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ANNOTATED GAME

your turn to be white, I think...
opus692 (1252) vs. daverap (1259)
Annotated by: opus692 (1200)
Chess opening: KP (C20), Indian opening
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A classic game very defensive until black fell for a trap that cost the game...
1. e4
AN elegent game that is over quickly

 
1... e5 2. d3 d5
Black pushes for an advantage unbalancing the board

 
3. Qf3 d4
with this move, black establishes control of territory deep in my end

 
4. b3
I prepare my house for the king

 
4... Bb4+
check

 
5. Nd2
my homebuilding plans are disrupted

 
5... Nd7 6. Bb2
but undeterred, I continue

 
6... Nb6 7. g3 Nh6 8. Bh3 Qg5
This move begins the series of moves that traps the queen

 
9. O-O-O Bg4 10. Bxg4 Nxg4 11. h4 Qg6 12. a3 Bxd2+
an exchange by black to thin the ranks

 
13. Rxd2 O-O 14. a4 c5 15. Ba3 Nd7 16. Kb1 a6 17. Nh3
I begin to shift my forces to king side and try to stop the advance of his army

 
17... b5 18. a5 b4 19. Bb2 Rab8 20. Ka2 Rb5
I see the threat and bring my castle

 
21. Ra1 Rxa5+ 22. Kb1 Rb5 23. Ng5 Nh2 24. Qg2
The idea is to trap the queen and kill her....by bringing the knight across and locking her escape route down

 
24... Ng4 25. Qh3 Ndf6
The first stage of the mission is accpomplished

 
26. Bc1 a5 27. c4 Rb7 28. Rxa5
Balance restored and attack repelled

 
28... Rc7 29. Rda2
By bringing my castle over I protect the rank against a double castle exchange and a certain loss.

 
29... Rcc8 30. Ra5a6 h6
with this move, black ensures that I have to move and my plan begins to break down...

 
31. Nf3 h5
this move guarantees that I capture the queen

 
32. Ng5 Kh8 33. Qf1 Rfe8 34. f4
by taking the pawn, I lose the innitiative. any other move is the wrong move

 
34... Ne3
So he moves the knight...now I have to decide to take the knight or if instead I cover my queen.

 
35. Qf3
I decide to cover my queen because I need the bishop to cover teh black diagonal

 

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