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ANNOTATED GAME
Royal Foxtrot
algol vs. black
Annotated by: algol (1200)
Chess opening: KGA (C33), bishop's gambit, Maurian defence
algol vs. black
Annotated by: algol (1200)
Chess opening: KGA (C33), bishop's gambit, Maurian defence
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1. e4 |
Although I like strategical interesting games, this game does not have that. Instead it contains an interaction between the white queen and the black king which lasts nine moves and leads to the demise of the black queen. It is not unlike a dance - hence the title - and not devoid of some beauty. | ||||
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1... e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 |
My first try at the Bishop's Gambit variation of the King's Gambit Accepted. | ||||
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3... Nc6 4. Nf3 |
Already I have cold feet and I quickly try to get back to the Knight's Gambit (characterized by 3. Nf3 instead of 3. Bc4) of the KGA with which I am much more familiar. | ||||
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4... g5 5. d4 |
This position is normally reached via 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 Nc6 and black's 4-th move defines the Blachly Gambit (Blachly Defense would have been more appropriate). The stem game is Paulsen-Blachly, New York 1857. | ||||
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5... g4 6. c3 |
The sacrifice of Nf3 is quite similar to the Muzio gambit and the goal is an attack over the f-file - the main strategical theme of the King's Gambit. A strong center is also of importance, hence the support of d4 with c3. | ||||
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6... gxf3 7. O-O |
The rook wants to be on the soon to be opened f-file. Note that the black pawn which comes on g2 forms a strong shield for the white king. | ||||
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7... fxg2 8. Bxf7+ |
The last preparation to open the f-file, similar to the so called "Wild Muzio". White gets this highway into the black position at the cost of a mere two minor pieces! In his youth Steinitz loved attacking games. Here is a wonderful miniature where he dispatches his adversary with this opening: [Site "Vienna"] [Date "1860.??.??"] [White "Wilhelm Steinitz"] [Black "Lang"] 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 Nc6 5. d4 g4 6. c3 gxf3 7. O-O fxg2 8. Bxf7 Kxf7 9. Qh5 Ke7 10. Rxf4 Nh6 11. Rxf8 Qxf8 12. Bg5 Ke6 13. d5 Kd6 14. Nd2 Kc5 15. Be3 Kb5 16. Qe2 Ka5 17. Nb3 Ka4 18. Qc4 Nb4 19. Nc5 1-0 | ||||
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8... Ke7 |
Black declines to take the bait. | ||||
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9. Rxf4 |
The rook - being under attack from g2 - has the honour of opening the f-file. | ||||
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9... Bh6 |
Black develops and wants to trade material. That is often a good idea in the defense against this opening: White is in danger of running out of attacking pieces. For instance it takes quite a while before the white knight can join the raiding party (a disadvantage of 6. c3). | ||||
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10. Rf2 Bxc1 11. Qxc1 Nf6 |
After 11. ... d6 the black king is caught in a mating net starting with 12. Qg5 . And after 11. ... d5 the white queen has 12. Qg5 and 13. Qg7 snaring a piece without relinquishing the attack. So 11. .. Nf6 looks like the best defense. | ||||
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12. Bd5 |
12. Bd5 hoping for another shot at Qg5 if black is tempted to exchange more material. That would allow to get the black king in the open and in the reach of the reserves. | ||||
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12... Rf8 |
Black again refuses the bait... At this point I am thinking that I will be lucky if I escape defeat with a perpetual. If black gets d7-d6 in, it is over for white. This last point illustrates the importance of a single tempo in open games like this. | ||||
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13. e5 |
Attempting to get the perpetual. | ||||
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13... Nxd5 |
This time black needs to accept the sacrifice of the white bishop as refusal loses. | ||||
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14. Qg5+ |
Finally the main theme of this annotated game: The royal dance is starting!! The black king can not go to e6 as then 15. Qg4 Ke7 16. Qg7 wins the black rook (and also the queen since the escape Qh4 leads to the fall of the black monarch). On 14. ... Nf6 there follows 15. exf6 and the black king is toast, e.g. 15. .. Kf7 16. Qg7 Ke6 17. Re2 Kd5 18. Qg5 Kc4 19. b3 Kd3 20. Qd2# | ||||
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14... Ke8 15. Qh5+ |
If the white queen could now have given check on g6, then Qg7 with attack on Rf8 would be possible. So here is the idea: Move the dance to the h-file, eliminate h7 and then bring the dance back to the g-file. | ||||
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15... Ke7 16. Qxh7+ |
The first goal was easily obtained, now we need to switch back to the g-file while keeping in contact with the black king. | ||||
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16... Ke6 17. Qh3+ |
A quick trot to h3 | ||||
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17... Ke7 18. Qh4+ |
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