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ANNOTATED GAME
Carden ArmsvChester6,ChesterLeague
Clive Tickell (EFC144) vs. CharlesHiggie (ECF162)
Annotated by: charleshiggie
(2222)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B21), Grand Prix attack
Clive Tickell (EFC144) vs. CharlesHiggie (ECF162)
Annotated by: charleshiggie
(2222)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B21), Grand Prix attack
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1. e4 |
This game was the second home game of my new team "Carden Arms". As you will see, I was very lucky to get a draw against a player rated lower than me. Part of the problem nay have been that my best player dropped out in the afternoon, so I had spent the hour or so before the match desperately trying to get an extra player. I also had a technical problem with my clock - more about that later! | ||||||
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1... c5 |
So I reply with my usual, the Sicilian Defence | ||||||
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2. f4 |
Nowadays this is slightly unusual, but perfectly playable. The Grand Prix attack. In the 1970s this was one of the most common replies to the Sicilian. | ||||||
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2... d5 |
This move is the main reason why it is no longer so popular. | ||||||
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3. e5 |
This is probably not best, releasing the tension too early. Nc3 or taking the pawn on d5 are more common and better. Nf3 is an interesting gambit, much in vogue at the moment, but I don't think it is really any good. | ||||||
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3... Bf5 |
So I develop. I plan to go into a sort of advanced variation of the French defence, where my white squared bishop, instead of being inactive behind my pawn chain on c8 or d7 is active outside my pawn chain. | ||||||
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4. Nf3 |
So he does the logical developing move. | ||||||
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4... e6 |
And I continue with my plan. | ||||||
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5. Be2 |
He develops. | ||||||
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5... Nc6 |
And I do the logical developing move. | ||||||
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6. O-O |
He castles. In the Gameknot database of over-the-board games, there are 2 games. a6 led to a win for white in Dubansky, Bohuslav (2165) vs. Sabol, Marian (2310) and h5 led to a win for black in Sulejmanova, Ava (2241) vs. Gordon, Viktoria (2149). I was looking at this position, and thinking really both my Bf8 and Ng8 want to go to e7. What about playing c4, allowing my Bf8 to go to c5 with check, then Ng8 can go to e7. | ||||||
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6... c4 |
This has been played in a Gameknot mach before, woolfighter (1562) vs. doktorn (1781), which continued 7. d4 cxd3 e.p. 8. cxd3 Bc5+ 9. Kh1 Nge7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. b3 Nd4 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. Bb2 Rc8 14. Na4 Bxb2 15. Nxb2 b5 16. d4 Qb6 17. Qd2 Rc2 18. Qe3 Rxb2 19. g4 Be4+ 20. Kg1 Rc8 21. f5 Rcc2 22. f6 Rxe2 and white resigns. | ||||||
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7. d4 |
As in woolfighter (1562) vs. doktorn (1781), | ||||||
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7... cxd3 e.p. |
I want the c5 square for my Bf8 | ||||||
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8. Bxd3 |
This is probably an improvement on woolfighter (1562) vs. doktorn (1781), | ||||||
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8... Bc5+ |
So I throw in the check | ||||||
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9. Kh1 |
King moves | ||||||
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9... Nh6 |
Now I was dreaming of Ng4 threatening Nf2 picking up the exchange. | ||||||
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10. Nc3 |
He develops. | ||||||
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10... a6 |
I stop his knight coming to b5 | ||||||
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