|
« TAP TO LOG IN
|
ANNOTATED GAME
2007 Alabama State Championship (rd #4)
Thomas G. (1419) vs. Miles M. (1616)
Annotated by: tag1153
(1700)
Chess opening: Reti opening (A04)
Thomas G. (1419) vs. Miles M. (1616)
Annotated by: tag1153
(1700)
Chess opening: Reti opening (A04)
 Interactive |
• |  Show all comments |
• | All annotated games | • | View chessboard as: |
| |||||
|
1. Nf3 |
Round 4 of the 2007 Alabama State Championship begins, and I've got the white pieces against an old nemesis. I'm 0-3 lifetime vs. Miles, and my attitude about this tournament starts to falter a little. I really want to finish day 1 with a 3/4 score, but this is gonna be tough. I play my new favorite, 1. Nf3. | ||||
| | |||||
|
1... Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 |
Offering up the gambit pawn. | ||||
| | |||||
|
3... Bg4 |
Nf6 also popular. | ||||
| | |||||
|
4. e3 |
Temporarily blocking in one bishop while activating the other. | ||||
| | |||||
|
4... e6 |
Black gets his other bishop in the game, and I entertain ideas of trading off my DSB........... | ||||
| | |||||
|
5. Nc3 |
.......but development comes first. | ||||
| | |||||
|
5... Nf6 |
5...Bb4 6. a3 was what I was hoping for. | ||||
| | |||||
|
6. cxd5 |
I go ahead and nab one of his central pawns, and plan Rc1 as quick as I can. | ||||
| | |||||
|
6... exd5 7. Bd2 Bd6 |
Perhaps he sees Bb4 as a weak investment, and simply develops in the center. | ||||
| | |||||
|
8. Bb5 |
Completing development, and introducing the threat of doubling his c pawns - which fits in nicely with my plans of Rc1. | ||||
| | |||||
|
8... O-O 9. O-O Ne4 |
Jumping onto his natural post straight away, and preparing a cute little tactic that I failed to see. | ||||
| | |||||
|
10. Nxd5 |
?! Here I get all excited because I think I have won a pawn, but I am only dreaming. Obviously, I see that 10. NxN exN looks ugly - but I really should have played the awkward looking Nb1. | ||||
| | |||||
|
10... Bxf3 |
! Oopps....now I see what he is up to. I'm about to get forked. | ||||
| 1 comment | |||||
|
11. Qxf3 |
?! Allowing the fork which loses the exchange. 11. gxB perhaps deserved a little more consideration. | ||||
| 1 comment | |||||
|
11... Nxd2 12. Nf6+ |
? I go into a deep think here and come up with a truly stupid idea. As I mentioned, I've played this guy 3 times before, and each time I simply got worn down in a endgame. I've never gotten into a tactical shootout with him before. My goal here is to sack the knight to double his f pawns, then BxN to double his c pawns if I can. Then, I reason, that I can gets my rooks vertical quicker than he can to snag a few targets. This whole upcoming sequence just doesn't work out like I envision it...... | ||||
| 1 comment | |||||
|
12... Qxf6 13. Qxf6 gxf6 14. Rfd1 |
Saving the exchange. | ||||
| | |||||
|
14... Ne4 15. h4 |
!? Striking out on the kingside while limiting his knight. | ||||
| 1 comment | |||||
|
15... f5 |
I can tell that we are both analyzing what happens after I play f3, but Ng3 works for black. | ||||
| | |||||
|
16. f3 Nf6 |
?! Black gets a little conservative, and takes a little breather to regroup. I thought for sure he would keep his knight close to my king. I now entertain the idea of a massive pawn push on the kingside if I can double his c pawns first. | ||||
| 1 comment | |||||
|
17. Rac1 |
? Disregarding my own intentions. BxN was the plan and I ignored it. So much for the c pawn stack...... | ||||
| | |||||
| |||||