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ANNOTATED GAME
Challenge from bittersweet_ballad
bittersweet_ballad (1855) vs. aqeel (1893)
Annotated by: bittersweet_ballad (1200)
Chess opening: Nimzo-Indian defence (E20)
bittersweet_ballad (1855) vs. aqeel (1893)
Annotated by: bittersweet_ballad (1200)
Chess opening: Nimzo-Indian defence (E20)
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24... Bc6 |
makes room for the N. Alternatively black could have played 24..Bxe4 | ||||
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25. Rfd2 Nb7 |
At this point I had to make a few important decisions. First of all I had to decide whether I wanted black to take my B. Nxd6 would leave me without my dark bishop. In this position, the dark bishop appears to be quite powerful. Placed on the a1-h8 diagonal, it could cause black problems. However if I moved the bishop, after a few moves black could advance the d-pawn (but if Nxd6, then Rxd6 keeps the d-pawn back, and weak). And there were also 2 options if I decided to move my B - I could either bring it to the b2 square through a3, or I could take it to f4, and then play Bh6 at some point. So at this junction, I was considering 3 moves: Ba3, Bf4 and a move in which I wouldn't move my B, probably Qb2 | ||||
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26. Ba3 |
This was a very difficult decision for me. I didn't play Qb2 because e5 by black didn't look good. I also didn't want to exchange much material right now, because I fealt that the pressure was on black, and exchanges would let some of the steam off. I didn't play Bf4 because it didn't seem to do much. Now black may be able to play d5 at some point, which would give him space, and strengthen his d-pawn. However white's bishop would be strong at b2. | ||||
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26... d5 27. cxd5 Bxd5 28. Qb1 Rd7 29. Bb2 Rc5 30. Qd3 |
Attacks a6, and threatens Qe3. After Qe3 white could play Bxd5, with the white Q eventually taking on e6, and leaving the black king in real danger. Maybe it was a bit premature for black to resign - the position however, does favour white quite heavily. | ||||
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