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ANNOTATED GAME
Challenge from sodiumattack
sodiumattack (1880) vs. patagusto (1564)
Annotated by: sodiumattack
(2184)
Chess opening: KGA (C37), Muzio gambit, Paulsen variation
sodiumattack (1880) vs. patagusto (1564)
Annotated by: sodiumattack
(2184)
Chess opening: KGA (C37), Muzio gambit, Paulsen variation
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1. e4 |
This is a game between me and my friend patagusto. I decided to annotate it since I think it is has some strategical and tactical themes. | ||||
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1... e5 2. f4 |
The King's gambit was one of the most important opening in the romantic age of chess. The theory teach us that accepting white's sacrifice is a better choice than refusing it with 2. ... Bc5 or 2. ... d6. | ||||
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2... exf4 3. Nf3 g5 |
This is the classical line in the KGA. The modern one is 3. ... d5 and is more quiet than this, which can lead to some fireworks. | ||||
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4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O |
The Muzio gambit. White is ready to sacrifice a whole piece to obtain a decisive development advantage and open lines. | ||||
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5... gxf3 6. Qxf3 Qf6 7. e5 Qxe5 |
The E-file is now open. | ||||
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8. d3 Bh6 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. Bd2 Nbc6 11. Rae1 Qf5 |
White's development is finished. All pieces are ready to attack, while black has "only" a material advantage. | ||||
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12. Nd5 |
White's knight is attacking c7, threatening both the king and the rook. This simple and natural move shows how important is the coordination of pieces. | ||||
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12... Kd8 |
Black has to defend c7. | ||||
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13. Qe2 |
The E-file will be decisive. White's increasing the pressure on it. | ||||
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13... Nxd5 |
Black decides to exchange the knights. Maybe 13. ... Qe6 would be a stronger defense. | ||||
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14. Bxd5 Qxd5 |
14. ... Qxd5? is a mistake. The weakness on the c3-h8 diagonal is clearly visible. If black would try to save his rook, Bf6 and then Qe7#. | ||||
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15. Bc3 |
Consequent. White exploits the great dark diagonal weakness. | ||||
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15... Qe6 |
Black understimates the his weakness on h4-d8 diagonal. Trying to close the E-file with the Q is not enough to defend the position. Perhaps moving 15. ... Bg5 would be a thougher defense. | ||||
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16. Qh5 |
White's threatens black's queen: another matter that emphasizes the mistake of 15. ... Qe6? | ||||
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16... Qg6 |
Black's proposing the exchange of the queens to reduce the pressure of white's attack, but, again, is not enough. Anyway, black's position is difficult. | ||||
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17. Qxg6 fxg6 |
The decisive error, but the situation is compromised. It is interesting noticing the conceptual error of taking with the F pawn instead of H: without making any calculation, we can say that taking with the F pawn is an error because of the opening of the F-line. Strategic principles are always important, also in tactical position! | ||||
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18. Bf6+ |
The final combination starts. | ||||
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18... Ne7 |
Forced. | ||||
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19. Bxe7+ Ke8 |
Forced. | ||||
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20. Bg5+ |
An interesting combination between two tactical themes: the «windmill attack» (thanks to punkusmartyrus that suggested me the right word) and the «interference» (hope this is right, in italian these themes are called «vortice» and «interferenza»). With a check white gains a tempo to cancel the action of Bh6 removing the threaten on pawn f4, allowing Rf1 to take it. | ||||
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