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ANNOTATED GAME
What Makes A Bishop Bad?
bwaa (??) vs. finicius (??)
Annotated by: bwaa
(1873)
Chess opening: English, 1...Nf6 (Anglo-Indian defense) (A15)
bwaa (??) vs. finicius (??)
Annotated by: bwaa
(1873)
Chess opening: English, 1...Nf6 (Anglo-Indian defense) (A15)
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This is one of the longest blitz games I've played, with both of us getting right down to the wire on our timers. A big pawn block develops in the center and some slow positional play develops with two Bishops facing off against a Bishop and a Knight. I open with the English and the bind I set up on d5 leads to the central pawn structure the last fifty moves of the game revolve around. Thanks for the game, finicius! | ||||||
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1. c4 |
This is one of the longest blitz games I've played, with both of us getting right down to the wire on our timers. A big pawn block develops in the center and some slow positional play develops with two Bishops facing off against a Bishop and a Knight. I open with the English and the bind I set up on d5 leads to the central pawn structure the last fifty moves of the game revolve around. Thanks for the game, finicius! | |||||
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1... Nf6 2. g3 |
My preferred line in the English. | |||||
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2... d6 |
This is a little passive for my tastes. | |||||
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3. Bg2 c6 4. Nc3 |
Black's pawn on d6 makes me think he's intending ...e5 or ...c5, which could leave the d-pawn weakened and make it more difficult to advance to give Black's DSB space to maneuver. With that in mind, I choose a standard developing move that continues to bear down on d5. | |||||
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4... a6 |
This is a bit mysterious to me. It seems to indicate ...b5, but that doesn't actually seem to be a serious threat. | |||||
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5. e4 |
I don't want to let Black play ...d5 in the event he wins my c-pawn. His position is a little cramped; I want to keep it that way. | |||||
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5... e5 |
Black locks my king-pawn in place, but now his d-pawn is backward and weak. | |||||
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6. Nge2 |
I want to get ready to play d4, without blocking in my Bishop any more than necessary. | |||||
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6... Be6 |
Threatening c4. | |||||
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7. b3 |
Reinforcing c4. Another option would have been 7. e3, but I didn't want to tie the d-pawn to defense. | |||||
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7... c5 |
Black begins to lock d4 in return. d5 is now terrifically weak. | |||||
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8. O-O |
? I'm about to lose my chance to play d4, but I'm not pressed for time on castling. I should have played 8.d4 here, with the chance to advance to d5 if necessary, and preventing ...Nc6 for the time being (8.d4 Nc6 9.d5 wins a piece). | |||||
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8... Nc6 |
Now it is too late for d4. | |||||
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9. Bb2 Nd4 |
This starts the dominoes falling: the center is about to become very tough to navigate. | |||||
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10. Nxd4 exd4 11. Nd5 |
Moving up to a solid post on d5, expecting to open some space for my Bishop while preventing Black from advancing his doubled d-pawn and trading it off. | |||||
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11... Bxd5 12. exd5 Be7 |
Preparing to castle and staving off a check from a White Rook. | |||||
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13. Qe2 |
Not so much intended to pin the Bishop as to get the Queen moving towards a more active location. | |||||
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13... O-O 14. Rfe1 |
Threatening the Be7, though mostly as a formality to ensure he doesn't play anything surprising while I get a presence on the e-file. | |||||
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14... Re8 |
Logical. | |||||
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15. Qd3 |
I get the Queen out of the way of Black's Rook and begin to put a little pressure on d4 and h7. | |||||
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