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ANNOTATED GAME
28th GK tournament
ybrevo (1953) vs. latur (1795)
Annotated by: ybrevo (1200)
Chess opening: Queen's pawn, Mason variation (D00)
ybrevo (1953) vs. latur (1795)
Annotated by: ybrevo (1200)
Chess opening: Queen's pawn, Mason variation (D00)
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Some players likes the Bishop-pair, others prefer the Knights. In this game, the latter did a pretty good job ... | |
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1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 |
An invitation to the London System. You donīt see it much in high-level chess, but GM Miles played it many times. It is solid, the burden of theory is not too overwhelming, and it has quite a bit of venom if Black plays in a careless manner. |
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2... Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Nd2 Nc6 |
My opponent takes the "Chigorin-approach" to the opening. It doesnīt really challenge the White centre, but it is quite solid. |
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5. Ngf3 Bd6 6. Bg5 |
White has wasted a tempo by playing Bf4 and now Bg5, but the position is rather closed, and exchanging Bishops on d6 only helps Blacks development. An alternative could be 6. Bg3. After 6. - Bxg3 7. hxg3 White has a nice half-open file for the Rook, but there is not much advantage in that as long as Black hasnīt castled short. |
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6... Bd7 7. c4 |
This is not the standard pawn move in the London System, but since Black didnīt choose to challenge the centre with a move like c7-c5, I think this is the most active continuation for White. |
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7... dxc4 8. Bxc4 h6 9. Bh4 a6 |
Black could also try to go "all in" with a move like 9. - g5!? The strategy then would be exchange of dark-squared Bishops on g3 and 0-0-0, leading to a complicated middle-game. |
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10. O-O O-O 11. a3 |
Keeping the c6-Knight away from b4. I think the next move is a waste of time. |
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11... Na5 |
(?!) |
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12. Bd3 Be7 13. Rc1 Nc6 14. Bb1 |
Maybe my memory deludes me, but I think this maneouvre (Ra1-c1 and Bd3-b1) was something Bobby Fischer was fond of. The Bishop is safely tucked away, and it is a constant threat to to square h7. Perhaps that kind of simple strategy works better in blitz though ... |
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14... Nd5 |
My opponent decides to get rid of the "London-Bishop". Probably a good choice. His position is solid enough, but there are some potential weaknesses in the horizon: Square c7 and the beautiful Knight on d5 which can be chased away with a e3-e4 thrust. |
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15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Re1 Rac8 |
(?) Wrong Rook! I think 16. - Rfc8 followed by 17. - Rab8 would have sealed the Q-side pretty well. |
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17. Ne4 Rcb8 18. Nc5 |
In a few moves White has grabbed the initiative. Now the central Pawns start moving, and the Knights start dancing ... |
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18... Nf6 19. e4 Rfd8 20. Qc2 |
Threating 21. e5 and 22. Qh7 . |
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20... e5 21. d5 Na7 |
Now one of Blacks Knights are out of play, and White wins the important e5-Pawn. |
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22. Nd3 c6 23. Nfxe5 a5 24. Nc4 |
The Pawn on e4 has re-gained itīs mobillity, and the threat on h7 persists. |
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24... b6 25. d6 Qe8 26. Nf4 Nh7 |
GM Bent Larsen once commented that with a Knight on f8, you canīt get mated! I guess that is where this Knight is heading for, but Whites central Pawns are travelling too fast. |
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27. Nd5 |
(!) The Knight on d5 canīt be taken, since it will cost the Black Queen for Rook and Knight. Whites attack is too strong for this kind of exchanges. |
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27... Nc8 28. e5 g6 29. Nc7 Qf8 30. e6 Qg7 31. e7 |
The d- and e-Pawns have almost reached the "goal-line" with the help of the Knight-pair. The game is over, but Black fought on for some more moves. And why not? Errors could still be made! |
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31... Nxe7 32. dxe7 Rdc8 33. Na6 Nf6 34. Nxb8 Rxb8 35. Rcd1 Nd5 36. Rxd5 cxd5 37. Nd6 Be8 38. Qc7 Ra8 39. Qb7 |
39. Qd8 is an alternative, but almost everything wins. |
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39... Kh7 40. Qxa8 |
And Black resigned. |
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