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ANNOTATED GAME

Second Round
qamar1 (1560) vs. abro (1614)
Annotated by: abro (1686)
Chess opening: Centre game, Kieseritsky variation (C21)
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1. e4
game with my very old and good friend.

 
1... e5 2. d4
Center Game.

 
2... exd4 3. Nf3
Qxd4 was main line. Black has two options now. Save the pawn. Don't save the pawn. There is no any reason/threat to not save the pawn. But Question is How i save my soldier? if 3. ... c5 then c3 dxc3 Nxc3 and Black got backward d pawn weak Q-side pawn structure back in development ... (Nc6 will transpose to Scotch Game)

 
3... Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 Qe7
Is this move better than Nc6? or Black should play any other move?

 
5. Bd3 Nc6 6. O-O
d-knight is free now. so it can move to b3 and pressure d4. also after a3 black bishop finds problems. while b3 knight is solid at b3 ... so

 
6... Bxd2
it is better to capture it now.

 
7. Bxd2 Qc5
this move makes Black back in development but if he wants to save pawn then this move is crucial because White could play Bb5, capturing N and then d pawn, this move also empty e7 square for g knight.

 
8. Re1
i think it is slow move.

 
8... Nge7 9. a3 Ng6
Knight ... at its destination ... at right time.

 
10. b4 Qb6
Q continues to guard the d pawn.

 
11. b5 Nce5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5
if Black's knight was not at g6 at right time, things could be different.

 
13. Bf1 c6
?! this is slow move, Black should simply play direct c5. but this move was played with intention that, if White capture this pawn then makes his two pawns isolated.
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14. a4 c5
he is not going to exchange pawns.

 
15. f4 Ng6 16. Qh5
Black cannot castle, because kingside is under raid.

 
16... d6 17. e5 dxe5 18. fxe5
better was f5 Ne7 and Rxe5 ... Looking at this variation, im wondering where Black went wrong, or trying to save the d pawn was wrong ...!?
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18... Qe6 19. Rac1 Qg4
Black wants to exchange some pieces as this decreases some pressure.

 
20. Qg5
no matter, at what place u want to be killed ... :)
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20... Qxg5 21. Bxg5 Bd7 22. c3 dxc3 23. Rxc3
ok... conclusion upto now ... Advantages to Black Black has 'extra pawn' plus 'passed' White has one isolated pawn. Advantages to White White has two bishops in open position. 2 plans either play h6, pushing bishop to less important square. but after h6 later if White wants to exchange his white bishop with knight then either black move the knight or he has to capture bishop with f pawn, and making white's isloated pawn ... passed and dangerous. other idea is moving the knight right now ...

 
23... Nf8 24. Bh4
(u know, c5 pawn is poisoned, as fork of knight, g5 bishop and c5 rook, so white moved bishop away to capture pawn now)

 
24... Ne6
this maneuver of knight makes center solid, Black doesn't need to castle now, as it is endgame it is better ... king in center. later or anytime knight can go to d4 ... a good outpost of knight. but temporary it blocks own bishop ...

 

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