Annotated chess game: Knights of Honor VIII Open Tourney

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ANNOTATED GAME

Knights of Honor VIII Open Tourney
esso78 (1288) vs. charleshiggie (2134)
Annotated by: charleshiggie

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Chess opening: Sicilian (B58), classical

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11. h3

Again, this move is rather passive and doesn't achieve much. Jim needs to develop Bf1. f3 to protect e4 or f4 to prepare e5 are two other options.

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11... h6

Now I needed to develop my Bf8. If I had moved it to e7, black has Bxf6 and if I reply Bxf6 he has Qxd6, and if I retake with the pawn he has Qh6 and my pawns are weakened and 0-0 is ruled out. So I decided to hit his bishop on g5. He is more or less forced to exchange it, otherwise his pawn on e4 drops.

12. Bxf6 Qxf6

So I take with the queen

13. f3

He finally protects the pawn, but it is not 100% clear why he needs to do this. f4 was probably better.

13... Be7

So now I can develop my bishop

14. Kb1

It is not clear that his king is much safer here!

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14... O-O

I finally castle

15. Bd3

and he finally develops his Bf1, but maybe Be2 was better, to deny me use of the d4 square

15... Rfb8

so I start to move my rooks over for attack

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16. Rdf1

Not quite sure what he is doing here. He needs to throw forward his king side pawns as soon as possible to try and open lines against my king, before I do the same to his king on the queenside.