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ANNOTATED GAME
- Walking the Walk -
joveyboy1 (1294) vs. easy19 (2188)
Annotated by: joveyboy1 (1460)
Chess opening: English (A35), symmetrical variation
joveyboy1 (1294) vs. easy19 (2188)
Annotated by: joveyboy1 (1460)
Chess opening: English (A35), symmetrical variation
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(The ratings of the two players were their ratings when the game was started) Hey everyone, I'm back with it in annotating, and this game I think is a perfect way to resume my works! I got a challenge from easy19, a strong grand-master. I wasn't expecting one, but of course, I willingly accepted this Walking the Walk challenge! When he challenged me though, it was when my rating was on the rise. If you look at my rating graph, you can see that my rating was not so high not too long ago. I'm still making mistakes, but I still give it my best. I hope you all enjoy this game! Feel free to comment and rate. | ||||||
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1. c4 |
English Opening. This was my standard opening at the time. I recently changed it to King's Pawn though. | |||||
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1... c5 |
Black responds with English (A30), symmetrical variation. | |||||
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2. Nc3 |
White responds with the English (A34), symmetrical variation. | |||||
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2... Nc6 |
Black responds with the English (A35), symmetrical variation. I see why they call it the symmetrical variation lol. | |||||
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3. e3 |
This was, again, part of my original opening, which again, I have since changed. There's not anything wrong with this move though. | |||||
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3... d6 4. Nf3 |
If you've seen my recent past annotations, you can already tell how different my openings are, and I think they were changed for the better. | |||||
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4... Nf6 |
Not surprised to see all the knights out. | |||||
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5. h3 Bf5 |
At this point, the game is simply starting off as standard: Both sides are even, and both sides continue to develop. I'm glad I'm able to do that now. | |||||
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6. Be2 |
White prepares to castle. | |||||
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6... g6 |
Black is preparing to castle as well. | |||||
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7. O-O |
As expected, white castles. | |||||
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7... Bg7 8. b3 |
White continues to develop. | |||||
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8... O-O |
As expected, black castles. | |||||
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9. d3 |
This would actually be my first inaccuracy, or minor mistake. Some of you may not be able to see it now, so I will explain through the next couple of moves. | |||||
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9... Ne4 |
Take note that this is NOT a free knight. | |||||
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10. dxe4 |
I still take of course. | |||||
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10... Bxc3 |
Here's where that move I made on move 9 comes into play. See, when black moved his Knight to e4, his g7 Bishop was lined up for my c3 Knight. We see what happened next. Sounds like a simple exchange, but not exactly. I can't take black's LSB (Light Spaced Bishop) because his DSB (Dark Spaced Bishop) now targets my a1 rook. Of course I will move my rook. That move I made at move 9 did allow black to start to gain a bit of an advantage, but it could be worse. You will see the other reason why the move 9 move was an inaccuracy in a moment. | |||||
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11. Rb1 |
Of course, as I said, white will protect his rook. | |||||
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11... Bxe4 |
Here's the final result of white's inaccuracy earlier. Black gains a free pawn. It may only be a pawn and not matter that much, but since black is clearly getting a positional advantage, you can see now how 9. d3 was an inaccuracy. There is still plenty of game to go. | |||||
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12. Bd3 |
It's pretty obvious to me that black plans to exchange pieces. It's not always the case though, so I play this move to ensure the exchange. | |||||
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