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ANNOTATED GAME
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Charles L Higgie (2038) vs. penelope80 (1747)
Annotated by: charleshiggie
(2222)
Chess opening: Ruy Lopez (C89), Marshall counter-attack, 11...c6
Charles L Higgie (2038) vs. penelope80 (1747)
Annotated by: charleshiggie
(2222)
Chess opening: Ruy Lopez (C89), Marshall counter-attack, 11...c6
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1. e4 |
This was the second of games with this time limit - it is the longest setting on the blitz section. I had won the previous one, on the white side of a Nimzo-Indian fairly comfortably. As she had annotated that one http://gameknot.com/annotation.pl/real-time-game?gm=61234 I felt duty bound to annotate this one. | |||||
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1... e5 |
I opened e2-e4 to make a change. I had opened d2-d4 against her in our previous game. Maybe my first mistake? | |||||
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2. Nf3 |
I stick with the main move. | |||||
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2... Nc6 |
So does she. It did cross my mind to deliberately lose this game, to my lovely opponent, to encourage her. Then I thought "well she would never respect me if she found out I deliberately lost", but as it happened, I lost anyway! | |||||
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3. Bb5 |
So I play the Spanish, considered best. | |||||
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3... a6 |
And this is the most common reply. | |||||
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4. Ba4 |
I retreat. | |||||
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4... Nf6 |
She hits e4. | |||||
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5. O-O |
I castle. | |||||
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5... Be7 |
She plays the closed variation, as opposed to the open variation, starting with Nxe4. | |||||
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6. Re1 |
So Protect e4. | |||||
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6... b5 |
She hits my bishop. | |||||
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7. Bb3 |
I retreat. | |||||
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7... O-O |
She castles. | |||||
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8. c3 |
I prepare d2-d4. | |||||
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8... d5 |
She plays the Marshall Attack https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruy_Lopez#Marshall_Attack | |||||
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9. exd5 |
It would be ungallant to refuse a pawn from such a charming lady. | |||||
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9... Nxd5 |
She takes back. | |||||
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10. Nxe5 |
I take again. | |||||
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10... Nxe5 |
She takes back. | |||||
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