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ANNOTATED GAME
Why is the Latvian Gambit Good for Black?
aci_duci (1694) vs. bleddy71 (1482)
Annotated by: bleddy71 (1200)
Chess opening: Latvian counter-gambit (C40)
aci_duci (1694) vs. bleddy71 (1482)
Annotated by: bleddy71 (1200)
Chess opening: Latvian counter-gambit (C40)
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45. Kxa6 |
Mission accomplished for White! | ||||||||||
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45... Bxe6 |
Now it is a two against one pawn majority in an opposite colored bishops game. Black does jis best to save the game by getting his king into a useful position and by taking advantage of the Bishop's ability to occupy both of white's queening squares. | ||||||||||
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46. Kb5 |
white clears the path for the a-pawn | ||||||||||
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46... Kg6 |
Black tries to get his king back to play defence. | ||||||||||
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47. a5 |
her it comes! | ||||||||||
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47... Kf7 |
Black gains a move on his king march by attacking the bishop... | ||||||||||
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48. Bd6 |
white gets the move back by attacking the pawn. | ||||||||||
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48... g2 |
Ok - Black's pawn is in position. | ||||||||||
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49. Bh2 |
And white puts his bishop on the best square. The other diagonal (g1-a7) would not have been as good because he wants to occupy the squares between the Black king and the white pawns). | ||||||||||
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49... Ke7 |
Black's king keeps moving into position. | ||||||||||
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50. Kc6 |
Shouldering Black's king - best move - like "boxing out" in basketball. | ||||||||||
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50... Bc4 |
Best move as it prevents the a-pawn's advance and blockades the c pawn. | ||||||||||
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51. Kb6 |
White allows Black's king in, but he wants to get that a-pawn moving as that is the key to his winning chances. | ||||||||||
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51... Kd8 |
Black takes the time to get better king position. | ||||||||||
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52. a6 |
Not the best move - White should have mobilized his king down to b8 - a safe square and one that would allow the queening of his pawn. | ||||||||||
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52... Kc8 |
Better king position. | ||||||||||
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53. a7 |
The pawn no longer has any support after Black's next move. | ||||||||||
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53... Bd5 |
White cannot queen the a-pawn now. | ||||||||||
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54. c4 |
White advances his other pawn - there is no way Black would take it of course. The bishop is needed, at every second, to watch over a8. | ||||||||||
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54... Ba8 |
best move. The a8 square is now occupied by black. | ||||||||||
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