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ANNOTATED GAME
Gambito #299
me (1742) vs. Arthur Taylor (1719)
Annotated by: byakuugan3 (1200)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B22), Alapin's variation (2.c3)
me (1742) vs. Arthur Taylor (1719)
Annotated by: byakuugan3 (1200)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B22), Alapin's variation (2.c3)
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1. e4 |
I was White in this game played at a Gambito, which is a weekly tournament at San Diego Chess Club | |||||
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1... c5 |
The Sicilian Defense is the most common response to e4, but I think Nf6 is strongest | |||||
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2. c3 |
If you want to play the customary Nf3 followed by d4, then it requires loads of studying because of Black's MANY possible defenses. Playing a c3-d4 boost is a simple way to avoid studying Sicilian lines | |||||
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2... d5 |
This is the easiest line to play against c3. More complicated is Nf6. | |||||
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3. exd5 |
Pretty much forced, since e5 is overextensive and leaves Black with a good pawn structure. | |||||
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3... Qxd5 |
A sharper move is Nf6, because if White wins a pawn with c4, then e6 dxe6 Bxe6 is fine for Black even though he's down a pawn, White has a major weakness on d4, a weak d-pawn, and is behind in development. This variation usually yields White a small advantage. | |||||
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4. d4 |
The point of c3 | |||||
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4... Nf6 |
A logical developing move. | |||||
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5. Nf3 |
Another logical developing move | |||||
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5... cxd4 |
Black avoids me playing dxc5 later, but I wouldn't have since that line is so complicated. | |||||
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6. cxd4 |
Nxd4 moves the same piece twice in the opening, and Qxd4 lets Black trade queens and go into a theoretically drawn endgame. Although I have an isolated pawn, it isn't weak at the moment, and controls a lot of the centre. | |||||
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6... e6 |
When your opponent has an isolated pawn, it's good to control the square in front of it, like my opponent is doing. | |||||
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7. Bd3 |
This is the best place for my bishop, because it aims toward the kingside. I would only play Be2 if Black had played Bg4 earlier. | |||||
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7... Nc6 |
This DOESN'T threaten to win a pawn. | |||||
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8. O-O |
My queen is really defending the pawn also, because I can reveal it with Bb5 if Black tries to win a pawn. | |||||
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8... Be7 9. Nc3 |
Tempo | |||||
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9... Qd8 |
Qd6 is a much deeper and more strategic move, while my opponent's choice was just simple. | |||||
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10. Bg5 |
If Black moves his knight, I can trade my bad bishop for Black's good bishop. | |||||
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10... O-O |
This castles into my future attack | |||||
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11. Rc1 |
This was sort of a weak move. I wanted to play Bb1 Qd3 to threaten mating tactics, and didn't want my rook stuck on a1, but that would've been fine since my rook isn't needed at the moment. | |||||
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