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ANNOTATED GAME
Game Number 7 - Symmetrical Fun
freddz123 (1469) vs. pete59 (1579)
Annotated by: freddz123 (1959)
Chess opening: Bishop's opening (C24), Berlin defence
freddz123 (1469) vs. pete59 (1579)
Annotated by: freddz123 (1959)
Chess opening: Bishop's opening (C24), Berlin defence
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Well, here we have another game one of my games. My second gameknot game with me playing as white, so once again a King Pawn opening. I decided in this annotation to liven things up a little, so have written each comment a little more, "descriptive", than previous annotations by me. In fact, I'd say this one is more like a story than an annotation although I have still annotated each move as a chess match within the story. This game made 7 wins in 7 games for me on Gameknot, a record I'm enjoying greatly :)
Hope you enjoy it, but please remember to correct me if you spot something I didn't! | ||||||
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1. e4 |
The trumpets of war sound the beginning of another epic battle. White King decides to throw caution to wind and sends his personal Pawn bodyguard to e4. This shows White King's ambition to avoid the slow manoeuvring that other opening battle moves tend to emphasise. | |||||
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1... e5 |
Black King decides that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and sends his own Pawn bodyguard to e5. This challenges directly for the centre, but since it is White's move the symmetry simply allows the White King to retain the initiative. | |||||
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2. Bc4 |
White's "light-side" Bishop, taking advice from the Force, immediately jumps to c4 and draws his blue lightsaber. The White King is furious at the insolence of the "light-side" Bishop, taking matters into his own hands by listening to the Force above the King's orders. The "light-side" Bishop is threatening the Black's weak f7 Pawn, however the Black e5 Pawn remains under no threat. | |||||
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2... Nf6 |
The Black King sends his cavalry to f6, threatening the White central defences. The Black e5 Pawn sees he now has the advantage over his opposite number and begins hurling abuse at the White e4 pawn, implying that the e4 Pawn's mother is a hamster and smells of elderberries! | |||||
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3. d3 |
White King over-hears the hamster remark, so sends a Pawn to d3 as backup for the e4 Pawn. The insults cease as quickly as they began, the Black e5 Pawn looking slightly chastised now that the White e4 Pawn is defended. | |||||
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3... Bb4+ |
The White King is flabbergasted as the "dark-side" Black Bishop places him under direct threat. The Black "dark-side" Bishop draws his red lightsaber, swishing it through the air menacingly. | |||||
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4. c3 |
White King must respond quickly so sends another Pawn forward to defend against the Force wielding "dark-side" Bishop. The Black "dark-side" Bishop looks contemptuously at the defending Pawn, but prior to attacking notices that a trap has been laid and the White Pawn is well defended. The Black "dark-side" Pawn cautiously looks towards his King, because in the end those that use the "dark-side" are always cowards. | |||||
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4... Be7 |
The Black King nods and allows the Black "dark-side" Bishop to retreat, becoming part of the Black King's bodyguard. | |||||
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5. f4 |
Once more White King sends a Pawn forward, this time directly challenging for the centre by attacking the Black e5 Pawn. | |||||
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5... d5 |
The Black King responds in kind, sending a Pawn forward to d5 thus attacking the White e4 Pawn. | |||||
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6. exd5 |
The White e4 Pawn is sent into battle by his King, he moves to engage the Black Pawn at d5 and decimates his defences. White goes up in material by +1 | |||||
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6... Bg4 |
But this allows the Black "light-side" Bishop to draw his green lightsaber and rush to g4, threatening the White Queen. | |||||
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7. Qb3 |
The White Queen is forces to retreat, moving to b3 which attacks the weakened Black b7 Pawn. Black must now choose to defend either the undefended e5 Pawn or the undefended b7 Pawn. | |||||
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7... Nbd7 |
With a sweeping move, Black sends his cavalry from b8 to d7 which defends the central e5 Pawn but leaves the b7 Pawn completely undefended. What will the White King decide to do? | |||||
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8. h3 |
Shockingly, the White King ignores the weak b7 Pawn and instead decides to oust the Black "light-side" Bishop from g4 by pushing a Pawn to h3. | |||||
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8... Nc5 |
Unlike a follower of the "dark-side", the Black "light-side" Bishop is happy to hold his ground whilst the Black cavalry moves to c5, which threatens the White Queen and defends the Pawn at b7. | |||||
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9. Qc2 Bf5 |
The White Queen is forces to retreat to c2, which allows the Black "light-side" Bishop to escape to f5. The Black "light-side" Bishop now has pinned the White Pawn at d3 and blocked the forward progress of the White Pawn at f4. | |||||
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10. b4 |
The White King falls back on his standard strategy and sends forth another Pawn to b4, attacking the Black cavalry on c5. | |||||
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10... Ncd7 |
This forces the Black cavalry on c5 to flee. The White King had thought a better move was to send the cavalry on f6 to e4, but Black chose to pull the cavalry on c5 back to d7, again defending the central e5 Pawn. | |||||
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11. g4 |
White King immediately sent another Pawn forward, this time to g4, attacking the Black "light-side" Bishop. The Force unlikely to save the Black Bishop without a sacrifice. | |||||
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