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ANNOTATED GAME
Practice game with my coach
bakerbaker (1789) vs. Cyrus Lakdawala (My coach!) (2550)
Annotated by: bakerbaker (1200)
Chess opening: Scandinavian defence, Lasker variation (B01)
bakerbaker (1789) vs. Cyrus Lakdawala (My coach!) (2550)
Annotated by: bakerbaker (1200)
Chess opening: Scandinavian defence, Lasker variation (B01)
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18. Qe3 |
My queen is a lot stronger here since it joins the bishop in controlling the dark squares, and joins the rook in controlling part of the e-file. | ||||||
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18... Rg8 |
Again, there are few options in this cramped position, so all Black can do is make maneuvres that intend to attack my kingside. | ||||||
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19. Be2 |
My bishop isn't doing anything on c4, so this positional maneuvre clears way for my queenside pawns to advance since Black will eventually castle queenside, and my bishop can go to f3 later to control the long diagonal. | ||||||
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19... h5 |
Intending to attack. | ||||||
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20. h4 |
Stopping Black from playing h4. | ||||||
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20... O-O-O 21. b4 |
Since I have stalled Black's attack, I begin my own attack against Black's king. It was at this point when I realized that I had a chance to beat my coach, because usually I'm dead lost before move 20. | ||||||
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21... Bd6 |
Attempting to free up space. | ||||||
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22. Rad1 |
I thought deeply here since I had such a big time advantage, and concluded that I wouldn't get anywhere playing a4 and b5 even though it seemed good at first. My better plan, is to play a3 and c4 and make a break in the centre with d5, instead of my previous idea to make a break on the flank. | ||||||
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22... Kb8 |
Black really can't do anything in this position. I told myself, "I'm winning against my own coach and have more time to think! I can't screw this up!" | ||||||
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23. a3 Ka8 |
Black has nothing. | ||||||
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24. c4 Rge8 |
Probably playing for an e5 boost. | ||||||
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25. Bxd6 |
Playing d5 only opens up the position and frees Black's crampedness. I had to trash that idea and plan to play Nf4 and Bf3, which makes my pieces more active and increases my chances for a mating attack on the queenside. I started to swallow my pride and realize that beating my coach may only be an illusion. | ||||||
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25... Qxd6 26. Nf4 Nf6 |
There still isn't much Black can do in this position, so I felt better knowing that I was the one who had the attacking chances. | ||||||
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27. Bf3 Kb8 |
Taking the king off the line of my bishop. | ||||||
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28. Qe2 |
Threatening h5. | ||||||
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28... Ng4 |
Rh8 is too passive. | ||||||
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29. b5 |
This is where you should really pay attention. After calculating the next few moves, I realized that I may have a winning attack against my coach. It seemed too good to be true, but I didn't see anything wrong with it. Hopefully my coach didn't have any professional tricks up his sleeve. | ||||||
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29... cxb5 |
Opening the c-file is less dangerous than letting me open the b-file. But I think c4 may be Black's best chance to survive. My coach didn't have much time to think, and probably jumped at the chance to win a pawn, since a3 is hanging. But I think my attack is winning thanks to my brilliant move. | ||||||
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30. c5 |
30.c5!! Despite being down a pawn, I have an open b-file to attack, and Black's pawn structure in front of his king is weakened. | ||||||
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30... Qd7 |
If Black gives me back the pawn on b5, then he's dead on b7 and the light squares. Black's only chance to survive my attack is to try to hold onto the pawn. But how long will it hold? | ||||||
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