Annotated chess game: I Challange all of you

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ANNOTATED GAME

I Challange all of you
trebejus (1803) vs. demadone (1599)
Annotated by: trebejus (1200)
Chess opening: Queen's pawn (A40), Keres defence

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1. d4	my standard way of beginning



1... e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 b6	I don't think this is the best, it allows me full control of the center
	3 comments blake78613 (1200) on 07-Sep-09: It allows you full occupation of the center. Control is a different matter. archduke_piccolo (2352) on 07-Sep-09: This is a Queen's Indian Defence. Black will eventually get around to contesting the centre. However, this move is usually to be found after White plays 3.Nf3. Instead, more usual here is 3...Bb4 (the Nimzo-Indian Defence, so-called) or 3...c5 (The Modern Benoni - a very complicated line). Simply 3...d5 is also playable - a Queen's Gambit transposed. nyctalop (2166) on 08-Sep-09: This in considered inaccurate because White hasn't committed his Ng1 and can reply now with f3, setting up the pawn chain and blunting out the Bishop.


4. e4 Bb4 5. Bd3 O-O	After my 5º move I would have waited a little longer to castle!
	1 comment archduke_piccolo (2352) on 07-Sep-09: The game has transposed into a Nimzo-Indian. Black's castling is none too well timed, as the annotator remarks. 5...Bb7 seems to be indicated.


6. e5 Ne8	The only possibility, which shows already some troubles!



7. Qe2	The threat is obvius (Qe4), but still, I have second thoughts on this one
	1 comment nuntar (1702) on 09-Sep-09: Perhaps 7. Nf3 gearing up for the Bxh7 sac....


7... Qh4	F5 was the best option, along with Bb7, because this allows



8. Nf3 Qh5 9. g4	Ups! my anxiety is stronger! Qe4 looks better (g4 doesn't look bad either!)
	1 comment archduke_piccolo (2352) on 07-Sep-09: I rather like this aggressive push!


9... Qxg4	Only one. Qh3 loses a pawn after Kg5
	1 comment archduke_piccolo (2352) on 07-Sep-09: A good line for White here is very similar to the game continuation, but with some added refinements. 10.Bxh7+! and if 10...Kxh7?? 11.Ng5+ Qxg5 12.Bxg5 and White collects the Queen for two minor pieces. Instead, 10...Kh8 11.Rg1 (Qh5 12.Rg5) Qh3 13.Rg3 Qh5 14.Be4 Nc6 15.Qf1 winning, owing to the unanswerable threat to win the Q by 16.Rh3.


10. Rg1 Qh5 11. Rg5 Qh3 12. Bf4 Bb7	F5 still better



13. Ng1 Qh4	I was very close to do the same final combination, but I realized that after the queen takes the bishop, it goes back to h6!
	1 comment archduke_piccolo (2352) on 07-Sep-09: The combination you had in mind - or something very like it - was playable here: 14.Rh5! Qxf4 15.Bxh7+ Kh8 16.Be4+ Kg8 17.Bxb7, winning a rook.


14. Be3 Qxh2	Again, f5 was necesary.
	1 comment archduke_piccolo (2352) on 07-Sep-09: ... and would have equalised the game, pretty much.


15. Rh5	Final destination, the king's castle!



15... Qxg1+ 16. Kd2	We are all in, Qf1 was out of the quetion.



16... Qxa1	Thans God he did it. His final chance was to accept his mistakes with Qg6, and after Bxg6, take with the F pawn, and that would have given me some heavy work, but, I would still have the upper hand!



17. Bxh7+	Finally, let's take the king to dance!



17... Kh8 18. Bg6+ Kg8 19. Rh8+	Would you mind coming back to h8?



19... Kxh8 20. Qh5+ Kg8 21. Qh7#	I really enjoyed this game, specially because fire works are not my strength! Nevertheless, it all came possible thanks to my opponent greed! I hpe you liked it as well!
	2 comments archduke_piccolo (2352) on 07-Sep-09: Nice finish. black_cat_hamlet (1531) on 08-Sep-09: yeah, pretty sneaky!