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ANNOTATED GAME
2007 Alabama State Championship (rd #3)
Ryan B. (1474) vs. Thomas G. (1419)
Annotated by: tag1153
(1700)
Chess opening: Queen's pawn game (A46)
Ryan B. (1474) vs. Thomas G. (1419)
Annotated by: tag1153
(1700)
Chess opening: Queen's pawn game (A46)
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1. d4 |
As round 3 of the 2007 Alabama State Championship begins, I am confronted by a kid whom I've met once. A class B friend of mine tells me he is severely under rated, as he has just begun playing. Great, I tell myself - this may be a little challenging. In the game, I get so wrapped up in winning the exchange that I ultimately lose the game. They say that annotating your losses is cathardic. I hope so - this is gonna be a little painful. No excuses here, I just flat get out played. So much for running the table in this tourney.....White opens with my personal favorite, 1.d4. FYI - this kid went on to win the Reserve section. | ||||
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1... Nf6 |
My favored response. | ||||
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2. Nf3 |
Oh geez.....another guy who opens like I do. | ||||
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2... d5 3. e3 |
!? Intersting. I was expecting 3. c4. White gets his LSB active. | ||||
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3... c5 |
?! Somewhat akin to a Queen's Gambit with colors reversed. I'm trying to clear room for my Nb8 while introducing the Qa5 threat. | ||||
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4. c3 |
Reinforcing d4 while preparing to defend against the check threat. | ||||
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4... c4 |
Closing down his LSB and establishing a definite queenside boundary. | ||||
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5. Nbd2 |
?! I expected Be2 and 0-0 next. Where is this knight gonna go? | ||||
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5... Nc6 6. Qc2 |
Hitting my post on e4. | ||||
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6... Bg4 |
?! Perhaps Bd7 was better. This move doesn't accomplish nearly as much as I wish it did. | ||||
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7. Be2 e6 8. e4 |
! Argh. I didn't see this coming. White thretaens to dominate the center. | ||||
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8... b5 |
Supporting c5. I decided that this was more important than his threat of e5 - I would just have to deal with it. | ||||
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9. O-O |
Kudos to my opponent for exhibiting good restraint. There is no hurry to play e5 yet. Better to secure his king and get another gun into the fight. | ||||
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9... Be7 10. Re1 |
More well timed restraint. White sees where the action will occur and lines up accordingly. | ||||
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10... Nh5 |
?? The turning point of the game. I have delusional fantasies of controlling f4, and white turns up the heat immediately. His advantages start multiplying exponentially. Once again, I have listened to the voices in my head that try to convince me that I can channel Mikhail Tal at will. | ||||
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11. h3 |
White gets the ball rolling, and topples the first domino in the chain. | ||||
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11... Bxf3 12. Nxf3 |
White's DSB now enters the fray. | ||||
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12... dxe4 |
I'm hoping for Qxe4, Qd5, QxQ, exQ. Unfortunately, I get it. I failed to consider deeply enough the threat against my Nh5 and the pin that is coming. | ||||
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13. Qxe4 Qd5 |
0-0 was the far superior move. White is now able to introduce a brutal tactic. | ||||
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14. Qxd5 exd5 15. Ne5 |
I knew that this knight would move here eventually, and that I had to eliminate him. The resulting position, however, didn't quite register with me. This gets ugly. | ||||
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