Annotated chess game: Queen Huntin'

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Queen Huntin'
oops_you_lose (750) vs. itonnuk (1088)
Annotated by: oops_you_lose (1200)
Chess opening: French defence (C00)

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1. e4	White begins with the very solid 1. e4.



1... e6	Black responds with the rather meek 1 ...e6?
	4 comments binblaster (1200) on 13-Apr-12: This is the french defence. If played well it can hardly be described as meek. I think this shows why describing this opening as "meek" and a "mistake" is a bit too hasty: gameknot.com dragon_checkmate (1877) on 13-Apr-12: I agree with binblaster, it's WAY too early to mark most of the second moves as mistakes. dmaestro (1636) on 14-Apr-12: This is a good defense. Please study a little more before making such unfounded claims. the_hitch_hiker (1200) on 14-Apr-12: Indeed, describing it as meek actually just shows how little you know about chess openings, so perhaps at least check the Game Database before making such comments.


2. d4	Punishing black for his mistake and grabbing control of the center.
	2 comments binblaster (1200) on 13-Apr-12: Black's first move was no mistake... dmaestro (1636) on 14-Apr-12: No mistake, this is the standard position.


2... Qh4	Whoa! Black's getting ambitious!
	2 comments binblaster (1200) on 13-Apr-12: ...but this is a mistake. Black should have played 2. ...d5! dmaestro (1636) on 14-Apr-12: This is silly. After ...d5! Black is good


3. Nc3	White continues development among normal lines. A transition into a Danish Gambit main line is certainly possible here.
	2 comments dmaestro (1636) on 14-Apr-12: Nonsense. You can't get to a Danish Gambit from this position the_hitch_hiker (1200) on 14-Apr-12: lol


3... d5 4. Nf3	White plays the brilliant move 4. Nf3!, attacking Black's queen.
	2 comments binblaster (1200) on 13-Apr-12: Just goes to show why you shouldn't get your queen out early. dmaestro (1636) on 14-Apr-12: Qh4 was a very poor move, good job of attacking the Q however.


4... Qh5 5. Be2 dxe4 6. Nxe4 Nf6 7. Nfg5 Qh4	Terrible move! Black allows his queen to be trapped.
	1 comment dmaestro (1636) on 14-Apr-12: Either way Black is in trouble.


8. g3	8. g3!!! White takes full advantage of the overextended queen!
	1 comment dmaestro (1636) on 14-Apr-12: This move is obvious. Even !! is reserved for spectacularly surprising brilliant moves, !!! is just meaningless hyperbole.


8... Nxe4 9. gxh4 Nxg5 10. hxg5	White is ahead material, and now begins trading down pieces to arrive at a highly favorable endgame.



10... Nc6 11. Bf4 Bb4+ 12. c3 Bd6 13. Bxd6	Trading pieces.



13... cxd6 14. Bb5 O-O 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Qf3 d5 17. O-O-O Rb8 18. h4 f5 19. gxf6 e.p. Rxf6 20. Qg3 Rg6	Not realizing that his rook is hanging, black foolishly tries to harass White's queen. However, White was attentive this game, and grabs the rook.



21. Qxb8	At this point, a hardy "gg noob" was declared by White.
	1 comment the_hitch_hiker (1200) on 14-Apr-12: According to Gameknot, you are rated above 9% of active players on this site. Therefore as well it being rude and obnoxious, it also ironic that you call people 'noobs'.


21... Kf7	Black makes a desperate thrust with his monarch.



22. Qxc8 Kf6	And black resigns.
	1 comment dmaestro (1636) on 14-Apr-12: It is good to annotate games to learn. Nice win, However, bold assertions that simply study would show are not true do not improve your game.