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ANNOTATED GAME
Iceni 2 v Shropshire 2 4NCL Div 4 Bd 1
Laurie Pott (1812) vs. CharlesHiggie (1945)
Annotated by: charleshiggie
(2222)
Chess opening: Queen's pawn game (A45)
Laurie Pott (1812) vs. CharlesHiggie (1945)
Annotated by: charleshiggie
(2222)
Chess opening: Queen's pawn game (A45)
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11. Nxe4 |
He takes. | |||||||
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11... dxe4 |
I take back. | |||||||
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12. Nd2 |
Knight drops back attacking the pawn. Now I figured I need not protect the pawn, as if he takes I have e5xd4 discovering an attack on his knight. Fritz seemed to like Qe7 here, at first, but I thought that wasted a move, if he exchanged on e5, so I played another developing move. | |||||||
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12... Nb6 |
Making way for my Bc8 to get into the game. Given time, Fritz eventually settled on this move too. | |||||||
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13. Nc4 |
This move was a surprise to me - but I am not sure it is that good. | |||||||
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13... Be6 |
This seems the natural developing move, although Fritz seems to prefer exchanging on d4. | |||||||
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14. Nxb6 |
So he exchanged. 14. Nxe5 loses the knight to f6 15. Ng4 h5 and the knight has run out of squares. | |||||||
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14... axb6 |
Clearly the best way of recapturing, threatening to take on a2 in some variations. | |||||||
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15. Qc2 |
This more or less puts paid to any ideas of taking on a2. If I take with the rook he exchanges rooks and then traps my bishop with b2-b3, and if I take with the bishop b2-b3 immediately. | |||||||
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15... f5 |
Protecting my pawn on e4. | |||||||
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16. b3 |
Definitely ruling out any capture on a2! | |||||||
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16... Bf7 |
I maintain the tension on e5. Fritz seems to prefer exchanging on d4. | |||||||
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17. Rad1 |
Now that the rook is no longer needed on a1. | |||||||
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17... g5 |
This is probably a mistake by me. I was dreaming of a king's side attack! Fritz again likes exchanging on d4. | |||||||
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18. Bxe5 |
He initiates a series of exchanges to get his rook to the 7th rank. | |||||||
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18... Bxe5 |
I take, | |||||||
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19. dxe5 |
He takes back. | |||||||
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19... Qxe5 |
I take again. | |||||||
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20. Rd7 |
He gets the rook to the 7th rank. "What of it?" I thought. "I can always drive the rook back with Be6 or Be8." Which one is better dear reader and why? | |||||||
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20... Be6 |
This is what I played. I overlooked his reply. Having said that, Fritz actually prefers Be6 and thinks it is still level. | |||||||
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