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ANNOTATED GAME
Riot King Re-match!
gm_dursley (2186) vs. paddl3s (1921)
Annotated by: paddl3s (1200)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B21), Grand Prix attack
gm_dursley (2186) vs. paddl3s (1921)
Annotated by: paddl3s (1200)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B21), Grand Prix attack
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1. e4 c5 2. f4 Nc6 3. Nf3 |
I'd recently got ripped apart with this line by a 150 graded player in an OTB match where I played 3...d6 and was hit by an f4-f5 push very early. I've since had some coaching on the line by a player at my club and so was glad to be able to try it out! | |||||
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3... e6 4. Bb5 Nge7 |
The idea is to play g6 and fianchetto the black bishop and then kick out in the centre with d5. | |||||
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5. O-O a6 6. Be2 d5 |
Decided to break out with d5 before fianchettoing. | |||||
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7. d3 |
This is the best move. e5 and exd5 are better for black | |||||
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7... g6 8. c3 Bg7 9. Na3 |
Heading to c2. I'd have played the knight to d2 myself but there's nothing wrong with b1-a3-c2 | |||||
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9... O-O 10. Qe1 |
Preparing to bring the queen in to play on the kingside | |||||
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10... b5 |
Black's best counterplay in this variation is on the queenside | |||||
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11. Nc2 Bb7 12. e5 f6 |
Black has no troubles breaking open the centre here. All of my pieces are well placed for a positional battle in the middle. | |||||
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13. Qf2 |
An interesting idea, letting black take on e5 in exchange for my c5 pawn. Although better is exf6 or d4.. | |||||
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13... fxe5 14. Qxc5 exf4 15. Ng5 |
White wins his pawn back and looks to have a good position here, although black's position is favourable... | |||||
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15... Rf6 16. Bxf4 h6 |
Kicking the knight away to a bad square | |||||
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17. Nh3 d4 |
A critical move. Black cracks open the centre and weakens white's position.. It is not (as it seems) a free pawn. If 18 cxd4 ... Nd5! And white is in trouble, Bd6 is white's only move as if the bishop retreats then 19 ... Bf8! Wins the white the queen. And after 19 Bd6 ... Rc8 and black has a healthy advantage. | |||||
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18. c4 Rf5 |
White's 13 Qf2 isn't looking so great now. White's queen is exposed after taking on c5 and she cannot retreat to her comfort zone on the g1-a7 diagonal because of the strong d4 pawn and so is forced to retreat to a weak square on a3. | |||||
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19. Qa3 bxc4 20. dxc4 |
Black now has two very strong passed centre pawns. Perhaps better is 20 Bg4?! | |||||
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20... e5 |
The advance begins. | |||||
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21. Bg3 Rxf1+ |
I decided to trade the rook off before advancing the pawns any further | |||||
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22. Rxf1 e4 |
With the immediate threat of d3 along with the overwhelming space advantage that comes with having two pawns in such an empowering position. | |||||
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23. Bg4 d3 |
There is relatively little white can do to stop them.. | |||||
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24. Ne3 Qb6 |
Finally the black queen comes in to play | |||||
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25. Bf2 Bd4 |
The knight is an obstacle in the path of the two passed-pawns and so must be attacked. | |||||
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