Annotated chess game: round 1 Wrexham Rapid Play

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round 1 Wrexham Rapid Play
Charles Higgie vs. Terry Burgess
Annotated by: charleshiggie

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Chess opening: Petrov (C42), French attack

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1. e4	I outgraded my opponent, so I play e4, hoping for a quick win.
	1 comment hamis (1717) on 25-Oct-10: well, it is rapid play and players are bound to make mistakes in this situations, in w/c tactics play a major role and strategy a minor role.


1... e5 2. Nf3 Nf6	Petrov's defence. It has a drawing reputation.
	1 comment kev_aa (1200) on 02-Feb-18: I am currently playing this opening as Black and gave up the pawn for very little compensation after 3. Nxe5 - d6 4. Nf3 I played 4...Nc6 because I vaguely remembered that snatching the white pawn on e4 is a BIG mistake. I know realize that 4...Nc6 is not even a book move!! Ooops!


3. Nxe5 Qe7	This is a little unusual. More common is d6. Nf6xe4 is a mistake, after Qe2 white has an advantage, as if black moves the knight again, white has the killing Nc6 discovered check, winning the black queen.
	1 comment damalfi (1200) on 16-Feb-11: You remembered of something I've learned and forgotten long ago. But I wouldn't have thought that the Petroff is drawish, it looks very tactical to me. But it is not more or less the same for white taking the e5 pawn?


4. Nf3 Qxe4+ 5. Be2 Bc5	This is a mistake, allowing white to develop with gain of time.
	1 comment damalfi (1200) on 16-Feb-11: Maybe just overlooked d4? But black has other moves, including maybe Qg4 o-o, but probably better the simple d5 or Nc6, waiting for the queen to be removed but gaining in the developement. Black is in a hurry to castle, but this is not wise at this point.


6. d4 Bb4+ 7. c3 Ba5 8. O-O	White is far ahead in development. I was surprised to find out later that this position was in the database of Gameknot games. h6 led to a white win in mpeople (1775) vs. vicerosa (1675) and O-O led to a draw in fasil50 (1699) vs. heru (1664). My opponent makes a mistake.
	1 comment damalfi (1200) on 16-Feb-11: The retirement of the black bishop is a mistake, too. Let's say he loses a tempo, but at least keeps the dsb on the big diagonal (c5 can come soon, anyway). Now white has more opened lines. The Nb2 can develop with two tempoes (one threathing the queen and the other the bishop), but has Re1 as his first plan.


8... d6 9. Bb5+	Probably best is now to move the king to d8 or f8 otherwise the black queen is lost



9... c6 10. Re1	Oops!



10... cxb5 11. Rxe4+ Nxe4 12. Qe2	Threatening the knight on e5 and the pawn on b5. f5 is probably best, as after Qxb5 Nc6 saves the bishop on a5
	1 comment damalfi (1200) on 16-Feb-11: Already a lost game for black, anyway... but black doesn't have to accept the knight loss so passively. I think that d5 was the best try, keeping material and trusting on Nc6 (not f5, for instance, or Bf5, of course, due to d5 on the pinned knight), but without avoiding Qxb5+, Nc6, Qxd5, Nf6.


12... Nc6 13. Qxe4+ Ne7	Now I want to get my rook to e1. Thankfully both the knight and the bishop can develop with gain of time.



14. Na3 a6 15. Bf4 Bc7 16. Re1	now he has to give up the knight.



16... O-O 17. Qxe7 Bg4 18. Qxc7 Bxf3 19. gxf3 a5 20. Nxb5 h6 21. Nxd6 b5 22. Re7 Kh8 23. Nxf7+ Kh7 24. Ng5+ Kg6 25. Rxg7+ Kh5 26. Qe5 Rae8 27. Ne6+	White resigns. Don't forget to leave your comments and rate my annotation! Many thanks
	3 comments matepok (1200) on 26-Oct-10: Why does White resign??? octupuse (1200) on 29-Oct-10: why does white resign 4rm mate in 3 damalfi (1200) on 16-Feb-11: Obviously he meant black resigns!