Annotated chess game: Challenge from acudata

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ANNOTATED GAME

Challenge from acudata
acudata (2361) vs. os5213 (2165)
Annotated by: acudata (1200)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B32), Labourdonnais-Loewenthal (Kalashnikov) variation

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5	!! I like it, tends to take most players out of book and out of normal development.
	1 comment blake78613 (1200) on 22-Jun-09: If the Lowenthal takes White out of book he has a pretty incomplete book


5. Nb5 a6	This is your gamble. If W takes the defensive track and returns to N-c3, you build an advantage. However, I chose the move aggressive N-d6+ giving me the tempo.
	1 comment blake78613 (1200) on 22-Jun-09: 5..a6 is old mainline Lowenthal, 6... d6 is the Kalashnikov.


6. Nd6+ Bxd6 7. Qxd6 Qf6 8. Qd1 Qg6 9. Nc3 d5	Small point. I think that supporting the center by developing your Queen's Knight is stronger then attacking immediately with d5. Although, I see that you are offering the tempation of exd5 which would turn the game back to even. Actually, a good gamble.
	1 comment blake78613 (1200) on 22-Jun-09: Still mainline Lowenthal. Annotator's note is somewhat confusing since Black's queen knight is already developed. 9...d5 is considered the main line now, replacing the older 9..Nge7 to which White's best reply is 10 h4! according to MCO 15


10. Nxd5 Qxe4+ 11. Be3 Nd4 12. Nc7+ Ke7	!!! Ke7 saves your position, where Kf8 loses immediately.



13. Rc1 Bg4	!!! Bg4 brings the game back to even.



14. Qd3 Qxd3 15. Bxd3 Rd8 16. h3 Bh5 17. f4 f6	?? Turning point of the game. Kd6 forces Nxa6, etc.
	1 comment blake78613 (1200) on 22-Jun-09: 17 ...f6 is the move given in MCO 15 following Kaidanov-Yermolinsky, Asherville 1992. Fritz likes 17...Kd6 also.


18. g4 Bf7 19. fxe5 fxe5 20. O-O Bg6 21. Bc4 b5 22. Bxd4 Rxd4 23. Bb3 Nf6 24. Ne6 Rd2 25. Nxg7 Nd7 26. Nf5+ Bxf5 27. Rxf5 Rf8 28. Rcf1 Rxf5	Good trap! pxr would shift the game to your favor.
	1 comment blake78613 (1200) on 22-Jun-09: 18 g4 is the first break from MCO 15. 19...fxe5 is the first move out of the data base at chesslab.com In Edelman - Bakker, New York State Ch 2000; Black played 19... Nf3+, White won in 37 moves.


29. Rxf5 a5	Nc5 would have been much stronger. This is where I think your busy schedule got you to feel rushed. Essentially, he end of the game.



30. g5 Rd1+ 31. Kg2 Rd2+ 32. Kg3 a4 33. Bg8 Rxc2 34. Rf7+ Ke8 35. Bxh7 Rxb2 36. g6 Rb1 37. Kg2 Rb2+ 38. Kf3 e4+ 39. Kxe4 Rg2 40. Rf5 Rg1 41. Ke3 Re1+ 42. Kd2 Re7 43. h4 Nf8 44. Rxb5 Nd7 45. h5 Nf6 46. Rb8+ Kd7 47. Rb7+	Hope this helps. Best regards, Ray