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ANNOTATED GAME
canadian bacon club's mini tournament V111
elyhim (2344) vs. abitibipower (2340)
Annotated by: elyhim (1200)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B33), Sveshnikov variation
elyhim (2344) vs. abitibipower (2340)
Annotated by: elyhim (1200)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B33), Sveshnikov variation
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Abitipipower has grown into a very strong player since I first started mentoring him back in 2008. In this game he gets himself into trouble after over extending on the kingside and reacting to his opponent instead of playing his own game. Elyhim in his element slowly turns up the pressure up on a weak point until abitibipower finally cracks under it all. But then the unexpected happens. | |||||
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 |
With the. Idea of eventually exchanging on f6 to open the g-file and creating a pawn weakness on f6 | ||||
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7... a6 8. Na3 b5 |
Abitibipower has expanded rapidly in order to counter Elyhims plans on the kingside | ||||
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9. Bxf6 |
Almost necessary because freeing the d5 point allows white to create some breathing room for his two knights on the queenside. It also forces black to mess up his pawn structure. Something he will have to resolve in order to fight for an advantage. | ||||
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9... gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 |
Black plays to unravel his pawns and get rid of the knight on d5. White can not stop the attack against his knight but he will try exact a even better concession from black | ||||
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11. Bd3 Be6 |
Threatening ...Bxd5 | ||||
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12. O-O |
The knight is doomed so I pull the life support. In exchange black gives up his best bishop which he will sorely miss in a few moves. My pawn on d5 is not ideally but it keeps the centre closed so I can attack f5 with fury. | ||||
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12... Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 |
Black has to be strategically better here due to his strong centre. However, he in cramped and has the problem sub par development. At this point I thought I had to start playing or I will be losing. | ||||
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14. c3 |
! I give this an exclamation mark not because of it is brilliant but because of it achieves. It opens a super highway for the knight and gives the bishop on d3 an escape route. | ||||
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14... Bg7 |
Some would be tempted to play 14...e4?! But when you are behind in development it is very unwise to expand in the centre. | ||||
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15. Qh5 |
Puts the queen on a very active square and threatens too win a pawn | ||||
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15... Qd7 16. Rae1 |
Anticipating ...e4 | ||||
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16... O-O 17. Bb1 |
The bishop retreats for now | ||||
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17... h6 18. Red1 |
Defending d5 which allows me to start a bold wing attack without fearing counter play against what is left of my centre. | ||||
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18... f4 |
Freeing f5 for use by the knight. | ||||
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19. Kh1 |
I find these types of moves very tough to play against. It kinda leaves you thinking as to what your opponent is doing. But here white's scheme is quite easy to see. He wants to play Rg1 followed by g3 to open the g-file with the white rook staring down the black king. Abitibipower will need nerves of steel! | ||||
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19... f5 20. Rfg1 Qb7 |
Abitibipower tries to hold me back by attacking weak d5 pawn. But I am a dog with a bone nothing will stop me | ||||
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21. Nc2 |
I am prepared to go down a pawn temporarily in order to activate my knight. | ||||
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21... a5 |
hum, which is what I thought about this move. This may not seem that significant but it is because it signals the turning point of the game into whites favour. Up until now black has played actively quietly going about executing his own plan and ideas. Here ...a5 is reactionary, designed to keep the white knight out of b4. What black should have done is play 21...Rf6 followed by ...Nf6 and ...Qf7. | ||||
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22. f3 |
! I played this with an air of superiority knowing full well that black was going to be up to his knees in trouble. | ||||
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22... Rf6 23. g4 Raf8 |
Black entombed himself! Better was 22...Nxd5 | ||||
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