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ANNOTATED GAME
Team Tournament 2006
bakerbaker (1795) vs. Aldrich (1700?)
Annotated by: bakerbaker (1200)
Chess opening: French (C02), advance, Milner-Barry gambit
bakerbaker (1795) vs. Aldrich (1700?)
Annotated by: bakerbaker (1200)
Chess opening: French (C02), advance, Milner-Barry gambit
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17. Nd6+ Kd8 18. Nxf7+ Ke8 |
Kc8 will reach the same position after my next move. | ||||
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19. Nd6+ Kd8 |
If the king had moved from c8 to b8 instead of e8 to d8, then I have Nc4 discovered check winning the queen. | ||||
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20. Be5 |
Takes away the threat on my rook with tempo. If Qxe5? then Nf7 wins the queen. | ||||
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20... d4 |
Black could also sac his queen for my rook leaving him with two rooks against my queen, but I would still have the compensation I have for the rook. | ||||
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21. Nxb7+ |
I've regained my pawns, and am only down a rook. | ||||
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21... Ke8 |
Kc8 will reach the same position. | ||||
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22. Nd6+ Kd8 23. Qxa8+ |
Now that I have won my rook back, Black has no material advantage, and I still have my active pieces. | ||||
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23... Nc8 |
Kc7 obviously loses to discovered attack. | ||||
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24. Rb1 |
Takes away the threat on my rook with tempo. | ||||
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24... Qxa3 25. Nf7+ |
Because of Black's underdeveloped position, I win a rook. | ||||
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25... Ke8 26. Qf3 |
Taking the rook will only complicate the game after Qxd3. And I can still win the rook eventually. | ||||
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26... Rg8 |
I can win the rook with Bxh7, but I'm not comfortable trading queens when I don't have many pawns on the board for the endgame. I choose the best way to win the rook while keeping my pieces active. | ||||
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27. Ng5 Qa2 |
Stops Qf7 | ||||
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28. Bxd4 |
Now material is even, but the terrible position of Black's underdeveloped rook will cause him to lose it. | ||||
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28... Bb4 |
Blocks my rook's open file, but it won't be enough to save the game. | ||||
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29. Ra1 |
I simply move my rook over and now I have dominating control of the a2-g8 diagonal, without even having a bishop on it! | ||||
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29... Qd2 30. Qf7+ Kd8 31. Qxg8+ |
Just look how I went from being DOWN a rook, and used my more actively placed pieces to win TWO rooks, leaving me UP a rook. | ||||
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31... Kc7 32. Qc4+ |
I still have a dominating position due to my active pieces. | ||||
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32... Kd8 33. Nf3 |
I was actually a little annoyed that Black resigned here. Even though I will use my superiorly placed pieces and extra rook to tactically crush his underdeveloped position, I would've had fun doing it, and just being handed a win isn't as fun. It's the thinking required to win the game that's fun, not the win itself. | ||||
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