Annotated chess game: dstrem's mini-tournament V

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ANNOTATED GAME

dstrem's mini-tournament V
joyyan (1754) vs. vanessashane (1644)
Annotated by: lord_shiva

(1898)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B23), closed, Korchnoi variation

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1. e4 c5	Sicilian defense.



2. Nc3	Black generally does better with this variation, as opposed to Nf3.



2... e6	Korchnoi variation, a strong response.



3. Nf3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Bd3 Bb4 7. Bd2	Here castling might have been better.



7... b5	Black should have considered bringing out a knight. This move is interesting but off book.



8. Qg4	Black isn’t going to fall for Qxg7 and the rook.



8... Kf8	Bf8 might have been better, even if it meant undeveloping.



9. O-O Nf6	Bc5 might be better, or h5 also attacks the queen.



10. Qe2 Bb7	This was a mistake. Ncxb5 threatens the black queen, but opens black’s bishop to attack. Black drops a pawn.



11. Ncxb5 axb5 12. Bxb4+ Ke8	Two pawns. Black drops two pawns. Kg8 would have been better.



13. Nxb5	Qb6 is the only move, but black loses heart because the knight discover checks the queen with the bishop. However the bishop is unprotected, black could just take it, and must first therefore play a3. Kg8 puts black’s royalty out of danger, and black is just down two pawns.
	3 comments nuntar (1702) on 05-Mar-25: 13... Q moves 14. Nd6+ Kd8 15. Nxf7+ and Black drops the exchange and a third pawn. Resignation is justified. sunil_123 (1900) on 05-Mar-25: still too early to resign. archduke_piccolo (2332) on 09-Mar-25: As Black in this position, I might have 'asked to be shown' (i.e. played on), but Black is indeed utterly busted. Check it out: 13.... Qb6 (forced, pretty much) 14.Nd6+ Kf8 15.a3 ... (threatens a double attack on K and Q) 15...Kg8 16.e5 Nd5 17.Qf3 .... (threatens checkmate) 17....f5 18.exf6e.p. Nxf6 19.Qxb7 ... and white comes out of the massacre with a piece extra and a queenside pawn majority to die for.