chess online
« TAP TO LOG IN

ANNOTATED GAME

League division D1
sevenarts (1356) vs. tedjj (1536)
Annotated by: sevenarts (1534)
Chess opening: Robatsch (modern) defence (B06)
Interactive Show all comments All annotated games View chessboard as:
Pages: 123456
21. Nxc7
so i take away the possibility of a fruitless bishop/knight exchange, and eliminate the linchpin in his pawn structure, forcing his rook to move too

 
21... Rxa2
that was easy to predict, and now he's forcing me to get my bishop out of danger too

 
22. Bd3
which i do
1 comment
 
22... e4
he goes on the attack again
1 comment
 
23. Bb1
and i move in on his rook

 
23... Rd2
he moves the rook out of danger and protects the d6 pawn, which he doubtless intends to move into a fast and furious piece exchange at d5
1 comment
 
24. Qb3
so i provide some reinforcements for that exchange

 
24... Nd7
and so does he, assuming he can move to e5 on the next turn

 
25. c5+
but things get a little disrupted here - he's in check and his pawn structure is threatened some more

 
25... Qf7
he realizes the threat and opts for a queen exchange so he can keep his edge

 
26. Qxf7+
the only possible wise decision is to accept, and i do
1 comment
 
26... Kxf7
so he completes the exchange

 
27. cxd6
now i've got a pawn exchange situation, and i opt for the d file since that gets his rook back out of my bottom rows for now

 
27... Rxd6
and his rook completes the exchange

 
28. Re1
i shore up the e file, which could let me gain both a bishop and a pawn from an exchange

 
28... f5
but he adds backup too

 
29. Ba2+
so i abandon the pawn and attack his king, hoping i can get at that back row somehow and use that abandoned knight to keep things moving

 
29... Kf6
happily, he obliges with a perfect fork for my knight - it's been sitting back there so long he's probably neglecting it in his calculations
2 comments
 
30. Ne8+
but i haven't forgotten and now he's out a rook

 
30... Ke7
he moves to make sure he'll at least take my knight in return

 

Pages: 123456