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ANNOTATED GAME
International Chess DOGS Team 2 Mini
claukonen (1830) vs. dieu270 (1435)
Annotated by: yellowlab
(2033)
Chess opening: Philidor's defence (C41)
claukonen (1830) vs. dieu270 (1435)
Annotated by: yellowlab
(2033)
Chess opening: Philidor's defence (C41)
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11. c3 |
Another free move for white. The c-pawn fights for control over d4, and forces the bishop to retreat. | ||||||
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11... Bc5 |
No choice, if black wishes to preserve material equality. | ||||||
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12. Rd1 |
Rooks belong on open files, and the d-file is the only open file on the board. Additionally there is threat of another free knight move exposing an attack on the queen on d8. | ||||||
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12... Qc8 |
Black still has only one developed piece. A move such as 12. ...Nd7 would expose the white square weakness on the queenside allowing a move such as 13. Bb5 threating 14. Bxd7 or 14. Bc6, but at least it would've developed another piece. Notice how black's knights and rooks are still on their original squares. | ||||||
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13. Ne3 |
This time the threat on f7 is renewed, and black's queen cannot come to its defense. | ||||||
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13... Bxe3 |
Losing material, but 13. Nh6 runs into 14. Nf5 which also wins material. | ||||||
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14. Bxf7+ |
An intermidiate move, which allows white to win a pawn, and rob black of the ability to castle. | ||||||
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14... Kf8 15. Bxe3 |
Now, white recaptures the piece after pocketing the extra pawn. White has gained an advantage in the element of material, while maintaining his advantage in the element of time. | ||||||
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15... Na6 |
It is difficult to make suggestions in such cases, but perhaps 15. ...Nf6 would've been better. Black can always meet Bd5 with c6. | ||||||
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16. Be6 |
Redeploying the bishop to a more secure square, while simultaneously attacking the queen. | ||||||
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16... Qe8 |
Black would love to be able to play 17. ...Rd8 challenging white's control over the d-file. | ||||||
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17. Rd7 |
But white is too far ahead in development. He invades the seventh rank with the threat of Rf7 winning the queen. | ||||||
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17... Ne7 |
Forced, but insufficient. | ||||||
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18. Bg5 |
Yet another developing move that contains a threat, but this one had to be calculated precisely. | ||||||
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18... Nc5 |
This family fork of the queen, rook and bishop looks like an effective resource. Black has finally gotten some pieces into the game, but is it in time? | ||||||
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19. Bxe7+ |
White has correctly calculated a forced sequence of moves, and knows that he is, in fact, winning more material. Black must recapture on e7. | ||||||
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19... Qxe7 |
The only legal move. | ||||||
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20. Rxe7 |
Well played. White has another in-between move in store that will win the day. | ||||||
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20... Nxb3 |
White cannot capture the knight on the next move, because his rook on e7 is hanging. | ||||||
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21. Rf7+ |
White can, however, play the rook to f7, where it is protected. Because the move is also check, black must move his king. | ||||||
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