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ANNOTATED GAME
Correspondence game
Kraus vs. Costin
Annotated by: last_archimedean
(1564)
Chess opening: Old Benoni defence (A43)
Kraus vs. Costin
Annotated by: last_archimedean
(1564)
Chess opening: Old Benoni defence (A43)
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This miniature goes from pastorally peaceful to explosively tense in a single move. A superb tactical display ends things quickly. | |
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1. d4 c5 |
An unusual opening, but Black can easily regain the Pawn. |
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2. dxc5 |
White captures... |
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2... Qa5+ |
...and Black counters. |
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3. Nc3 |
White interposes and develops simultaneously. |
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3... Qxc5 |
Black wastes no time restoring material equality. |
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4. e4 |
White attempts to re-establish a central presence. |
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4... e5 |
Black counters by establishing one himself. |
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5. Nf3 |
Development continues apace... |
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5... d6 |
Black solidifies his bulwark KP. |
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6. Nd5 |
White centralizes his QN. |
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6... Ne7 |
Black prepares to develop his K-side pieces. |
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7. b4 |
Suddenly, the game gets explosively tactical! |
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7... Qc6 |
Forced, to preserve his Q. |
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8. Bb5 |
Pinning... |
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8... Qxb5 |
Again forced. |
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9. Nc7+ |
Black resigns, as his Queen falls to the Knight fork. |
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