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ANNOTATED GAME
Mold/Buckley v Penyffordd
Andrew M Barber (BCF151) vs. CharlesHiggie
Annotated by: charleshiggie
(2224)
Chess opening: Reti opening (A06)
Andrew M Barber (BCF151) vs. CharlesHiggie
Annotated by: charleshiggie
(2224)
Chess opening: Reti opening (A06)
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1. Nf3 |
My opponent starts with Reti's move | ||||
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1... d5 |
I play a common reply. Afterwards on the databases I found that Nf6 is actually more popular, although d5 scores better. | ||||
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2. d4 |
Reti used to continue with c4. g3 is the most common move here, d4 is second, followed by c4 | ||||
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2... c5 |
This looked the most aggressive, the best chance to seize the initiative. Nf6, c6 and e6 are all more common. | ||||
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3. c3 |
This seemed to me to be a passive reply. Afterwards I found that c4 and e3 are more popular and score better. | ||||
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3... e6 |
This seemed best, I didn't like the idea of him taking on c5 and following up with b4. | ||||
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4. g3 |
This again is rather passive. Bf4, e3 and Bg5 are more popular, and in my view, better. | ||||
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4... Nc6 |
I thought it logical to bring out this knight, although Nf6 is slightly more popular. | ||||
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5. Bg2 |
The logical follow-up to his last move. | ||||
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5... Bd6 |
I decided to delay the development of this bishop, I was dreaming of maybe playing Ne7, 0-0, f6 and e5. | ||||
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6. O-O |
Again logical development by white | ||||
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6... Nf6 |
I wish I had had the courage to continue with my plan. There are two games on the database with this, both black wins! At the time I was worried about white getting in an early e4 | ||||
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7. Bg5 |
So white pins the knight | ||||
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7... h6 |
Black attacks the bishop | ||||
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8. Bxf6 |
of course retreat to h4 loses a piece to g5, so exchanging is more or less forced, although on the database there are a few games where white retreated the bishop to c1, d2 or f4. | ||||
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8... Qxf6 |
Black cannot allow his pawns to become weaker. | ||||
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9. Nbd2 |
White makes a blunder that drops a pawn | ||||
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9... cxd4 |
So I take it! Now 10. cxd4 Nxd4 11. Qa4+ Nc6 12. e4 O-O 13. exd5 exd5 14. Qb3 Be6 15. Qxb7 Rfc8 16. Rac1 Rab8 17. Qa6 Rb6 18. Qa4 Qxb2 19. Rc2 Qb4 20. Qxb4 Nxb4 21. Rxc8+ Bxc8 22. Re1 Bb7 23. Nb3 Nxa2 24. Na5 Bc6 25. Nd4 Nc3 26. Bf3 Rb2 27. h4 Bb5 28. Re8+ Kh7 29. Ndc6 Bc5 30. h5 Rd2 31. Bg4 Bd4 32. Bf5+ g6 33. hxg6+ fxg6 34. Re7+ Bg7 35. Be6 Ne4 36. f4 Nxg3 37. Ne5 Bf1 38. Bxd5 Rxd5 39. Kf2 Nf5 40. Rxa7 Bb5 41. Ng4 Rd7 0-1 was Campos Alexandr… (2114) vs. Oliveira Jeffer… (2289). My opponent finds an improvement, which takes us out of the databases. | ||||
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10. c4 |
Much better than meekly losing a pawn. | ||||
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10... dxc4 |
I can't allow my d pawns to become doubled. | ||||
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