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ANNOTATED GAME
chess tricks lesson one
irenehuls (1223) vs. tamochancer (1479)
Annotated by: tamochancer (1547)
Chess opening: Ruy Lopez (C65), Berlin defence
irenehuls (1223) vs. tamochancer (1479)
Annotated by: tamochancer (1547)
Chess opening: Ruy Lopez (C65), Berlin defence
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11. Ng4 |
The Bishop is attacked once and defended once - but the only defender is itself also subject to attack! Furthermore, the Bishop will be lost to check, which will dictate White's reply. | ||||||
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11... Nxg4 |
By exchanging Knight's, black removes the Bishop's only defender. | ||||||
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12. Bf2 |
White accepts the loss of the Knight, and tries to protect the Bishop. Here, Black is in some danger of having his Queen "pinned" in front of the King and needs to take care to avoid Re8, because the Q then could not move (because to do so would mean putting the black King in check). | ||||||
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12... Ne3 |
Ne3 forks the Q & R, forcing the B back into the firing line. | ||||||
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13. Bxe3 Qxe3+ |
Bearing in mind the danger of having the black Q pinned, this move is only safe because the Q gives check whilst capturing the B. | ||||||
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14. Rf2 |
White remains a piece down, and chooses to block the Q check with the R. | ||||||
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14... O-O-O |
Black opts to castle Q-side, immediately, to avoid any risk of the Q being pinned | ||||||
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15. d5 |
White advances the d-pawn, avoiding the risk of capture & blocking the Bishop threat along the long diagonal. | ||||||
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15... Re8 |
Re1 gives protection to the black Q, which, though alone & deep in enemy territory, could only be attacked at present by the opposing Q. As Black has a material advantage, a Q exchange would suit Black rather than White. | ||||||
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16. Nd2 |
Here Black has a problem with development, because the black Bishop on f8 is restricted and in turn is hindering development of the K-side Rook. | ||||||
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16... Be7 |
Black's intention is to bring the Bishop to h4 adding to pressure on the alraedy pinned Rook. An option overlooked in the game was the B capture of the white d-pawn whose protention from the white Q has been blocked by the previous knight move. | ||||||
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17. Nc4 |
This attack by the Knight highlights the danger to the black Queen who is undefended and needs to find a safer square to buy time for the development of his other pieces. | ||||||
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17... Qf4 |
The Queen finds a square from which to attack the Knight, forcing White to move or defend the Knight, so allowing the Bishop to come to h4. It can also be noted that White can create an attacking option if the Knight goes to h5 and the Queen to b3 on a subsequent move. | ||||||
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18. Na5 |
To allow the Knight to take the Bishop would enable a check by the Q on the next move after the King retakes. | ||||||
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18... Ba8 |
The Bishop retreats effectively preventing any advance by the Knight | ||||||
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19. c4 |
The pawn advance defends the d-pawn - possibly in preparation for Qb3? | ||||||
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19... Bf6 |
Black opts for the f6 square to advance his Bishop - having decided that a pawn fork involving Q & B if the B had gone to h3 would have been too dangerous. From f6 the Bishop threatens the b-pawn & pins it against the Rook. | ||||||
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20. b3 |
This pawn advance is obviously an error by White, losing the exchange after BxR | ||||||
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20... Bxa1 21. Qxa1 |
QxB occupying the long diagonal & threatening Black's g-pawn (though any such attack would allow either Q or R to check the White King on the back row). | ||||||
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21... Re5 |
Black's rook blocks the long diagonal, planning to align the Rooks next move for a back-row check that would win the White Queen | ||||||
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