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ANNOTATED GAME
Game against my computer
bakerbaker (1755) vs. Chessmaster Opponent (1800)
Annotated by: bakerbaker (1200)
Chess opening: Sicilian, Chekhover variation (B53)
bakerbaker (1755) vs. Chessmaster Opponent (1800)
Annotated by: bakerbaker (1200)
Chess opening: Sicilian, Chekhover variation (B53)
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1. e4 |
I was White in this game against my computer. I played a risky sacrifice because computers are known to overvalue material. | ||||
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1... c5 |
Sicilian Defense. The most common response to e4. | ||||
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2. Nf3 |
Developing move. | ||||
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2... d6 3. d4 |
Opening lines for development. | ||||
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3... cxd4 4. c3 |
Instead of wasting a tempo taking the pawn, I offer the computer my pawn to for a lead in development. | ||||
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4... Nf6 |
Doesn't immediately take, but attacks my pawn. | ||||
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5. e5 |
The only way to keep the initiative. | ||||
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5... dxe5 6. Nxe5 |
Black can't immediately take my pawn because of Qxd8 Kxd8 Nxf7 1-0 | ||||
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6... Qa5 |
Black is attacking my knight, so........................... | ||||
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7. Bf4 |
...................I develop a piece to defend it. Development is the most important part of the opening, and can often lead to pretty wins like this one. | ||||
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7... dxc3 |
Black accepts the pawn sacrifice, but is wasting moves that could've been used developing, and giving me a lot more central control and easier lines for development. | ||||
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8. Nxc3 Nc6 |
Black should be developing his kingside pieces to castle there, because my strongly placed pieces will attack the uncastled king. | ||||
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9. Bb5 |
I develop a kingside piece while adding pressure to Black's queenside. | ||||
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9... Ne4 |
Black shouldn't move the same piece twice in the opening, unless it will strongly place your piece. Most computers don't know that. | ||||
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10. O-O |
Every single one of my moves have been strong developing moves that control everywhere, so therefore I can castle before Black. Notice how we both had pressure on the c-file knights with pins against the king? Now since I have castled first, my pressure on the c-file knight and Black's underdeveloped queenside will allow me to take advantage of Black's uncastled king. | ||||
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10... Nxc3 11. Bxc6+ bxc6 12. bxc3 Qxc3 13. Rc1 |
A developing move with tempo. | ||||
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13... Qb2 |
Black has wasted to many moves. Now he doesn't have time to castle. | ||||
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14. Nxc6 |
Threatening Qd8. | ||||
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14... Bb7 15. Qa4 |
If Black tries to escape with f6, then Na5 is a discovered check winning a piece. | ||||
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15... Bc8 |
Notice how Black can't develop because of all my tactical threats. | ||||
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