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ANNOTATED GAME

Challenge from iszke
iszke (1683) vs. jschulte (1550)
Annotated by: jschulte (1200)
Chess opening: Bird's opening (A02)
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1. f4
I'm using this more to help myself think out my moves than as an educational tool. Feel free to read if you like...you may gain some insight in how another player plays This is a new one.

 
1... Nf6 2. e3 d5 3. Nf3
I have to think he will move the King Queens side, so I will open the board that direction.

 
3... e6 4. b3
I assume he is opening the diagonal for his bishop. I'll move my bishop to protect the knight and open up a king side castle.

 
4... Be7 5. Bb2 c5
Opening Queen side

 
6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Bxd7+ Qxd7 8. O-O
Did not think he'd castle King side. I need to bring knight up to prevent his knight from getting to e5, but don't trade if he goes there, it opens f

 
8... Nc6 9. Nc3 a6
Protecting against the rook and advancing pawns

 
10. Ne2 h6 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. fxe5
I would like to move the knight to g5. I don't think he'll chase with the h pawn and open his King more.

 
12... Ne4 13. d3 Ng5 14. Ng3
I want to leave his pawn on e5 cutting off his bishop. he colud sacrifice his knight to advance the pawn so I should guard against that...

 
14... g6 15. Qe1 Rf8 16. a4
pushing the h pawn to attack the knight and then clear the King.

 
16... h5 17. h4
I can back up my knight and attack his pawn which will pin his knight to the Queen.

 
17... Nh7 18. Ne2
Well he blocked my pawn attack and immobilized my knight. I back up the bishop with my Queen to attack the pawn, but g3 defeats that. It could be a distraction though, that allows me to open the a rank. I think I may want to plug up that side fo the board, though.

 
18... a5 19. d4 b6
I am setting up a defender for a bishop if he takes. dxc5, Bxc5 putting an attacker on the King

 
20. Bc1
e5 just lost some importance, but is just one move away from regaining it. I am thinking about g5 to work his King side more. It would also allow my knight out who could go to e4, a very strong position. I can still castle Queen side...

 
20... g5 21. Qc3
I can only guess what he's doing with this. If he takes c5 my bishop is still available and would clear out for the queen to get to his King side for an attack.

 
21... gxh4 22. e4
Good move. It opened up his Queen to help King side, made a lane for the bishop, and if he follows it with exd5, my knight will not have any protection at e4. I am going to try to gain some tempo with cxd4. He must either use the knight to take the pawn, or move the queen, otherwise I can pin the queen to the King with the bishop.

 
22... cxd4 23. Nxd4 Bc5
I'm pinning his knight for now, I may get to attack the rook with the bishop. I would like to get the rook over to c and maybe have a idsovered attack on the queen. Long shot....

 
24. Be3
His bishop unpins the knight. what can the knight do???? I don't mind if he takes the d pawn because I'll retake with the queen and have an attack on g2. I'll move the rook to g to set up for that.

 
24... Rg8
This move also goes back to the earlier strategy that 22. e4 blocked.

 
25. Nb5
His knight getting to d6 is dangerous if it has any support, so I'll trade bishops to draw off the Queen.

 
25... Bxe3+ 26. Qxe3 Ke7 27. Rad1
The rook is attacking my Queen, but she can't move far because of the knight pressure. Qc6 lets me attack g2 if the pawns trade.if the queen ends up on d5, the knight will have a queen rook pin

 

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