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ANNOTATED GAME
Challenge from paul_nicholls
paul_nicholls (1334) vs. michael_seymour (1200)
Annotated by: michael_seymour
(1671)
Chess opening: King's pawn game (C44)
paul_nicholls (1334) vs. michael_seymour (1200)
Annotated by: michael_seymour
(1671)
Chess opening: King's pawn game (C44)
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12... f5 |
I provide more support for my advanced knight with a pawn (the best support). This relieves my bishop from his defensive role. First step in consolidating my advantage. Note that this clears space on f6 for my knight to retreat without leaving my centre pawn unsupportable by another pawn. | |||||||
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13. g3 |
? weakening pawn move. much better to castle, giving his rook support and providing some defense given white is down by 4 points. | |||||||
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13... Nf6 |
I decide to use the extra time to extricate my queen from the pin. I first protect my bishop. Note that I could have done so with a knight on b4 but that would be vulnerable to a pawn attack and I would prefer white leave those pawns unmoved at this stage. | |||||||
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14. O-O |
finally white gets his defenses in order. | |||||||
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14... Qe7 |
My queen is free! I rejoice! | |||||||
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15. Qg5 |
?? White decides to pin my knight to my queen, but with the worst possible piece. His queen is too valuable for such tasks. Also he is at risk of being cut off and maybe losing his queen altogether. | |||||||
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15... f4 |
I threaten white's already weakened pawn defense and also trap his queen - the net is not complete though. | |||||||
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16. g4 |
? white attempts to avoid exchanges but this further restricts his queen's potential movements. | |||||||
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16... O-O-O |
queenside castle gets my king away from danger. Also provides added protection for my bishop. I can use this to force exchanges of pieces. | |||||||
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17. c4 |
Finally a pawn attack on the bishop. This should have been done to start with. | |||||||
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17... Bxf3 |
I go for exchanges. Maybe better would have been to retreat to e6 and place further pressure on white's queen. The reason I took this approach is the f3 is a perfect spot for a knight (forks king and queen!). | |||||||
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18. Bxf3 |
white retakes. | |||||||
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18... Nd4 |
I now move my knight into position, threatening his bishop. Note I ensured my knight has pawn support. | |||||||
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19. Bh1 |
White retreats his bishop. It is now going to be very difficult to lure his bishop away from defending this square (he has no other diagonals to move away from. | |||||||
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19... Rhe8 |
I provide support for my queen in case of the need for an exchange. | |||||||
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20. Rfe1 |
pins pawn to queen, but the pawn is unlikely to move off this file. | |||||||
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20... Ne2+ |
! If white captures with his rook (an easy mistake) then black can take white's rook on d1 I had given up on the king/queen fork given the position of white's remaining bishop. | |||||||
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21. Kf1 Rxd1 |
I use this opportunity to force exchange of rooks. | |||||||
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22. Rxd1 |
white retakes. Note the positioning of white's bishop, king and rook. His pawn on f2 defends two possible knight fork squares on e3 and g3. | |||||||
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22... Nd4 |
Black's knight retreats to his pawn support. | |||||||
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