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ANNOTATED GAME
3rd Kobe Bryant Memorial Game
alin_s (1497) vs. solipsistwonder (1500)
Annotated by: solipsistwonder (1200)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B20), Steinitz variation
alin_s (1497) vs. solipsistwonder (1500)
Annotated by: solipsistwonder (1200)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B20), Steinitz variation
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1. e4 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. c3 |
Sicilian, Alapin's Variation (2.c3) I play Sicilian alot, but I rarely see this opening. To me, this seems like a too passive approach for myself... so I did not look forward to this game |
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4... Bg7 5. Ne2 e5 6. b3 Nf6 7. Qc2 O-O 8. Ba3 b6 9. d3 Bb7 10. Nd2 Ng4 |
Probably my lowest point in this game. I thought that he'd have to ruin his pretty king side structure to defend against this piece (I was thinking 11. h3), but apparently that was not the case |
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11. Bh3 |
The wise counter from my able opponent |
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11... Nf6 12. d4 d6 |
Similarly I felt nervous at this point... I need to learn how to deal with backwards pawns in the middle. Or atleast I should atleast remember to avoid them. |
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13. g4 Re8 14. d5 |
Another low point, I was sure that he'd win at this point with a safe advanced pawn. Castle queen side, advance the C and F pawn to destroy my interior and I would be screwed. |
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14... Ne7 15. f3 |
Another reason why you don't advance the f pawn before you are secure. His e pawn was well defended by 2 pieces and was at no risk. |
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15... Nexd5 |
A questionable sacrifice. However, given my situation I thought 2 center pawns were adequate booty for a badly placed knight |
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16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Qd3 |
The fatal mistake |
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17... Qh4+ 18. Kd1 Qxh3 19. Nc4 |
The next few moves I am very proud of because I contemplated them deeply. It seemed like in every option I was up; however it was a very precarious situation. |
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19... Qg2 20. Kd2 Bh6+ 21. Kc2 Nf4 22. Rag1 Qxe2+ 23. Qxe2 Nxe2 |
Gaining a knight for free while destroying his structure and setting up possible retaliatory attacks in the center. |
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24. Rge1 Rad8 25. b4 Bxf3 26. Rhf1 |
At this point he resigned due to the obvious 26... Bg4 which would have secured me at a 7 piece advantage with a weak, but sufficient, pawn structure and support. I would like to thank Alin for putting on a great game and having the better of me for most of the game. |
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