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ANNOTATED GAME
Malpas & Oswestry 1 v Colwyn Bay 1
Charles L Higgie (1918 ) vs. Imogen Camp (1798)
Annotated by: charleshiggie
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Chess opening: QGD (D53), Lasker variation
Charles L Higgie (1918 ) vs. Imogen Camp (1798)
Annotated by: charleshiggie
(2222)
Chess opening: QGD (D53), Lasker variation
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1. d4 |
It has been a while since I lost two serious matches in a row, and even longer since I lost a serious match to a female player. But if I have to lose - well Imogen Camp http://www.colwynbaychess.org.uk/icamp.html is a Woman Candidate Master, and perhaps losing to her is no disgrace, although I do have a slightly higher FIDE and ECF ratings than her. | ||||||
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1... d5 2. c4 |
Anyway, it started off as a Queens Gambit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen%27s_Gambit | ||||||
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2... e6 |
Which she declines | ||||||
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3. Nc3 |
I follow the main line. | ||||||
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3... Nf6 |
As does she. | ||||||
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4. Bg5 |
This is considered "main line" although the exchange variation 4. cxd5 and 4. Nf3 are both more popular. | ||||||
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4... Be7 |
The usual reply. | ||||||
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5. e3 |
Played so that if she takes on c4 I can take back with the bishop. | ||||||
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5... Nbd7 |
The usual continuation. | ||||||
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6. Nf3 |
The normal square for this knight. | ||||||
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6... c6 |
Of course, this structure has also come about via the Slav Defence. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slav_Defense | ||||||
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7. Qc2 |
We had rattled out the first moves very quickly. We began to slow down a bit. | ||||||
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7... O-O |
Black's set-up is very normal. | ||||||
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8. O-O-O |
But this a bit unusual | ||||||
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8... dxc4 |
She takes. | ||||||
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9. Bxc4 |
I take back. | ||||||
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9... b5 |
She hits my bishop. | ||||||
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10. Bd3 |
Bishop drops back. | ||||||
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10... h6 |
She hits the other bishop. | ||||||
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11. h4 |
And I protect it. She thought for a long time here. If she takes the bishop, I take back withe pawn, and she can't then move the Nf6 or she gets mated, for instance hxg5 12. hxg5 Nd5 13. Bh7+ Kh8 14. Bg8+ Kxg8 15. Qh7# | ||||||
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