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ANNOTATED GAME
Gambito #299
me (1742) vs. Arthur Taylor (1719)
Annotated by: byakuugan3 (1200)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B22), Alapin's variation (2.c3)
me (1742) vs. Arthur Taylor (1719)
Annotated by: byakuugan3 (1200)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B22), Alapin's variation (2.c3)
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24. Rc1 |
Now every single one of my pieces is active, and Black's jumbled pieces cannot defend properly. I'm still down a pawn, but not for long. Nd6 becomes a threat again, since Rxd6 Qxf7 Kd8 Qf8 Kd7 Rf7# | |||||
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24... Qd5 |
Black brings his queen back to the action to defend, but it's too late now. | |||||
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25. Nc7+ |
The first move of my winning attack | |||||
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25... Rxc7 |
It appears that Black has won a piece, since 26.Rxc7?? would be a blunder due to Qd1# I'm down a piece again, so the next few moves are critical | |||||
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26. Qh8+ Ke7 |
If Kd7, then Rxf7 Kd6 Rfxc7 and I'm up an exchange, plus Black's c8 bishop will fall, leaving me up a rook | |||||
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27. Rxc7+ |
This way lost faster for Black, but was less obvious | |||||
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27... Bd7 |
If Kd6 then Rd4 | |||||
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28. Qf6+ Ke8 |
Obviously, Kf8 gets mated, and Kd6 still loses to Rd4 | |||||
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29. Rd4 |
Black's position is toast. There's nothing he can do now except resign or wait patiently to die | |||||
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29... Qa5 |
This was a final desperate move to try for a game steal, because if I carelessly take on d7, then Qe8# would've been embarassing | |||||
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30. Qh8+ |
Fortunately I have an easy mate in 2 | |||||
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30... Ke7 31. Rcxd7# |
Black's underdeveloped position and greedy queen moves didn't seem like disadvantages when I was down a piece, but now I wind up with an extra rook and Black is mated. Development and king safety are the number one factors in wide open crazy positions like this | |||||
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