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ANNOTATED GAME
Kidlington Minor (U145) Rd 4
Darrell Watson (1656) vs. Robert Jacobs (1752)
Annotated by: rjacobs
(1691)
Chess opening: King's Indian, 3.Nf3 (E60)
Darrell Watson (1656) vs. Robert Jacobs (1752)
Annotated by: rjacobs
(1691)
Chess opening: King's Indian, 3.Nf3 (E60)
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A really exciting game this one, decided when we were both approaching our last 5 minutes... Enjoy! | ||||||
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 |
Played to put me off... 3. Nc3 is normal but there's nothing wrong with this. | |||||
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3... Bg7 4. g3 |
The fianchetto variation has caused me problems in the past and sets the King's Indian player a whole set of different challenges from other variations. | |||||
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4... O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O c5 |
Going into a sort of Benoni, always a choice for the KI player if he doesn't fancy ...e5 today. | |||||
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7. d5 Na6 |
An old-fashioned approach I first learnt from Harry Golombek's "Instructions to Young Chessplayers" when I was a young lad. The Modern Benoni approach would be ...e6. | |||||
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8. Nc3 Rb8 9. Rb1 |
Now I regretted not having preceded ...Na6 with ...a5. | |||||
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9... Bd7 10. e4 e5 |
I decided to block the position so that I could continue my Queenside operations without worrying about the centre. If White took en passant I was happy to recapture on e6 with the B, attacking c4. | |||||
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11. Bg5 b5 12. Nxb5 Bxb5 13. cxb5 Rxb5 |
After the series of exchanges, Black's position feels much more comfortable. | |||||
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14. Re1 Qb6 |
Puts immediate pressure on b2 and prepares to triple up on the b-file but the Q and rear rook are in the wrong formation for maximum effect. | |||||
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15. Qd2 Rb8 16. Re2 Qc7 |
So Black starts to reorganise | |||||
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17. a3 |
White discourages Black's N from joining in the attack on b4. | |||||
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17... c4 |
Black clears c5 for use by pieces but I was worried about the pawn becoming vulnerable. | |||||
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18. Qc2 Rb5b3 |
? Failing to see White's simple reply, I thought it would be useful to prevent the b-pawn from moving by blocking it. | |||||
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19. Nd2 |
This threw me into deep thought but eventually I couldn't find anything better than ceding the pawn for pressure on the c-file. | |||||
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19... Rb3b5 20. Nxc4 Rc5 21. b3 Ng4 |
This looks a bit random but I was desperate to prevent White from playing Be3, when I'd lose what little initiative I had. | |||||
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22. Ree1 |
White guards against back-row mates that could occur in some lines. | |||||
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22... Bh6 |
I'd originally planned ...h6 but this looked more powerful, either gaining control of an important diagonal or swapping the weak B for a stronger one. | |||||
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23. Qd2 Kg7 24. Bh3 |
White follows suit.... | |||||
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24... Bxg5 25. Qxg5 |
Now White has the potential for a quick kingside assault: hardly my intention when I played 21 ... Ng4 | |||||
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25... Nf6 26. Ne3 |
White's N hastens to the attack, threatening Nf5+. Compare this steed with Black's hapless nag stuck on the edge at a6. | |||||
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26... Qd8 |
Black defends the Nf6 so that when the check comes the K retreat doesn't lose it. | |||||
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