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ANNOTATED GAME
Chester 3 v Malpas & Oswestry 1
Charles L Higgie (ECF 171) vs. Mike McDonagh (ECF190)
Annotated by: charleshiggie
(2222)
Chess opening: QGD (D31), 3.Nc3
Charles L Higgie (ECF 171) vs. Mike McDonagh (ECF190)
Annotated by: charleshiggie
(2222)
Chess opening: QGD (D31), 3.Nc3
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11... exd5 |
Black takes back. | ||||||||
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12. Qxd5 |
White takes again, going a pawn up. | ||||||||
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12... Be6 |
Black attacks the queen. Fritz actually prefers Bf5 or Bg4 | ||||||||
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13. Qh5 |
Fritz actually prefers 13. Qe4 initially, but then changes to 13. Qh5. Against 13. Qe4 I was afraid of Rfe8 and black is threatening discovered attacks on the white queen, for instance Bxa2 | ||||||||
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13... Rfe8 |
Black is threatening ....Nxd4 in some variations. | ||||||||
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14. Be2 |
Again, Fritz thinks this best. | ||||||||
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14... Rad8 |
Black mobilises his last piece. | ||||||||
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15. O-O |
Again Fritz approves of castling. | ||||||||
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15... Bf5 16. Rfd1 |
I like this move, with the threat of 17. Bd3 exchanging white squared bishops. Fritz actually prefers other moves, such as Bc4, Rfc1 and a3. | ||||||||
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16... Bxc3 |
Black has a plan to prevent the exchange of white squared bishops, but it involves giving up the two bishops. Fritz prefers Bg6 or Bc2. | ||||||||
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17. bxc3 |
White takes back. White's pawn centre is now strengthened. | ||||||||
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17... Be4 |
With the idea of meeting 18. Bd3 with Rd5 19. Qg4 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Qxf3 21. Rg5. | ||||||||
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18. Rac1 |
Fritz prefers Nd2 immediately. | ||||||||
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18... Rd5 |
Black hits the white queen. | ||||||||
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19. Qh4 |
I "threaten" the exchange of queens. Fritz prefers Qg4. | ||||||||
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19... g5 |
Fritz prefers 19....Qg6 | ||||||||
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20. Qg3 |
Eyeing the pawn on c7. | ||||||||
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20... Rf5 |
Presumably hoping for 21. Qxc7 g4 and after my knight moves, he takes on f2. I should have ignored this, as after 21. Qxc7 g4 I have 22. Qg3 pinning his g pawn and protecting f2. | ||||||||
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21. Nd2 |
But this move is strong too, threatening the exchange on e4 followed by Bd3 winning rook for bishop. For the first time in the game, Fritz puts white's advantage at over 1 (+2.53). Funnily enough after Qxc7 Fritz puts white's advantage as +2.25, so I am not sure why it prefers Qxc7. | ||||||||
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21... Ra5 |
Fritz agrees that this is the best try. | ||||||||
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