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ANNOTATED GAME
Team match
tag1153 (1522) vs. manhattan (1516)
Annotated by: tag1153
(1700)
Chess opening: Nimzo-Indian defence (E20)
tag1153 (1522) vs. manhattan (1516)
Annotated by: tag1153
(1700)
Chess opening: Nimzo-Indian defence (E20)
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This was a team match between the captains of Southern Chess and the New York Lovers. My good friend Janis played his usual great game against me, but this time I had enough to hold on for the win. For the record, manhattan's record against me is an awesome 13-5-4. | ||||||
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1. d4 |
My standard. | |||||
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1... Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 a6 |
Unorthadox, but solid. | |||||
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4. Nf3 h6 |
More defensive posturing. | |||||
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5. e4 d6 |
Black has committed himself to defending, and hopes to counter-attack later on. | |||||
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6. Bd3 Nc6 7. a3 |
0-0 was probably better. I made this move to prevent Nb4 saving my light squared bishop from moving again. | |||||
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7... Bd7 8. h3 |
Now I get defensive......my ex-wife used to say that about me all the time.........:) | |||||
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8... Be7 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O |
And we are both developed and castled........ | |||||
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10... e5 |
Black starts the fighting........ | |||||
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11. d5 |
With hopes of doubling his pawns after 11...Nd4 12. Nxd4 exd4 13. Bxd4. | |||||
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11... Na7 |
Janis is far too crafty for that..........I can see he is wanting to expand on the queenside........ | |||||
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12. b4 |
So I step up....... | |||||
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12... c6 13. a4 cxd5 14. cxd5 |
The c file is now up for grabs...... | |||||
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14... b6 |
? The telling move of the game. I don't know if black saw me capturing a6 or not. This weakness will be exploited severely for the next 49 moves (the rest of the game). | |||||
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15. Bxa6 Nc8 |
I think he realizes his error........ | |||||
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16. Bd3 |
White's light squared bishop retreats back to where he was, and my mindset is to start eliminating everything in sight - pressing my new found pawn advantage into a quick endgame. manhattan is no pushover though, and he struggles fiercely to resist. | |||||
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16... Qc7 |
Staking a claim on the c file....... | |||||
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17. Qb3 |
Protecting my knight, and setting up to load the c-file. | |||||
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17... Bd8 18. Rfc1 Qb7 19. b5 Ne7 |
This knight continues to try find a place to live. | |||||
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20. Ne2 Ng6 |
I'm thinking black wants to start a riot on the kingside. | |||||
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21. Nd2 Bc7 22. Nc3 Rfc8 23. Nc4 Ne8 24. Na2 |
Preparing Nb4 and pushing on the queenside..... | |||||
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