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ANNOTATED GAME
King's Gambit Accepted Training Game
evilgm (1660) vs. c1pe (1200)
Annotated by: evilgm
(2046)
Chess opening: KGA (C34), Schallop defence
evilgm (1660) vs. c1pe (1200)
Annotated by: evilgm
(2046)
Chess opening: KGA (C34), Schallop defence
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16... Re8 17. Bf3 |
Wanted to get my bishop back into play. | ||||
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17... Ba6 |
The thought process of getting your bishop into the game is sound, but not at the expense of going down more material. Much better to play Be5 and start some pawn pushing on the queenside. | ||||
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18. Qxd7 Rf8 19. Nd5 |
I have eyes on his king, wanting to see if I can make something happen, based upon black's responses. This move also threatened his bishop. An important point for all players. Once someone is ahead, the presumption of many early players is that it's to your advantage to trade, as the fewer pieces your opponent has, the harder it is to mount a comeback. However, the fewer pieces you have, the harder it is to checkmate. If you have an overwhelming material advantage, yes, trade away on even terms. If you're only up by a knight, if you trade even the rest of the game, it's a draw, as a king + knight can't checkmate squat. | ||||
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19... Bg5 20. Qg4 f6 |
This move was a big mistake. I have two pieces that can threaten on white squares. If you must defend a bishop like this, use the h pawn instead. Far safer. | ||||
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21. Qe6+ |
Now that Black's bishop is tied up and unable to come to the rescue, I wanted to see if I could induce a bad move. If Black makes the right move, I'll just use my knight to scarf c7 and threaten some new mate action. | ||||
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21... Rf7 |
Better to go to the corner. For new players, an important point is that playing fast doesn't do you any good. Although it is highly unlikely Black will come back in this game, it's important to work through the moves. Kh8 is the only move you can make here that doesn't give up a mate. | ||||
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22. Qe8+ Rf8 23. Ne7+ Kh8 24. Qxf8# |
All in all an interesting game with a great start, but an early blunder cost him the game. If you find yourself mistake prone, then odds are if you just slow down and analyze a little better, you'll make better moves. I think that with a little patience and some games under his belt, c1pe will be a 1500 player in no time. | ||||
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