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ANNOTATED GAME
Challenge from sycilmathai
benrous (1200) vs. sycilmathai (1443)
Annotated by: benrous (1200)
Chess opening: French (C11), Steinitz, Bradford attack
benrous (1200) vs. sycilmathai (1443)
Annotated by: benrous (1200)
Chess opening: French (C11), Steinitz, Bradford attack
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19. Qxc5 |
Forced. White cannot allow 19...Qxc2 . 19. Qd3 Nxe5 and threatening the white queen is a crushing attack. The only other option, 19. Rc1, may have been marginally better, but in either case black succeeds in trading queens. | ||||
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19... Bxc5 20. fxe6 |
The second time white has had initiative since 5. h4. Unable to protect the e pawn, white presses on with a doomed strategy. | ||||
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20... fxe6 21. Bg2 |
Pathetic. 21. Ne4 would have be nice but first the bishop must be moved to its only available square. | ||||
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21... Nxe5 22. Rhh1 |
Terrible. At least 22. g5 would have saved the pawn. It is hard to remember what I was trying to accomplish, but I do remember calculating that material could be equalized. | ||||
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22... Nxg4 23. Bh3 |
At last the bishop is in commission.... | ||||
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23... h5 |
...sort of. | ||||
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24. Nd4 Rf2 25. Nxe6 Ba3 |
Black now exploits the weakness of white's castle. | ||||
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26. Nd4 |
Serves the double purpose of protecting c2 and pinning black's knight. | ||||
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26... a6 27. Rhg1 Bc5 28. Bxg4 hxg4 29. Rxg4 Bxd4 30. Rgxd4 Rcxc2 31. Ra4 a5 32. Rxd5 Rce2 33. Rd1 |
White has equalized material but is completely hogtied. I considered myself lost in this position. | ||||
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33... Rfh2 34. Rc1 Kh7 |
Considered resignation at this point. With my king blockaded on the first rank and my rook pinned to the a file, I saw no way of stopping black's push. | ||||
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35. Rc6 |
Completely ineffective--a waiting move. Doesn't even brush back the tempo of the advance of the black king. | ||||
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35... Rh1+ 36. Rc1 Rxc1+ 37. Kxc1 Kh6 38. a3 Kh5 39. b4 |
?? I considered the h pawn lost, and thought this the only viable move, even though I anticipated the pinning 39. Re4. I just played on hoping for a blunder. Indeed, 39. Rd4 leads to all sorts of variations that look at least superficially closer to a draw. In the end my losing mentality seems to have done me in. | ||||
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39... Re4 40. Kc2 Kxh4 41. Kb3 g5 42. bxa5 Rxa4 43. Kxa4 bxa5 |
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