Annotated chess game: Team match

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ANNOTATED GAME

Team match
tekoahbaer (1617) vs. alloutwin (1610)
Annotated by: alloutwin (1200)
Chess opening: Danish gambit (C21), Collijn defence

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12... Nge7

Played with the intent of Ng6 if white pushes the e-pawn. However again goes against my own policy of checking what your opponent can play. Better would have been Qf6, then if 13. e5 dxe5 14. Qxh7 Qg7, and I can improve my position with a queen trade, or by moving out the d7 bishop if the queen retreats.

13. Qb3

My knight move however means my queen can no longer move to defend the f7 pawn. This pawn will now fall, and my king driven away from the pieces near it. Notice that having so many pieces around the king actually ends up smothering him, and he's driven away and out of their protection

13... Na5

A desperate attempt to force a mistake, however it will be in vain as white plays solidly.

14. Bxf7+

Winning the pawn and pushing the king around

14... Kf8

Forced

15. Qa3

Offering the trade of bishop for knight, my knight move meant the queen couldn't stay on the bishops diagonal.

15... Nac6

I chose to avoid the exchange, which in hindsight is probably a mistake. 1) The bishop plays a large role in trapping the king, keeping him exposed 2) My knight is too far away to play any real role in defending the king, and had white played correctly the knight wouldn't have moved from c6 3) In generaly fewer pieces on the board make a quick checkmate less likely, although the king does expose himself further in capturing the bishop.

16. Ng5

Again a simple threat to the h7 pawn, although I saw another threat Ne6 aswell. Looking back on the position I had considered 17. Ne6 Bxe6 (forced to protect the queen) 18. Bxe6 was totally winning with an impending Qf3 . However I had overlooked the resource 18...Nd4, controlling the f3 square, allowing me time to re-organise.

16... Qc8

Played to prevent the knight moving to e6

17. Bh5

Another quiet move that is very clever. The bishop stands ready to support a checkmate on f7, and prevents my king from running to the queenside by covering the e8 square.

17... h6

A futile attempt to push the attackers away, but not much is playable here. Perhaps Nd4 holds the attack for a move or two, but Qg3 is almost as crushing followed up with moves like Nxh7 and a rook lift.

18. Qb3

Qf3 would have been better, this move allows me to move my queenside knight round, giving a glimmer of hope to shielding the king.

18... Nd8

Defending the checkmate, but a look at the position tells me that my chances of holding the game are very small. 1) I have no pieces beyond my 2nd rank 2) My queen and rook are completely out of the game 3) White has 3 pieces lurking around my king,and open files to bring the rooks into play.

19. Qf3+

White finally plays the crushing blow, it's pretty much curtains now

19... Kg7

Almost forced, the only other alternative is Kg8, which allows 20. Bf7 Kf8 21. Ne6 Bxe6 22. Bxe6 and again the queen is set to swoop in with a telling attack

20. Nf7

Another very clever move. I cannot take the knight with 20...Nxf7 due to 21. Qxf7#, and not taking it means 21. Nxd8 and I can't take back again because of 22. Qf7#. The best move in the position would be Ne6, so that after an exchange on h8 the knight can move across to give the king some cover, however it is a badly losing position

20... Be6

Not seeing the resource Ne6, I thought I had to defend f7 with something other than the knight, which I had assumed would be taken next move. However my opponent once again finds a crushing blow to remove all hope of resistance

21. Qc3+

There is simply no defence, and I will lose the bishop, the best I have is Kf8 then Ng8 to prolong the match, however I have seen enough and trust my opponent would not throw away the advantage. Well played tekoahbaer, a good example of how to win in a won position.

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