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ANNOTATED GAME

Team match
9422m (1943) vs. kmcl (1852)
Annotated by: 9422m (1200)
Chess opening: French (C00), Steinitz attack
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11. Nxd6
So there I go to do just that.
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11... cxd6
So I keep up with the pawn trading. I could use my queen but really the queen should be kept in reserve when there is more movement for her to do her dastardly action.
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12. Nxd4
The knight.

 
12... h6
Foot pawn.
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13. b3
Clearing the diagonal for queen bishop....
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13... Ne5
Black is advancing slowly to clear his own q bishop...

 
14. Re1
This is always (most times) a strong move no matter what it threatens. Artillery has to be positioned correctly in the least number of moves to be effective.

 
14... a6
Foot pawn again. A safe move. Lying in wait for me to get really offensive before I am ready to do so.

 
15. h3
So I do the foot pawn here. I do it because his two knights with the bishop are trying to move slowly slowly forward while I make a mistake thinking I can take him. With the French Defense you don't get anxious or try to over run. You set up while he (French Defense) sets up. You play the game to match each move rightly and wait before the onslaught.
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15... Bd7
What else is left for Black to do to await my mistake in my development to crush him?

 
16. c4
Infantry (LIGHT) advances. IN mission: Fix and Kill.

 
16... Rc8
His artillery moving behind the lines to get into some kind of action

 
17. Bf4
Time to send out the q bishop. The bishop is the Pope's messenger and he can be very effective...

 
17... Qc7
I would have held back on this. The queen should not be in FRONT of a rook. It means artillery fire is volleyed first by the Queen. She is a valuable piece not to be caught up in artillery unless she is BEHIND the artillery.

 
18. Qd2
Threatening the King foot pawn to get the Queen down there to treat the king with some problems in space and maneuver and checkmate...

 
18... Ng6
Guarding his fort with his king...

 
19. Bf3
A disclosed artillery attack on the way...

 
19... Nxf4
I choose to diminish the black king guard in the process here.

 
20. Qxf4
So I do it.

 
20... b5
Okay. I pause here. There is no threat to my king to just take out b5 as far as I can see. I do it...

 

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