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ANNOTATED GAME
Round 5 of Burbank Championships
J. Stein (2088) vs. bakerbaker (1635)
Annotated by: bakerbaker (1200)
Chess opening: Old Benoni (A43), Franco-Benoni defence
J. Stein (2088) vs. bakerbaker (1635)
Annotated by: bakerbaker (1200)
Chess opening: Old Benoni (A43), Franco-Benoni defence
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15. Be3 |
If Bh2, then I play Bh6 with tempo and can get a slight initiative after Nf4, blocking White's dark bishop while attacking his light bishop. | ||||
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15... h6 |
I didn't want White to play g4 and g5 with tempo, so I stop g5. I also could've played f5, but I didn't feel comfortable going into a complicated position with such a good player. | ||||
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16. g4 Nhf6 17. Rb1 |
White wants to play b4, disturbing my strong c-pawn. | ||||
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17... b6 |
I make sure that my pawn has a suitable replacement. | ||||
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18. b4 h5 |
I'm not worried about g5 anymore because now my knight has the h7 retreat square. | ||||
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19. g5 Nh7 20. h4 |
A dubious move. The g-pawn doesn't really need a fourth defender. | ||||
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20... f6 |
I was hoping White would take the pawn, because Qxf6 forks the knights. | ||||
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21. bxc5 |
White is claiming the b-file, but I can always try to trade rooks, and I'll have a passed c-pawn after 21...bxc5. | ||||
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21... bxc5 |
I thought the position was equal here, but White's next move however, definitely gives me the upper hand with a nice and clear advantage. | ||||
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22. e5 |
White was probably happy here, because defending my g-pawn with queen allows e6-fork, and taking on e5 allows Bxg6 and Bxh5. So how did I ever win here? | ||||
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22... fxg5 |
I can afford to ignore the threat on g6, because I will take advantage of White's exposed king. | ||||
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23. Bxg6 |
White probably underestimated my intended kingside attack because of my rating. | ||||
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23... Qxf3 24. Bxe8 Nxe5 |
Even though I'm losing material-wise (my rook for his bishop), White's king is exposed and I am threatening Bh3 then mate. | ||||
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25. Qd1 |
White wants to trade queens, because then his king is in less danger, and he gets to keep his extra material. | ||||
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25... Qh3 |
My new threat is Nf3 . | ||||
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26. f4 |
White must free the f2 square to save his queen, otherwise Nf3 and White must give up his queen and lose. If White tries to stop Nf3 with Bxh5, then I can simply play g4, blocking the bishop. | ||||
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26... Nf3+ 27. Kf2 Qh2+ |
If 26. Bxh5 g4 had been played in this position, then White would have to play Kf1, and I'd play g3 winning because I'm threatening Bh3 and g2 | ||||
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28. Kxf3 |
If Kf1 then Bh3# | ||||
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28... Bg4+ |
White's attempt to save his queen has failed, so he resigned here. Plus e8 and c3 are hanging, and his king is even more exposed. | ||||
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