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ANNOTATED GAME
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broomstreet (1570) vs. dmaestro (1613)
Annotated by: dmaestro
(1647)
Chess opening: Philidor's defence (C41)
broomstreet (1570) vs. dmaestro (1613)
Annotated by: dmaestro
(1647)
Chess opening: Philidor's defence (C41)
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. h3 |
less common waiting move | ||||
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3... Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. d4 Nbd7 6. Be3 O-O 7. Qd2 c6 8. O-O-O |
Up to now, fairly standard hanham formation. 0-0-0 is risky given black's counterplay on the queenside. | ||||
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8... Qc7 9. g4 b5 10. Ne2 c5 |
Better would have been 10...nb6 | ||||
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11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Ng3 |
White prepares a kingside attack, while black hopes his queenside attack will prevail first. | ||||
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12... Bb7 |
Here black decides an open position with pawn exchanges gives better chances if white takes the pawn. | ||||
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13. Bxb5 |
Perhaps better would have been 13 nf5. | ||||
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13... Rfd8 14. Qe2 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Bxd7 Rxd7 17. Rxd7 Qxd7 18. Re1 Qc7 |
The exchanges have left | ||||
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19. Nd2 Bb7 |
The exchanges have left black with strong bishops but the position is basically even, if unbalanced | ||||
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20. f4 |
White tries to exploit the position of the black bishop | ||||
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20... Bh4 |
this is an essential intermediate move | ||||
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21. Rf1 exf4 22. Bxf4 Qe7 |
Black offers a queen exchange | ||||
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23. Qh2 |
White declines the queen exchange, overestimating kingside chances. Now white's position deteriorates. | ||||
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23... Re8 |
Now black controls the e-file, and threatens checkmate via a queen sac at e1. | ||||
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24. b3 |
prevents the checkmate | ||||
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24... Qe2 |
Black seizes his seventh rank | ||||
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25. Qg1 Bg2 |
a strong move, driving away the rook while threatening the h pawn. | ||||
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26. Rd1 Bxh3 27. Qxc5 |
White wants to keep the material even, but does not see the danger to his king. | ||||
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27... Qxg4 |
Black could have played 27...QxR here, since QxR is met by Re1 . | ||||
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28. Qb5 |
Oblivious to the danger. | ||||
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28... Qxd1+ |
QxR !!, a devastating surprise. | ||||
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