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ANNOTATED GAME
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almageccom (1503) vs. madd (1569)
Annotated by: almageccom (1200)
Chess opening: Four knights (C48), Ranken variation
almageccom (1503) vs. madd (1569)
Annotated by: almageccom (1200)
Chess opening: Four knights (C48), Ranken variation
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 a6 5. Bxc6 bxc6 6. Nxe5 Bb7 7. d3 d5 8. Nf3 d4 9. Na4 c5 10. O-O Be7 11. Bg5 Bc6 |
It might look liek Black has adequate defense here, but the Black Square Bishop is over worked defending two pieces. Only one will survive. |
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12. Bxf6 |
If Black's White Square Bishop takes the Knight, White's Bishop takes the Pawn on g attacking the Rook and then escapes. If Black takes the Bishop he loses the Pawn on c. |
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12... Bxf6 13. Nxc5 O-O 14. Nb3 Rb8 15. Na5 Ba8 16. b3 c5 17. Nc4 Qc7 18. a4 g6 19. Qd2 Qe7 20. Rae1 Bg7 21. Qf4 h6 |
He spent a lot of moves building his little fortress and now has weakened it? |
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22. Qd6 Qe6 |
Trading Queens was not a winner for Black, but losing a Pawn is not better. |
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23. Qxc5 Rfd8 |
There is a bit of danger that the White Queen might have to struggle to escape, so she needs to get back quickly now. |
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24. Qa5 |
Looks like it will be a successful sortie that won a Pawn with a safe retreat back behind friendly lines. |
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24... Bf8 25. Qe5 Bb4 26. Qxe6 fxe6 27. Re2 a5 28. Nfe5 Kg7 29. Nd2 Bd6 30. Nec4 Bb4 31. f4 Rde8 32. Nf3 Rbd8 33. Nce5 Ref8 |
That Pawn on d is a tempting target once he moves that Rook from defending it, but I must be careful as long as he has that Black-Square Bishop that could pin the Knight there. |
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34. Nh4 Rfg8 35. Nhxg6 Bd6 36. Nh4 Rdf8 37. Rf3 Bxe5 |
The thing I have been watchful of is the two Bishops he has. I have been careful not to give them an open diagonal toward my King's side. Now he has traded one Bishop, so I will be less worried about the other. I also may go after that pawn on d now that the dangerous Bishop is gone. |
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38. fxe5 Bc6 39. Rg3+ |
SInce I have a material advantage now, I only need to worry about some clever attack by his Rooks and Bishop. I can force trades to eliminate his offensive capabilities which will leave me to methodically drive forward to a win. |
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39... Kh7 40. Rxg8 Rxg8 41. Nf3 Rd8 42. Nd2 Be8 43. Nc4 Bh5 44. Rf2 Rc8 45. Nxa5 Bd1 46. Nc4 Rc7 47. h3 h5 |
I had intended to move the Pawn on g to g4 in order to trap his Bishop, but he saved me the trouble. |
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48. Rd2 Bxc2 49. Rxc2 |
Black resigned with the quip: "I finally got one of your Pawns". I hadn't actually though about it, but that was the first Whie Pawn taken. What an unusual game! |
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