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ANNOTATED GAME
33rd GK tournament
ethansiegel (1790) vs. megarex (1429)
Annotated by: ethansiegel
(1986)
Chess opening: de Bruycker defence (B12)
ethansiegel (1790) vs. megarex (1429)
Annotated by: ethansiegel
(1986)
Chess opening: de Bruycker defence (B12)
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This is a nice example of the dangers in moving the same piece(s) too many times in the opening. Black goes down on material early and loses the game soon after. | |||||
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1. e4 |
Standard white opening. | ||||
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1... c6 |
Caro-Kann defense, where 2. d5 will challenge the strong white center. | ||||
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2. d4 Na6 |
? This move develops the knight to a bad square and ignores the center. I can understand that when playing someone rated higher than you, you want to take him into unfamiliar territory, but it has to be SOUND unfamiliar territory. | ||||
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3. Nf3 |
Simple development. | ||||
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3... Nf6 |
?! This move looks like simple development, but without having moved either center pawn, white can chase the knight all day. | ||||
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4. e5 |
...and so I do. | ||||
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4... Nd5 |
The most logical follow up. | ||||
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5. c4 |
White now has a big pawn center, and black had to retreat the knight to either b6 or c7 to preserve material equality. | ||||
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5... Qa5+ |
? A bad move which loses a piece. Black clearly wants to play Nb4. He couldn't have done that this move, because a3 wins a knight, but as you'll see... | ||||
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6. Bd2 |
This forces Nd-b4 anyway (or else white just plays cxd5, a piece up), and white wins a piece nonetheless. | ||||
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6... Ndb4 7. a3 |
You might think white doesn't win a piece, because axb4 is met by Qxa1, but the threat is to either exchange the Na6 or force it to move, and then play Bxb4. | ||||
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7... e6 |
Black defends the Nb4, but this is easily countered by... | ||||
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8. c5 |
! Cementing the win of the knight, as white can play Bxa6, exchanging the knight, followed by Bxb4. Black is busted. | ||||
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8... Bxc5 |
Lashing out in desperation? | ||||
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9. dxc5 |
Happy to pick up a bishop for my troubles... | ||||
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9... Nd3+ |
? I expected black to try to take on c5 here, to get some compensation, but this move is particularly bad. | ||||
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10. Bxd3 |
Because... now I have some pieces in place for a kingside attack, and black has no way to defend the kingside. | ||||
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10... Qxc5 |
Why not grab a pawn for your troubles? | ||||
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11. Nc3 |
There could have been a faster way to attack the kingside, but black helps me out by neglecting the threat. The more obvious threat is Ne4, hitting the queen. | ||||
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11... Qb6 |
Looking to grab the b2 pawn, perhaps? I'm going to play Ne4 anyway, though, as the queen isn't my objective here. | ||||
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