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ANNOTATED GAME
Catifs X MT - Sicilian battles
dwardman (1895) vs. catif (1682)
Annotated by: dwardman (1661)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B21), Smith-Morra gambit, Chicago defence
dwardman (1895) vs. catif (1682)
Annotated by: dwardman (1661)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B21), Smith-Morra gambit, Chicago defence
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1. e4 |
I stopped playing E4 because of the Sicilian, so lets see how this goes |
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1... c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 |
The Smith Morra for fun |
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3... dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bc4 Nge7 7. O-O Ng6 8. Nb5 |
White gets good value for the pawn, black is still good |
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8... d6 9. Bg5 f6 |
I think f6 is a little weak |
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10. Be3 a6 11. Nbd4 Kf7 |
Qb3 is the natural move |
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12. Qb3 Qe8 |
White may play Na5 and I want to keep my white bishop |
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13. Be2 Nd8 |
black retreats back, so white brings the rook onto the open file |
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14. Rac1 Be7 15. Rc7 |
white is slowly consolidating |
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15... Rf8 16. h4 |
lets give black something to think about |
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16... Kg8 17. h5 Ne5 18. h6 g6 |
Black has a really cramped position, white will strengthen the hold on the c file |
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19. Rfc1 Nec6 20. a3 Rf7 21. Nxc6 Nxc6 22. Bc4 Na5 23. Qa2 Nxc4 24. Qxc4 |
Black drops the rook back |
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24... Rf8 25. Bf4 Kh8 26. Qd3 e5 |
This appears natural but it does further expose the black king |
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27. Bd2 f5 28. Bb4 fxe4 29. Qxe4 d5 |
This is a very strange move and marks the beginning of the end |
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30. Qxd5 Bxb4 31. Ng5 |
!!!! Black retreats the bishop |
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31... Be7 32. Qxe5+ Bf6 |
Again a totally natural response |
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33. Rxh7+ Kg8 34. Rg7+ Kh8 35. Qxe8 |
Bingo |
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35... Rxe8 36. Nf7# |
The black white squared bishop and queen side rook never entered the fray, and white was able to use his pieces to greater effect |
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