Annotated chess game: Pawns are important

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ANNOTATED GAME

Pawns are important
Opponent vs. Totema
Annotated by: totema (1200)
Chess opening: King's Indian defence, 3.Nc3 (E61)

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18. Nd2 e4

Now I open my bishops way and push pawn on same time which is usually good option if it is available.

19. Ra3

Good move that secures 3th rank from my pawns and gets rook out of my bishops way.

19... Ne5

Its always good to get knight on center of board as it is tricky one there.

20. g4

20.g4?! not the best option as 20.b6 Na6 21.bxa7 Rxa7 22.f3 exf3 23.Nxf3 is available. This move is bit inaccurate but It works if black takes the pawn by 20...fxg4 21.Bxg4 Nxg4 22.Qxg4 Qxg4 23.hxg4 Bxg4 24.Ncxe4. In this game I felt that this is not the best one but not bad one either.

20... Ng6

This is the correct answer in here as 20...f4 21.Ncxe4 Ng6(not 21.Ndxe4 Ng6) 22.Nf3 Nxh4 23.Nxh4 isint so effective for black and 20...fxg4 21.Bxg4 Nxg4 22.Qxg4 Qxg4 23.hxg4 Bxg4 24.Ncxe4 is horrible.

21. Bg3 f4

This is the only effective response which tries to win material against whites powerful queenside pawn storm as 21...Bxc3 22.Rxc3 Qg7 23.gxf5 Qxc3 24.Nxe4 Qg7 25.fxg6 gives white big advantage because his pieces are more active and his queenside pawns are dangerous-

22. Bh2 f3

Bxc3 is still out of question and by this move I win material but white has really powerful queenside play with his pawns so I must be really careful.

23. Ndxe4

My opponent used about 15min on these move and after the game he offered 23.Bxf3 but he couldnt find any good way to with it. After analysing we came up with example how this game could have continued 23.Bxf3 exf3 24.Nxf3 Nf4 25.Bxf4 Rxf4 26.Qd3 Rxg4 27.hxg4 Qxg4 28.Kh1 Qh3 29.Kg1 Bf5 30.Qd1 Bxc3 31.Rxc3 Kh8 32.Nd4 Rg8 33.Rg3 Rxg3 34.fxg3 Qxg3 35.Kh1 Qh4 36.Kg1 cxd4 with really difficult position to play.

23... fxe2 24. Nxe2

I myself favour this option by white more.

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24... Ne5

Now this move seemed to be dangerous as by 25.Bxe5 it opens my protection on queenside little bit and on this stage I had really passive pieces even that I was in material lead. I wasnt feeling comfortable at all because this was slow position where white just tries to push his pawns through my defense and I just could find any good kind of counterplay.

25. Bxe5

This was expected.

25... dxe5 26. Ne2g3

This position is really passive for me and I need to play accurately and try to find a good way out. White will even get my c5 pawn and that seemed to be really dangerous.

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26... Qf7

My computer favoured 26...Ne8 more.

27. Nxc5 Ne8

I was sure that I need to sacrifice material to stop this pawn storm, it is amazing how dangerous whites pawns are and this is good example of effective pawn pushing on queenside in Kings indian.

28. Nce4

White opens his pawns way.

28... Nf6

Now I offered a trade by thinking of playing queen to 6th rank which could be effective in stopping those pawns.

29. Nxf6+ Qxf6

White accepts the trade.

30. c5

Definetly the best move from view as white just keeps pushing and try to win somehing from queenside playing.

30... a6

Something needs to be done for these pawns.

31. Nh5

I was looking just 31.d6 and trying to think what I do after it and that is why this move became as a surprise. This moved seemed to be even more effective at the time but in my after analysis I think this move to be equal with 31.d6.

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