Annotated chess game: Walking the Walk and Learning to Run Welcome MT #1

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Walking the Walk and Learning to Run Welcome MT #1
elyhim (2322) vs. dmaestro (1480)
Annotated by: elyhim (1200)
Chess opening: Pirc defence (B07)

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1. e4	Dmaestro decides to setup a defensive bastion behind the Pric defence. I have not



1... d6	I was fully expecting 1. ...c5 or 1. ...e5 but not this because this is too slow and allows white to build his ideal center.
	2 comments easy19 (1200) on 12-Dec-12: To me this is a Advance Caro Khan variation It is indeed slow but you can easily build a sturdy defense position cdeburca (1840) on 13-Dec-12: The Caro Kann is 1. ... c6 usually followed by 2. ... d5? This is a Pirc.


2. d4 Nd7	!? this is not very common for a good reason. Best are 2. ...Nf6 or 2. ...g6
	2 comments easy19 (1200) on 12-Dec-12: I would go for 2...e5 that would transpose it immediately back to a pirc defense with a lot of database moves to get inspiration from. As underdog you are hopelessly outgunned in unfamiliar positions. cdeburca (1840) on 13-Dec-12: 2. ... e5 would be the Philador's Defence?


3. Nf3	I continue to follow established opening principles.
	2 comments cdeburca (1840) on 14-Dec-12: It's not the Caro-Kann advance without a d5 push from black though? easy19 (1200) on 14-Dec-12: We are both correct cdeburca Because of the move order it starts as a pirc but it transposes in to a caro khan advance variation. it is just a matter of perspective i guess. EDIT > I WILL TAKE A OTHER LOOK AT THIS, I WAS FULLY CONVINCED THIS WAS/IS A TRANSPOSITION INTO THE CARO KHAN ADVANCE


3... c6 4. Bc4 Qc7	Despite black's lack of commitment in the center he is doing very well. His pawn structure is flexible rady to meet every threat from white in the center. Black lack of development is a small issue but he still has time to resolve that problem. In short the game is roughly equal.
	1 comment dmaestro (1647) on 13-Dec-12: This is a known basic position of this system. So far a roughly equal game.


5. O-O	My game check list 1. control the center 2. develop pieces to optimum squares 3. king safety. I now plan to switch gear and start building up an in the center with e4-e5 if black will allow it.



5... Ngf6	a good move
	3 comments easy19 (1200) on 12-Dec-12: I would have been tempted to play e6 here but the knight move just looks better. elyhim (1200) on 13-Dec-12: My honest opinion about this knight move is double edged. On the one hand it tempts white to play in the center too early. Yet it is risky because if black does not care precautions to prevent e4-e5 then he is done. dmaestro (1647) on 13-Dec-12: This is an obscure system, a sort of pirc/caro variant. Nf6 is good enough but you have to wait to see whether e6 or e5 is best. It is easy for black to lose if they are not precise.


6. Re1	6. e5? dxe5 7. Nxe5 Nxe5 8. Bf4 Bg4! =. The game move threatens 7. e5 for real.
	1 comment dmaestro (1647) on 13-Dec-12: Correct and I simply missed that you now threatened e5.


6... h6	?? Dmaestro's lack of commitment in the center finally comes to haunt him. Can you spot black's saving grace?
	5 comments wildfiree (2076) on 12-Dec-12: Maybe dmaestro should have played e5 himself stalhandske (2251) on 12-Dec-12: Actually, I think there may be several ways here by which black may avoid white's storm, at least for the moment, and 6....h6 is definitely not one of them! One is the simple 6....e6, but also various ways of chasing away the white LSB, e.g. 6....d5, or 6.....Nb6, or 6....b5 easy19 (1200) on 13-Dec-12: No he just has discovered the thread of Bg5 a thread that was there earlier. I he had played it on move 5...h6 it would have been fine, Making it later makes it a positional mistake. Aldo it is a small one. - In comment to Jkarp > The hole Caro Khan setup is defensebased in origin so you can not compare most of your game with this game jkarp blake78613 (1200) on 13-Dec-12: 6....e5 would be the Philidore Defense Hanharm Variation dmaestro (1647) on 13-Dec-12: Up to now black has a decent game.The fact is I moved carelessly and missed the import of Re1 and that e5! was possible now. In this type of position e6 is adequate and there are threat of nxe4 or b5 but you cannot afford to allow white e5. The move played is inferior. Jkarp is inexperienced but no this is not the same as the passive play I criticized to help you, it is a tactic error in an otherwise sound system related to the pirc/caro family, and being more obscure has practical value.


7. e5	The knockout punch.
	2 comments stalhandske (2251) on 12-Dec-12: Here white makes full use of his superior development, and the passivity of black dmaestro (1647) on 13-Dec-12: Agreed, chess blindness, I missed this.


7... dxe5	It is often morphy's law that mistakes come in pairs. Does black have a better idea?
	3 comments stalhandske (2251) on 12-Dec-12: 7....Nd5 would have been less destructive, and even 7....b5 is still playable easy19 (1200) on 12-Dec-12: he should have had a better idea. 7...Nd5 would trigger 8. exd6 Qxd6 and the game still on dmaestro (1647) on 13-Dec-12: Nd5 is essential but I still missed that I would lose the N.


8. dxe5 Nxe5	?? loses the knight. However, after 8. ...Nd5 is black ok?
	3 comments stalhandske (2251) on 12-Dec-12: 8.....Nxe5 is a blunder of course. S**t happens But even the proposed 8.....Nd5 (see above for 7....Nd5) can no longer save black's game. Because white then plays 9. e6 after which what happened earlier hits the fan easy19 (1200) on 12-Dec-12: HE could play on after Nd5 but the battle for the center would be a big setback. Running behind the fact usually not brings any advantages dmaestro (1647) on 13-Dec-12: I actually did not realize the N was lost!


9. Nxe5 e6 10. Bf4 Bd6 11. Nxf7	black resigns.
	4 comments easy19 (1200) on 12-Dec-12: I always keep wondering why so many mistakes are made in a row wen there is a small setback. Ok chances are bleak but still you can find and play your best moves and not just move. ( I always say you learn most from games you are loosing but you have to play them out in the best possible way. Giving up is like skipping your homework you do not learn anything. ) 31415 (1200) on 13-Dec-12: black game is a good example of what should never be...I'm not sure dmaestro agreed to make public this miserable game ! dmaestro (1647) on 13-Dec-12: The truth is I was not paying attention! I know better than to allow e5 at that point and should have resigned after losing the N. I did not even realize I lost the piece. But it is instructive even though I know better. After the correct move e6 black is not that bad. elyhim (1200) on 13-Dec-12: Indeed I think after ...e6 black would have a solid defensive structure that would be hard to crack.