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ANNOTATED GAME
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shivkapoor vs. mokru
Annotated by: mokru (1508)
Chess opening: Queen's pawn (D00), stonewall attack
shivkapoor vs. mokru
Annotated by: mokru (1508)
Chess opening: Queen's pawn (D00), stonewall attack
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Several games played at 5 min plus 10 or 20 seconds where the 667 rated Shivkapoor plays much beyond a sub 1000 player. At one point he says his rating is wrong. I believe him. I get one win out of about 5 games played. Shivkapoor is a natural attacker, but the game takes him into middle and end game play. | |||||
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1. d4 d5 2. e3 |
My approach is both more cautious and more aggressive than prior tries. | ||||
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2... Nf6 3. Nf3 g6 4. Nbd2 Bg7 5. b3 O-O 6. Bb2 e6 7. Be2 Nbd7 8. O-O a6 9. c4 |
I would rather keep his bishops hemmed in even if for the moment I suffer from the same. | ||||
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9... c6 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Rc1 b5 12. h3 Bb7 13. Qc2 |
This seems like a mistake, but I seem to get so little from it. | ||||
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13... Rc8 14. Qb1 Qb6 15. Rxc8 Rxc8 16. Rc1 |
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16... Qd8 17. Rxc8 Qxc8 18. Qc1 |
It is either I am compelled to move my bishop or he is compelled to move his. | ||||
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18... Qxc1+ 19. Bxc1 Ne4 |
Probably somewhat dubious, but the exchange also disrupts his formation. | ||||
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20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Nd2 f5 |
And promotes my own formation. | ||||
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22. Bb2 Nb6 |
Pivoting to a square I control. | ||||
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23. Ba3 Nd5 24. Bc5 Nc3 |
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25. Kf1 Nxa2 26. Nb1 |
Attempting to trap the knight. | ||||
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26... b4 27. Ke1 a5 28. Kd2 Bd5 |
Otherwise he would succeed in winning a pawn when the knights are exchanged. | ||||
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29. Kc2 e5 |
The pawn literally accomplishes little where it stands, but... | ||||
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30. Kb2 |
29...e5 opens the path for the strong move Bc4 which generates an absolute pin on the d5 bishop. Black has no real defense of the bishop so he would be forced to exchange when the white pawn structure is nearly textbook perfect if only for now. White misses the idea or discounts its credibility and instead forces the knight exchange. | ||||
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30... Nc3 31. Nxc3 bxc3+ 32. Kxc3 |
Who is really better? Both sides have the bishop pair and can deliver mate if the other side is not careful. White can force the LS bishop exchange after which he will have an isolated c pawn to match black's isolated a pawn. | ||||
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32... exd4+ 33. exd4 Kf7 |
Black sees the bishop exchange threat as well as the fact that the white king is influencing play. It is time for the black king to put his influence on the board. | ||||
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34. Bb6 e3 |
Black cannot defend the a pawn, so he gets an active bishop for it and a shot at destroying the white pawn structure, but this game may end up being a case where the weaker pawn structure wins. The Bc4 idea no longer seems so strong because a promote threat has been injected into the position. | ||||
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35. fxe3 Bxg2 36. h4 Bf6 |
White's center is good and the h4 pawn cannot escape although white can force an even exchange. | ||||
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37. h5 Bg5 38. hxg6+ hxg6 39. Kd2 |
The game is very even. | ||||
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39... f4 40. exf4 Bxf4+ 41. Kc3 Bg3 |
Attempting to either protect the a5 pawn or win his bishop should it capture. | ||||
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42. Kd2 Bd5 |
Attacking the b pawn while preventing the d pawn from advancing. | ||||
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