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ANNOTATED GAME
Challenge from snehagupta
snehagupta (1490) vs. charleshiggie (2039)
Annotated by: charleshiggie
(2232)
Chess opening: Reti (A08), King's Indian attack, French variation
snehagupta (1490) vs. charleshiggie (2039)
Annotated by: charleshiggie
(2232)
Chess opening: Reti (A08), King's Indian attack, French variation
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19... Bxd4 |
I take back. | ||||||
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20. Nc3 |
And this retreat is the start of her problems, after the exchange she is left with weak isolated pawns on the queen-side and my rook can penetrate to the second rank. Clear advantage to black now. I would guess she was afraid that 20. Rab1 would lose a pawn, as I could exchange rooks and take on b2, but then her rook goes to the 7th rank and is very active - she would have had enough compensation for the pawn. | ||||||
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20... Bxc3 |
So I take. | ||||||
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21. bxc3 |
She takes back. | ||||||
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21... Rd2 |
I invade. | ||||||
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22. Rab1 |
She counter-attacks b7 | ||||||
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22... b6 |
So I deal with that threat. | ||||||
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23. a4 |
Presumably trying to exchange off weak queen-side pawns. | ||||||
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23... Ra2 |
So I attack it. | ||||||
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24. f3 |
She hits my bishop. | ||||||
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24... Bd7 |
I attack the pawn again. | ||||||
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25. a5 |
She pushes again. | ||||||
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25... Rxa5 |
I take. I am a clear pawn up, but not only that my pieces are in dominating positions. | ||||||
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26. f4 |
Trying to exchange pawns, or close down the king side - restrict my bishop in some way. | ||||||
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26... Kf8 |
I decide to centralise my king. | ||||||
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27. Rcd1 |
She attacks my rook. | ||||||
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27... Ke7 |
Gameknot computer doesn't like move and prefers Bg4 attacking his rook. Fritz likes Bg4 or Rc7. | ||||||
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28. Rbc1 |
And it doesn't like this move either. The reason was white could now do some exchanging - rook takes bishop, king takes back, then bishop check on h3 and white wins the exchange back. Normally when material down, a side wants to exchange pawns but not pieces, but this position is an exception. White's bishop is a bad bishop, blocked in by the pawn on e4. We will see later exactly how bad it becomes.. | ||||||
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28... Rac5 |
Black piles up on c3. | ||||||
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29. Rd3 |
White defends. | ||||||
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