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ANNOTATED GAME
Salvage a Draw from A Lost Cause
superglue (1510) vs. fedayn1 (1504)
Annotated by: superglue (1561)
Chess opening: QGA (D20), 3.e4
superglue (1510) vs. fedayn1 (1504)
Annotated by: superglue (1561)
Chess opening: QGA (D20), 3.e4
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1. d4 |
My first annotation...I thought that this was an interesting game in that I salvaged a draw from a game that I deserved to lose. d4 start which I enjoy... | |||||
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1... d5 2. c4 |
gambit | |||||
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2... dxc4 |
accepted | |||||
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3. e4 |
I always debate between e4 and e3. I like both but chose e4 here | |||||
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3... b5 |
We know where this is going once b5 happens. The queen side is ready to be destroyed and lead to a wide open board with congestion on the King side. Here we go... | |||||
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4. a4 c6 5. axb5 cxb5 6. b3 |
pretty standard exchanges | |||||
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6... cxb3 7. Bxb5+ |
I like my position here | |||||
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7... Bd7 8. Qxb3 |
I control the centre and have more pressure on black | |||||
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8... e6 |
Opens the diagonal | |||||
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9. Nf3 a6 10. Bxd7+ |
I could have went Bd4 maybe better than this exchange... | |||||
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10... Nxd7 |
White still has position | |||||
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11. O-O |
Did I castle too early?? | |||||
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11... Ngf6 12. Bg5 |
pressure | |||||
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12... h6 |
of course | |||||
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13. Bh4 |
hoping that he will open up the kingside as well | |||||
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13... Be7 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 |
exchange improves blacks position but I did not have many better options | |||||
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15. e5 Be7 16. Nbd2 |
time to clear the back line | |||||
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16... O-O 17. Rfc1 |
Gaining the column | |||||
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17... a5 |
pesky pawn | |||||
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18. g3 |
Here was a stupid move on my part. But wait more stupidity to follow...this move accomplished nothing | |||||
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