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ANNOTATED GAME
Team match
hmsonne (1559) vs. crossquill (1636)
Annotated by: crossquill
(1733)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B21), Andreaschek gambit
hmsonne (1559) vs. crossquill (1636)
Annotated by: crossquill
(1733)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B21), Andreaschek gambit
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36. Rxa7 |
But instead, pawn snatching. I think snatching the e pawn might have been better. | |||||
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36... Nb5 |
More harassment, buying time. Maybe I could go Nd4 next, keeping his other rook from invading. . . . | |||||
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37. Re7 |
??? Wouldn't Rxe6 be better here? I know there's no saving the e pawn in any case . . . | |||||
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37... g5 |
I really want to break up that pawn chain, open up the threat of Qf4+. It's a longshot, but what else do I have? | |||||
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38. Re1xe6 |
Yum! a pawn! | |||||
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38... gxf4 |
Give some breathing room over here! I still think Rxg7 here gives white the better game. My king would be completely exposed. | |||||
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39. Rb6 |
Instead he goes after my knight (and queen). I've got nowhere to go with the queen . . . but I think this is an example of white going after material instead of keeping his eyes on the prize--my king. To save my queen, and possibly the game, I launch a kamikaze attack. | |||||
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39... Rd1+ |
Since I own the long diagonal, white has no other move but to capture. | |||||
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40. Kxd1 Qd8+ |
Regaining the rook . . . | |||||
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41. Kc1 Qxe7 42. Rxb5 |
Again, going after material instead of playing good offense (or defense). Nd2 or even c3 would have probably held the game and the advantage for white. Instead he takes the knight and goes back up by 8 "points" (but of course, chess is not a game of points, is it?). BTW, white was smart in capturing with the rook, because Qxb5 would have allowed Qe1 mate. Hmm. What's going to happen? Here's where it gets REALLY interesting. I have the initiative, so I have to take it. | |||||
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42... Qe3+ 43. Qd2 |
I expected this. I think Kd1 would actually have been better though. It makes sense for him to force a trade since he's got such a clear advantage. I thought about trading and trying to get my pawn to queen, but it's impossible. So, to keep the initiative. . . . | |||||
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43... Qg1+ 44. Qd1 |
White's only move. I was hoping maybe to find a perpetual check and thereby a draw, but Qe3 could be answered once and for all by Nd2 (which is why it would have been better for white to make that move instead of taking my knight at move 42. Again, trading queens here is hopeless for black. I need a miracle. What could it be? | |||||
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44... Bb2+ |
Touche! This might be the move I'm most proud of since I started playing. What are white's options? If Kxb7, then Qxd1. Of course, that would be a bad move, right? So . . . | |||||
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45. Kd2 |
Save the queen . . . | |||||
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45... Qe3# |
Lose the game. And I couldn't have done it without that little hopeless pawn at f4. Of course, I couldn't have done it with some errors from my opponent. The lesson in this game? A big lead in material won't win by itself. Instead of going after more material, good defense or strong offense (against the king!) is the key. Thanks for reading. I'm interested in your insights and opinions too. --Crossquill | |||||
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