Annotated chess game: Chess game

« TAP TO LOG IN

ANNOTATED GAME

Chess game
N. N. vs. fkohn
Annotated by: fredkohn (1953)
Chess opening: Petrov three knights game (C42)

Interactive

•

Show all comments

•

All annotated games

•

View chessboard as:

While visiting the local library today I noticed a man doing some chess analysis. Naturally I approached him and asked if I could look on. I guess I didn't expect he would ask for a game. I'm rather glad that he did, because I thought the game turned out to be pretty interesting! I hope you do, too.

1. e4 e5	Most of my chess playing was done in my younger years. I started playing with my dad at a very young age and played my first rated tournament when I was about 12. I peaked my senior year in high school, and then started to lose interest until when I was in my early twenties I hardly played at all. A few years ago I started playing again, and found that my temperament has changed quite a bit. I'm not sure I ever answered 1. e4 with e5 in my whole tournament career!
	3 comments fantasycat (1447) on 05-Feb-12: normale situazione le mie partite sono sempre così! dovresti vedere clizia,fkohn! l-d-j (1747) on 06-Feb-12: I'm not sure what he's saying. However, the game scores says that you're playing White, but from your comments I see that you are Black. This is a bit confusing. fredkohn (1953) on 07-Feb-12: Is there an English translation of Clizia? My Italian is not so good! Sorry l-d-j. Thanks for pointing that out. Fixed.


2. Nf3 Nf6	And I'm quite sure I never played this. It has become quite a staple for me recently, though.



3. Nc3	Surprisingly, I get this response quite often. It is the most passive of white's common responses, and nothing to be afraid of in my opinion.



3... Bb4	Of course, black can continue with ... Nc6 which leads to a four knight's, but this response is more aggressive as well as more keeping with the spirit of the Petroff's.



4. d3	Very passive, although surprisingly I also see this quite often as well. Better alternatives are Nxe5 or Bc4



4... d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Bd2 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Bd6	Black is already at least equal.
	1 comment paulmorphy91 (2103) on 05-Feb-12: I think black is better, he is ready to castle, he controls the centre and also doen't have any doubled pawns.


8. Rb1 Nc6 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. Re1 Be6	Bb7 was probably better, but I couldn't resist the opportunity to hit white's a pawn.



12. a4 h6	To prevent Ng5



13. h3	As opposed to black's last pawn push, this one simply wastes time and is weakening.



13... f5 14. Nh2	It is already difficult to suggest moves for white. This ugly move may actually be white's best bet.



14... Qf6 15. c4	A terrible move. Of course, an immediate Bf3 would have been much better.



15... Rae8 16. Bf3 Ne7 17. Qc1	Bc3 looks better to me.



17... e4	Mixing it up right away. I suppose I could have played an immediate g5 but I was still worried about Bc3



18. Bd1	This doesn't work out very well. On 18. dxe4 fxe4 19. Rxe4 I had planned ... Bxh3, but I think even this is better for white than what actually happened



18... g5 19. Bh5	Forcing me to play what I intended to play anyway.
	1 comment chesscode (2269) on 17-May-22: to fredkohn : Your move 19. ... Ng6 ? ( so it is only a remis position ) is showing that you didn't understand the easy winning move with 19. ... Rd8 !


19... Ng6 20. Bxg6	White didn't have to play this immediately.



20... Qxg6 21. f4	White is desperate for some freedom, but this just opens things up for black



21... gxf4 22. Bxf4 Kh7 23. Kh1	The final blunder. Re2 would have held for a while.



23... Rfg8 24. Re2 exd3 25. cxd3 Bd5	Exclam! White missed this move when he played Kh1



26. cxd5 Rxe2 27. g3 Bxf4 28. Qxf4 Qxg3 29. Qxf5+ Rg6 30. Qd7+ Rg7 31. Qf5+ Qg6 32. Qxg6+ Rxg6	And black managed to win the endgame :-)