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ANNOTATED GAME
Chess game played on Facebook
CharlesLHiggie (About 2000) vs. snehagupta (About 1700)
Annotated by: charleshiggie
(2222)
Chess opening: Robatsch (modern) defence (B06)
CharlesLHiggie (About 2000) vs. snehagupta (About 1700)
Annotated by: charleshiggie
(2222)
Chess opening: Robatsch (modern) defence (B06)
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1. e4 |
This is a really exciting game, with sides castling on opposite sides, and both throwing everything at the opposition king. I think with hindsight, I was far too optimistic, because of the success this opening variation had achieved in the past, and my opponent, who combines beauty with brains, found good defensive moves and then good attacking moves when the initiative had passed to her. Enjoy dear reader! | ||||||
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1... g6 |
First, a note on my opponent. I have played her 23 times on Gameknot, over the last two years. For some reason she has lost access to her Gameknot account, so we played on Facebook, by sending each other messages of what move we wanted to play. | ||||||
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2. d4 |
So I set up the usual d4-e4 pawn centre against her Modern Defence. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Defense | ||||||
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2... Bg7 |
She completes the fianchetto. | ||||||
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3. Nc3 |
I rule out any transposition to the King's Indian Defence. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Indian_Defence | ||||||
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3... d6 |
This is normally played. | ||||||
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4. Be3 |
I develop. | ||||||
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4... Nf6 |
She attacks e4 and also threatens Nf6-g4. | ||||||
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5. f3 |
I rule that out, and I now have a pawn structure similar to the King's Indian Defence, Sämisch Variation, except my c pawn is on c2 rather than c4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Indian_Defence,_S%C3%A4misch_Variation For this reason, it is called the Pseudo-Samisch centre by some authorities. | ||||||
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5... O-O |
Has this lady no fear? This is rather castling into the strong white attack. 5....c6 is more popular, and scores better from black on the opening databases, compared to 5...0-0 | ||||||
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6. Qd2 |
So I prepare 0-0-0 and launching a king-side attack. | ||||||
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6... c6 |
She prepares Queen-side counter play. | ||||||
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7. O-O-O |
Off my king goes. | ||||||
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7... Qa5 |
And out her queen comes. | ||||||
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8. Bh6 |
While I immediately set about exchanging one her strongest pieces - the bishop on g7, as part of an attack on her king. | ||||||
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8... b5 |
And her attack comes too. | ||||||
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9. h4 |
Charge! | ||||||
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9... b4 |
She attacks my knight. | ||||||
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10. Nb1 |
Knight drops back. | ||||||
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10... Nbd7 |
She quietly develops rather than picking up my a pawn. | ||||||
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