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ANNOTATED GAME
Trying to break down the thought process for beginners.
tassiac (1710) vs. toiletduck1 (1806)
Annotated by: toiletduck1 (1200)
Chess opening: QGD Slav defence (D10)
tassiac (1710) vs. toiletduck1 (1806)
Annotated by: toiletduck1 (1200)
Chess opening: QGD Slav defence (D10)
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15. Bxf3 Bb4 |
Be5 is also good. WT has a cramped position. | ||||
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16. Qc1 |
Only reasonable option. | ||||
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16... Rxd2 |
?! The question mark comes before the exclamation unfortunately. Although at the time I was certain it was sound.. | ||||
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17. Qxd2 Qa5 18. Rec1 |
Also forced. | ||||
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18... Rd8 19. Qb2 |
Forced again. | ||||
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19... Rd3 |
I was certain here I was going to win a Knight and Bishop for a Rook at least, but I got lucky. WT can wriggle out of the hole. Find the correct move and why it was correct. | ||||
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20. Ne2 |
The ultimate and unfortunate losing move. You may have spotted Na4, it's not particularly spectacular, but did you find the reason for why it was good here? It seems that Ne2 and Na4 do the same job, but retract the move and take a closer look at the position: His Queen has to fall now with Rd2 and I must admit I just stopped my analysis there and presumed I had got the advantage full stop, but after 20. Na4 Rd2 21. Qxd2 Bxd2 22. Rc5! The trick is to look at what squares your Knight would control on a4- You will notice c5 and then see how vulnerable my Q and B are to a fork. Think "if I could just get my Rook to c5, I would gain a Bishop". But there is one obstacle standing in your path: that annoying Bishop on b4, if only it wasn't there then it's happy days! Therefore you will no longer fear moves such as Rd2, because you know once that Bishop is gone from B4 your plan can come to fruition. Another reason is that here if Rd2 wasn't possible Ba3 would recover the situation and win back my material, Na4 also stops any Ba3 ideas. So all in all a multi-purpose move which you will trust on yourself to find consistently with this mindset. Comment from Dmisra (1512): Na4 is brilliant but still has hurdles, for the way I see it- 20. Na4 Rd2 21. Qxd2 Bxd2 22. Rc5. What if black now plays b5!! The white rook takes black bishop on f5, black moves his pawn g6 and the white rook dare not take the knight ( because of.... Bc3) and is somewhat trapped in the middle of the board and gets harried around in a complicated middle game. The rook can escape but the white knight pinned on a4 is lost. Then, white has 2 rooks vs a queen and a knight - can white still win?? Comment from me: Good analysis, I didn't spot that 1. But I never claimed the game was won for White after the combination. Black still has play, but will remain at a material disadvantage, even after your creative line. | ||||
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20... Rd2 |
Anyway he missed it. The rest of the game is simple, so I'll leave it there, thx to Graham for the game and I hope you enjoyed it. | ||||
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21. Qd4 Rxd4 22. exd4 Be4 23. Rc4 Bd3 24. Rcc1 Bxe2 25. Bxe2 Bc3 26. Rab1 Qxa2 27. Bd3 Bxd4 28. Rce1 Bxf2+ |
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