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ANNOTATED GAME
League division D1 (Never give up!!!)
vegiemite (1476) vs. tag1153 (1468)
Annotated by: tag1153
(1734)
Chess opening: Scandinavian (centre counter) defence (B01)
vegiemite (1476) vs. tag1153 (1468)
Annotated by: tag1153
(1734)
Chess opening: Scandinavian (centre counter) defence (B01)
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11. Bxc3 |
Of course. | ||||||||
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11... Qc7 |
A subtle X ray on the enemy king allowing the possibility of 0-0-0. I am really playing off of my heels at this point, as I have NO IDEA as to where the attack is going to come from, and I'll need as many defensive resources as I can get. White is in control, even with his lack of kingside development. | ||||||||
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12. Nf3 |
Logical, albeit a little late development. | ||||||||
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12... O-O |
!? Always keep a quarter next to your mouse for situations such as this. Sometimes a coin flip is all you have:) While that is HORRIBLE technical advice, that is precisely the situation I found myself in. I simply could not wait any longer for white to reveal his plan to me. I had to make a commitment to get some sort of idea as to what MY plan was going to be. As it turned out, I probably chose incorrectly, as my commitment to attacking on the queenside is easily rebuffed. Give vegiemite another 10 points for forcing me into an ugly decision:) | ||||||||
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13. Nd4 |
White continues to confound me. I would have bet the farm that he would get moving on the kingside. Perhaps he saw something that I didn't. What I see in this position is the opportunity to clear pieces - which makes sense to me as I'm the one with the cramped position. | ||||||||
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13... Nxd4 |
I oblige, hoping to open up the scope of my light squared bishop. | ||||||||
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14. Bxd4 |
Again, I'm tortured....I really counted on 14.QxN because of two things - 1) the white queen is vulnerable to a pin after 14...Bb5 2) black can load up on the c file with a wicked attack on c2 after 14...(either) Rc8. My opponent is in my head big time. | ||||||||
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14... Rfc8 |
Black is committed to play along the queenside. White can go either way. Advantage white. | ||||||||
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15. Rd2 |
A nice rook lift that protects the potentially vulnerable c2. This rook can now slide along the 2nd rank if need be in support of a kingside push. | ||||||||
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15... Nc6 |
As solid as white is on both sides, he still has not commited himself one way or the other. Black decides to rev things up, and hopes to exchange knight for bishop. | ||||||||
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16. c3 |
Yet another move that left me scratching my head. I was sure that his light squared bishop was going to develop. The choice of whether or not to remove the bishop was a tough one. I decided not to, as..... | ||||||||
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16... Na5 |
....there was a nice hole on b3 that my knight would love to reach - checking and throwing a mean fork on his Rd2 and Bd4. | ||||||||
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17. Kc2 |
White denies my knight access to b6, so a very pleasing....... | ||||||||
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17... Nc4 |
....Nc4 post is achieved. Since white must cede back a little tempo to protect his Rd2, black begins toying with some sacrificing ideas to take advantage of the fact that white has still not developed his Bf1 (which by definition still blocks in his Rh1). If played correctly, black now has the opportunity to start being the aggressor. | ||||||||
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18. Rd1 |
Obviously seeing the potentail dangers ahead, white retreats to the 1st rank to get some support behind his pawns. | ||||||||
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18... a5 |
As black is sure that a pawn push to b4 will fail to Nxa , the b4 square is hit again in preparation for b5!, which should cause white some valuable time to defend against. | ||||||||
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19. g4 |
White follows an old chess axiom - when your opponent pushes on one side, you push on the other! White evidently sees (or did he see all along?) how vulnerable the black king is all alone in the corner. | ||||||||
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19... b5 |
Let's take a moment to analyze the whole board - the battle lines have finally been drawn 100%. White is going to attack on the kingside, black on the queenside. Space is roughly equal. Pawn structure favors white. Piece placement favors black. White is behind in development, but black has some serious worries regarding the safety of his king. This is going to very painful for SOMEBODY! | ||||||||
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20. Qh3 |
! I failed to see how powerful this move is, and paid for it big time. | ||||||||
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20... Ra6 |
? An utter waste of a move. The intent was to triple up on the c file after 21...Rc6. That idea was just wishful thinking because of..... | ||||||||
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