Chess vs yourself

I’m trying to get more conscious of my style, so I played against myself for the first time and I get why it’s recommended now.

It was a close, aggressive game that had my white controlling the center and winning until I made a cocky mistake because I was so far ahead, making me lose the white queen. Black pulled through, cornering the king.

I used to start purposely on defense, sacrificing pieces to decrease the amount I had to keep track of on the board, and only then start playing aggressively. It worked okay, but I’ve changed my tactics since reading up on chess theory. Fun to put it into action!