Develop or press?

I like to open with e4 as white and I usually end up looking something like the above, should I be moving like a3 or c3 and wait for a slip up or should I be trying to get the queen active in this phase of the game? Around 1000 rated or so currently

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Didnt see this coming

Just promoted to queen and bam checkmate lol

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Black accepted a miscalculated sac. Time to follow up with a good one.

White: 1524 Black: 1423 Time control: 15+10

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After losing against black in this position, I’m officially quitting chess

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They just blundered the queen in a 7-day per move game

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Can you find the checkmate? White to move.

I was reviewing a game I did and the game suggested this. As a newbie I never would have seen all to checked spaces to make this check mate, so figured this was worth while.

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When you win after 10 blunders

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Friendly reminder: chessvisions bot is not perfect. This is a famous bug — it will think black is fine (as soon as I saw this blunder in a friend's game, I know I have to post this here).

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This is why you never resign. Ever.

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What a come-back!! 😁

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Got my first brilliant today 😏

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