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ANNOTATED GAME
33rd GK tournament
cbas (1503) vs. goldaxe2006 (1695)
Annotated by: rocksy123 (1200)
Chess opening: Sicilian defence (B20)
cbas (1503) vs. goldaxe2006 (1695)
Annotated by: rocksy123 (1200)
Chess opening: Sicilian defence (B20)
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1. e4 |
A good move to start the game. White plants a pawn in the centre whilst giving squares to both his Bishop and his Queen. Definitely one of the best possible moves at the start of the game...so good that the great man Robert J. Fischer gave it an exclamation mark! | |||||
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1... c5 |
Of the many options open to him, Black chooses to play the Sicilian Defence - Which leads to some of the most common positions seen on a chess board. In choosing the Sicilian Defence, Black is attempting to go into a highly theoretical game. | |||||
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2. Bc4 |
White chooses to play a closed Sicilian in an attempt to avoid some heavy theoretical lines. | |||||
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2... e6 |
e6 is a strong move here as stops potential attacks on f7 and starts to open up some space for black to develop. | |||||
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3. Nc3 |
Nc3 - White's aim is clear here - to develop his pieces in an ordinary fashion and to try to gain an advantage from his position. | |||||
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3... Nc6 |
Nc6 is a strong reply to Nc3 as it is striking out at two of the main 4 central squares. | |||||
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4. Nf3 |
White again develops his pieces. | |||||
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4... Nf6 |
One's first impression of this position is a very dull one - but one can be easily mistaken... There are many tactical complications that can arise here with lines including d4 at some point. | |||||
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5. d3 |
perhaps d3 is a bit passive, a more aggresive moves such as d4 might have given White more chances of gaining an advantage. There is nothing wrong with d3 however as it allows White to continue his development without any un-necessary tactical complications. | |||||
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5... d5 |
d5!? Black immediately challenges the centre. | |||||
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6. exd5 |
There aren't many other alternatives to exchanging here - going into alternative lines would give Black more of an advantage. | |||||
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6... exd5 |
Black is prepared to exchange pieces here in an attempt to open up the position. | |||||
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7. Qe2+ |
A pointless and passive check, giving Black a free tempo with Be7. | |||||
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7... Be7 |
Black makes use of his free tempo. | |||||
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8. Bb5 |
Bb5!? White is starting to go off on a tangent here...a move such as Bb5 does nothing to improve his position. | |||||
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8... O-O |
Black chooses to castle...now Black has sustained quite a strong position. | |||||
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9. Bxc6 |
White's Bishop has moved 3 times to take a Knight which has only moved once...dubious play from White...it is generally considered best to not swap if it does NOT give you any advantages from the swap(as is the case here). | |||||
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9... bxc6 |
Black takes...obviously. The doubled pawns are generally seen as a weakness but in some instances they can be very strong! | |||||
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10. Bf4 |
For the first time in 3 moves White decides to make a reasonable move; developing the Bishop to f4 gives White some spacial advantages. | |||||
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10... Re8 |
Black's threat of a discovered attack is obvious. Now we see that Qe2 is rather dubious as it can come under pressure and cost White some valuable time at a later stage (The resultant position from this game is conclusive evidence). | |||||
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