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ANNOTATED GAME
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manhattan (1494) vs. tag1153 (1490)
Annotated by: tag1153
(1700)
Chess opening: Scandinavian defence, Lasker variation (B01)
manhattan (1494) vs. tag1153 (1490)
Annotated by: tag1153
(1700)
Chess opening: Scandinavian defence, Lasker variation (B01)
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13... Nc6 |
Welcoming the exchange of knights, as the d file can now be obtained. | |||||||
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14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Bf3 |
? once again, Nbd2 was the play. | |||||||
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15... Bxf3 |
Study this position. Black now aims to get pieces off the board so he can exploit the isolated pawn and dominate the d file. | |||||||
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16. Rxf3 |
Interesting choice. White protects the isolated pawn and (I assume) hopes to load both rooks on the f file. The only problem with that idea is................. | |||||||
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16... Rfd8 |
! Now white's knight is hurting him severely. | |||||||
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17. Kf2 |
White correctly intends to get his king to e2 so he can develop his knight. The problem with THAT idea is.......... | |||||||
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17... Rd1 |
! Black is now licking his chops. The d file can now be fully dominated by shifting the Ra8 to d8, and white's knight is pinned against his Ra1. | |||||||
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18. Ke2 Rad8 19. Rf1 |
White's isolated pawn is safely protected by his king, so he intends an attempt to remove all the rooks from the board and enter an endgame with only a very slight disadvantage. While he has an isolated pawn, his king is much closer to the center - which is potentially very strong. | |||||||
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19... Rxf1 |
Black sees a way to start gobbling pawns while maintaing pressure on white's back rank. | |||||||
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20. Kxf1 Rd1+ |
Checking and maintaing the brutal pin. | |||||||
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21. Ke2 Rh1 22. h3 |
Forced. | |||||||
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22... Nh5 |
Looking to throw another check via g3. | |||||||
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23. Kd2 |
White is forced to waste more time trying to develop his problem knight. | |||||||
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23... Rh2 |
As the pin is not needed for the next move, black utilizes his time advantage to gobble pawns. | |||||||
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24. Kc2 Rxg2+ |
Tasty appetizer.....*burp*:) | |||||||
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25. Nd2 |
White finally gets to develop his problem knight, and is "rewarded" by having it pull immediate defensive duty to block the check. | |||||||
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25... Rh2 |
Perusing the entree menu:) | |||||||
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26. Rf1 |
White finally gets active. At this point, my main concern was white's pawn majority on the queenside. I assume that manhattan sees this as well, and I'm sure he will attempt to convert either his a or b pawn. | |||||||
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26... Rxh3 |
*burp* | |||||||
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27. e4 |
? Not sure about this move. White should start pressing his queenside pawn advantage.. | |||||||
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