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ANNOTATED GAME
Traxler with 5.Nxf7 - The poisoned pawns -
x-machine (1617) vs. a_random_guy (1714)
Annotated by: a_random_guy
(1985)
Chess opening: two knights defence (C57), Wilkes Barre (Traxler) variation
x-machine (1617) vs. a_random_guy (1714)
Annotated by: a_random_guy
(1985)
Chess opening: two knights defence (C57), Wilkes Barre (Traxler) variation
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Hello everybody! I recently started a thematic tourney on the traxler variation (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nc6 4.Ng5 Bc5!?), where white plays the highly tactical 5.Nxf7 instead of 5.Bxf7+. This opening often leads to wild and exciting tactical games. | |||||
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5 |
The traxler signature move, where black abandon the f pawn for an attack on White's king. | ||||
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5. Nxf7 |
The knight capture of the f7 pawn also forks the h8 rook and the queen, winning material in the process. However, time and development are of crucial importance while the material is not. This opening is double-edged, as white has the material while black has the position. | ||||
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5... Bxf2+ |
With this move, black drags the white king near the f file, where it would be easily attacked by Black's remaining troops. | ||||
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6. Kf1 |
White chooses the safest option, as 6.Kxf2 is met by 6...Nxe4, with a LOT of complications ands tactics down the road. | ||||
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6... Qe7 7. Nxh8 |
White takes my rook. I am now 5 points down in material and my dark square bishop is hanging. Is it lost for black? Absolutely not! | ||||
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7... d5 |
I open up lines for my light-square bishop while threatening my opponent's bishop. | ||||
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8. Nc3 |
A novelty for me (and Gameknot's database). It brings out the knight, but it gives up the bishop for not so much compensation I think. | ||||
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8... dxc4 |
The bishop that I take... | ||||
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9. Nd5 Qf8 |
! I place my queen on the same file as the white king, which is covered by two of my pieces. If I have the time to remove these pieces, I would have a winning attack... | ||||
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10. Qf3 |
! However, my opponents sees this as well and blocks the f file with his queen. Is my attack fading out yet? Maybe, but I have at least recovered some material... | ||||
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10... Bb6 |
I retreat my bishop from harm's way. It also pressures white kingside a lot, as we will see later. | ||||
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11. Nxf6+ Qxf6 |
Knight exchange. | ||||
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12. d3 |
White prepares to bring out his dark-square bishop. However, this allows me the following tactic; | ||||
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12... Qxf3+ |
! I exchange the queens. Although it is not considered good to exchange queens in highly tactical openings like this, I feel that the position lost its sharpness and dulled out. After the queen excahnge, I can easily pick up the h8 knight. However... | ||||
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13. gxf3 Nd4 |
I also have this fork! | ||||
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14. dxc4 |
? Some pawns are good for their rich nutritious values, others are not. Unfortunately for white, my c4 pawn was not. | ||||
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14... Bh3+ |
! I force the white king to go to a dark square, where it will be easily attacked by my knight and my dark-square bishop. | ||||
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15. Kf2 |
Kinda forced, as 15.Kg1 is met by the humiliating 15...Nxf3# and 15.Ke1 is met by 15...Nxc2+, winning the rook. | ||||
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15... Nxc2+ |
Discovered check. | ||||
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16. Kg3 |
The best move. I can either take the rook or save my bishop. | ||||
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