure I knew shortly after I moved that 15...c5 wasn't good, but iirc I was at a point where I just couldn't figure out what to do next. I knew I probably had an advantage, but my mind was a blank. And now it's been long enough that I can't remember why I played that move in the first place.
I do see what you mean about making my bishop on b6 worse. That's the kind of thing that doesn't even cross my mind when I'm playing. I tend to get my mind going down one path, then my opponent makes a move, and I do something like
and try to figure out how to respond. I have serious issues when it comes to predicting my opponents next move, and I normally don't have a serious plan, either. Attempting to move pieces to good squares is something I try to aim for, but I can never come up with a serious plan and end up spending much of the game just responding to my opponents moves.