|
« TAP TO LOG IN
|
ANNOTATED GAME
Caro-Kann Tournament
orangutan (1740) vs. caimig (1682)
Annotated by: orangutan (1947)
Chess opening: Caro-Kann (B12), advance, Short variation
orangutan (1740) vs. caimig (1682)
Annotated by: orangutan (1947)
Chess opening: Caro-Kann (B12), advance, Short variation
 Interactive |
• |  Show all comments |
• | All annotated games | • | View chessboard as: |
| |||||
|
1. e4 |
This game was part of a Caro-Kann thematic mini, in which (in all my games as white) I practised the aggressive Advance Variation. In this particular game my opponent played the opening well, and I had to sacrifice two pawns to get an attack going. This led to some tactical complications, eventually transposing to a winning endgame. | ||||
| | |||||
|
1... c6 |
The opening position for the mini. | ||||
| | |||||
|
2. d4 d5 3. e5 |
The Advance Variation | ||||
| | |||||
|
3... Bf5 4. Nc3 Qb6 |
A cautious and flexible defence. The main alternative, 4...e6, leads to wild complications early on after the "Bayonnet Attack", 5.g4. | ||||
| | |||||
|
5. Bd3 |
Thematic: white trades his good bishop, relying on the superior positioning of his queen. | ||||
| | |||||
|
5... Bxd3 |
Black can try to win a pawn by 5 ...Qxd4, but usually ends up just getting his queen chased around. | ||||
| | |||||
|
6. Qxd3 e6 7. Nge2 Nd7 8. O-O Ne7 9. a4 a6 |
A strong move, as many of white's attacking options here involve Nb5-d6. | ||||
| | |||||
|
10. Qh3 |
A standard posting for the queen, pressuring the white squares on the kingside. So far we are following Kotronias-Tukmakov, though black's next move deviates. | ||||
| | |||||
|
10... c5 11. a5 |
The black queen, by contrast, is chased to a less active position. | ||||
| | |||||
|
11... Qc7 |
Qd8 is more usual, but the black queen seems OK here too. | ||||
| | |||||
|
12. Nd1 |
White switches strategy, preparing to open the centre with 13.c4. This knight is shut out from the action for some time, though it emerges strongly in the endgame. I had an uncomfortable feeling of always needing an extra tempo to bring it to an active position, and not having one. | ||||
| | |||||
|
12... Nc6 13. c4 |
Planning ultimately to scythe through black's pawn centre with e6. | ||||
| | |||||
|
13... dxc4 14. d5 exd5 15. e6 |
The pawn reaches e6. Is it worth the two sacrificed pawns? Well white won, but there were probably improvements for black. I was banking on the principle that black was behind in development with his king in the centre, so forcing the centre open like this should be correct. | ||||
| | |||||
|
15... Nf6 16. Nf4 Bd6 17. exf7+ Qxf7 18. Re1+ |
One important plank in white's plan to stop black castling. | ||||
| | |||||
|
18... Ne5 19. Ne6 |
And that was the other one, with f4 to follow. | ||||
| | |||||
|
19... Qg6 |
Black has some counter-threats of his own, with the pin on the g-pawn and, in some variations, the threat of a back-row mate. | ||||
| | |||||
|
20. Bf4 |
White has to press on before black blocks the support for the Nd6. | ||||
| | |||||
|
20... Ne4 |
I actually thought 20 ...Ng4 was a strong move here, with unclear complications in which I had to be careful. After the present move I was reasonably confident that the simplifications would work to my advantage. | ||||
| | |||||
|
21. Bxe5 Bxe5 22. f3 Ng5 |
A miscalculation, enabling me to simplify with gain of material. | ||||
| | |||||
|
23. Nxg5 Qxg5 24. Qe6+ |
This was the point, which I suspect black had overlooked. | ||||
| | |||||
| |||||