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ANNOTATED GAME
A Vicious Miniature
matticus93 (1684) vs. runfaster (1842)
Annotated by: matticus93 (1400)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B23), Grand Prix attack, Schofman variation
matticus93 (1684) vs. runfaster (1842)
Annotated by: matticus93 (1400)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B23), Grand Prix attack, Schofman variation
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1. e4 |
A fairly short game that quickly became a violent series of sacs. |
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1... c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 |
Sicilian Grandprix. |
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3... g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bb5 |
I prefer this to 5.Bc4, because ...e6 severely limits my bishop's effectiveness. Trading the bishop for his knight is usually not detrimental to white's position. |
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5... Nd4 |
Black's main try. |
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6. O-O Nxb5 |
Simplifying the position. In most opening positions I prefer my bishops to my knights and so try to avoid exchanging them, but in this particular opening it's not only acceptable, it's preferable to exchange it. |
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7. Nxb5 d6 8. d3 Nf6 9. Qe1 |
Preparing to aggressively attack the kingside. White's potential, whether his kingside attack succeeds or not, is more than enough to make up for the exchanged bishop. |
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9... O-O 10. Qh4 Bd7 11. Nc3 b5 |
His counterattack looks dangerous, and will come faster than mine, but while his will net a long term advantage, he needs to survive to use it! |
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12. f5 |
The beginning of a series of sacs (mostly little pawn ones). It also opens the bishop's c1-h6 diagonal, which is essential to the attack. |
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12... b4 13. Ne2 gxf5 |
Perhaps not best. His position is tenuous, and how much can he gain from this? A few pawns? |
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14. Bh6 fxe4 15. Ng5 |
Intensifying the pressure. |
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15... exd3 |
A mistake, perhaps even a blunder! Here I should ignore the threat to knight and simply play Bxg7 and continue my planned attack. I was feeling a bit more cautious, though, so... |
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16. Ng3 dxc2 |
A truly fatal blunder. His best chance is to play Bh8, when I still come out with a limited advantage. Here, though, when allowed to exchange the bishops, my attack becomes lethal. |
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17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Rxf6 |
The point of the entire combination. My opponent resigned here, in light of his three options: A) 18...exf6 19.Qxh7#, B) 18...Kxf6 19.Rf1+ Ke5 20.Qe4#, and C) 18...Kxf6 19.Rf1+ Kg6 20.Qxh7+ Kxg5 21.Qh5#. |
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