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ANNOTATED GAME
SCCF Championship
bakerbaker (1795) vs. Haochi (1791)
Annotated by: bakerbaker (1200)
Chess opening: Caro-Kann (B10), anti-Caro-Kann defence
bakerbaker (1795) vs. Haochi (1791)
Annotated by: bakerbaker (1200)
Chess opening: Caro-Kann (B10), anti-Caro-Kann defence
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1. e4 |
This game shows how I exploited my opponent's overextended position, when he tried to kingside pawnstorm me. | ||||
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1... c6 |
Me, and many others consider this opening passive, but I guess it's playable. | ||||
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2. c4 |
Slightly better is d4, leading to classical Caro-Kann positions, but since I'm familiar with this variation, and don't study the Caro-Kann much, I decided to play c4 which will lead to a wide open tactical game if Black plays d5, exactly what I want. | ||||
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2... g6 |
Instead of playing d5 leading to a position I'm more familiar with, Black plays g6, which will transpose into an entirely different opening that HE is more familiar with. | ||||
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3. Nc3 |
I think d4 may be better, because it stops e5, which will lead to a somewhat equal position. I should've played d4 on the second move to try for an advantage. | ||||
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3... Bg7 |
Black probably didn't want to block his dark bishop, but he ended up playing e5 anyway. | ||||
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4. d4 d6 |
Threatening an e5 boost. | ||||
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5. h3 |
Not completely necessary, but I don't want Bg4 to force a trade when I play Nf3. Another strategy for White in this opening is to play Be3 Qd2 (f3 if necessary) and O-O-O, with ideas to push the kingside pawns, leading to an attack similar to what is commonly played against the Sicilian. | ||||
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5... e5 |
Now the position is like the King's Indian Defense, played against 1.d4, but where Black hasn't played Nf6. | ||||
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6. dxe5 |
This is the exchange variation. Nf3 leads to positions similar to the English (1.c4), and d5 leads to the normal variations of this opening. | ||||
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6... dxe5 |
Bxe5 isn't the main variation, but also playable since it threatens to take on c3 leaving me with isolated doubled pawns. | ||||
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7. Qc2 |
Trading queens is drawish, because Black's king can get to safety on c7, and Black's position will be completely solid. | ||||
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7... Ne7 |
Nf6 is a more common position, but Ne7 is better in this particular move order. | ||||
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8. Nf3 O-O 9. Be2 |
White usually fianchettoes this bishop to add to control of d5, but I don't need to because Black doesn't have a d-pawn to threaten a d5 breakthrough. | ||||
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9... Qc7 |
The best position for Black's queen in this opening. | ||||
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10. O-O h6 |
Black's plan is to play f5-f4 and g5 to pawnstorm my kingside, but he ends up overextending his position, giving my forces access to his king. | ||||
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11. Rd1 |
Places rook on open file, but Be3 may be more accurate. | ||||
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11... Be6 12. c5 |
Gaining space on the queenside while taking claim to Black's weak d6 square. | ||||
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12... Nd7 13. Be3 f5 |
Black starts his pawnstorm on my king's position, but overextends his own king's position. | ||||
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14. Rd6 |
Black's overextended pawns have weakened the squares near his king, which I exploited nicely. | ||||
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