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ANNOTATED GAME
1st Sixth Sense practise mini-tournament
poelie (1399) vs. elenapetrova (1912)
Annotated by: charleshiggie
(2211)
Chess opening: Sicilian defence (B20)
poelie (1399) vs. elenapetrova (1912)
Annotated by: charleshiggie
(2211)
Chess opening: Sicilian defence (B20)
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1. e4 |
My dear friend Elena has asked me to annotate this game for her. So I do so! | ||||||||
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1... c5 |
Black decides on the Sicilian Defence! | ||||||||
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2. d3 |
White opts for a closed version of it. I think this move rather lacks bite. | ||||||||
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2... Nc6 |
Black develops sensibly | ||||||||
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3. Be3 |
As does white | ||||||||
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3... e6 |
This is quite sound too | ||||||||
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4. Nf3 |
Sound development, but again rather lacking bite. What is White's plan exactly here? | ||||||||
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4... d6 |
After White's rather unambitious opening, I would have been tempted to try d7-d5 instead here. | ||||||||
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5. Nc3 |
White continues to develop. | ||||||||
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5... Nf6 |
As does Black. | ||||||||
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6. Be2 |
Sensible development again! | ||||||||
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6... d5 |
This rather wastes a move. If Black wanted to play this, she could have played d7-d5 in one move rather than two. Still it threatens d5-d4, so White has to do something about this threat. | ||||||||
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7. exd5 |
So White takes. | ||||||||
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7... exd5 |
Black takes back. | ||||||||
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8. Bd2 |
This again is very passive. Bg5 was far more active. Maybe d3-d4 could have been played too. This leaves Black with a comfortable space advantage. | ||||||||
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8... Be7 |
So Black develops | ||||||||
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9. O-O |
White castles | ||||||||
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9... O-O |
As does Black | ||||||||
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10. Re1 |
Another sensible move, moving the rook to the open file. | ||||||||
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10... a6 |
Is she preparing b7-b5 taking space on the queen side? | ||||||||
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