Annotated chess game: Team match

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ANNOTATED GAME

Team match
kewparknick (1381) vs. sdavis787 (1379)
Annotated by: kewparknick (1200)
Chess opening: Robatsch (modern) defence (B06)

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1. e4	this game culminated in a lucky checkmate, it is interesting
	1 comment kewparknick (1200) on 28-Dec-07: yeah right


1... g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. d4	gaining control of the centre



3... e6	stopping the advance of my d pawn
	2 comments dariustheking (1217) on 23-Jan-08: It was a big opening. archduke_piccolo (2340) on 09-Mar-09: In the early days of the Robatch (Modern) Defence, 3...e6 was quite often seen. Much less so nowadays, probably because Black might want to advance it 2 squares later, but also it seems to weaken the dark squares on Black's K-side rather more than Black can afford. Much more usual is 3...d6.


4. Nc3 b6 5. Bc4 Bb7 6. Bf4	the centre is mine at the moment
	1 comment archduke_piccolo (2340) on 09-Mar-09: True enough - but it is already under a crossfire from the bishops...


6... d6 7. O-O Ne7 8. Qe2 O-O 9. Qe3 Nd7 10. Ng5 Nf6 11. Qh3	looking for checkmate on h7 but it is blocked by the knight on f6



11... Bc8 12. e5	the knight cant move so it is mine
	1 comment archduke_piccolo (2340) on 09-Mar-09: Also getting in ahead of Black's threat to play 12...e5. Black ought probably to have played 11...h6, to force the knight away e.g. 11...h6 12.Nf6 Kh7 or maybe 12...Nh5.


12... dxe5 13. dxe5	the threat is still on



13... h6 14. exf6 e5	threatening my queen which i didnt see big mistake



15. Bxe5	HUGE MISTAKE, i had no intention of this
	1 comment archduke_piccolo (2340) on 09-Mar-09: This could have been played deliberately, as a very interesting speculative queen sacrifice. Other lines worth a long look were 15.fxg7 and 15.fxe7.


15... Bxh3 16. fxg7 Re8	moving his rook to safety, but is his king safe?



17. Bxf7#	checkmate, though a rather lucky one
	2 comments dariustheking (1217) on 23-Jan-08: A great mate. archduke_piccolo (2340) on 09-Mar-09: Remarkable finish!