Annotated chess game: Fast Ladder

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ANNOTATED GAME

Fast Ladder
koostika (1626) vs. bengi95 (1830)
Annotated by: koostika (1664)
Chess opening: Scotch game (C45)

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4	I like the Scotch opening. Very straightforward but can quickly spiral into chaos.



4... Nge7 5. Bb5 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bb3	I've never played this variation



7... Ne5	Not sure what he was going for. I thought this allowed me to push the f pawn and gain some momentum.



8. f4 Ne5g6 9. O-O	I blundered here. My bishop is hanging by way of my knight.
	2 comments mybookrunsdeep (1431) on 14-Aug-09: No you didnt. 9...c5; 10. Nf5 if 10...c4; 11. Nd6 is mate!!! -- If 10...Nxf5; 11. Bxf7! is now justified in view of the hanging a8 rook. nyctalop (2166) on 14-Aug-09: Nice opening trap that White missed.


9... c5 10. Bxf7+	At least I'll get a pawn and disturb his king.



10... Kxf7 11. f5	Now I'm glad I castled.



11... Ne5	I'm down 2 pawns. If I let him develop any pieces I've lost.



12. Qh5+ Kg8	It seems like g6 probably evens things up or better if king goes to g8.
	1 comment mybookrunsdeep (1431) on 14-Aug-09: 12...g6 loses after 13. fg Kg8; 14. Qxe5 followed by Bg5. After 12...Kg8, White is quite worse despite the position of the black king.


13. f6 gxf6 14. Rxf6 Ne7g6	Now my rook is in trouble, my knight is still hanging, and nothing else is developed. I felt I had only one choice.



15. Rxg6+ Nxg6	pawn takes would have given me the knight, but I still would have been behind.
	1 comment mybookrunsdeep (1431) on 14-Aug-09: Huge mistake by Black.


16. Qd5+	Now there's no escape.



16... Kg7 17. Nf5+ Kf6 18. h4 h6	anything else ... Bg5 mate.



19. h5	This is to move the knight away from guarding e5. I have one more piece to sacrifice.



19... Ne7 20. e5+ Kxf5 21. Qf7+ Kxe5	g4 and e4 are quick mate
	2 comments ruachessnut2 (1200) on 14-Aug-09: The only piece off White's back rank is his queen. Black's 2 developed pieces are his knight & king. nuntar (1702) on 15-Aug-09: Yes, but this game has been so tactical there hasn't been time for normal development. As pointed out earlier, 15. hxg6 would have won for Black.


22. Bf4+ Kd4 23. Qf6+ Kd5 24. Nc3+ Kc4 25. b3+ Kb4 26. a3+ Ka5 27. b4+ cxb4 28. axb4+ Kxb4 29. Qd4#	I'm pleased that my opponent let me play it out.
	3 comments ruachessnut2 (1200) on 14-Aug-09: The king dies on foreign soil. mybookrunsdeep (1431) on 14-Aug-09: You missed mate in two on move 25. Good game. black_cat_hamlet (1531) on 15-Aug-09: nice!