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ANNOTATED GAME
The petulant Pawn
Paula's side vs. The other lot
Annotated by: charleshiggie
(2197)
Chess opening: French defence, Steiner variation (C00)
Paula's side vs. The other lot
Annotated by: charleshiggie
(2197)
Chess opening: French defence, Steiner variation (C00)
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"When can I be a queen daddy?"
Paula was daughter of the. As the king's pawn she normally got to start every game. But she was getting fed up of never becoming queen. | |||||
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1. e4 |
"When I get a chance to promote you dear, now just concentrate on the game." | ||||
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1... e6 2. c4 |
"Daddy that is not right. You are meant to play d4." "I wanted to try something else Paula." | ||||
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2... Nc6 3. Nf3 e5 4. Nc3 Bc5 5. Nxe5 |
"Oh goody, you have got rid of that pawn which was blocking me...." | ||||
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5... Nxe5 6. d4 Bd6 7. c5 Be7 8. dxe5 |
"Dad! Now there is another pawn in the way." "Good grief! Now I know what Nimzowitch was on about, and how pawns have a lust to expand!" | ||||
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8... Bxc5 9. Bc4 Ne7 |
"Just be patient and count your blessings Paula. It is a great honour to be part of the team. And look at the education you are getting. "Oh dad I know about backward pawns, isolated pawns, passed pawns, capturing pawns en passant. When do I get to be a queen?" | ||||
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10. O-O O-O 11. Na4 d6 12. Nxc5 dxc5 |
"Dad! You had the chance to get rid of the pawn which is in my way." "I know, but I felt it more important to double his pawns." | ||||
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13. Be3 b6 14. Qb3 Nc6 15. e6 |
"Bravo! The pawn in the way is going!" | ||||
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15... fxe6 16. Bxe6+ |
"And now I am a passed pawn. I am going to win this game for you daddy." | ||||
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16... Kh8 17. Rad1 Qf6 18. Bxc8 Raxc8 |
"I think you need a bit more support first Paula" | ||||
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19. f4 Rce8 20. e5 |
"Here we go here we go.... | ||||
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20... Qg6 21. Qd3 |
"That's right, get those queens off. I want to be the only queen on the board, when I get to the other side." | ||||
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21... Red8 22. Qxg6 hxg6 23. h4 |
"Good move dad! that stops him from playing g5 and removing my support." | ||||
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23... Nd4 24. Rd2 Nf5 25. Kf2 Nd4 26. g4 |
"mmmm we are on the march again, and his stupid knight can't go back to f5 again...." | ||||
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26... Rd5 27. Kg2 c6 28. b4 Ne6 |
"Dad! He is blockading me again, and with the best blockader, his knight." "Don't worry Paula, it is all under control." | ||||
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29. bxc5 Rxd2+ 30. Bxd2 Nxc5 31. Bb4 Rd8 32. Bxc5 bxc5 |
"Ha ha, all his pawns are doubled and/or isolated. We are going to win this, and I am going to win it for us!" | ||||
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33. Rc1 Rd2+ 34. Kf3 Rxa2 35. e6 |
"One step closer. Nearly there now." | ||||
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35... Kg8 |
"If only it wasn't for that big bad black king." | ||||
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36. Rxc5 Kf8 37. Rxc6 |
"We are a pawn up now.... one-nil one-nil....." | ||||
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37... Ke7 |
"Don't let him stop me daddy!" | ||||
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38. f5 |
"good more support, that is what I need" | ||||
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