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ANNOTATED GAME
Ludlow v Oswestry A
Joe Watson (ECF160) vs. Charles L Higgie (ECF176)
Annotated by: charleshiggie
(2222)
Chess opening: King's Indian (E60), 3.g3, counterthrust variation
Joe Watson (ECF160) vs. Charles L Higgie (ECF176)
Annotated by: charleshiggie
(2222)
Chess opening: King's Indian (E60), 3.g3, counterthrust variation
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1. d4 |
So this was the first game of the season in the Shropshire League for Oswestry A. | |||||
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1... Nf6 |
Thankfully we won 5-0 to go top of the league! | |||||
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2. c4 |
So it starts conventionally enough. | |||||
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2... g6 |
I am hoping to play a Grünfeld Defence. | |||||
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3. g3 |
But he doesn't play Nc3. | |||||
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3... Bg7 |
So I calmly complete the fianchetto. | |||||
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4. Bg2 |
As does he. I was tempted to castle and go into King's Indian type positions, but I decided instead on what I always call the Semi-Grünfeld, because that is what Max Euwe calls it in his book, "The Road to Chess Mastery", although no one else seems to call it that! He seems to be "threatening" e2-e4 now, so I play the usual Grünfeld move. | |||||
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4... d5 |
This. | |||||
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5. Nf3 |
He plays this, rather than the more combatative cxd5. | |||||
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5... O-O |
I castle. | |||||
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6. O-O |
So does he. | |||||
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6... c6 |
I support my pawn on d5 and also with a threat. | |||||
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7. Nc3 |
Which he ignores. | |||||
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7... dxc4 |
So I take. | |||||
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8. e4 |
He grabs the centre. | |||||
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8... b5 |
I support my pawn on c4 | |||||
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9. e5 |
He advances | |||||
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9... Nd5 |
Hoping that he will exchange on d5 and I can take back with the pawn and straighten out my pawns. | |||||
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10. Ne4 |
But he centralised his knight. Aleksic, Nenad (2435) vs. Dinic, Dragan (2270) 1995 continued with a4. | |||||
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10... Nd7 |
I develop. | |||||
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