Annotated chess game: Well and truly ................ Freddied!!!!

« TAP TO LOG IN

ANNOTATED GAME

Well and truly ................ Freddied!!!!
easy19 (2246) vs. jstevens1 (1755)
Annotated by: jotheblackqueen (1200)
Chess opening: Woozle defence (A43)

Interactive

•

Show all comments

•

All annotated games

•

View chessboard as:


1. d4	Hi everyone! Another session with Master Freddy which ended in a trouncing. Behold, Master Freddy gives me another lesson in how to execute a checkmating sequence, so it all ends with me copping Old Matey from him yet again! He starts off with d4 and I respond with an unusual reply c5 which is called The Old Benoni.



1... c5 2. d5 Nf6 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3	4. Nf3 - Freddy steers the opening into the Woozle Defense, whatever that is ... it's one of his fav's ..... sigh and double sigh!



4... e6 5. e4 exd5 6. exd5 a6	6. ......... a6 - to prevent an enemy knight or bishop settling on d5 and preparing a possible b5. Freddy puts the blockers on this idea by playing his pawn to a4 next turn.



7. a4 Be7 8. Be2 Bf5	8. ......... Bf5 - I trusted the World DB and Freddy exposed this as a weak, time wasting move. Freddy moved his knight to h4 and I had to either back up or move the bishop. I chose to move Fou Leblanc to d7. In retrospect would Qc1 have been a better choice. Jury please advise.
	2 comments nuntar (1702) on 24-Jan-09: I'm not sure to what extent "time-wasting" is accurate. Black loses one tempo by Bc8-f5-d7; White must lose two to return the knight to its only good square. dmaestro (1647) on 24-Jan-09: I don't think Nh4 is much to worry about. I might have tried ...b6 instead.


9. Nh4 Bd7 10. O-O O-O 11. a5 Ne8	11. ....... Ne8 - a Sneaky Knight move here (I am a member of that team and Gothicgirl is my skipper!), but (a test for the jury) what does it threaten?
	2 comments nuntar (1702) on 24-Jan-09: Not a very difficult test dmaestro (1647) on 24-Jan-09: I would consider Bc8, making white justify Nh4. You want d7 for the N.


12. Nf3 Bg4 13. Re1 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Bg5 15. Bxg5 Qxg5 16. Ne4 Qd8	16. ......... Qd8 - after a plethora of exchanges, Glenda returns to d8 and Nf6 is prepared for my next turn.
	3 comments dmaestro (1647) on 25-Jan-09: I am not sure how the exchanges helped Black. rjacobs (1691) on 26-Jan-09: I'd go further to say that they definitely helped White, whose position looks superior at this point. riwulof (1950) on 27-Jan-09: Bxf3 seems wrong. Frere Leblanc is a very skilled servant and should stay on the board ! Shouldn't white develop the stamping knight with Nd7 followed by Ndf6 or Ne5 instead ?


17. Qd2 Nf6 18. Qf4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Qc7	19. .......... Qc7. Next move I will play Nd7 and my rooks will be connected. The knight will then hop on to f6. But wait...... Freddy has other ideas!
	1 comment dmaestro (1647) on 25-Jan-09: Black is really cramped and the kingside is undefended. In hindsight, ...g6 might have offered more resistance.


20. Bxh7+	20. Bxh7 - ............. A SACRIFICE ON H7! Yup, it turns out to be the bog standard Greek Gift (Trojan Horse) sacrifice. I accept it because if I don't I will be a pawn down without sufficient play for it, but a post match pm from Freddy stated that this would have been the lesser of the two evils!
	1 comment dmaestro (1647) on 26-Jan-09: This is the classic position for this type of bishop sac. I don't know that declining would have made any difference. If ...Kh8 21 Qh4 Black is still in trouble.


20... Kxh7 21. Qh4+ Kg8 22. Re7 Nd7	22. .......... Nd7 - finally I manage to develop that horse, but I end up in deep horse dung!



23. Ra3	23. Ra3 - let's begin with a rook swinger. This rook is heading for h3 with a deadly line up of the Wicked Witch of the West and her castle. That is a sure recipie for copping Old Matey.



23... Rfd8 24. Rh3 Kf8	24. ....... Henry tries to escape but to no avail. Freddy plays his queen to g5 and tells me that I am going to be checkmated (Oh No, not that again!).



25. Qg5 g6 26. Rxf7+	26. Rxf7 .......... but Oh Yes! Freddy now announces #3 (he did tell me he had a # in 13 before I played g6). Could you the jury spot this mate in 13?
	1 comment riwulof (1950) on 27-Jan-09: I cannot see the mate in 13, but 1)Qg5 Kg8 2)Rh8+ ! KxR 3) Rxf7 Rg8 4) Rh5# Possibly some Nf6, RxQ Rd7, RxR would delay the mate but they are hopeless.


26... Kxf7 27. Rh7+ Ke8	27. .......... Ke8 - I am 6 points up in material but that is SFA when Henry is about to get the kiss of death! Just before I played Ke8, Freddy asked me to spot the mate in 3. Here are the other two variations that lead to the mate in 3:- Variation A 27. Rh7 Kg8 28. Qxg6 Kf8 29. Qf7# Variation B 27. Rh7 Kf8 28. Qf4 Kg8 29. Qf7# Variation B1 27. Rh7 Kf8 28. Qf4 Ke8 29. Qf7#



28. Qe7#	28. Qe7# - it's all over folks!
	1 comment rjacobs (1691) on 26-Jan-09: Not quite as embarrassing as my three piggies ordeal but nearly so!