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ANNOTATED GAME
Let's Play Chess
pascalbercker (1652) vs. yttrio (1634)
Annotated by: yttrio (1533)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B22), 2.c3, Heidenfeld variation
pascalbercker (1652) vs. yttrio (1634)
Annotated by: yttrio (1533)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B22), 2.c3, Heidenfeld variation
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11... Rc8 |
Putting my rook on the open c-file (putting a rook on an open file is almost always a good idea) | |||||||
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12. Qd2 |
Prepares the move Rc1 in order to challenge the c-file. | |||||||
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12... Nce7 |
My knight as it sat on c6 was doing nothing but getting in the way of my bishop and my rook. Since that knight had no squares to go to on the queenside, I decided to shuttle it over to the kingside by placing it on g6. | |||||||
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13. Rc1 |
Challenging the open file. | |||||||
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13... Rxc1+ |
Normally it isn't a good idea to give up control of the open file. In this case, though, I was concerned about the possibility of him playing Rxc8. This would force my to take back with either my bishop or my knight, and that would put the bishop or knight in an inactive spot and waste time. I decided instead to temporarily let his queen have the c-file, since I control all squares along that file from c4 to c8 with my pieces. | |||||||
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14. Qxc1 Ng6 |
Finishing the knight maneuver. This move also allows the bishop to come to e7 so I can castle away and bring my other rook to the c-file. | |||||||
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15. Nbd2 |
At this point the weakness of c5 starts to become clear. White's plan is to move the knight to b3 and then to c5, where it would be supported by two pawns. I also wouldn't be able to take the knight on c5 without giving him a strong pawn on c5 that would become a protected passed pawn if my d-pawn ever left the board. | |||||||
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15... Be7 |
There's nothing I can do about white moving the knight to b3, so I continue my plan to castle away and bring my rook into the game. | |||||||
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16. Nb3 O-O 17. Qd2 |
Once again, we have a battle for the c-file. He now plans to play Rc1. | |||||||
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17... Nxe3 |
This move may have been a bit forcing. My main plan was to finally clear the long diagonal for my bishop. Another idea was to win the two bishops (a very small win, but still something). One final idea was hopes of white's kingside being weakened if 18) fxe3. Although all these ideas are good, it may have been better to stick with the plan of Rc8. | |||||||
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18. fxe3 |
A questionable move. I thought he would take back with the queen, since that would keep his kingside more intact. This move also doubles his pawns on the e-file, although the pawns are still pretty strong. | |||||||
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18... Rc8 |
Going back to the plan of controlling the c-file. | |||||||
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19. Rc1 |
Challenging the c-file. Nc5 would have probably been a bit better, since white has a spacial advantage. When you have more space than your opponent, it's usually a good idea to not trade down and try to cramp your opponent. This move allows me to clear the board of rooks, which I did. | |||||||
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19... Rxc1+ 20. Qxc1 d6 |
This move temporarily stops his knight from moving into c5. More importantly, however, it opens up the game a bit. This allows my bishops to be much more effective, particularly my black bishop. | |||||||
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21. exd6 |
Accepting the trade of pawns. By getting rid of my d-pawn, he makes the c5 square an even better square for his knight. Now if it ever goes there, I can't take it with my bishop without giving him a protected passed pawn. | |||||||
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21... Bxd6 |
Improves the placement of my black bishop and eyes the h6 square. Suddenly there's a sense of my pieces aiming toward a kingside attack. Note that even though his queen controls the c-file, my pawn and two bishops control all squares along the c-file from c4 to c8, therefore not allowing his queen into my position. | |||||||
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22. Nc5 |
Moves the knight to the beloved c5 square white attacking the white bishop and the a-pawn. White now has a solid structure on the queenside. The only way I can try to undermine his position is with a pawn break at a5. | |||||||
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22... Bxf3 |
I wasn't looking at trying to make a pawn break. Instead, I got my bishop out of attack. This move also had a bit of wishful thinking. After the pawn recaptures the bishop, white's king will be open to attack. The fact that I have only three pieces left afterward makes it a bit obscure, but his open king position proves to be a big weakness later in the game. Also, this move changes the nature of the game a bit. After the bishop is recaptured, we will have a bishops of opposite color scenario. I have a black bishop while white has a white bishop. If the bishops stay on the board and the queens and knights get traded off, the resulting endgame will almost definitely be a draw. I won't go into too much detail on bishops of opposite color here, but it's useful to know that the endgame of bishops of opposite colors tends to be very, very drawish. | |||||||
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23. gxf3 Qc7 |
This move is twofold. First and foremost, my queen and bishop align to attack h2. Second, his strong knight on c5 is now pinned to his queen. | |||||||
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24. f4 |
Blocks the attack on h2, but potentially weakens the e3 pawn, which cannot move because of the queen-bishop battery attacking the pawn on f4. | |||||||
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