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ANNOTATED GAME
2007 Alabama State Championship (rd #1)
Ronnie B. (1329) vs. Thomas G. (1419)
Annotated by: tag1153
(1700)
Chess opening: Queen's pawn game (A46)
Ronnie B. (1329) vs. Thomas G. (1419)
Annotated by: tag1153
(1700)
Chess opening: Queen's pawn game (A46)
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12. Bxf8 |
Of course. | ||||||||
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12... Kxf8 13. h3 |
?! I kind of questioned this one. Why disrupt a position that can safely be castled into? h3 does prevent black getting to g4 with a knight, but why commit so early? | ||||||||
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13... Bh5 |
Giving my opponent the opportunity to start over extending. Will he take it? | ||||||||
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14. g4 |
He does, and makes a huge commitment on the kingside. Now if I can just find a way to exploit it. | ||||||||
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14... Bg6 15. a4 |
Perhaps now a little hesitant of 0-0, white now tries to free his Ra1 as b1 is being attacked. | ||||||||
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15... Ke7 |
It's taking forever, but I'm trying to get castled:) | ||||||||
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16. Qa3+ |
Yes, I see the possibilty of having to dodge a few checks, but they are easily rebuffed. | ||||||||
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16... Kd7 17. Ne5+ Nxe5 18. dxe5 Ne4 |
As this knight protects d5, black is encouraged it take it so he can play Qd6. | ||||||||
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19. Nxe4 Bxe4 |
White now gets his chance to play Qd6 , but sees that it will run out of gas. Meanwhile, he loses the exchange. | ||||||||
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20. O-O |
Correct. Get the king to safety and protect the exchange. The check might still get to be played. | ||||||||
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20... Rb3 |
! Hitting the enemy queen and the weak c pawn. White is gonna strut around for a bit, but because of the limited scope of his pieces I should be able to evade him successfully and get my Rh8 over and into play. | ||||||||
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21. Qd6+ |
"Hey big guy....buy a lady a drink?" | ||||||||
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21... Kc8 |
"You're no lady. Leave me alone. You're drunk." | ||||||||
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22. Qc6+ |
"I'm not drunk. I'm in the mood to mate." | ||||||||
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22... Qc7 |
"Oh, no you didn't! That's MY man!" | ||||||||
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23. Qa6+ Kd7 |
And the frisky queen strikes out. | ||||||||
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24. Rac1 |
Protecting the vulnerable c pawn. This was one of those classic "Which rook do I move?" decisions for my opponent. Better him than me:) | ||||||||
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24... Rhb8 |
Ok, the gang's all here. Time to get to work........... | ||||||||
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25. f4 |
Protecting his "hanging" e pawn (but I have no intent of taking it). Perhaps also consistent with the best pawn structure he could hope for. | ||||||||
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25... Qc5 |
White's e3 pawn is weak. | ||||||||
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