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ANNOTATED GAME
A Marshall Swindle!
clarinetref (1746) vs. ethansiegel (1723)
Annotated by: ethansiegel
(1986)
Chess opening: Reti (A05), King's Indian attack
clarinetref (1746) vs. ethansiegel (1723)
Annotated by: ethansiegel
(1986)
Chess opening: Reti (A05), King's Indian attack
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Here's a recent game from league play -- I'm an erratic player who's been on a down streak lately. But maybe this will turn things around.
It always feels good to pull off a swindle -- to turn a lost game into a win. Here's the rare feat, hope you enjoy it! | ||||||
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1. Nf3 |
I've gotta confess, I was not feeling too good about seeing this. I haven't faced 1. Nf3 before, and so I figured my best option was to just do some safe, kingside developing for awhile and wait for white to make a commitment. | |||||
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1... Nf6 2. g3 |
no commitment yet, so I'm content to think about Nf6, g6, Bg7, and 0-0, and go from there. | |||||
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2... g6 3. Bg2 |
Still no reason to think otherwise... | |||||
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3... Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d3 |
At this point, I said to myself that if he's not going to make a bid for the center, then *I will*. | |||||
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5... d5 |
For better or worse, I'm staking my claim. | |||||
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6. Re1 c5 |
And this seemed a logical follow-up. If he's going to give me a space advantage, I'll gladly take it. | |||||
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7. Nbd2 |
Was he planning Nb3? After all, my c-pawn is defenseless with my dark-squared bishop on g7. | |||||
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7... Nc6 |
Still, simple development seems best. | |||||
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8. c3 |
Really giving me a free big center. (Sound like an internet giveaway!) | |||||
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8... e5 |
So here we are -- and I don't know if he's going to strike back with e4 or let me have the center. | |||||
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9. e4 |
I like this move! Things look very even and there's a lot of tension now. | |||||
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9... d4 |
Gives him c4 as a knight outpost, but gives me a space advantage and blocks in his Bg2. (Also blocks in my Bg7...) | |||||
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10. Nc4 |
As expected, and threatening to win the e5 pawn. | |||||
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10... Bg4 |
A nice tactical defense of the e-pawn, as the pin on the knight is strong. | |||||
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11. h3 |
and so white decides it must be broken. | |||||
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11... Bxf3 |
Practically forced, as Bh5 get embarrassed by g4, and any other move surrenders the e-pawn. | |||||
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12. Qxf3 b5 |
And now this boots the knight, giving black his space advantage after all! (It's a nice feeling to set a goal and succeed!) | |||||
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13. Nd2 |
I was feeling good with a space advantage here, even though I didn't have the 2 bishops, and so I got a little careless. | |||||
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13... Bh6 |
Black's bishop didn't look like it had much scope, so I prepared to exchange bishops when the knight moves. | |||||
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14. Qd1 |
There was, apparently, nothing for the queen on the kingside except to block in white's own f-pawn. | |||||
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