Too quick on the trigger

One of the things I have noticed about teaching younger players, is that they wish to play the first move they think of. It is a hard habit to get them out of, especially when I am sometimes guilty of the same offence. An example of this is a game I played the other night at Belconnen Chess Club.
After my opponent dropped a pawn due to an hallucination (see move 13), I had a much better position. Choosing to simplify to a better ending, I left the c pawn hanging due to the bishop fork on e4. But, if I had slowed down a bit and looked at *all* checks and captures I would have found a significantly better move.
While it did not make a difference to the final result, it is still something I would rather not miss, as there will come a time when a quick and lazy move may well cost me the game.


Hosking,Ian - Press,Shaun [C45]
Murphy Memorial, 02.04.2019

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. Bd2 Rb8 9. c4 Nb6 10. Nc3 d5 11. exd6 cxd6 12. g3 Bg4 13. f3 Bxf3 14. Qxe7+ Bxe7 15. Rg1 O-O 16. Kf2 Bg4 17. b3 Bf6 18. Kg2 Bd4 19. Rh1 Rfe8 20. h3 Bf5 21. Kh2 d5 22. cxd5 Nxd5 23. Rc1 Nxc3 24. Bxc3 Rbd8 25. Ba5 Bb6 26. Bxb6 axb6 27. Rxc6 Be4 28. Rxb6 Rd2+ 29. Kg1 Bxh1 30. Kxh1 h6 31. Rb4 Rxa2 32. Rf4 Re3 33. b4 Rxg3 34. Rxf7 Kxf7 35. Bc4+ Kf6 36. Bxa2 Rxh3+ 37. Kg2 Rh4 0-1