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ANNOTATED GAME
Don't let your opponent get a Queen!
wizardx (1534) vs. casmith_789 (1615)
Annotated by: casmith_789 (1200)
Chess opening: French (C18), Winawer, advance variation
wizardx (1534) vs. casmith_789 (1615)
Annotated by: casmith_789 (1200)
Chess opening: French (C18), Winawer, advance variation
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1. e4 |
This game was played terribly by me but it shows: never let your opponent get a queen in the endgame! e4 - Standard move. | ||||
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1... e6 |
e6. French defense. | ||||
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2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c4 7. Nf3 h6 8. Be2 Ne7 9. O-O Ng6 10. a4 |
a4, letting the Black Bishop out. However, most of Black's pieces are on the Queenside and White would be better attacking on that side. | ||||
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10... O-O 11. Bb2 |
Now the Bishop moves to b2. This cuts off its line of effect and although it lets the Q come to b1, Ba3 was probably better from that perspective. | ||||
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11... Nc6 12. Nd2 f6 |
f6, leaving a hole in the kingside, but trying to prevent a Kingside attack winning. | ||||
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13. exf6 Qxf6 14. Ba3 |
Now the Bishop moves to a3, probably what it should have done to start with. | ||||
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14... Rd8 15. Re1 Nce7 16. Bh5 b6 17. Re3 Nf5 18. Rf3 Qg5 |
Forcing the exchange, as the White Bishop was menacing on the Kingside. | ||||
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19. Bxg6 Qxg6 20. Rh3 Re8 21. Nf3 Bb7 22. Ne5 Qf6 23. Qh5 a6 24. Nd7 Qd8 25. Ne5 b5 |
b5?? I completely missed the threat! | ||||
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26. Qf7+ |
Oh dear. | ||||
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26... Kh8 27. Qxb7 Qb8 |
Now, I thought an attack would finish me off, so I sought to swap off Queens. My only other alternative was Qf6, which probably also swaps off after Qf7 (notice the N forks winning the Q if it is on g5 or d8) | ||||
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28. Qxb8 Raxb8 29. g4 |
g4! A good move by White. The Knight has no escape square, as Ne7 is punished by Bxe7, and if the Rook takes the Bishop, Ng6 winnning a whole rook. | ||||
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29... Nxd4 30. cxd4 Rec8 31. Nd7 Rb7 32. Nc5 Rb6 33. Re1 b4 34. Bc1 Re8 35. g5 |
g5, winning another pawn. White is playing this game well from two pieces for a pawn up. | ||||
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35... e5 36. gxh6 Rg6+ 37. Kf1 e4 38. hxg7+ Kxg7 39. Rg3 |
Now White swaps off material, which you should do when ahead. | ||||
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39... Rxg3 40. fxg3 |
Now White has two connected passed pawns, which should be enough to win... | ||||
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40... a5 41. Kg2 Kg6 42. Nb7 Ra8 43. h4 b3 44. cxb3 cxb3 |
Black tries to push through the Queenside, as that is really his only hope. | ||||
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45. Bb2 Rc8 46. Nc5 Rb8 47. Re3 Kf5 48. Rxb3 |
White has enough of that! | ||||
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48... Re8 49. Re3 Rb8 50. Ba3 Rb1 51. Nd7 Rd1 52. Bc5 Ra1 53. Nb6 Ke6 54. h5 Ra2+ 55. Kh3 |
Black now has to attempt to stop the pawn. | ||||
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55... Ra1 |
If White plays h6, then Rh1 wins the pawn. | ||||
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56. Kg4 |
White realises this and counters the threat again. | ||||
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56... Rh1 57. Kg5 Rf1 58. g4 Rf3 |
Now that the King is on g5, Black can try this line... Rxf3, exg3 and the pawn cannot be stopped, although both sides get Queens. I think this is a win for White however. | ||||
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