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Analysis: erivera90 vs horstafk

Date: 2026.03.22 | Event: Live Chess | Site: Chess.com
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Evaluation

-8 -4 +0 +4 +8 1 5 10 Ne2 (-1.1) Blunder
Your moves Opponent moves

Found 1 crucial moment.

Moment 1 — Blunder MAJOR ↗

Pin 
r . . q k b . r
p p p . . p p p
. . n . b . . .
. . . N p . . .
. . . . . P . .
. . . . P . P .
P P . P . . B P
R . B Q K . N R
FEN: r2qkb1r/ppp2ppp/2n1b3/3Np3/5P2/4P1P1/PP1P2BP/R1BQK1NR w KQkq - 1 9
You Played: Ne2
Engine Best: e4
Eval Swing: -436 cp
Variation: e4 Bc5 Ne2 O-O
CRITICAL: Your move allowed the opponent to immediately capture your White Knight on d5.
Refutation: Bxd5 O-O Bxg2 Kxg2

Coach Explanation

BLUNDER: You hung your Knight. The opponent can simply take it with Bxd5. After Bxd5 O-O Bxg2 Kxg2, you are down significant material.

e4 is superior because it develops a pawn, fights for the center, and opens lines for your pieces. The best line after e4 is e4 Bc5 Ne2 O-O.

Recurring Patterns


The most prominent recurring pattern continues to be leaving pieces undefended, as demonstrated by hanging another piece. Prior analyses revealed that this player struggles most with recognizing Hanging Pieces. The other highly frequent tactical oversights involve Pins and Hanging Pawns. This game reinforces the established trend of failing to protect pieces, a pattern that has appeared repeatedly in past games.

Annotated PGN

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[Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2026.03.22"] [White "erivera90"] [Black "horstafk"] [Result "1-0"] 1. c4 {+0.06} e5 {+0.09} 2. Nc3 {-0.01} Nc6 {+0.20} 3. g3 {+0.23} Nf6 {+0.33} 4. Bg2 {+0.36} d5 {+1.52} 5. cxd5 {+1.77} Nxd5 {+4.85} 6. Nxd5 {+4.40} Nd4 {+4.95} 7. e3 {+4.52} Nc6 {+4.28} 8. f4 {+3.36} Be6 {+3.14} 9. Ne2 $4 {-1.06 Pin · Bxd5} Bxd5 {-0.87} 10. Bxd5 {-0.88} Qxd5 {-0.93} 11. O-O {-0.87} exf4 {-0.80} 12. gxf4 {-1.37} Bd6 {-0.54} 13. b3 {-1.45} O-O {-0.42} 14. Nc3 {-0.41} Rad8 {+6.34} 1-0