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ANNOTATED GAME
1975 Golden Knights (First Round)
R D Rowley (UNK) vs. P L Michael (UNK)
Annotated by: throneseeker (1200)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B54), Prins (Moscow) variation
R D Rowley (UNK) vs. P L Michael (UNK)
Annotated by: throneseeker (1200)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B54), Prins (Moscow) variation
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I had returned to college by this time and was working on a graduate degree. Postal chess seemed to be the only way to stay in touch with the game. I would soon have to withdraw from postal competition because of the travel involved in my professional career (it seemed I was away from home a great deal of time - certainly more than my wife liked!!) | |
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1. e4 |
I was rummaging through an old storage box today (9/15/07) and I found some of my original annotations. Accordingly, I am revisiting some of the games I have placed here and updating them with where appropriate with some of my earlier thoughts. |
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1... c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 |
I probably would have headed into the poison pawn varations but it seems Richard had other ideas. |
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5. Bd3 |
More common (at least then) is Nc3. |
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5... Nc6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Nxc6 |
This seems inconsistent with his sixth move. Qd2 may be a more logical continuation. |
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7... bxc6 8. O-O |
White seems willing to accept doubled doubled pawns on the King file in exchange for an open file near Black's King. I do not like the open file but the doubled pawns and Bishop pair seemed like a fair exchange. Besides, my Knight can be easily forced from this post. I don't like to waste time withdrawing. So....... |
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8... Nxe3 9. fxe3 Qb6 |
Attacking both the e3 and b2 pawns. |
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10. Qf3 Be6 11. b3 g6 |
As White had addressed the threat on both pawns, this move seemed to offer a good way to develop my King's Bishop and prepare for Kingside castling. |
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12. Nd2 Bg7 13. Rad1 d5 |
Although not the worst, this is not the best move I have ever made. |
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14. exd5 cxd5 15. Rf2 O-O 16. e4 |
Certainly not White's best move. White has opened a square from which the King's Bishop now attacks. 16. Raf1 increasing pressure on the open file is more in line with White previous moves. |
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16... Bd4 17. Rdf1 Bxf2+ 18. Rxf2 dxe4 19. Bxe4 Rad8 |
Thus far White's 16th move pawn advance has netted him the loss of the exchange and a d2 Knight that is under attack. |
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20. Qe2 Rfe8 |
Much better was 19. -----, Rd6. I just wasted a tempo. |
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21. c4 Rd6 22. Kf1 |
22. h3 is probably better. |
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22... Red8 23. Nf3 Bg4 24. Bd5 |
Played to prevent Rd1 check. Better is Bc2 when at least White could salvage a somewhat playable game: 24. Bc2, Rd2; 25. QxR, RxQ; 26. NxR (the Knight is no longer pinned). |
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24... e6 |
White resigns. Black's latest pin now leaves White faced with the loss of more material and he is already the exchange down. |
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