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ANNOTATED GAME
American Open 2006
bakerbaker (1791) vs. Cau Duong Le (1925)
Annotated by: bakerbaker (1200)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B22), 2.c3, Heidenfeld variation
bakerbaker (1791) vs. Cau Duong Le (1925)
Annotated by: bakerbaker (1200)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B22), 2.c3, Heidenfeld variation
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14... Rfe8 |
This seems pointless. Black should be playing more actively with his pieces. My pieces are aimed at the kingside, while Black's are just there. | ||||||
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15. h5 |
Gaining more space. | ||||||
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15... f5 |
Blocks my bishop's diagonal, but weakens the e-pawn. | ||||||
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16. Re1 |
I'm eyeing the weak e-pawn. | ||||||
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16... Bf6 |
Adding slight pressure to my hanging pawns. | ||||||
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17. Ne5 |
I want to play Bf4. | ||||||
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17... Bxe5 |
If Nxe5 dxe5 Bxe5 Qxe5 Qxd3, which wins a pawn for Black, then I think h6 is positionally crushing despite being down a pawn. And I can also gain tempo harassing Black's queen. It's usually okay to sacrifice a small amount of material when your opponent has nothing to do. | ||||||
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18. dxe5 Qe7 19. Qf3 |
A more flexible place for my queen. | ||||||
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19... Rac8 |
Pressuring my isolated c-pawn. | ||||||
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20. Ba6 |
My bishop isn't as strong on d3 since f5 is blocking. | ||||||
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20... Rc7 21. Qg3 |
Adding more pressure to the kingside. | ||||||
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21... Nd8 |
A positional maneuver to get the knight to f7 to defend. | ||||||
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22. Bg5 |
Develops with tempo | ||||||
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22... Qf8 23. Rbd1 |
Now all my pieces are fully active, and Black is struggling to defend. | ||||||
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23... Nf7 24. Bc1 |
This stops Qa3! | ||||||
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24... Bc8 |
Attempting to free space and redevelop to b7 once I decline the trade offer. | ||||||
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25. Bb5 Rd8 |
Offering another trade. | ||||||
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26. c4 |
I don't care about trading rooks, since it'll let me activate my e-rook, and declining the trade will waste a move. | ||||||
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26... Bb7 |
If Black tries to win a pawn with a6?? then I have Ba3! | ||||||
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27. Ba3 |
It appears as though I've trapped Black's queen, but he can free up space on the back rank with his next move. | ||||||
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