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ANNOTATED GAME
arfur1471's mini-tournament
dkucak (1460) vs. kansaspatzer (1562)
Annotated by: kansasjayhawk (1666)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B78), dragon, Yugoslav attack, 10.O-O-O
dkucak (1460) vs. kansaspatzer (1562)
Annotated by: kansasjayhawk (1666)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B78), dragon, Yugoslav attack, 10.O-O-O
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Rc8 |
We are still well within theory. This is a thematic move in the Sicilian Dragon. The rook eyes the knight on c3 with x-ray vision, prepared to possibly sacrifice itself there eventually. |
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11. Bb3 Ne5 |
Obviously, it's not time to do so yet. Just because a sacrifice is thematic and possible does not mean that it should be played automatically. Both sides have signalled their intentions here - to go straight for each other's kings! |
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12. h4 h5 |
Black cannot allow White's pawn to go to h5. |
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13. Bg5 Rc5 14. g4 hxg4 15. f4 Nc4 16. Qd3 b5 |
This move, which is still not a new move, works for tactical reasons, as we shall see... |
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17. Ndxb5 |
Has White won a pawn for nothing? |
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17... Nxb2 |
Black's dragon bishop breathes fire down the long diagonal. |
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18. Kxb2 Bxb5 |
The first new move according to the Gameknot database. 18...Nxe4 had been played twice previously. |
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19. Nxb5 Nxe4+ 20. Kb1 |
I analyzed this game with Shredder, which concluded that 20.Kc1 would have been much better for White. The king is very vulnerable on b1 to mates on b2. |
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20... Nf2 |
Material isn't the most important consideration here, but it makes sense to remove one of the rooks, as the knight was threatened anyway. |
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21. Qe2 Nxd1 |
I think I probably should have captured the rook on h1 instead. |
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22. Rxd1 Qa5 23. a4 Rb8 |
23...Rxb5 followed by Qc3 would have been much better. |
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24. Bxe7 Rcxb5 25. Bxd6 Qxa4 26. Be5 Rb5xb3+ 27. cxb3 Qxb3+ 28. Ka1 Bxe5+ 29. fxe5 Qa3+ 30. Qa2 Qc3+ |
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