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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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23. a3 |
pawn move? White should be more concerned about his queen. | |||||||
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23... Ng8 |
Black forces a queen exchange. Any space that the queen can move to is being attacked except h5. If Q-h5 then p-g6 wins the queen. This could be an easy mistake to make if white were to try and retain his queen and some chance of a win. | |||||||
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24. Qxe7 Nxe7 |
retake with the knight, not the rook as it leaves the back rank unprotected. | |||||||
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25. b4 |
a pawn push. White may be attempting to knock down black's kings pawns. | |||||||
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25... Nc2 |
fork of two pawns. Not a big threat in itself but it's a case of continuing to put on pressure and retain the initiative. | |||||||
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26. Rd3 |
A rook is not the best piece to use for defense. It and the queen are best suited to offense (the rook from a distance). | |||||||
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26... Rd8 |
attack the rook! | |||||||
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27. Be4 |
White then has to commit another piece to a defensive role. With fewer pieces remaining this will inevitably fail unless black makes a mistake. | |||||||
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27... Rxd3 |
exchange the rooks which will leave the pawn on a3 undefended. | |||||||
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28. Bxd3 Nxa3 |
and the pawn falls. | |||||||
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29. c5 |
White is moving the pawn away from danger so his bishop is free to attack the pawn on h7 - a chance to take some initiative. White may not have realised this yet though. | |||||||
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29... a6 |
? Black has missed the unprotected pawn and has started a pawn advance with the aim of promotion to a queen. | |||||||
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30. c6 |
?? White hasn't taken the pawn yet and has offered up his pawn for naught. Black at this point realises he has the unprotected pawn. | |||||||
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30... Nxc6 |
! Black is happy to take with his Knight and also force the loss of the white's pawn on b4 in exchange for one pawn on h7 ending up another pawn up instead of a pawn down. | |||||||
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31. Bxh7 Nxb4 32. Bf5+ |
White attempts to take the initiative with an easily evaded checking move. | |||||||
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32... Kd8 33. Be4 |
And now attacks the unprotected pawn. | |||||||
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33... b5 |
which can easily move to safety. Bishops and Knights are nowhere near as useful as rooks in the end game because they are much poorer at protecting or attacking a pawn that is attempting to promote. | |||||||
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34. h4 |
white attempts his own pawn advance on the other side. Perhaps his last chance. | |||||||
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34... Nc4 |
Black spots the risk and commits a Knight to the cause. Black is keeping his king free to help with pawn promotion, confident that he can manage the g and h pawns with the knight. | |||||||
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35. Ke2 |
White starts to move his king into action given the reduced risk of mate now. Pawn promotion has clearly become both sides goal. | |||||||
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