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ANNOTATED GAME
Telford A v Oswestry A, Shropshire League
Charles L Higgie (ECF177) vs. Richard Thompson (ECF154)
Annotated by: charleshiggie
(2222)
Chess opening: Nimzo-Indian (E41), e3, Huebner variation
Charles L Higgie (ECF177) vs. Richard Thompson (ECF154)
Annotated by: charleshiggie
(2222)
Chess opening: Nimzo-Indian (E41), e3, Huebner variation
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13... a6 |
This maybe played more to deter Nc3-b5, as he never tries to play b7-b5. | |||||||
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14. f4 |
So I continue with my plan. | |||||||
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14... exf4 |
He takes. | |||||||
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15. exf4 |
I take back. | |||||||
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15... Qc8 |
This move got me thinking? Was he preparing to sacrifice on h3? Was he hoping to play a piece to f5? | |||||||
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16. Qc2 |
This move seems to stop both. Bxh3 17. gxh3 Qxh3 18. Be1 and black doesn't have enough for the piece. But maybe f5 was a better move, constricting black more, and preventing his next move. It leaves e5 weak, but it is hard for black to exploit that weakness. | |||||||
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16... Ng6 |
So he moves his knight to a better square. | |||||||
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17. Rae1 |
This seemed to be a normal developing move. | |||||||
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17... Bxh3 |
And now he plays it! Computer preferred b7-b5. | |||||||
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18. Bxg6 |
Fritz says the best way to refute the bishop sacrifice was 18. f5! | |||||||
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18... fxg6 |
The best way to take. | |||||||
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19. gxh3 |
Now I take. | |||||||
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19... Qxh3 |
He takes back. | |||||||
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20. Nce4 |
I was scared stiff that he would win another pawn with Nxe4 21. Nxe4 Qg4+ 22. Kf2 Rxf4+ 23. Bxf4 Qxf4+ 24. Ke2 Qg4+followed by taking my rook on e1 with his bishop on a5. I thought I couldn't play 22. Kh3 because of Rf5, but this is easily met by Ng3. However he didn't play that, he played this,- | |||||||
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20... Bd8 |
I think this move is dire! | |||||||
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21. Bc1 |
Played, to maintain my protection of f4 and also to free my queen for action along the 2nd rank, without blocking the e file. | |||||||
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21... Ng4 |
He comes in, with potential mate on h2 if I am not careful. | |||||||
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22. Qg2 |
This stops any of that nonsense. | |||||||
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22... Qh4 |
He avoids the queen exchange. | |||||||
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23. f5 |
This is a mistake. I should have just taken on d6. If he had taken on f5, I can't take back, because he takes back on f5 by his rook, and if I capture on f5 again, then my rook on e1 is taken by his queen. Luckily it doesn't really spoil anything. | |||||||
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