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ANNOTATED GAME
Team match (Deathbed sacrifice)
gibonacci (1529) vs. tag1153 (1553)
Annotated by: tag1153
(1700)
Chess opening: Scandinavian defence, Lasker variation (B01)
gibonacci (1529) vs. tag1153 (1553)
Annotated by: tag1153
(1700)
Chess opening: Scandinavian defence, Lasker variation (B01)
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12. Qh6 |
Forced. | ||||
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12... Rg6 |
Black now continues the harrassment of the white queen, and wants to be perceived as "having a plan". If there is such a thing as a "bluff" in chess, this is it. | ||||
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13. Qe3 |
Practically forced. Now the smoke has cleared a bit, and white is 1. His strategy should now be rapid development of his dark squared bishop, followed by wholesale exchanges so he can press his pawn advantage. | ||||
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13... O-O-O |
! Black now starts aggressive manuevers. The inkling of a plan of attack begins by getting forces mobilized over to the kingside. | ||||
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14. Nf4 |
?! Apparently very strong. White threatens both bishop and rook. | ||||
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14... Rh6 |
Black protects the stronger of the two. | ||||
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15. Nxe6 |
!! Outstanding move! Both black rooks are now vulnerable. I was debating whether or not to just resign this nightmare at this point, as a strong player such as gibonacci should have no problems converting a rook advantage to a win. And then it occured to me that since white was dominating with such an underdeveloped army, it may be worthy to play a few more moves. I'm glad I hung around:) | ||||
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15... Rg6 |
! Since d8 could be safely recaptured by his queen , black decides to reclaim the half open g file. | ||||
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16. Nxd8 |
Logical. | ||||
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16... Qxd8 |
Black now sees the possibility of giving white one heckuva headache. Do the math - black's advantage of 6 pieces (queen, rook, bishop, bishop, knight, and knight) vs. 4 pieces (queen, rook, bishop, and knight) can be pressed if white continues to neglect his development and starts pawn grabbing. | ||||
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17. Qxa7 |
? White accepts the "bait" and gets greedy. Black is safe from a back row attack because his Nd7 can block. The resulting position means black will have Q, R, B, B, and N vs. R, B, and N in the attack zone. So................... | ||||
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17... Rxg2+ |
!! BOOM! (I never get the chance to give myself two exclams, so please pardon my hubris:) Black has strong impetus should white recapture. | ||||
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18. Kxg2 |
White seizes the chance to go 9. The problem with that idea is that he cannot get reinforcements over in time to accurately defend. | ||||
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18... Qg8+ |
Step #1 - throw a mean check while protecting g4 (yes, g4 - Black sees the killer tactic:) White cannot play 19. Kh1 because of 19...Bf3 20. Kh2 Qg2#. White must play Kh2 to prolong the agony. | ||||
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19. Kh2 Ng4+ |
!!Step #2 - Keep up the pressure. If 20. hxN, then 20...Qxg. 21. Rg1 would fail to 21...bd6 22. Kh1 Qh3# or 22. f4 Bxf 23. Kh1 Qh3#. If 20. Kg1, then 20...Ne3 21. Kh1 Qg2# [21. Kh2 Qg2#]. If 20. Kg2, then 20...Ne3 21. Kh1 Qg2# [21. Kh2 Qg2#]. So black makes his only other legal play........ | ||||
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20. Kh1 |
Which promptly fails to.................. | ||||
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20... Bc5 |
Attacking the enemy queen, and more importantly hitting the weakened f2 square. White is hurting here - if he checks on the back rank, it will be easily blocked by Nb8. If he takes the bishop, he loses his queen. As it turns out, this was his only play, but it fails as well to the same line after 21. QxB NxB Instead, he opted to simply preserve the queen......... | ||||
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21. Qa5 Nxf2+ |
Which just made things easier. (22. RxN BxR and mate follows on g1. 22. Kh2 Bd6#). A fascinating game which was a pleasure to be a part of! My applause to my opponent gibonacci for a game well played! I hope you have enjoyed------ Thomas:) | ||||
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