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ANNOTATED GAME
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andydufresne (1566) vs. packman (1582)
Annotated by: andydufresne (1695)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B32), Labourdonnais-Loewenthal variation
andydufresne (1566) vs. packman (1582)
Annotated by: andydufresne (1695)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B32), Labourdonnais-Loewenthal variation
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1. e4 |
When I first annotated this game, I only wrote my thoughts during the game. However, I believe that everyone reading this annotation deserves to know the truth, so I am also posting some analysis by Fritz 9. Unsurprisingly, Fritz often proves my calculations wrong... | ||||||
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1... c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nf5 |
Setting up a little trap | ||||||
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5... d6 |
if 5..Ne7 instead, 6.Nd6#. But black is too careful to fall into this trap | ||||||
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6. Bc4 Nf6 7. Bg5 Bxf5 8. exf5 Qb6 9. b3 |
According to Fritz, 9.Bxf6 was better | ||||||
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9... Ne4 |
threatening both the bishop and checkmate; this is not the best move, black misses here 9..d5 and white cannot respond to this with 10.Bxd5 because of 10..Qa5 and 11..Qxd5 | ||||||
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10. Be3 |
the only move, I thought at the moment. I missed the less-than-obvious-for-me 10.Bxf7+ Kxf7 11.Qd5+ and 12.Qxe4, where white is a clear pawn up and has a better position | ||||||
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10... Qc7 |
according to Fritz, 10..Qa5 was better | ||||||
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11. O-O g6 12. fxg6 |
white plans 13.Qf3, so this move ensures that 13..Nf6 is not possible. The knight will have to go to c5 then. | ||||||
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12... hxg6 |
the h-column is starting to look dangerous for white. But, as the future will show, this is a game in which white attacks, not defends. I think... | ||||||
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13. Qf3 |
I've got my own plans with f6, so you move your ass to c5. Of course, I overlooked 13..f5, which keeps the knight at e4. Fortunately, my opponent also missed the move, which is clearly better than.. | ||||||
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13... Nc5 14. Nc3 |
planning 15. Nd5 with tempo and 16. Nf6 (if black plays carelessly 15..Qd7, tant mieux :) | ||||||
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14... e4 |
why is black giving away a pawn? Again, 14..f5 was better | ||||||
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15. Nxe4 |
Dunno, but I'm taking it. Well, Fritz says 15.Nd5 was way better | ||||||
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15... d5 |
That's why: now white has both bishop and knight en prise. Not to mention the mate threat at h7. Told you the h column was dangerous... | ||||||
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16. Nf6+ |
We're gonna save the horsey... Although it looked dangerous for white, black is way behind. The evaluation by Fritz is already 8! | ||||||
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16... Kd8 |
Of course, NOT 16..Ke7, because of 17. Nxd5 , winning the queen | ||||||
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17. Qxd5+ |
We're gonna save the bishop too, removing that nasty pawn. Fritz thinks that 17.Bf4 was much better than this check | ||||||
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17... Kc8 |
Not, 17..Ke7, when white has a number of advantage-gaining moves (like 18.Qxf7 ) | ||||||
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18. g3 |
Let's not forget that white is still under mate threat. But for this, the c5 knight looks tasty.. 18.h3 or 18.f4 were other good moves in this situation | ||||||
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18... Ne6 |
The knight goes to e6 to protect both himself and f7 | ||||||
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