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ANNOTATED GAME
Team match
hmsonne (1559) vs. crossquill (1636)
Annotated by: crossquill
(1722)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B21), Andreaschek gambit
hmsonne (1559) vs. crossquill (1636)
Annotated by: crossquill
(1722)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B21), Andreaschek gambit
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1. e4 c5 |
My usual response to e4 . . . | |||||
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2. d4 cxd4 |
I learned once the hard way that it's a good idea to take the pawn at d4. Allowing white's pawn to d5 leaves black all congested. Besides, if white's queen captures back at d4, it gives the initiative back to black. | |||||
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3. Qxd4 Nc6 |
Which is exactly what happened here. Pretty common stuff so far. | |||||
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4. Qd1 Nf6 5. Bd3 d5 6. exd5 |
Maybe Nc3 would have been better for white here instead of capturing at d5. | |||||
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6... Qxd5 |
Threatening Qxg2 and pinning the bishop, since Qxd1 will prevent white from castling. | |||||
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7. Nf3 Bg4 8. Be2 |
Now I'm starting to regret having my queen out so early. I hate to retreat, so . . . | |||||
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8... Nb4 |
Hoping that the threat of the knight fork at c2 will prevent the queen trade . . . | |||||
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9. Bd2 |
The first evidence that my opponent might be the type of player who avoids trades, at least with queens. | |||||
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9... Bxf3 |
That kingside knight seems so important to white's defense, and worth the trade if I can divert his bishop from e2. | |||||
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10. Bxf3 Qc4 |
Renewed attack on c2. | |||||
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11. Nc3 |
I think I was hoping for c3 instead, which would have allowed Nd3+. But white's good move here turns the tables for a long time. | |||||
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11... Rd8 12. Be2 Qh4 |
I have few places to hide. I didn't want Qe6, bottling up my e pawn. I thought about Qc1, but that seemed like such a retreat. I know I'm going to get chased around here. | |||||
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13. Bb5+ Nc6 |
Okay, forget about the fork at c2 then! :-) White is ahead in development and pretty clearly has the better game here. | |||||
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14. Bxc6+ bxc6 |
And the better pawn structure. :-( | |||||
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15. Qe2 |
This puts a damper on my hopes for Ng4 followed by an attack on f2. Now, maybe I better start to think about castling . . . | |||||
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15... g6 |
I am not a fiancetto player by nature. I guess I just thought it would make me safer in this case, since my queenside is so blown apart. | |||||
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16. g3 Qb4 |
Maybe I'm thinking after I play Bg7, I'll have pressure on b2 . . . and where else could I have gone? h3? d4? | |||||
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17. O-O-O |
Oooh, I'm thinking, b2, yum! | |||||
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17... Rb8 18. b3 e6 19. Nb1 |
And my threat is over for about the next 20 moves. Good defense by white, I think. Threatens my queen, prevents Qa3+. . . . | |||||
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19... Qb7 |
Okay, retreat! I hoped to play Bg2, followed by O-O, leading to a close tough game. . . . | |||||
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