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ANNOTATED GAME
Training game with jkarp
jkarp (1073) vs. l-d-j (1738)
Annotated by: l-d-j (1747)
Chess opening: Petrov three knights game (C42)
jkarp (1073) vs. l-d-j (1738)
Annotated by: l-d-j (1747)
Chess opening: Petrov three knights game (C42)
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24. Kf1 |
?! White could still protect his pawn with 24.Rc1. | |||||
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24... Rcxc2 25. Rxc2 |
Another exchange, but if White wanted to avoid it, he had to move the b2 rook after which I could start picking up pawns with 25...Rxf2+ and then also the g2, h2 and a2 pawns can probably be taken. That's the power of a rook (or two rooks) on the 2nd (7th) rank. So I think this was the best choice for White. | |||||
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25... Rxc2 26. d4 |
Probably wanting to block my advance on the queenside (because after 26...c5 27.dxc5 Rxc5 I have very weak pawns there). | |||||
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26... d5 |
Finally giving my bishop some air to breathe (a diagonal to be developed on). | |||||
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27. Re1 |
!? Letting go of the a2 pawn, but also setting a trap. I think this is an OK move, probably it's hard to protect those pawns anyway and White has to play actively to even have some chance to draw this game.. | |||||
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27... g6 |
?? A blunder, but fortunately not fatal. I wanted to free my knight from his defensive duty (it has to defend e8 because of the back rank mate) but instead I allow a tactic for White. | |||||
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28. Re7 |
!! And he seizes that chance immediately. A very good move, because I can still not really move my knight: after (for example) 28...Ne6, White wins a bishop with 29.Re8+ Kg7 30.Rxc8. I thought I would trap the rook with 28...Ne6 and then 29...Kf8, but I had missed 29.Re8+. | |||||
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28... Bg4 |
!? Instead I threaten mate (29.Rxc7?? Rc1#), knowing that a piece will be lost no matter what I do. | |||||
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29. f3 |
! But of course White sees that. Now two of my pieces are under attack and I have to give up one of them. | |||||
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29... Bxf3 |
I choose to sacrifice the bishop, because it isolates White's pawns on the kingside. | |||||
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30. gxf3 Ne6 |
I still had to move my knight out of danger and this was the most active spot. The b7 pawn could not be saved anyway. | |||||
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31. Rxb7 |
Creating two passed a pawns. | |||||
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31... Rxa2 |
Taking one of them, attacking the other and creating a passed b-pawn for myself. | |||||
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32. Ra7 |
Defending his own pawn. It won't be able to promote though. | |||||
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32... Nxd4 |
Taking another pawn and planning a switch to the queenside to help defending against promotion. | |||||
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33. a6 |
Pushing the pawn, hoping for me to slip up. | |||||
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33... c5 |
But this time I defend accurately and White decides to resign. He can get the pawn to a7, but no more: 34.Ra8+ Kg7 35.a7 Nc6 and the pawn will be captured, after which my three connected passed pawns will decide the matter. Jkarp saw that I would be able to get an inevitable pawn promotion and therefore he resigned the game. Thanks to jkarp for playing this enjoyable game. I hope you have learned a lot from this game and I also did learn something: never underestimate your opponent, always sstay concentrated even in a winning position. I think jkarp played a very good game and I really had to work for this win. | |||||
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