Annotated chess game: Youth Championship

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ANNOTATED GAME

Youth Championship
White (2080) vs. Peter (1520)
Annotated by: peter91 (1880)
Chess opening: King's Indian (E75), Averbakh, main line

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1. d4

This is a game at the Dutch youth championship. I'm black and play against an opponent with a rating of 2080. My rating then was 1520 (Although it should be about 1800 I think). After the opening I'm standing worse, and start to play for a draw, at which I succeed in the end.

1... Nf6

I'm still trying to find a way to play against 1.d4 which I like. I've tried several things and at the time I played King Indian. I didn't really know much of the opening and I now play differently against d4 (Albin Counter gambit).

2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5

Up to this point I new how to play, but this move was a bit new for me. I played c5 here since after e5, the normal move most of the times, 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Nd5 black is clearly worse and already losing material.

6... c5 7. d5 e6

I believe the main line runs 7. ... h6, but I didn't know that, and this move seemed good.

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8. Qd2 exd5 9. exd5 Re8 10. Nf3 Bg4

I knew that because of this move I would have to exchange my bishop for a knight, I didn't see anything else. I don't think it's a bad move because the knight could be more usefull in this position because of the linked pawns. Also, I needed to bring my bishop out and exchange pieces because my position is a bit cramped.

11. O-O Nbd7 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nb6

I needed a plan here, but didn't really have one. Nb6 isn't a good move as the knight doesn't really do anything on b6. perhaps better was Qb6, perhaps followed by doubling the rooks on the e-file.

14. Be2 Qd7 15. Bd3 Na4

Trying to trade more pieces. White can't really since I don't think he wants the double c-pawn.

16. Nxa4 Qxa4 17. b3 Qd7

Perhaps a better idea here wasn Qb4. After 18. Qxb4 cxb4 and idea for me is Nf6-d7-c5 and my bishop and knight are actively placed. I don't think the I'm worse then. A drawback of Qd7 is that my knight less room.

18. Rae1 Rxe1

I think I shouldn't have traded the rooks, but first do Qc7. This creates the possibility Nf6-d7-e5. I don't need to hurry to trade the rooks.

19. Rxe1 Re8 20. Kf1 Nh5

I should've played Rxe1 here and after that Qc7 and the knight manouvre. Nh5 is rather useless and only give white time to get a better position.

21. Rxe8+ Qxe8 22. g4 Nf6 23. Qf4 Qe7

Now the knight can't go to d7 because the pawn on d6 was attacked. My position is getter and from this moment I'm only playing for a draw.

24. a4

This was a bad move as it blocks the queenside. I can now close the queenside which in the later endgame helps me getting a draw.

24... b6 25. f3 Qe5

Perhaps I first should've done a5 here to completely block the queen side because later he can use the fact that it isn't completely blocked.

26. Qxe5 dxe5

My hopes for a draw were big now. My plan was the moves h6, g5, Nf6-e8-d6, f6, and a5. If I would get the time for that, it would be a complete draw.

27. Ke2 h6

I think a5 might have been better here. I thought that h6 would give me the time to also close the kingside, but I didn't see the next move.

28. Bd2

This threatens to break open the queenside, so I need to close that. This gives white the time to try something.

28... a5 29. f4

With this move, white might get some opportunities. I still think it's a draw, but two moves ago I thought, that it was all certain already.

29... Nd7 30. Kf3 Kf8 31. Ke4 Ke7 32. fxe5 Nxe5 33. Bxh6

I hadn't seen this coming, but I don't think it's that good. I lose a pawn, but I can also exchange a piece after which a draw get closer.

33... Bxh6

Nxd3 was far worse. After 34. Bxg7 Nc1 35. h4 Nxb3 36. h5 white is winning.

34. Kxe5 Bg7+ 35. Ke4

I didn't understand why he went to e4 as he goes to f4 the next move, but I don't now if it mattered anymore.

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