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ANNOTATED GAME
Coaches Mini-Tourney
L. Abrams (2165 (USCF)) vs. Myself (1986 (USCF))
Annotated by: darknite13 (1200)
Chess opening: Danish gambit (C21), Soerensen defence
L. Abrams (2165 (USCF)) vs. Myself (1986 (USCF))
Annotated by: darknite13 (1200)
Chess opening: Danish gambit (C21), Soerensen defence
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This is my first casual game against one of the top coaches in my state. About 8-12 coaches agreed to participate in this mini-tourney with nothing but bragging rights on the line. With our students playing tomorrow, we figured we should play each other. That's the background to this, now onto the game. | |||||
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1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 |
!? - An interesting opening choice by Coach Adams. The Center Game is an old opening. It was mostly abandoned by 1900 because no advantage could be demonstrated for White. | ||||
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3. c3 |
This introduces a Danish Gambit variation. | ||||
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3... d5 |
According to the ECO, this is classified as the Soerensen defence. Hard to pronounce (for me at least), but I find the coach's choice of opening against me very interesting. Of course who am I to question what a higher rated player is thinking? | ||||
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4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Qxd4 Qxd4 |
And by move 5, the queens come off the board. | ||||
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6. cxd4 Nc6 7. Bb5 |
Protecting d4 by pinning the knight. A lot of beginners who play like this miss the mistake of allowing white to push the pawn and being down material. | ||||
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7... Nge7 |
But that's not me. A seasoned veteran of the game myself, I stop the pawn advance, protect my knight at the cost of blocking my bishop on f8. | ||||
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8. Ne2 a6 9. Ba4 Bg4 |
Alternative: 9...b5?! 10. Bb3 Nf5 11. Be3 Bb4+ 12. Nbc3 Na5 13. Bd5 c6. I don't like this variation though, as this at least gives me the option to castle if I feel the need to go queenside. | ||||
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10. Nbc3 Rd8 |
?! - I considered castling, but looking down the line I think this was the better option. Alternative: 10...O-O-O 11. Bb3 Bh5 12. Be3 Bg6 13. O-O Na5 14. Bd1 Bd3 15. a3 looks playable but I felt I could adequately protect my king without castling. | ||||
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11. Bb3 |
?! - Attacking f7 since I chose not to castle, but this move gave me an idea. | ||||
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11... Bxe2 12. Nxe2 Nf5 |
Putting as much pressure as possible on d4. | ||||
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13. O-O |
?! - An interesting choice by white. Allowing my attack and electing to activate his rook instead. | ||||
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13... Nfxd4 14. Nxd4 |
White elects to accept to open the e-file and attack my king. | ||||
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14... Nxd4 15. Re1+ Be7 16. Bf4 Nxb3 17. axb3 |
Simplifying the position even further. Being up a pawn and doubled pawns in this position seems to benefit me to trade. | ||||
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17... Rd7 |
Protecting both my bishop and c7 squares. After this move, white pondered his next move for about 10 minutes. | ||||
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18. Rad1 |
...Before deciding to just trade off my rook. | ||||
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18... Rxd1 19. Rxd1 |
A move I accept given I am up a pawn and he has a doubled pawn. But now I think about my next move. Bd6? evens the board out as white will win his pawn back and put his rook in great position to gain more space. | ||||
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19... c6 |
So I instead weaken my pawn structure to save c7. Though since I have not castled, defending against the open file rook is not a problem. | ||||
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20. Re1 |
Once again, white took his time in making his next move. He has to be careful or the position will slip further and further away. | ||||
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20... Kd7 |
Escaping the pin and bringing my king in preparation for an endgame. | ||||
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21. Bd2 Re8 22. Bc3 |
Attacking the g7 square. White is trying hard to get the pawn back he lost | ||||
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