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ANNOTATED GAME
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flanders (1756) vs. ethansiegel (1777)
Annotated by: ethansiegel
(1986)
Chess opening: QGD (D50), 4.Bg5
flanders (1756) vs. ethansiegel (1777)
Annotated by: ethansiegel
(1986)
Chess opening: QGD (D50), 4.Bg5
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This is a game against Flanders, named after the place in the UK, not the tv character, apparently.
This started out as the Cambridge Springs of the QGD; the position was then opened up, and I came up with a great tactic at the end, sacrificing my queen for a mating attack. | |||||
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 |
This is, ironically, a relatively uncommon position here on gameknot. Still, I'm not afraid of playing the QGD -- I'm actually much more afraid of the QGA! | ||||
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3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 |
The pin on the knight can get annoying, but black has a variety of ways to respond. | ||||
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4... c6 |
I'm aiming for a setup that strong-points d5, protects the Nf6 with Nd7, and then the queen heads to a5, with a number of threats. White plays the opening well, though. | ||||
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5. e3 Nbd7 6. Nf3 Qa5 |
The defining move of the Cambridge Springs variation. Black threatens a number of strokes, including Bb4, winning a pawn, and dxc4, discovering an attack on the Bg5. | ||||
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7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Qc2 |
The best two moves to defend everything. Notice that dxc4 by black is met by Bxf6 for white, and black gains nothing. | ||||
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8... O-O 9. Bh4 Re8 10. Bd3 |
Now white is playing for a buildup of forces aimed at black's kingside, and so I start to get defensive. | ||||
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10... Bxc3 11. bxc3 dxc4 12. Nxc4 |
A strong recapture, hitting the queen and threatening to sink in to d6. | ||||
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12... Qh5 13. Bg3 b5 |
Missing that white can play Nd6, but something had to be done to get the light-squared bishop active! | ||||
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14. Nd6 Rd8 |
Now black's 9th looks silly, as the rook simply had to move again. Black's pieces are not coordinated well at all, whereas white has a well-deployed army. At this point, I need a plan. | ||||
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15. O-O Nf8 |
So I decide to regroup on the kingside and try to get some fireworks happening there. | ||||
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16. a4 |
Wisely going after black's weak queenside. | ||||
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16... Ba6 |
Finally, a chance to get the bishop involved. If I can get it exchanged for white's good one, I'll be a lot happier. | ||||
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17. axb5 Bxb5 18. Bxb5 cxb5 |
Mission accomplished. Now white can't win a pawn with Nxb5, but flanders has plans to build up pressure on it... | ||||
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19. Qd3 |
Now, Nxb5 is a real threat. | ||||
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19... a6 |
But this defends it adequately for now. | ||||
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20. Ra5 Ng6 |
I figure that now's a good time to build up my pressure on the kingside -- I notice that white's back rank is weak with the second rook out of there. | ||||
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21. c4 |
! I like this move for white -- it showcases just how weak black's queenside is, and how poorly positioned black's queen is. | ||||
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21... e5 |
This was the best complication I could find, made possible by Ng6 the move before. | ||||
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22. Ne4 |
Giving me breathing room! | ||||
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22... Nxe4 23. Qxe4 exd4 |
And now I notice that 24. cxb5 axb5 25. Rxa8 is awful for black! Nonetheless, these exchanges have freed up my position a lot, and that's a general rule for the person with cramped development, to seek exchanges (even if you're down a pawn). | ||||
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