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ANNOTATED GAME
OTB League Game
Me (81 ECF) vs. Opponent (84 ECF)
Annotated by: small_potato (1857)
Chess opening: Caro-Kann (B18), classical, Flohr variation
Me (81 ECF) vs. Opponent (84 ECF)
Annotated by: small_potato (1857)
Chess opening: Caro-Kann (B18), classical, Flohr variation
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14. Qc2 |
dxc5 ..Bxc5 looks good for black as the bishop would be nicely placed (as opposed to my bishop that hasn't moved all game), also I was wary of the previously mentioned pin on the d4 pawn so with this in mind I retreated the queen. I was trying to maximise my control on the white squares also with black having no LSB, so keep my queen on the diagonal. | ||||||
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14... Rc8 |
This is quite a clever move in my opinion, as black can create a new pin on the c3 pawn shortly. | ||||||
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15. h3 |
I'd looked at a few options here, particularly with a view to getting the DSB out (neither it or the a1 rook have moved all game), but I was concerned about ..Ng4 had I played Be3. So this move was really to restrict the options of the f6 knight. | ||||||
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15... cxd4 16. Nxd4 |
Retaking with the knight, as clearly cxd4 is a bad idea. | ||||||
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16... Nb6 |
The black knight becomes a bit more active, plus with the c3 pawn pinned to the queen, my d4 knight is hanging. | ||||||
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17. Rd1 |
This move both defend the knight and presents a tactical threat - if white could play Nxe6 from this position, he wins a pawn and the queen for the rook and knight. | ||||||
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17... Nbd7 |
Black sees the threat and retreats the knight. He offered me a draw at this point - the game did seem even to me, however with us needing to win both games to salvage a draw from the match, and there still being some chess to be played from here, I decided to play on. | ||||||
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18. Qb3 |
Threatening the b7 pawn - I wasn't terribly happy with this move, but I'd spent a lot of time over the last few moves and didn't want to get into time trouble, and couldn't see a lot wrong with this. it at least removes the pin from the c3 pawn as well. | ||||||
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18... Qb6 |
Offering the exchange. I felt a bit like black was playing for a draw from here, as he was quite exchange happy. | ||||||
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19. Qb5 |
if Qxb6 ..Nxb4 I didn't like the look of a later ..Nc4 and couldn't see a good way of stopping the knight causing trouble, so if there's to be an exchange, I'd rather it was on my own terms. | ||||||
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19... Qxb5 |
Black takes the exchange. | ||||||
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20. Nxb5 |
Only move. | ||||||
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20... a6 |
Forcing the knight back. | ||||||
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21. Nd4 |
I guess Nd6+ was an option here that I missed at the time, forcing black to exchange bishop for knight, that might have been better than what I actually played. Again I wasn't doing too well for time, so played fairly quickly from here (more time is added after move 30). | ||||||
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21... O-O 22. Bd2 |
Finally after 22 moves the DSB leaves it's home square, I had been very conscious of it's lack of involvement so far (and the blocking in of the a1 rook), I moved it here as I also wanted to advance my Q-side pawns to light squares, so they don't become a weakness in view of only dark squared bishops being left on the board. | ||||||
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22... Nc5 23. b3 |
I begin the planned advance. | ||||||
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23... Nce4 |
Offering another exchange. | ||||||
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24. Nxe4 |
I take the exchange, I wanted to keep the bishop on if possible. | ||||||
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24... Nxe4 25. c4 |
Since c3 was under a double attack, I couldn't see anything better. Black can of course force the DSB off now. | ||||||
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25... Rfd8 |
The d4 knight is hanging, so Black threatens it while staking a claim on the open d file. | ||||||
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