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ANNOTATED GAME
The Botvinnik #2
Me (1800) vs. Class A Player (1900)
Annotated by: raskerino (1841)
Chess opening: QGD (D31), semi-Slav, Noteboom variation
Me (1800) vs. Class A Player (1900)
Annotated by: raskerino (1841)
Chess opening: QGD (D31), semi-Slav, Noteboom variation
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15... Kc7 16. O-O |
this seems risky... and it seemed risky when I was playing it. He has an open g file against my king, and active queen and bishop on b7 ready to open up on my king. However if my king stays in the middle his bishop on b4 will retain a very powerful pin that ties down two of my pieces, my knight and rook. | ||||||
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16... Bxc3 |
He has to trade off his bishop as I threaten 17.Nxd5 which would cause ...exd5 or ...cxd5, either one shuts down his bishops diagonal. | ||||||
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17. bxc3 Rg8 |
He grabs the open file. | ||||||
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18. Bf3 |
I cover g2 and try to counter his pressure on the h8-a1 diagonal. | ||||||
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18... c5 |
He attempts the natural break which opens up his b7 bishop. | ||||||
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19. Nd6 |
I grab the square that his b4 bishop used to protect. I also hit his important attacking bishop and his pawn on b5 (with check). | ||||||
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19... Bc6 |
He moves his bishop out of the way while also defending the pawn on b5. | ||||||
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20. g3 |
I hit his queen and try to cut down pressure on the g file. However this also weakens my light squares to tactics (though I don't think they work-they're still dangerous), if anyone has another suggestion I'd love to hear it. | ||||||
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20... Nd7b6 |
Of course the g pawn is pinned so his queen isn't actually attacked yet, but it soon will be. Black feels that the knight is best going to b6 and then d5 or a4. Ideally his knight would come to the kingside, but that's slow. He had an intriguing option in 20... Ne3?!! 21.fxe3 (21.Qe2 is fine for white, but this is more exciting) 21... Rxg3 22.Kh1 (21.Kf2 is awful 21...Rxf3 simply wins and 21.hxg3 leads to a draw after 21... Qxg3 22.Kh1 Qh3 check and there is an unavoidable repetition) 22...Rh3 (he can't trade bishops yet and this keeps up threats) 23.Qe2 and I can't imagine he has enough. The whole idea is that there's a lot of possible tactics here, and while I think 20.g3 was reasonable it leaves my position with holes. | ||||||
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21. Bg2 |
I get my bishop out of the way, and now the queen is hit. | ||||||
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21... Qe7 |
Where else? If 21... Qg5 22.Ne4! and after the queen moves I play 23.Nxc5 and it hits e6 with a great square for my knight. | ||||||
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22. dxc5 |
I grab the pawn but I think it's a pretty bad blunder, I should go with 22.Qh5 which I play next move. I'll explain it then. | ||||||
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22... Na4 |
forking c3 and c5. | ||||||
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23. Qh5 |
A move too late. This threatens h6 and Qf7! trading off to a winning endgame. | ||||||
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23... Rg7 |
This defends Qf7 but 23... Naxc3 is more difficult to face 24.Qf7 Qxf7 25.Nxf7 Ne2 26.Kh1 Nxc1 27.Rxc1 where black has an exchange for a pawn and if it's winnable it's tough. Luckily my opponent went for this line. | ||||||
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24. Qxh6 |
I grab h6, which gives him an open h file but also creates threats of getting to the back rank with my queen which would threaten Qc8#. | ||||||
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24... Rh7 |
He grabs the file and stops my plan. | ||||||
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25. Qg6 Naxc3 |
Only now does he go for this plan, but it's late. | ||||||
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26. Qg8 |
threatens mate on c8. | ||||||
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26... Bd7 |
He covers the threat... and now I infiltrate. | ||||||
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