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ANNOTATED GAME
exchange sac on c3
adamscheeks (1413) vs. rookie879 (1504)
Annotated by: rookie879 (1200)
Chess opening: Reti opening (A06)
adamscheeks (1413) vs. rookie879 (1504)
Annotated by: rookie879 (1200)
Chess opening: Reti opening (A06)
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Hello everyone! Here is another game I have played recently which I sacrificed on c3 to take away his queenside protection and finished him off in 20 moves | |||||
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1. Nf3 |
Reti Opening | ||||
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1... d5 2. d4 |
Now basically a transposition from 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 which I am perfectly fine with | ||||
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2... Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. a3 |
A little bit too prophylatic IMO. White wastes a move guarding a square which I might haven't even put the bishop on. | ||||
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4... c5 |
getting the typical strike on c5,usual in all Queen's pawn openings | ||||
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5. Be3 |
I would prefer 5.e3 because the Bishop looks awkward here. But it does threaten c5 | ||||
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5... cxd4 |
so I take the pawn. An interesting (and good) continuation would be 5...b6 planning to fianchetto the Bishop on b7 and keep the active center. | ||||
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6. Bxd4 Nc6 7. e3 Nxd4 |
interesting that the comp. gives this as a mistake. I would prefer this move. I win the two bishops | ||||
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8. Nxd4 Bd6 |
Both sides are developing their pieces quietly | ||||
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9. Bd3 O-O 10. Ndb5 a6 |
interesting that I would gain the two bishops only to give them back. Indeed,I didn't follow my plan but I really shouldn't waste time retreating my Bishop | ||||
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11. Nxd6 Qxd6 12. Qe2 |
clearing the back rank and not giving away where he will castle | ||||
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12... Bd7 |
developing the final piece. Things look very boring and equal | ||||
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13. Qf3 |
why would he waste two moves moving it there when he could've just taken one? wastes a tempo | ||||
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13... Rac8 |
putting the rook on the semi-open file | ||||
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14. O-O-O |
? looks safe but things aren't what they seem! | ||||
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14... Rxc3 |
! I played this quickly and intuitively. It just looked right. and I calculated lines later and my intuitions did not let me down | ||||
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15. bxc3 |
no turning back now | ||||
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15... Qxa3+ |
Things on the Queenside break down and the king has to flee | ||||
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16. Kd2 |
the alternative 16.Kb1 Qxc3 is good for Black. with a minor piece and two pawns(one of them passed) and a rook ready to swing over to help,White needs to be very careful | ||||
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16... Rd8 |
The comp. gives 16...Rc8 as best but I disagree! White loses the pawn on c3 and is fine,but the move played aims more at the King and gives a big advantage to Black! there is no way to stop the threat of 17...Ne4+ | ||||
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17. h4 |
Again there is no way to stop 17...Ne4+. And the computer "improvement" 17.Qf4 leads to the same result! 17...Ne4+! and it leads to the same motifs as the line played. | ||||
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