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ANNOTATED GAME
Final Round of LA Open
bakerbaker (1795) vs. Twain Vinecour (1843)
Annotated by: bakerbaker (1200)
Chess opening: Centre game, Kieseritsky variation (C21)
bakerbaker (1795) vs. Twain Vinecour (1843)
Annotated by: bakerbaker (1200)
Chess opening: Centre game, Kieseritsky variation (C21)
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11... Kd4 |
I sacrificed my pawn on e5 because I didn't want White to play c5 and retreat his king to c4 where it would've been safe. | ||||
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12. Ne2+ |
This is a very important move, because if I get too hasty in trying to mate Black, then he can play c4 and escape to c5 where he safeguards his king and I will be down two pieces for nothing. Ne2 draws the king to a square where his only escape path will also get him mated. | ||||
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12... Kxe4 |
Kd3 was the only other move, but also gets mated by Qb3 Kxe4 Ng3 Kd4 Be3#. | ||||
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13. O-O |
All I need now is another piece in play to finish off the exposed king. With my rook accessible to the open centre files, White will soon be mated if he doesn't move his king (like in the game). And there is also a forced mate in 7 waiting for Black if he tries to escape with his king. Mate is inevitable. | ||||
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13... Qe7 |
Black plays a passive move and allows my immediate mate in 3. If Black had tried escaping with Kf5, then I have (Ng3 Kg4 Qg6 Kh4 Nf5 Bxf5 g3 Kh3 Qxf5 Ng4 Qh5 Qh4 Qxh4#) I've calculated a lot of possible mating sequences in this annotation, as a result of Black's exposed king and his lack of developed defenders. | ||||
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14. Ng3+ |
The first move in my mate in 3 attack. | ||||
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14... Kd3 |
Kd4 gets mated immediately with Rd1# | ||||
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15. Rd1+ Kc2 |
Just look at Black's helpless king in my territory that's about to get mated, and Black's undeveloped pieces in his own territory can't do anything. Development played a big role in my game. | ||||
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16. Rd2# |
This mate is slightly nicer looking than my other choice of Qb3# Hopefully Black learned a valuable lesson from my crushing attack. Develop as quickly as possible, don't waste tempo with pointless moves like h6, and don't waste moves holding onto 'free' pawns! | ||||
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