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ANNOTATED GAME
Caro Kann Advance Variation
chual (1606) vs. johnd7 (1605)
Annotated by: johnd7 (1816)
Chess opening: Caro-Kann (B12), advance, Short variation
chual (1606) vs. johnd7 (1605)
Annotated by: johnd7 (1816)
Chess opening: Caro-Kann (B12), advance, Short variation
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1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 |
The usual set up for the Caro Kann Advance Variation. 3...e6 leaves black cramped. | ||||
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4. Nc3 e6 |
4.Nf3 is strong also and leads to both sides fighting for the c file. 4. Nc3 announces a king side pawn attack on the black's light bishop. | ||||
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5. g4 Bg6 6. h4 h6 |
6...h5 is also common and maybe a bit sharper. I am looking to get my c pawn rolling rather than open it up just yet. | ||||
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7. f4 |
Weakening his King side, which would come back to haunt him at the end of the game. | ||||
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7... c5 8. Bb5+ Nc6 9. Nf3 a6 10. Bd3 |
10. BxN? leaves my light squared bishop quite strong, but he has now given me a tempo. | ||||
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10... cxd4 |
With his king side pawns advanced I am not planning to castle king side, so I can live with retaking on g6 with my pawn if he exchanges bishops. | ||||
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11. Nxd4 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Bb4 |
My development is lagging and I need to get the bishop out before i can get out my N on g8. Exchanging on d4 leaves white's Q on d4, preventing my bishop from getting to b4, which would continue to doom my g8 knight. | ||||
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13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Be3 c5 |
Building my space advantage and threatening d4, a pawn fork! | ||||
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15. a3 Bxc3+ |
White can't retake with the Queen due to the d4 fork, and now his queen side pawns are in bad shape. White is able to get some strong play down the b file, but eventually must abandon it to protect his K side. | ||||
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16. bxc3 c4 17. Qd4 Ne7 |
We now have a B vs. N game, and white's B will find it difficult to move around because of his pawns. | ||||
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18. a4 h5 |
The doubled pawns on c file mean there is no future for my N on that side of the board. 18...h5! will lead to a permanent homes for my N on f4 and h5 in particular and some fixed white pawns as targets. | ||||
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19. g5 |
19. gxh?? Nf5! with 4 pawn islands white would have had trouble protecting all those pawns, but now I have f4 as a powerful post and white's bishop is very "bad." | ||||
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19... Nf5 20. Qb6 Qxb6 21. Bxb6 Ng3 |
To prevent castling so that I can contest the b file. | ||||
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22. Rh3 Nf5 23. a5 f6 |
White's rook will need to stay on the h file to defend his pawn. I am trying to open the f file for my rook. I don't want to castle because I need my K to protect my e pawn and be available to stop penetration of his rook down the b file. | ||||
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24. Bd4 |
White recognizes now that my N is the better piece and hopes I will exchange it for his bad bishop (and undouble his pawns as well). | ||||
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24... fxg5 25. fxg5 Rb8 26. Bb6 Ne7 27. Ke2 Ng6 |
Having g6 available to my N was crucial throughout the endgame. If his rook penetrates on the b file, my N can stay on f4 and protect g7, otherwise my K and Rook are tied down to its defense. | ||||
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28. Kd2 |
Avoiding a the King Rook fork -- Nf4. | ||||
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28... Rf8 |
I now have the f file and the stronger minor piece. White works in the next sequence to create a passed pawn to offset my advantage. | ||||
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29. Rhh1 Rb7 |
29...Nxe5? 30. Bd4 and my g pawn falls. Rb7gives me flexibility to double on either the f or b files and keeps his B "bad." | ||||
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30. Bd4 Rf4 31. Rab1 Rff7 |
I can't afford to give up the b file because my a pawn will fall and probably my e pawn, too, and that would lose the game. | ||||
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