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ANNOTATED GAME
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stewed (1460) vs. almageccom (1457)
Annotated by: almageccom (1200)
Chess opening: Four knights (C46), Italian variation
stewed (1460) vs. almageccom (1457)
Annotated by: almageccom (1200)
Chess opening: Four knights (C46), Italian variation
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. Ng5 O-O 6. d3 d6 7. O-O Bg4 8. Qe1 |
Here is where White's troubles begin. |
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8... Nd4 9. Qd2 |
At this point I am seeing that my Knights are probably my most dangerous pieces in this game. They have all kinds of potential. |
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9... h6 10. h3 |
If I could have taken that Pawn with the Bishop forcing him to use his Pwan on g to retake, I woudl have a nice fork with the Knight at f3. That is what I was jockeying for, but his Knight prevents it, so I have to back off temporarily. |
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10... Bh5 11. Nxf7 |
He sees the potential Knight fork at f3 that would destroy his Pawn defense of the King and opts to sacrifice a Knight rather than move his Knight to f3 where I could take with the Bishop setting up the fork. |
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11... Bxf7 12. Nd5 Nh5 13. c3 Ne6 14. b4 Bb6 15. a4 c6 16. Nxb6 Qxb6 17. a5 Qd8 18. Qa2 Nef4 19. Qc2 |
He needs to take the threat of those Knights more seriously. This Queen move achieved nothing offensively or defensively. I guess he hopes to march that Rook Pawn forward ??? |
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19... Bxc4 20. dxc4 |
Moving his Queen allowed me to trade Bishops leaving him with a doubled Pawn. The great thing about being ahead in material is that you don't mind trades. And my Knights are still poised to attack. |
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20... Qg5 21. g3 |
This was not good for White. He needed something better, but I don't know what. pushing the Pawn on f would allow his Queen to defend the Pawn in front of the King. That would have been better, I think. |
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21... Nxh3+ 22. Kh2 Qg4 23. Be3 |
He is adding defense to a Pawn that is adequately defended and not my target, anyhow. I am not interested in opening that file for his Rook. |
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23... Ng5 |
He would be best to take the Knight with his Bishop as it is very dangerous now. |
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24. Kg2 |
He can't run away, but that is the plan he decided upon. g2 is not a safer place for the King than h2 was. |
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24... Qh3+ |
Mate in one (25. Kg1, Nf3)! That Knight should have been taken out by the Bishop before, but now it is too late. |
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