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ANNOTATED GAME
Round 3 of Norwalk Championships
bakerbaker (1545) vs. R. Luchetta (1484)
Annotated by: bakerbaker (1200)
Chess opening: Alekhine's defence (B02), Scandinavian variation
bakerbaker (1545) vs. R. Luchetta (1484)
Annotated by: bakerbaker (1200)
Chess opening: Alekhine's defence (B02), Scandinavian variation
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13. Qd3 |
I am waiting for Black to castle, so now I am prepping my attack. | ||||||
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13... O-O |
Watch how I exploit Black for wrongfully castling. | ||||||
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14. Ne2 |
I need all my forces on the kingside to launch my crushing attack. | ||||||
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14... Bxf3 |
Black should be defending his kingside instead of helping me get my rook to the third rank where it can easily go to g3 or h3 to attack. | ||||||
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15. Rxf3 b6 |
Maybe Black could've stopped my coming attack and gotten another chance for counterplay, but if Black keeps making pointless moves like this, I don't think so. | ||||||
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16. Raf1 |
I bring my other rook to the open f-file so that it can get to the third rank via f3 when I decide where to put my f3-rook. | ||||||
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16... c5 |
Black's cheap attempts for counterplay don't bother me because c3 solidifies my centre. Black's best chance of survival is to defend, but it is still unlikely that Black can recover. | ||||||
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17. c3 |
I solidify my centre and Black has no counterplay to disturb my growing attack. Had Black castled correctly on the queenside, he may have had a chance to attack my kingside, where he has a majority of pawns. | ||||||
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17... a5 |
I didn't look for anything better for Black, but there may be moves which stall my attack. | ||||||
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18. Nf4 |
My plan is to play Nh5 Rg3 to pressure g7. And if Black tries to stop Nh5 with 18...g6, then I have 19. Nxg6 fxg6 20. Qxg6 Kh8 21. Qxh6 Kg8 22. Qg6 Kh8 23. Rh3 Bh4 24. Rf4 and Black can no longer block the mating path. | ||||||
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18... Qc7 |
I couldn't really see any moves for Black here. He is just sitting passively and waiting for me to finish my attack. | ||||||
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19. Nh5 g6 20. Rg3 |
I am threatening Rxg6 with mate in a few moves. | ||||||
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20... g5 |
I thought Kh7 was better, because my attack would take longer to carry out. | ||||||
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21. Nf6+ Bxf6 |
Forced because of Qh7# | ||||||
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22. Rxf6 |
Black's overextended pawns will fall, leaving Black's kingside completely opened. In endings with only queens and rooks on the board, an exposed king will often be mated or devastatingly attacked. | ||||||
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22... cxd4 |
I'm not going to dignify that with a response. | ||||||
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23. Rxh6 |
Threatening Qh7# again. | ||||||
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23... f6 |
I thought Black should've moved his rook and escaped with his king awhile ago. But 23...f6 loses much faster. | ||||||
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24. exf6 |
I have a new mating threat of Qg6. | ||||||
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24... Rf7 |
If Kf7 then Qg6# | ||||||
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