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ANNOTATED GAME
Team match
slebecnyer (1647) vs. e-motion (1658)
Annotated by: jugoslavija
(1970)
Chess opening: Reti opening (A05)
slebecnyer (1647) vs. e-motion (1658)
Annotated by: jugoslavija
(1970)
Chess opening: Reti opening (A05)
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1. Nf3 |
This was a team match. When we started I was actually higher ranked than slebecnyer. By the time we finished the game, slebecnyer had won 23 in a row (including an earlier game against me while playing black). He had reached a ranking of 1923 and it was clear I was over matched. I don't play much against this opening so he caught me by surprise right off the bat. I proceeded with caution. I am black.... | |||||
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1... Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. Nbd2 Nc6 5. c3 |
So far following the moves available at the chess database. | |||||
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5... e6 6. dxc5 |
At this point the game leaves the games available at the chess database. Our opening game becomes "unusual" (statistically speaking) by the 6th move. | |||||
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6... Bxc5 |
Clearing my King side for castling and position the Bishop quite aggressively. The bishop is vulnerable to b4 attack, however, slebecnyer doesn't seem to be concerned with the bishop .... at least not yet. | |||||
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7. Bb5 |
He is clearing his King side. | |||||
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7... Bd7 |
I continue to develop. | |||||
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8. O-O O-O 9. Nb3 |
Positions the Knight, and moves forward opening his dark Bishop (it was getting stuck there with the Knight on d2). So really a developmental move, while also attacking the vulnerable Bishop on c5. | |||||
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9... Bd6 |
Chose to retreat. Perhaps 9... Qe7 would have done more for me, however, I did not exploit that move much... or enough. | |||||
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10. Bd2 |
I noticed that higher ranked players tend to work toward strong development and develop as many strong pieces as possible before launching the attack. slebecnyer seemed to follow the same pattern. | |||||
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10... e5 |
In a way this "felt" like a weak move, almost a loss of tempo. However, I needed to open a lane for my light Bishop, at the same time I am threating with e4, opening my dark bishop lane as well. At that point I'd have a lot of artillery pointed in the direction of his King. | |||||
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11. c4 |
That was a concerning move cause the following c5 would be awkward for me to deal with. But I decide to attack as well. I felt well developed and ready to attack. | |||||
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11... a6 12. c5 axb5 13. cxd6 |
I liked this exchange, cause the pawn on d3 is now stranded and it is just a matter of time when it will fall. Meanwhile, I opened my a-file for the Rook. This doesn't seem that relevant now, but it will become very relevant later. From this point on I am actually looking to take advantage of this a-file opening. | |||||
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13... Bg4 |
Attacking the pawn on d3 and pinning the Knight. | |||||
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14. h3 |
Up to this point it's pretty even with possibly my slight advantage over the trapped pawn on d3.. However here the course of the match takes a turn with my aggressive: | |||||
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14... Bxh3 15. gxh3 |
I am starting to like this sacrifice more and more. It has brought me a lot of success in the past. Similarly, I have struggled to defend against this sacrifice as well. So now, I look much more aggressively to prevent the Bishop sacrifice by my opponents. Either way it is a both strong and an exciting move, and most of times dramatically changes the course of the match. It sure did this time. | |||||
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15... Qxd6 |
So basically I have just cleared his pawn defense on his King, with minimal material disadvantage. In addition, my Queen is getting ready to get into the action, and his King looks pretty blocked off by the pieces on his f-file. | |||||
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16. Qe2 |
With this move, I got impression that he still was not concerned that much by his lack of defense in front of his King. He is actually attacking. I thought that might have not been the best move, cause I was willing to sacrifice bunch of pawns to position my strong pieces in front of his King. I am sure not concerned with his attack of b5. | |||||
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16... Qd7 |
The menacing attack on h3. That had to grab his attention. | |||||
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17. Kg2 |
Yep. Pretty much forced. | |||||
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17... Ra4 |
I am ready to get that Rook in the action. Perfect opportunity to start bringing heavy artillery in front of his King. However, it's still not perfectly clear where this rook will fit, due to his 3rd row pieces. I still don't care that my b5 pawn is there for taking. I am actually using it as a bait. | |||||
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