Annotated chess game: Team match

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ANNOTATED GAME

Team match
jokolor (1867) vs. 9422m (1906)
Annotated by: 9422m (1200)
Chess opening: English (A30), symmetrical, hedgehog system

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1. c4	This is an English Opening by my opponent. It is also known as the "Bird's Eye" or "Reverse Sicilian" in the archives. The Sicilian is a good defense against e4 and actually it can even work as an offense--it is that good.
	1 comment blitzkov (1200) on 04-Nov-12: I play the Sicilian!


1... c5	When I get a reverse Sicilian open against me I find it is fine to mirror the open for awhile. So I did.
	1 comment blitzkov (1200) on 04-Nov-12: I've not yet decided on the opening for me to play against 1.c4


2. Nf3	This move is a bit different for me and mirroring may not be the best way to go; but I am not convinced, yet, that mirroring is a problem.



2... Nf6 3. g3	The fianchetto from White is a sort of Sicilian (reverse) Dragon. I am familiar with the Dragon as Black against e4. I am also a bit wary of using a fianchetto because this opens up the King's "box" in the event the King should be behind the fianchetto. Fianchettos are always risky business.



3... d6	Now I am reverting to a Sicilian and should be thinking hard about the Queen's Knight for development.
	1 comment l-d-j (1747) on 05-Nov-12: I like to play 3...d5, though it's also risky.


4. Bg2	White is completing the fianchetto.



4... Bd7	I thought getting the Queen's Bishop ready was better than dealing with her knight.



5. O-O	Now White has committed to residing the King under a "broken box (fianchetto)" and that (to me) is a weakness. In most, if not all of my Sicilian Defense records I rather try to avoid the Dragon. The Dragon with the fianchetto is classical (so I like it) but many times I find when using it (in the Sicilian Defense) I slowly lose or extend a game beyond reasonable time. I do not know all the proper moves by heart for the Dragon. I rarely see it today by any opponent. There must be a reason!



5... Nc6	This knight HAD to come out! It is part of the Sicilian Defense! (against a Sicilian sort of Offense!).



6. Nc3 g6	Well, now! It looks like I am reverting to a Dragon Sicilian! The board can be split in half (I.e. a-d; e-h) and the MIRROR comes back! Remember, I am defending here!



7. d4	From this move by White we are pretty even. The mistake from White comes at move Number 24 when White allows me to take advantage.....



7... cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bg7 9. Bg5 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Qd2 Rb8 13. Nd5 Bg7 14. Rad1 b5 15. cxb5 Rxb5 16. b3 O-O 17. Rdc1 Bf5 18. Rfd1 Kh7 19. e4 Bd7 20. Bf1 Rb8 21. Rc2 Rc8 22. Rdc1 Rxc2 23. Rxc2 f5 24. f3	This was an error by computer analysis. At the time of playing without the analysis I wanted to simply open the King's Rook downrange.
	3 comments 9422m (1200) on 04-Nov-12: Remember my fascination with the King's Gambit and how opening the King's Side Castling rook to ATTACK is part of the King's Gambit strategy--if the King does 0-0! The King's Gambit often will not let the King 0-0; but if it does then the game is in the bag with the OPEN King's Rook to go DOWNRANGE and make some heavy artillery fire! blitzkov (1200) on 04-Nov-12: Um, you seem to have skiped a lot of moves. eddeebee (2033) on 08-Nov-12: White's 20th Bf1 chsing the rook looks like a strategic mistake. Better to hold on to the long diagonal as you did. Also I think as white 23.QxR with the view to exchanging queens on c7 and penetrating black's 7th rank looks a better choice.


24... fxe4 25. fxe4 e6 26. Nf4 Qb6+	As you can see, things went out of control by this time for white. To the end. Always remember to protect your king before you make a move. John



27. Kg2 Bd4 28. a4 e5 29. Nd5 Qxb3	I just pushed my Queen into a checkmate position at the cost (if the game went on) of White's material. Black resigned.
	3 comments blitzkov (1200) on 04-Nov-12: Nice game! But don't you mean that White resigned? l-d-j (1747) on 05-Nov-12: That 24.f3 didn't look like a big mistake on a first glance, but it soon proved to be fatal. Well played. eddeebee (2033) on 08-Nov-12: 28.a4 is an odd move.simply weakens the W position further. perhaps better to develop the bishop to e3 or c4 Nice mating threat. Resigning then white's best move! Well played.