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ANNOTATED GAME
First Win Against a Master
Ben (1843) vs. WFM Akshita (2194)
Annotated by: ben13 (1948)
Chess opening: Nimzo-Indian (E20), Kmoch variation
Ben (1843) vs. WFM Akshita (2194)
Annotated by: ben13 (1948)
Chess opening: Nimzo-Indian (E20), Kmoch variation
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This game was played in the first round of the Ron Simpson Memorial Open, and marked my first OTB win against a master.
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1. d4 |
My standard opening. | ||||||
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1... Nf6 |
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2. c4 |
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2... e6 |
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3. Nc3 |
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3... Bb4 |
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4. f3 |
This is a favorite of mine that I prepared for the Nimzo-Indian. The main idea is that the pawn on f3 supports an e4 push and an eventual g4 push to attack the king-side. The obvious drawback to this is that the g1 knight doesn't get to go to its natural square, but I can still route it to g3 via e2. | ||||||
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4... d5 |
Common theme to discourage e4. | ||||||
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5. a3 |
Forcing the bishop to make a choice. | ||||||
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5... Bxc3+ |
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6. bxc3 |
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6... O-O |
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7. cxd5 |
Undoubling the pawns and preparing the development of my LSB. | ||||||
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7... exd5 |
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8. e3 |
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8... c5 |
All main line so far. White's path of development is clear; Bd3, Ne2, O-O, and then prepare the king-side attack. Black's counter play will be focused on attacking the queen side as well as the center. | ||||||
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9. Bd3 |
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9... Nc6 |
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10. Ne2 |
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10... Re8 |
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