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Mistakes and blunders are an inevitable part of being a beginner playing chess. In this game, I made three blunders, each which we’ll examine in turn.

I played this game quickly in the morning, and this showed when I undertook the analysis. Each of these blunders could have been avoided by considering more deeply how my opponent would have responded, prior to actually making the move. However, I managed to win anyway! At the beginner-intermediate level, it’s not necessarily who blunders first, or the most, but who blunders last!

I hope you enjoyed this video, and thanks for watching!

Game on chess.com: https://www.chess.com/game/live/34469405227

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2021.12.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "vitualis"]
[Black "jtzr10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "1135"]
[BlackElo "1077"]
[TimeControl "1800"]
[EndTime "14:50:21 PST"]
[Termination "vitualis won by resignation"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. b4 Qe5+ 5. Qe2 Nc6 6. Nf3 Qe6 7. b5 Qxe2+ 8. Bxe2 Nb4 9. Nd4 Nf6 10. a3 Nbd5 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. O-O e6 13. c4 Nf4 14. Bf3 Bd6 15. g3 Nh3+ 16. Kg2 Ng5 17. Be2 e5 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. g4 Be4+ 20. f3 Bg6 21. d4 exd4 22. Bxg5 h6 23. Bh4 h5 24. Bg3 Bxg3 25. Kxg3 h4+ 26. Kg2 O-O-O 27. Rfd1 d3 28. Bf1 h3+ 29. Kg3 d2 30. Ra2 Bd3 31. Bxh3 Bxc4 32. Raxd2 Rxd2 33. Rxd2 Bxb5 34. g5+ Kb8 35. Rd5 Bc6 36. Rf5 Rf8 37. g6 Bd7 38. Rxf7 Rxf7 39. gxf7 a6 40. Bxd7 1-0