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ANNOTATED GAME
Southern Chess Fall Invitational 2006
ethansiegel (1812) vs. nicolso (1465)
Annotated by: ethansiegel
(1986)
Chess opening: Greco defence (C40)
ethansiegel (1812) vs. nicolso (1465)
Annotated by: ethansiegel
(1986)
Chess opening: Greco defence (C40)
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14... bxc6 15. dxe5 |
I see the (perhaps) saving tactic of 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Nxe5, allowing white to break the pin with at least an equal game. | ||||||||
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15... Rad8 |
! But this move is much stronger for black. Now, I definitely CAN'T allow dxe5, or Nxe5 is met by Rxd1!, crushing white. | ||||||||
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16. exd6 |
White is forced to walk the plank to stay in the game... | ||||||||
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16... Bxd6 |
! Very strong, as it threatens Bxg3 where white cannot recapture due to the threat on the queen. Also strong is Rxd6. | ||||||||
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17. Nh4 |
Desperately trying to exchange out the menacing black pieces. | ||||||||
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17... Qh5 |
Forcing the queen to move off of d1. At this point, I see that black is going to play g5 next, forcing the knight to move. So I took a few days to think, and found... | ||||||||
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18. Qa4 g5 19. f3 |
!? This is a great defensive try, making the game very complicated. This is why the queen went to a4 instead of b3, because if black wants to preserve the bishop, he can't attack the queen by retreating to e6. Now black has many ways to win a pawn, and chooses... | ||||||||
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19... gxh4 |
Forcing an exchange and opening up lines to both kings, and making the game very dangerous! I want more complications -- I figure it gives me more tactical chances to turn the tables. | ||||||||
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20. fxg4 |
The only logical follow-up. | ||||||||
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20... Qxg4 |
! Black's strongest response. The g3 pawn is pinned and black threatens to win the house with hxg3 hxg3 Qxg3 | ||||||||
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21. Qd1 |
This defends against that threat, but black has many more. | ||||||||
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21... Qg6 |
Still threatening hxg3 winning. | ||||||||
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22. Qf3 |
! Good defense. Now, black can win a pawn with hxg3 (and white cannot recapture as black will have an overwhelming endgame after Qxg3 ), but the game definitely remains in doubt. | ||||||||
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22... hxg3 23. Kh1 |
! If black gets greedy and grabs the h-pawn, Rg1! wins the queen and the advanced pawn for two rooks. If he pushes g2 , Qxg2 leads to an equal game. But black is still for choice here. | ||||||||
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23... Kh7 |
Stepping out of the future pin. | ||||||||
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24. Reg1 |
Again, preventing gxh3. | ||||||||
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24... f5 |
Wisely getting all of his pieces into the attack and opening up the board for maximum maneuverability. | ||||||||
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25. exf5 Rxf5 |
And at this point, I realized I was down a pawn and was running out of defensive resources. So naturally, I did what anyone would do... | ||||||||
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26. Qxc6 |
grabbed a pawn?! This basically tells black to prove it! | ||||||||
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26... Rdf8 |
Rh5 was the move I was really afraid of. | ||||||||
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