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ANNOTATED GAME
"Compromised Defense" is a BAD thing!
ethansiegel (1734) vs. dewars (1646)
Annotated by: ethansiegel
(1986)
Chess opening: Evans gambit (C52), compromised defence, Paulsen variation
ethansiegel (1734) vs. dewars (1646)
Annotated by: ethansiegel
(1986)
Chess opening: Evans gambit (C52), compromised defence, Paulsen variation
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34... f5 |
"Is your rook scared yet?" | ||||||
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35. Ne5 |
! (It's just a cute move) "Come on, take the rook!" (After ...fxe4 36. Nxg6 is decisive for white.) | ||||||
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35... Kg8 |
Honestly, this is probably the best move available, as it seems to prevent Nxg6. | ||||||
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36. Nxg6 |
!? WHAT? Seriously, I just played Nxg6 anyway. Even though he just prevented it. Why would I do that? Have I looked deeper? The answer is yes -- but not deep enough; I just get lucky! | ||||||
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36... hxg6 |
Looks really sketchy, because there's no way to save the queen and the rook. At this point, dewars says to me: "Hey! Now that's some real Southern hospitality!" Apparently talking about the free rook. | ||||||
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37. Qxg6 |
"Right, southern hospitality. Enjoy the free rook, it's very tasty!" | ||||||
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37... fxe4 |
Mmm... tasty rook. White looks like he's in trouble now -- two rooks are usually more than a match for a lone queen. But, in the end, white's positional superiority carries through EVEN TO THIS ENDGAME, and I get to say back... | ||||||
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38. Qe6+ |
"Enjoying the Southern hospitality?" Black only has three legal moves to choose from here: 38. ...Rf7? loses to 39. g6, and the rook falls. 38. ...Kh8? loses to 39. g6 Rf8-moves and there is no good defense to 40. Qh3 Kg8 41. Qh7 Kf8 (why the Rf8 has to move) 42. Qh8 Ke7 and then either 43. Qxb8 (if the Rf8 moved to somewhere else on the f-file) or 43. Qxg7 , mopping up the other black pawns and winning with unstoppable passed pawns. 38. ...Kh7 is black's only hope, and even then, white has 39. Qxe4 , where black still has to contend with an overwhelming white position, but if there is a line of escape for black, it resides in this line, and could turn my initial !? on 36. Nxg6 into a ?! if there is a way out. | ||||||
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38... Kh8 |
But in any case, it's moot, since black obviously missed white's murderous response... | ||||||
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39. g6 |
g6! I think that Qh3 is strong here, too... | ||||||
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39... Rbe8 |
...but Qh3 forces Kg8, and doesn't allow black the opportunity to make a fatal mistake like this. At this point (no joking this time), dewars thanked me for the 'hospitality' I had given him back. | ||||||
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40. Qh3+ |
"Err... it wasn't that hospitable as much as it was to gain one single tempo." | ||||||
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40... Kg8 |
"nevermind" | ||||||
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41. Qh7# |
Checkmate 1-0. So thanks to dewars for putting up with my putting *all* of these words into his mouth, and also for allowing me an opportunity to try inventing a new opening variation and to, perhaps, demonstrate that the compromised defense of the evans gambit is something no black player should ever play! Of course, people will continue to play it anyway, but I think it's really no good... what do YOU think? Message me or leave me comments and let me know! -Ethan | ||||||
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