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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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21. Rh1 |
Here comes trouble. | |||||||
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21... Rfg8 |
This seems foolish to me now. Never trade pieces when you're behind. I guess I was eying the pawn at g2. | |||||||
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22. Rh6+ |
This was smart as it forces me to consider losing the knight. | |||||||
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22... Kg7 |
My only move to save the knight. | |||||||
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23. Bg4 |
Stacked rooks make lots of power. | |||||||
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23... Ng5 |
I probably should have moved the rook into a support role at h8. | |||||||
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24. Bf5 |
White is slowly choking off my avenues of escape and tightening the board. | |||||||
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24... Rgh8 |
This move came too late. Now, I'm inviting a trade. | |||||||
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25. Rh6xh8 |
White is happy to trade. His position is better, he's up a pawn, and he's further advanced in the middle. | |||||||
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25... Rxh8 |
I had to respond to this point. | |||||||
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26. Rxh8 |
Again, white has the same decision. Why not trade? | |||||||
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26... Kxh8 |
What's black's strategy now? The open file is the g-file, so I probably should have been looking for ways to clog that line. Also, I should have been aware of the weakness of the position of the a-, c- and f-file pawns. | |||||||
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27. b4 |
White advances and pressures the knight into action. 27. .. Nxe4, 28. N/Bxf4 Nxb4 might have been interesting. | |||||||
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27... Nb7 |
This is the only safe non-sacrificial move. | |||||||
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28. Nb5 |
A knight fork that costs me a pawn. | |||||||
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28... a5 |
This only accelerates matters in white's favor. | |||||||
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29. a3 |
White gladly sets up the trade. | |||||||
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29... Kg7 |
I have no idea why I thought it would be helpful to advance the king up the h-file. Desperation? I now realize that this wasn't yet a clear win for white. | |||||||
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30. Nxc7 |
White takes his pawn. | |||||||
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30... Kh6 |
The king takes a walk in the park while the empire crumbles. | |||||||
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