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ANNOTATED GAME

torpedo32's mini-tournament
torpedo32 (1578) vs. jamesdriggs (1796)
Annotated by: jamesdriggs (1886)
Chess opening: Petrov (C43), modern attack, main line
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6
My favorite responce. Petrov Defense (C42)
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3. d4 exd4 4. Qxd4
e5 would be better. I can harrass the queen.

 
4... Nc6
which I do

 
5. Qe3 Bb4+
I was looking to manouver the bishop to b6.

 
6. c3
This ties up a good square for the knight

 
6... Ba5
and forces my bishop closer to where I want it to be.

 
7. Bb5
White has to develope the kingside so he can castle. Was there a better square?
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7... O-O
King safety

 
8. Bxc6
2 moves to capture a piece that has moved once.

 
8... bxc6
I have doubled pawns to help support my center. the B file is open for the rook. I have the bishop pair. Only the queen and bishop left to develope. The bishp is ready to develope because white gave his bishop up for my knight. (lose of tempo). White has a pawn in the center His queen & 1 piece deveoped.

 
9. O-O
king safety

 
9... Re8
center control. move & threaten whites center pawn.

 
10. Nbd2
to bad the knight wasn't moved to c3. see move 6. now the bishop & rook are dead in the corner.

 
10... d5
trying to take control of the center. I don't know if I could have found something better.

 
11. e5
this loses the pawn

 
11... Ng4 12. Qf4 Bb6
finally I put the bishop where I wanted it since move 5. Woudl a sac on f2 work? don't know. never tried it.

 
13. Ng5
I don't think the sac would work now. I think he wants my f7 pawn.

 
13... Nxe5
I'll take the pawn I said he lost on move 11.

 
14. Re1
is there a fork on d3? It will lose to Qxf7 Kh8.

 
14... f6
no Qxf7 now.

 

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