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ANNOTATED GAME
It's all about black and white
Ultra-man (1733) vs. Alex
Annotated by: ultra-man (1200)
Chess opening: Gruenfeld (D80), Stockholm variation
Ultra-man (1733) vs. Alex
Annotated by: ultra-man (1200)
Chess opening: Gruenfeld (D80), Stockholm variation
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1. d4 |
This is another game I played against Alex, a friend of mine. ( see annotated game: Nimzo Indian Defence. ) | ||||
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1... Nf6 |
Sticking with his primary weapon against 1.d4, Alex plays the Indian Defence 1..Nf6. | ||||
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2. c4 g6 |
This time Alex decides to play 2..g6 instead of 2..e6. | ||||
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3. Nc3 |
Forcing black to make a commitment, as to wether to play the Gruenfeld, or to play 3..Bg7, allowing white to play the move e4, wich would stop the Gruenfeld. | ||||
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3... d5 |
Alex plays 3..d5, entering the Gruenfeld defence. | ||||
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4. Bg5 |
The Stockholm variation. I saw Vassily Ivanchuk play this move in a game against Peter Svidler and decided to play it against Alex... | ||||
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4... dxc4 |
A bit dissapointing...I was expecting the main line 4..Ne4 | ||||
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5. e3 |
( 5.e4 is stronger. ) | ||||
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5... Be6 |
? 5..Bg7 would have been more consistent. | ||||
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6. Bxf6 |
To play d5 on the next move. | ||||
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6... exf6 7. d5 Bf5 8. e4 |
( See the note at move 5. ) | ||||
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8... Qe7 9. Qe2 Bc8 |
The bishop must retreat since the square d7 is needed for the development of the knight. | ||||
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10. Qxc4 Bh6 |
Since the light-squared bishop is driven back, Alex decides to try his luck with his dark-squared bishop. | ||||
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11. Nf3 |
To answer 11...f5 with 12.e5 | ||||
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11... O-O 12. Bd3 Bg4 |
The bishop is back! | ||||
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13. Nd4 f5 |
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14. h3 fxe4 15. Nxe4 Bf5 16. Ne2 Qe5 |
! Now the square e5 is a strong post for black's pieces. The black queen is aiming at pawn b2. | ||||
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17. Ne4c3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Nd7 |
Black plans to move the knight to c5. | ||||
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19. O-O Rfe8 20. Rfe1 Nc5 21. Qc2 Rad8 22. Kf1 |
!? Threatening discovered attacks at the black Queen. Also, the King moves to a light square, where it's less likely to be checked, since the black pieces seem to be moving more on the dark squares.. | ||||
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22... b6 |
(If black tries to play ...Qh2, white plays Ng3.) | ||||
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