u/InvictusNavarchus

Practically holding the advantage nearly the entire game, and blundered all that in one move.

The first 2 moves were obviously Sicilian Defense, but he kept moving more pawns instead of minor pieces. If he had much lower rating, I'd understand. But he was 953. Just a bit more toward 1000. So I give him the benefit of the doubt. Maybe he had something in mind I'm not familiar with.

I always analyze my game right after. Many times, the engine straight-up suggested me to sacrifice my piece without anything obvious in return, like an equal trade, better trade, or even a checkmate.

This one, seems to wants to sacrifice a knight to ruin the opponent's castling right. But is that really worth it? I turned on 5 engine lines to be sure, and the top 3 are all about sacrificing piece instead of making the knight escape. In fact, making the knight escape actually tilts the score toward black.