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ANNOTATED GAME
A48: King's Indian, East Indian defence
Keith Melbourne (USCF 1811) vs. rpilaud (USCF unr)
Annotated by: rpilaud (1200)
Chess opening: King's Indian (A48), East Indian defence
Keith Melbourne (USCF 1811) vs. rpilaud (USCF unr)
Annotated by: rpilaud (1200)
Chess opening: King's Indian (A48), East Indian defence
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11. d5 |
d5 seems to be the best move in this situation. I'll have to remember to plan for that. | |||||||
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11... h6 |
Nerves got to me. I fully recognized that the bishop and queen were stacked, and I simply blanked and thought I was protecting against that combination, when, obviously, I walked right into it. A terrible move that changed the entire complexion of the game. I certainly hope I'll never make this mistake again. :-) | |||||||
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12. Bxh6 |
He seemed almost apologetic in taking the pawn. I was embarassed, but decided to do what I can to try and fight back. | |||||||
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12... Bxh6 |
Looking back, I was already down the pawn, and there really wasn't anything to be gained from this for black. Doing nothing would have been better. While white could still capture, I wouldn't have to immediately deal with the queen. But, I captured thus inviting the queen into my court. | |||||||
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13. Qxh6 |
Never a pretty sight. | |||||||
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13... Nc5 |
Trying to recollect myself, I saw the possibility for a knight fork. | |||||||
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14. O-O-O |
He saw this thinly veiled threat and quickly long castled and eliminated any immediate threat by the knight. | |||||||
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14... Nh7 |
I guess I figured I'd have a better chance if we traded queens, so I set up the trade. | |||||||
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15. h4 |
He recognizes the plan and moves to stop it. | |||||||
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15... g5 |
I was rather proud of this little maneuver. h5 would only contribute to the possibility of trapping his own queen, so ... | |||||||
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16. hxg5 |
... he captures. In so doing, he's opened up the h-file to his rook. | |||||||
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16... Qxg5+ |
With the king in check, the queen trade is possible whether he takes immediately or not. | |||||||
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17. Kc2 |
He elects to make me choose to make the trade. In doing so, he avoids having my knight advance to g5. | |||||||
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17... Qxh6 |
I take the trade. | |||||||
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18. Rxh6 |
Now, the rooks are the big boys on the board. Unfortunately for black, white has a clear line on stacked rooks. | |||||||
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18... f6 |
I see the stacked rooks coming and try to get the king to the other side of the board. | |||||||
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19. Bh5 |
He sees this plan and wisely blocks it. | |||||||
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19... Kg7 |
I'm hoping he would move to allow me to get to f7. | |||||||
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20. Rg6+ |
He obliges. | |||||||
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20... Kf7 |
I think I'm home free ... | |||||||
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