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ANNOTATED GAME
2007 Alabama State Championship (rd #2)
Thomas G. (1419) vs. Richard E. (1400)
Annotated by: tag1153
(1734)
Chess opening: Reti opening (A04)
Thomas G. (1419) vs. Richard E. (1400)
Annotated by: tag1153
(1734)
Chess opening: Reti opening (A04)
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1. Nf3 |
On to round two of the 2007 Alabama State Championship. Feeling a little lucky after escaping round one with the full point, I approach this game with a fresh attitude and my new pet 1. Nf3. | ||||||
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1... d6 |
?! We could debate the pros and cons of this move forever, but I question it on many levels. Suffice it to say that I felt this move a provacative insult, fully deserving to be punished as soon as possible. | ||||||
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2. d4 |
Logical development which also hits e5. | ||||||
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2... e6 |
?! Another move that just begs to be punished. Time for a big center and rapid development. | ||||||
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3. e4 |
Of course. | ||||||
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3... h6 |
? I'm trying not to actually salivate on the board. I have no idea what my opponent is thinking, but I am hoping that he continues to think it. | ||||||
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4. c4 |
Laying claim to a HUGE center. | ||||||
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4... c6 |
? Black has shown me nothing so far. I guess he decided to just hunker down to defend my first attack. I have determined that this game is gonna be 100% offense for me. With my huge space advantage and lead in development, I figure this to be a very entertaining attack. | ||||||
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5. Nc3 Qc7 |
I have no idea............. | ||||||
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6. Bd3 |
Prepping e5 which opens lines if he 0-0. | ||||||
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6... g5 |
? Ugly. Six moves in and black has yet to develop a knight or bishop, and 6...g5 just opens up real estate around his king. This is gonna be fun:) | ||||||
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7. e5 |
My LSB is now a righteous dude. | ||||||
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7... Nd7 |
Keep your eyes on this knight. He sits right here on d7 for the next 14 moves:) | ||||||
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8. exd6 |
?! Perhaps not my best, as this move allows black to develop. However, I'm thinking Ne4 holds promise. | ||||||
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8... Bxd6 9. Ne4 |
The primary goal of this move is to immediately threaten capture on f6 if he moves a knight there. The second goal of this move is to trade knight for bishop on d6, then play an eventual Ne5 blockading his e pawn (which by proxy blockades his LSB). If I can accomplish this, then I should have some really good attacking lines on the kingside. | ||||||
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9... Bb4+ |
It never even occured to me that black would be willing to trade dark squared bishops. His looks so much better than mine. | ||||||
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10. Bd2 Bxd2+ 11. Qxd2 Qf4 |
?? Now he wants to trade queens and double his f pawns? I'm drooling again. | ||||||
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12. Qxf4 |
Ok - you asked for it. I swear by all that is holy that Nd6 is coming next. | ||||||
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12... gxf4 13. Nd6+ |
I'm reminded of the Marcellus Wallace line from 'Pulp Fiction'. You know, the one about getting medeival:) | ||||||
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13... Ke7 |
?! Kf8 looks so much better here. | ||||||
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