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ANNOTATED GAME
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marlonharewood (1621) vs. rubacchus (1592)
Annotated by: chessknave (1560)
Chess opening: Four knights (C48), Spanish variation
marlonharewood (1621) vs. rubacchus (1592)
Annotated by: chessknave (1560)
Chess opening: Four knights (C48), Spanish variation
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1. e4 |
King pawn opening - typically the start of a tactical game. | ||||
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1... e5 |
Double king pawn opening, which can lead to the Ruy Lopez, Kings Gambit, Petrov, Bishops Opening. | ||||
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2. Nf3 Nc6 |
Looking like a Ruy Lopez. | ||||
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3. Nc3 Nf6 |
Four Knights, Spanish Classical Defense. | ||||
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4. Bb5 |
Last book move. | ||||
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4... Bd6 |
Bb4, Bc5, d6, Nd4, d4 are a few typical book choices here. The text move has the disadvantage of blocking the d pawn, but has the advantage of enabling castling. | ||||
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5. Bc4 |
White positions the bishop better to target f7, which will enable a pin after 0-0-0 by black. White can afford some non developing moves because black is positionally bad due to the bishop and knight blocking the c and d pawns which close in the c8 bishop and limit the queen. | ||||
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5... Bc5 |
Black finds a better position for the bishop. The position is equal. | ||||
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6. d3 |
Opening a bishop line c1-h6, while closing f1-d3 for the other bishop. The goal appears to keep both bishops good, and developing a bishop outside the pawn chain is a plus. | ||||
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6... d6 |
Black seeks a similiar and symetrical strategy. | ||||
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7. h3 |
The text move weakens the pawn structure if castling short, but prevents a pin by Bc8-g4, or Nf6-g4. Future moves will determine the effectiveness of this move. | ||||
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7... Be6 |
A trade of B x B will result in doubled pawns for black. Perhaps black is willing to sacrifice the pawn structure to gain 0-0-0. Another idea may be to castle short after the exchange which will give the rook the half open f file which can be used to attack by exchange sacrifice later at f3. | ||||
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8. Bxe6 fxe6 9. Bg5 |
Applying a pin which is hard to refute without creating additional weakness on the kingside. | ||||
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9... O-O |
Black takes a lead in development. | ||||
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10. Bxf6 |
This move should be criticized because it offers nothing for the exchange. White just hands over the bishop advantage to black. | ||||
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10... Qxf6 |
Stronger perhaps was Rf8xf6 with the idea of Qd8-f8 for better use of the f file. The queen gains no real advantage from this position because of a lack of good use of diagonals. | ||||
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11. Nb5 |
White targets a weak point at c7. | ||||
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11... Bb6 |
Black covers the weakness while maintaining the useful bishop line. | ||||
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12. a4 |
Probably with the idea of a4-a5 to dislodge the bishop, which would be bad for white because black owns a5 via N + B vs R for white. Better would be to develop with the intent of castling long, then using all resources for a kingside attack, which should have good chances considering the weak kingside pawns for black. | ||||
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12... a6 |
Black drives the knight back, which removes the pressure on c7, but helps the knight to centralize more, gaining central control. | ||||
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