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ANNOTATED GAME
What Makes A Bishop Bad?
bwaa (??) vs. finicius (??)
Annotated by: bwaa
(1873)
Chess opening: English, 1...Nf6 (Anglo-Indian defense) (A15)
bwaa (??) vs. finicius (??)
Annotated by: bwaa
(1873)
Chess opening: English, 1...Nf6 (Anglo-Indian defense) (A15)
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15... Bf8 |
It's not like this Bishop has many prospects on e7... | ||||||
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16. b4 |
This is a bit of a futile effort to assault the pawn chain, but I feel obliged to try. Black has a Knight against my Bishops, which could be a losing proposition for me if the board locks up much more. | ||||||
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16... b6 17. Ba3 Rxe1+ |
?! Black pulls my Rook away from the queenside, at the cost of control of the open e-file. | ||||||
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18. Rxe1 Qd7 |
Setting up ...Re8. | ||||||
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19. bxc5 bxc5 |
The pawn chain stands, and is now almost unassailable from either side. | ||||||
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20. Bb2 |
There's nothing left to do on a3, but I want to allow myself the option of playing Rb1 if necessary. | ||||||
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20... Re8 21. Rxe8 |
Drawing the BQ away from her defense of f5. I want to get behind that pawn chain somehow. | ||||||
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21... Qxe8 22. Qf5 Qd7 23. Bh3 |
If we're going to make this trade, I want to do it on my terms, while getting my Bishop into a better position. | ||||||
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23... Qxf5 24. Bxf5 g6 |
Black finally lets his DSB out. | ||||||
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25. Bc8 |
With the Black Bishop locked on the kingside, I think I can win the a-pawn. | ||||||
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25... a5 26. d3 |
Setting up Bc1-d2. | ||||||
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26... Bh6 |
Blocking my Bishop momentarily. | ||||||
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27. f4 Ng4 |
?? Black overlooks my Bishop entirely. | ||||||
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28. Bc1 |
?? Playing too quickly, I completely miss the free Knight that Black just tried to give me. | ||||||
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28... Nf6 |
It was a one-time offer. | ||||||
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29. Kg2 |
I want to get ready to quickly repel any more intrusions on the kingside while I work on the a-pawn. | ||||||
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29... Ne8 |
Black begins a long march to assault my pawn at d3. | ||||||
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30. Bd7 Nc7 31. Bd2 a4 |
? This pawn is lost whatever Black chooses to do with it. There are better things he could do with his time, like try to get his Bishop into play with ...f6 and ...g5. | ||||||
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32. Bxa4 Na6 33. a3 |
This is all it takes to keep d3 safe. | ||||||
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33... f6 |
Preparing for ...g5 in an attempt to free Black's miserable Bishop. | ||||||
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