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ANNOTATED GAME
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bakerbaker (1589) vs. damacles (1596)
Annotated by: bakerbaker (1200)
Chess opening: French (C00), King's Indian attack
bakerbaker (1589) vs. damacles (1596)
Annotated by: bakerbaker (1200)
Chess opening: French (C00), King's Indian attack
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16. O-O-O Bd7 17. Nf1 |
Usually the best way to try for a swindling desperate attack, is to attack the king. I move my knight so that I can reach the good g6 square, with a better chance to swindle Black. | ||||||
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17... Qf8 18. Nf3h2 Rf2 19. Qe1 |
My position looks terrible! A lot of my pieces are on the back rank, and Black has control of the f-file. I thought for sure I would lose, but I didn't resign because there were so many pieces on the board, and material advantages are only useful with fewer pieces on the board. | ||||||
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19... Bb5 20. Bc2 |
Although trading bishops would take away Black's bishop pair, I must avoid trading my active pieces if I want to swindle Black. | ||||||
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20... Re2 21. Qg3 Rf2 |
Black probably didn't think very much on that move. He probably thought I had no chance to win because I'm down a piece, and just expected the game to win itself. | ||||||
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22. Ne3 Rf7 |
Why is Black retreating? He must think I'm going to resign any move now. | ||||||
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23. a4 Bc6 |
In just a few moves, the position has changed. Now I'm the one with all the active mobil pieces, and Black is the one with the cramped position. And material advantages are less useful in cramped positions, so I'm not really "totally" losing. Just losing. | ||||||
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24. Rhf1 |
I challenge the f-file. | ||||||
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24... a5 |
Another random move. Black thinks there is no way he could possibly lose, but his bad play continued, giving me a brilliant swindle I felt very happy about. | ||||||
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25. Nf3 b5 |
Black wants to open up files to my king, but he doesn't have very many active pieces there, so I am not worried. I have lots of active pieces on the kingside, so I should mainly focus there. | ||||||
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26. Nh4 |
I am eyeing the weak g-pawn. | ||||||
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26... Rxf1 27. Rxf1 Qc8 |
Black just gave me control of the f-file, so my chances to swindle Black are increased. Black is probably thinking, "why won't this guy just die." And is frustrated that his extra piece isn't helping him much. | ||||||
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28. Qf3 |
I don't care about losing my a-pawn, because I'm already down a piece, and a pawn won't make much difference. If I take the pawn, then Black can attack much faster, and I don't have time for my swindling attempt on the kingside. | ||||||
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28... bxa4 29. Neg2 |
I am headed for f4 where I attack the weak g-pawn. The key to getting a successful kingside attack is to first attack the pawns. | ||||||
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29... Be8 30. Nf4 Bf7 |
Another wasted move. Black doesn't want to work for his win and wants it to be handed to him. Black has an attack going on the queenside, and should've tried piling his heavy pieces on the b-file. | ||||||
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31. Qd3 |
Taking the a4 pawn just loses a tempo, deactivates my bishop, and material isn't important to me right now because I am working for a kingside attack. Don't let distractions like that keep you from carrying out your intended plans. | ||||||
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31... c5 |
Black is underestimating my swindling chances, and thinks anything he does will win because he has an extra piece and pawn. | ||||||
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32. Nxh5 |
If Black takes, then I will play Qh7 and g6, which gives me a lot more swindling chances than if he doesn't take my knight. | ||||||
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32... Nf5 |
Black is realizing now that I still have chances to win, and must neutralize these chances and win with his extra piece in the endgame. | ||||||
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33. Nxg7 |
It isn't good to trade when you're down material, but Black was threatening both my knights, so a trade was forced, and trading on f5 solidifies Black's kingside, lessening my swindling chances. | ||||||
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33... Nxh4 |
Not the best way to trade. My knight on g7 is much more powerful than my knight on h4. | ||||||
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