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ANNOTATED GAME
Challenge from okat
okat (1710) vs. rjastrz (1720)
Annotated by: rjastrz (1710)
Chess opening: Petrov three knights game (C42)
okat (1710) vs. rjastrz (1720)
Annotated by: rjastrz (1710)
Chess opening: Petrov three knights game (C42)
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C42 Russian Game | |||||
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bc5 4. Bc4 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. h3 Be6 7. d3 Bxc4 |
Black spoils white's pawn structure. | ||||
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8. dxc4 h6 |
Prevents Bg5. | ||||
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9. Re1 c6 |
Prevents Nd5. | ||||
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10. Na4 Nbd7 |
After Nxc5 Nxc5 the e4 pawn will be under attack. | ||||
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11. Nh4 |
Prepares Nf5, which is a big threat for black. The e4 pawn must fall immediately. | ||||
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11... Nxe4 12. Rxe4 |
The rook protects the knight, however, the f line is now open for the f7 pawn. | ||||
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12... f5 13. Nxf5 |
Takes back the pawn. | ||||
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13... Rxf5 |
The f2 pawn is under pressure from black, white decides to take the bishop. | ||||
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14. Nxc5 Nxc5 |
Rook under pressure. | ||||
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15. Rg4 |
Threatens Bxh6. | ||||
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15... Qf6 16. b4 |
The knight is essential in the attack on f2 pawn. However, the e4 square is guarded by white's rook. | ||||
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16... h5 |
Let's remove the rook! | ||||
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17. Rg3 Ne4 |
Heavy pressure on f2. | ||||
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18. Rf3 Rf8 |
Increasing pressure. | ||||
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19. Rxf5 Qxf5 20. f3 |
The only move to prevent capture. This leads, however, to great knight positioning. | ||||
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20... Ng3 21. Qxd6 |
Wins a pawn, looses a tempo. | ||||
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21... h4 |
Critical move. The pawn guards the knitght which threatens the black king. | ||||
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22. Be3 e4 |
Threatens to open the f line. White's rook cannot move to f1 because of the knight guard. | ||||
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23. f4 g5 |
Black's pieces are placed strategically. White cannot check black's king, and makes a pawn capture... | ||||
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24. fxg5 Qf1+ |
Qf1! The f line opened and a mate in 2 is unleashed. | ||||
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