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ANNOTATED GAME
Challenge from alfredjwood
sirmohammad (1200) vs. alfredjwood (2099)
Annotated by: alfredjwood (2100)
Chess opening: Evans gambit (C52), compromised defence
sirmohammad (1200) vs. alfredjwood (2099)
Annotated by: alfredjwood (2100)
Chess opening: Evans gambit (C52), compromised defence
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12... d6 |
'protecting' the knight, but more importantly developing the bishop. | |||||||||
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13. cxd4 |
The d-pawn will eat the knight. This break gives the white knight a good square on c3, which would unhang the rook on e4. When the d4 pawn captures the knight the bishop relocates to b6 and it will bear down on the king through a pinned pawn on f2. However, the White pawns are disappearing from the queenside. | |||||||||
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13... Bf5 |
The bishop develops with an attack. Even though the white rook is currently hanging, there is no discovered attack by the black knight because the rook is protected after Nf6 and gxf3. From this point forward, however, Black has the initiative! White is currently focused on getting the knight he is owed. Meanwhile, White has not yet developed his queenside pieces. | |||||||||
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14. Re2 |
Where else? On e3 the d4 pawn would be pinned again. Maybe the rook should have gone here to begin with. | |||||||||
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14... Bg4 |
Inducing f3, which opens the diagonal to the white king! | |||||||||
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15. f3 |
Now the d-pawn can be pinned again! Further planning is required by Black: a. If all of the pieces were now removed from the board, Black would have an overwhelming queenside pawn structure. This means that he must look toward an eventual pawn assault on the queenside. b. In order to reach the endgame envisioned, Black will need to exchange pieces. c. If the endgame envisioned is reached, Black will need his king on the queenside in order to support the pawns. He will therefore delay or defer castling on the kingside. Therefore, Black plans to continue to work to seize the initiative, to get his king to the queenside when the intent is concealed or it is necessary, and to trade down the pieces to get to the pawn ending. | |||||||||
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15... Bb6 |
Pinning the pawn, and threatening Bxd4 , winning the rook. This is an important zwischenzug as it beckons the black bishop to b2 in defense of the pawn. | |||||||||
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16. Bb2 |
Sure enough, the bishop comes to b2. This may not be the best square for the bishop, but this is probably the best move in this position. | |||||||||
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16... Be6 |
With the lost knight about to be removed from the board, Black plays to close the e-file and to shut down the attack on d7. | |||||||||
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17. Bxe6 |
Perhaps Black will play fxe6, causing doubled pawns after dxe5 dxe5. | |||||||||
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17... Qxe6 |
Black retakes with the queen to offer a queen exchange. Every exchange favors Black because of the queenside pawns. | |||||||||
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18. Kf1 |
White's rook was hanging, this king move protects the rook and brings the king toward the center of the board, which puts him closer to the queenside. | |||||||||
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18... Qh6 |
Black attacks! With the White Kings Bishop off the board, the White attack is muted. | |||||||||
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19. dxe5 |
White attacks! Threatening a deadly discovered check as well as Qxf7. | |||||||||
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19... O-O-O |
The Black King gets to the queenside by force! Perhaps White does not realize Black's plan yet. The pawn attack on the queenside is taking shape. The b6 bishop has become dangerous, it encroaches on the White kings' mobility, and that may take White's attention. | |||||||||
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20. h3 |
This purely defensive move does keep the queen out for a while, but it weakens the black squares on the kingside and Black has a bishop that uses those squares. The black holes created can be used by the queen, as well as the bishop. | |||||||||
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20... Qf4 |
Threatening to penetrate by Qh2. | |||||||||
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21. e6 |
White Threatens both exf7 and e7. | |||||||||
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21... Rhe8 |
A chance to exchange another piece! With every exchange Black approaches the desired endgame. | |||||||||
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22. exf7 Rxe2 |
On with the plan! | |||||||||
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