Annotated chess game: Online G/10 Tournament

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ANNOTATED GAME

Online G/10 Tournament
geordiejoe (1848) vs. byakuugan3 (1836)
Annotated by: byakuugan3 (1200)
Chess opening: Beefeater defence (A40)

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1. d4 g6

I like to play safe and passively in the opening, so that I have a solid position.

2. c4 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6

This has transposed into King's Indian Defense, which is a very strong hypermodern opening. Black wants to develop and castle quickly instead of worrying about the center. Space is the least important when evaluating a position. Pawn structure and development are the most important. One side can have a big space advantage, but it isn't worth anything when the other side is better developed and is solid.

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5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 c5

Most players play e5 here, where dxe5 dxe5 Nxe5 Nxe4! usually favors Black, but I prefer the c5-break since e5 O-O Nc6 d5 Ne7 Ne1 usually favors White.

7. O-O

White can go into a Benoni-type position with d5, but by ignoring my central break, White usually wants to go into Maroczy Bind, which can transpose from different openings.

7... cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6

The Accelerated Dragon from the Sicilian could reach this position, and also a lot of different Nf3 openings. The Maroczy Bind is feared by some players, but I am happy playing against it since I am familiar with its principles. White wants to consolidate and slowly grind me down, so I need to break the bind before White can consolidate

9. Be3 Bd7 10. Qd2 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bc6

I am already challenging White's center, so f3 is needed here.

12. f3 a5

I thought about Nd7 here, but I was a little worried about b4. This move doesn't weaken my position very much, and it grabs some queenside territory.

13. b3 Nd7

I think White's best move is Bxg7 Kxg7 Qd4 which goes into the line played in the actual game, except that I would be down a tempo.

14. Rac1 Bxd4+ 15. Qxd4 Qb6

Black usually has the better endgame in Maroczy Bind, so White shouldn't allow me to force trades

16. Qxb6 Nxb6 17. Rfd1 Kg7

I couldn't find a clear plan here, so I prepared to bring my king to the center in the ensuing endgame.

18. Nd5

I personally don't think White should've allowed the trade. If White had played passively, then I would've tried breaking with Rc8 Bd7 a4, undermining the pawn structure

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18... Bxd5

Trading with the knight is bad since my bishop is garbage, by trading with the bishop, I get a knight vs. bishop imbalance where my jumping knight is more powerful than White's bad bishop.

19. cxd5 Rac8 20. Kf2 f5 21. Ke3

White is following the rule about bringing the king to the center in the endgame, but he really overdid it in this game. The king doesn't have a role yet.

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21... f4+ 22. Kd4 Nd7 23. Bd3 Kf6

My position was only slightly better a few moves ago, but now I like my position a lot better since White's king is horribly placed now

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24. Rc2 Rxc2 25. Bxc2 Rc8 26. Bd3 Ne5 27. Bb1

Not really a good move, I wasn't going to trade my good knight for that crappy bishop

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27... g5 28. Re1 b5 29. Rf1

White offered a draw here, since he doesn't seem to be able to make progress, but I just need a bit more progress to win this. White's horribly placed king will lose the game for him

29... b4

Now White is dead, I will play Rc3 for an unstoppable mating attack

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30. Re1 Rc3

There's no hope for White now, try to find the mate.

31. Rd1 Nc6+

Nc6!! finishes off White, and the game is over

32. dxc6 e5+ 33. Kd5 Ke7

White resigned, as there is no way to stop Rc5#, this goes to show that king in the center is not always a good rule to follow, it usually is good to put the king in the center during the endgame, just don't get mated!

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