chess online
« TAP TO LOG IN

ANNOTATED GAME

TOUGH AS NAILS
hiblit (1626) vs. floppyjoe (1467)
Annotated by: floppyjoe (1560)
Chess opening: Philidor (C41), exchange variation
Interactive Show all comments All annotated games View chessboard as:
Pages: 12345
11. Qd2
Hiblit moves his queen to enable castling to either side.

 
11... g5
g5 I attack the bishop on f4 with a pawn advance leaving my kingside castling looking tarnished.

 
12. Be3
Be3 hiblit retreats the bishop to e3

 
12... g4
g4 I further destroy my kingside protection and this move proves to be a blunder in this game.

 
13. hxg4
hxg4 my adversary takes the pawn and sets up some nice tactics on my kingside.

 
13... Nxg4
Nxg4 I retake the pawn on g4 with my kingside knight.

 
14. Bg5
Bg5 I can't take the bishop here or I'd lose my rook.

 
14... Nge5
Ng-e5 I don't remember why I did this move here.

 
15. Bxe7
Bxe7 hiblit swaps bishops and maintains the momentum.

 
15... Qxe7
Qxe7 I retake the bishop with my queen.

 
16. b3
b3 My opponent shores up his weak c4 pawn(which is probably why I moved my knight on the previous turn).

 
16... O-O-O
0-0-0 I castle to the queenside for better protection.

 
17. a4
a4 hiblit possibly wants to swarm pawns on my castled king.

 
17... Na5
Na5 I see an opportunity for my knight on the b3 square.

 
18. Rb1
Rb1 hiblit refutes my knights advances.

 
18... Nxf3+
Kxf3 I swap knights.

 
19. Bxf3
Bxf3 hiblit retakes the knight with his remaining bishop.

 
19... f5
f5 I see an oppurtunity to put a little pressure on my opponents king.

 
20. Nd5
Nd5 my opponent replies with an attack on my queen.

 
20... Bxd5
Bxd5 I retire the offensive knight.

 

Pages: 12345