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ANNOTATED GAME
Pawns for the win!
elyhim (2338) vs. ktmann (2427)
Annotated by: elyhim (1200)
Chess opening: Ruy Lopez (C77), Morphy defence, Duras variation
elyhim (2338) vs. ktmann (2427)
Annotated by: elyhim (1200)
Chess opening: Ruy Lopez (C77), Morphy defence, Duras variation
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 |
5. d3 avoids the exchange lines of the Berlin wall defence Alternative variation: 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 Nc5 | ||||
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5... d6 6. c3 Bd7 7. O-O g6 |
Alternative variation: 7... Be7 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Re1 b5 10. Bc2 Re8 11. Nf1 Qc8 Alternative variation: 7... b5 8. Bc2 Be7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Re1 | ||||
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8. Nbd2 Bg7 9. d4 O-O 10. h3 |
Alternative variation: 10. Re1 Nh5 11. d5 Ne7 12. Bxd7 Qxd7 13. a4 | ||||
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10... b5 11. Bc2 Re8 12. Re1 Na5 13. a3 Nb7 |
with the idea of ...c5 is a very common knight tour for black. | ||||
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14. Nf1 c5 15. b4 exd4 16. cxd4 c4 |
Black secures an advanced past c-pawn that counter balances white's central dominance. | ||||
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17. Bb2 |
development advantage. white's two bishops are well poised to wreak havok. Black's only real counter play is either through ...a5 or ...Qc7 both do not really interfer with what I plan to do on the king side. | ||||
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17... Qc7 18. Bc3 Nh5 |
Alternative variation: 18... a5 [is similar to the game line but ...a5 prevents the immediate g2-g4. ] 19. Ng3 Ra6 20. d5 Rea8 21. Nd4 | ||||
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19. Qd2 a5 20. g4 |
this common thrust is the hallmark of the whole Roy lopes deferred centre idea. I played this with strong confidence. | ||||
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20... Nf6 21. Ng3 |
!? The bedrock of white's attacking plan. No king side ambition can succeed if e4 is weak. So the knight on g3 supports e4 which allows for the upcoming attack. | ||||
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21... h6 |
Alternative variation: [allowing g4-g5 is risky ] 21... Ra6 [?!] 22. g5 Nh5 23. Nxh5 gxh5 24. Nh4 Bxh3 25. Qf4 | ||||
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22. d5 |
The right time for this! Black can not take advantage of the hole created on e5 because of the position of his knights. While d4-d5 entombs black's LSB is a small plus. Also d4 is now available for the knight on f3 to dominate the board from the centre. Defensively the knight on d4 will somewhat dampen the strength of the black bishop on g7 which gained new life after d4-d5. But most of all, it allows for the possible f2-f4-f5 busting a big hole to the black king. | ||||
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22... Ra6 23. Kg2 |
avoiding ...Qb6 with a pin on f2. | ||||
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23... Rea8 24. Nd4 axb4 |
black wisely goes into a line that removes some heavy pieces of the board. However, is it enough? | ||||
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25. axb4 Ra6xa1 26. Rxa1 Rxa1 27. Bxa1 Qd8 28. f4 |
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28... Qe8 |
Alternative variation: 28... h5 [?!] 29. g5 Ne8 30. f5 Qc8 31. Bc3 Be5 32. Nf3 Bxc3 33. Qxc3 | ||||
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29. f5 Qa8 30. Bc3 Ne8 |
Alternative variation: 30... Qe8 [?] 31. Nf3 [the upcoming fxg6 wins. ] | ||||
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31. h4 Nd8 |
?? Alternative variation: 31... Qd8 [!?] 32. g5 hxg5 33. hxg5 Be5 | ||||
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32. g5 hxg5 33. h5 |
Alternative variation: 33. hxg5 [?] 33... Be5 [!] | ||||
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33... gxf5 |
Alternative variation: 33... gxh5 [?] 34. Nxh5 f6 35. Ne6 [+−] | ||||
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34. Ndxf5 Bxf5 35. Nxf5 Bxc3 36. Qxg5+ |
Alternative variation: 36. Qxc3 [??] 36... f6 37. h6 Nf7 [=] | ||||
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