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ANNOTATED GAME
Team match
lighttotheright (2181) vs. shajmaty (2190)
Annotated by: lighttotheright (1200)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B75), dragon, Yugoslav attack
lighttotheright (2181) vs. shajmaty (2190)
Annotated by: lighttotheright (1200)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B75), dragon, Yugoslav attack
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11. h5 |
I decided to play with confidence. This strategy probably works better over the board, then it does with correspondence. I thought my opponent would second guess himself and perhaps he did. The problem is that there was enough time for him to recover from any doubts he might of had. | ||||||||
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11... Nxd4 |
At this point, I knew I was losing control over the center. It was too late to do anything about it. These exchanges were about to kill my chances and I knew it. | ||||||||
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12. Bxd4 |
Forced | ||||||||
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12... e5 |
12. ... e5!! This maintains Black's initiative in an unclear position. It is especially good because it is sacrificial. | ||||||||
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13. h6 |
This game has just turned into 'Poker'. With 13. h6, I added an additional bet into the pot. | ||||||||
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13... exd4 |
Black now has good control over the center and the initiative. White is in trouble, but I still thought a draw was possible. | ||||||||
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14. hxg7 |
...maintains a modicum of material equality. | ||||||||
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14... Re8 |
Black has a strong attack down the center of the board. Re8 reinforces it. | ||||||||
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15. Nxe4 |
White must contest the center, even though this results in several isolated pawns. | ||||||||
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15... Nxe4 |
Now I must scramble for trades in material to maintain a draw. My problem is Black's King-side pawn formation. My only chance is promotion along the queen-side. Generally, you don't want to push the pawns on the side that you castled; but it is required here in this position. | ||||||||
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16. fxe4 |
Forced. | ||||||||
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16... Qf6 |
This maintains connection with the center while evacuating the d8 square for an eventual Rad8 move. | ||||||||
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17. Qxd4 |
I'm hoping for a queen trade here. It was possible that Black would have been satisfied with a draw; but he didn't take it. | ||||||||
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17... Qf4+ |
A queen trade would have given White some control over his destiny. This move allows Black to finish development with initiative. | ||||||||
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18. Kb1 |
I was under significant pressure here. I needed some improvement along the queen-side before allowing additional exchanges. | ||||||||
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18... Bg4 |
This seems almost too easy for Black. | ||||||||
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19. Re1 |
No matter what I do, White is in trouble. Development of my bishop is imperative, but Black is not allowing me enough time to do it. | ||||||||
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19... Rad8 |
This move was basically forced, but it is still good for Black - despite dropping the a7 pawn. | ||||||||
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20. Qxa7 |
At this point, I felt pretty good. I thought I had weathered most of the storm and had improved my queen-side position. Now I could afford to trade pieces, right? Wrong. Holding onto the g2 pawn was very important. It was going to be difficult doing so, while developing the bishop at the same time. I'm 'not out of the woods yet'. | ||||||||
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20... Qxe4 |
I cannot take the queen...else it is checkmate with Rd1#. | ||||||||
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