Beat a 1400...twice?!?!

In a team match, I was matched with someone much higher rated than me. I don't know how I could have won both games, but here they are:

Please feel free to post analysis, and hope you enjoy the games!

Nicely played

thanks...anything i could improve on?

His play in the second game made no sense. Like moving the pawn to h4, and sacrificing the queen had to be a mouse slip.

you just played nice, thats why you beated him im sure you are a 1400 yourself..

the first game you had the luck he moved his king in front of the queen though :p

I think he isn't very good at tactics. A skewer to win in the first game, and a fork to win in the second. Anyways, if it you want them, here are the echess links to the games.

Game 1:http://www.chess.com/echess/game.html?id=19846676

Game 2:http://www.chess.com/echess/game.html?id=19846675

Im currently 1306 thanks to those wins, but I've beat a 1335 twice due to timeouts. I think these are my first wins over a 1400+ not because of timeouts.

Good playing. Here's my analysis:

Game 1: 9. Nc3; Not a bad move, but I would have played 9. Qh5+! You do this as move 10, but making the move later gives black a chance to see it and prevent it (black didn't see it in your game, however :D)

Game 2: 7... Nd4; This allows black to take your pawn on e5.

Other than that, you played great. Keep it up. :D

Game 1: Yes, black could have done , after 10. Qh5+ Kd6 not allowing the fatal skewer on the queen.

Game 2: Should I have done something like 7. ...d6 before Nd4? or is there another way to defend the e5 pawn while exploiting the hole on d4?

I would have probably played d6

sometimes your opponent is just not aware