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- - The Annotation Project III - - Caught in a Mating Net
jstevens1 (1822) vs. 8ballphoenix (1586)
Annotated by: jotheblackqueen (1200)
Chess opening: Caro-Kann defence (B10)

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1. e4	Hi everyone! It has been quite a while since I have annotated a game, although I have been away on holiday for the best part of August and it has taken me a little while to get back into the swing of things. However, I am pleased to report a good win with the white pieces in the Master Mater's Annotation's Project Part 3. I will now give you the Gameknot Analysis link to enable you to follow this game more easily. http://gameknot.com/analyze-board.pl?bd=14263663&rnd=0.8295382966212421. I will then begin my commentary on Move 8.



1... c6 2. f4 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Ng5 Nf6 5. Bc4 Bg4 6. Qxg4 Nxg4 7. Bxf7+ Kd7	7. ..... Kd7 - forced move. This allows Fou Leblanc to win back a knight with Be6+.
	3 comments riwulof (1950) on 12-Sep-10: It's funny that according to GK computer, the starting position is lost for white. If I judge by tournament I and II results, it's 50-50. untateve (1200) on 13-Sep-10: I've played in all 3 of the Annotation Project Tourneys. So far, I think White's biggest advantage has been in this tourney. archduke_piccolo (2334) on 13-Sep-10: My observations seem to lead to the same inference reached by untateve: White get very good winning chances in this Caro-Kann line, especially after Black's choice of 8th move.


8. Be6+ Kc7	8. ...... Kc7 - with a pawn on c6 this response is the popular one. The other alternatives are Kd6 (not good because it does expose the BK on the open d column) and Ke1 which could allow repetition. Black must be careful after white whips off the black knight because my steed on g5 threatens to deliver a Royal Fork on e6.
	2 comments nuntar (1702) on 13-Sep-10: Looks to me like Kd6 would lose outright to Nf7+ ... and in the first Annotation Project (I don't know to what extent it's true in this one as I haven't followed any of the games) we found that Ke8 is extremely dangerous and White may be blowing a big advantage if he takes the draw. easy19 (1200) on 13-Sep-10: I can not afford myself a low draw in this tournament . so no matter what color i play wen the ke8 option is taken. i always be forced to take the more dangerous line.


9. Bxg4 Kb6 10. Ne6	10. Ne6 - this knight move is designed to make life very awkward for black to develop his pieces. After this, quick development on the part of white is required in order to go for the jugular, in this case the BK.



10... Qe8 11. Nc3 Nd7 12. d3	12. d3 - opens up the c1-h6 diagonal for Fou Lenoir. He could now go straight to e3 next turn to give a check on the BK exposing him still further.



12... Nc5 13. Be3	13. Be3 - development and pin. Now Henry has a choice of where to go. Kingside or queenside castling. I now delay the castling because I can win the knight on c5 getting enough material for the Wicked Witch of the West.
	2 comments black_cat_hamlet (1531) on 12-Sep-10: Not a good start for Black... already, the one thing he has - the material advantage - has disappeared! He ought to have blocked with the pawn, I think archduke_piccolo (2334) on 13-Sep-10: 12...Nc5? must be the error - there is no saving the knight after White's reponse. The pawn move 12...c5, although it cedes the d5 and b5 squares, might have given the BK more freedom. However, White has a plethora of fine attacking moves to choose from: 13.Nxe4; 13.b4; 13.Be3 ... among other possibilities. I really like 13.b4 in response to 12...c5. How about some sort of counterattack by 12...Qg6, then? It doesn't seem to help much, for example: 12...Qg6 13.h3!? a5 14.Be3+ c5 15.Nd5+ Kc6 (say) 16.Nxf8! and Black is in a very bad way.


13... Ka5 14. Bxc5 b6 15. b4+	15. b4+ - this move drives the BK back to a6 to face a Family Fork by my e6 knight moving to c7 with check. Note, if Julian (black) had not played b6 on his 14th move that check would have been mate!
	1 comment archduke_piccolo (2334) on 13-Sep-10: How thankless is Black's defensive task in this line? After his mistaken 12th move, Black has been dead lost, so vast are White's resources compared with Black's puny defensive prospects. Some disaster like this had to happen!


15... Ka6 16. Nc7+ Kb7 17. Nxe8 Rxe8	17. ...... Rxe8 - after all this I have a huge material plus of 6 points.



18. Bf2 e5 19. Nxe4 exf4 20. O-O	20. 0-0 - Finally Henry goes kingside to escape from the pin of the e8 rook. I am contemplating putting Fou Lenoir on d4 soon to hit out at g7 and uncover a rook attack on the pawn on f4.



20... Bxb4 21. a3 Be7 22. Bd4 c5 23. Be5	23. Be5 - Fou Lenoir bears down on the pawn on f4.



23... Bd8	23. ...... Bd8?? - this loses a R for N and black is already heavily down on material.



24. Nd6+ Ka6	24. ..... Ka6 - this move allows #4 and I announced it to my opponent after playing my next move, 25. Bc8+. Julian was given the option of resignation on the grounds of unavoidable mate and he took it. I will not give the moves that result in the checkmate but you could send me an e-mail and I will let you know if the answer is correct. It is good to weave a mating net around the enemy king, especially late in the game sans Glenda. I hope you have all had a good read. Bye for now. Joanne



25. Bc8+
	1 comment archduke_piccolo (2334) on 13-Sep-10: The Mate in Four I found is a nicely economical one: no fewer than 6 of white's 10 men 'counting coup' against the enemy monarch