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ANNOTATED GAME
Knight v Bishop endgame
strsljen (1753) vs. jstevens1 (1764)
Annotated by: jotheblackqueen (1200)
Chess opening: Bishop's opening (C23), Classical variation
strsljen (1753) vs. jstevens1 (1764)
Annotated by: jotheblackqueen (1200)
Chess opening: Bishop's opening (C23), Classical variation
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1. e4 |
Hi everyone! Here is another knight endgame and this is going to be quite a marathon. 70 moves are to be played in this one. Here is the gameknot analysis -enjoy! http://gameknot.com/analyze-board.pl?bd=26564274&fb=1&rnd=0.24557254462093247 | ||||
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1... e5 2. Bc4 |
2. Bc4 - in response to a double king pawn opening we have the Bishop's Opening. | ||||
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2... Bc5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. O-O Nf6 |
4. .... Nf6 - both players bring out their pieces quickly. | ||||
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5. d3 d6 6. c3 |
6. c3 - beginning to look like a Guicco Piano by transposition. | ||||
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6... O-O 7. b4 Bb6 8. a4 a6 |
8. ..... a6 - uh oh! Better create a bolt hole for Fou Lenoir! | ||||
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9. Na3 Qe7 10. h3 Be6 |
10. ..... Be6 - clearing the decks and preparing a bishop trade. | ||||
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11. Bb3 Bxb3 12. Qxb3 Rae8 13. Re1 Qe6 14. Qc2 |
14. Qc2 - hmm - white declines a queen trade. I smell a possible threat of Qxh7# way way down the line. I now play the prophylactic h6 to prevent a knight from landing on g5. | ||||
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14... h6 15. Bb2 Ne7 16. Rad1 Ng6 |
16. ..... Ng6 - that pin on the f2 pawn could be useful for a possible kingside mating attack from yours truly. Maybe I could provoke a few weaknesses in white's castled position and that h3 pawn could suddenly become vulnerable if I can put my knight on f4 like I did in the Chorba game two annotations ago. That game ended with Chorba copping Old Matey. | ||||
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17. Nc4 Ba7 18. Ncd2 Nf4 |
18. .... Nf4 - nacht. | ||||
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19. Nf1 Nf6h5 20. Ne3 Qg6 |
20. ...Qg6 - yup, just like the Chorba game only it is Glenda on g6 and not a rook. | ||||
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21. Kh1 Bxe3 |
21. .... Bxe3 - threatening mate on g2. | ||||
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22. fxe3 Ne6 23. Qf2 |
23. Qf2 - the WQ defends. | ||||
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23... Ng5 24. Nh4 Qh7 |
24. .... Qh7 Glenda manoeuvres herself into a defensive position but not for long! | ||||
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25. Nf5 g6 26. Ng3 Nxg3+ 27. Qxg3 Ne6 28. c4 Ng7 |
28. .... Ng7 - start of a regrouping. | ||||
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29. d4 f6 30. Qf2 g5 31. Qf3 h5 |
31. ..... h5 - threatening to open up the WK by playing g4. | ||||
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32. Bc1 g4 33. Qg3 Qxe4 |
33. ...... Qxe4 - Glenda comes out of hiding and turns white's e4 pawn into dust. She also defends the pawn on g4. | ||||
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34. Qf2 gxh3 35. Kh2 hxg2 36. Qxg2 Qxg2+ 37. Kxg2 |
37. Kxg2 - a queen trade but the plethora of exchanges are not over yet. Notice that the mating attack has forced white to debunk 2 pawns. | ||||
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37... exd4 38. exd4 Rxe1 39. Rxe1 Re8 40. Rxe8+ Nxe8 41. d5 Kg7 |
41. Kg7 - we are now in a N v B endgame with me 2 pawns up but with still some work to do. | ||||
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42. Kf3 Kg6 43. Be3 f5 44. Ba7 b6 |
44. .... b6 - trying to trap the white bishop but alas it does not succeed. | ||||
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45. a5 bxa5 46. bxa5 Kf6 47. Kf4 Kg6 |
47. .... Kg6 - it looks as though I am going nowhere but with a 2 pawn advantage I am loathe to hit the offer draw button. I will be patient and wait for white to make an error. | ||||
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