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ANNOTATED GAME

Challenge from darius-a
abro (1595) vs. darius-a (1519)
Annotated by: abro (1686)
Chess opening: Philidor (C41), Steinitz variation
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6
Less popular Opening as it blocks the bishop.

 
3. Bc4 h6
loses the time.

 
4. Nc3
Looking for Bg4 and Winning the Game.

 
4... Nf6 5. d4
Always good move in this position, breaking Black's center.

 
5... exd4 6. Nxd4 a6
threatening ...b5 ...c5 & ...c4 traping n winning the bishop possibly.

 
7. a4
Threat was not powerful but White does not want to get bothered.

 
7... Qe7
Not good move Black should focus on his development of minor pieces.

 
8. O-O
my e4 pawn is attacked twice but Black cannot take it. can he.

 
8... g6
this weakens more the kingside. "One bad move causes more bad moves"

 
9. Re1 Nc6
Black attack d4 knight to exchange. What White do, exchange, retreat, or ....

 
10. Nd5
!

 
10... Qd8
(only move) This is very citical position. if we analyse it ... White has won the opening phase (development, controling the center, attacking the king, his own king safe, and ....) and this advantage leads him to dominent middle game. more important, Black's king is not only stuck in center but he is on same file where White's rook stands. But question is How White continue ... there are two moves in White's mind 1. e5 2.Qf3

 
11. Qf3
White chose the second, if now Black plays Nc6xd4 then NxN and White will be better. But Fritz says e5 is about double powerful than Qf3. hmmm

 
11... Bg7 12. Nxc6
e5 is target but first clear the way.

 
12... bxc6
double pawn ... endgame advantage.

 
13. Nxf6+ Bxf6
Taking with queen was better.

 
14. e5 dxe5
only best move. predict White's next move.

 
15. Rxe5+ Kf8
Look at the position. material is even, White attacks king where king feels littel bit unsafe, Black's king rook is trapped in cage but he does little work too defending the king, Black's queenside pawn structure give black winning endgame advantage.

 
16. b3
?

 
16... Rh7
! very good move. as it gaurds the f7 pawn (the point of checkmate) and issue the threat to win rook.

 

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