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ANNOTATED GAME
Team match
reydavid (1543) vs. bobspringett (1564)
Annotated by: lord_shiva
(1898)
Chess opening: Philidor (C41), Steinitz variation
reydavid (1543) vs. bobspringett (1564)
Annotated by: lord_shiva
(1898)
Chess opening: Philidor (C41), Steinitz variation
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 |
Philidor’s Defense. | ||||
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3. Bc4 |
Steinitz Variation. | ||||
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3... h6 |
Almost off book. Queen covers g5, so I wouldn’t play h6 until white and moves the d pawn. Black doesn’t have much development, compared to white’s deployment of knight and bishop. | ||||
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4. d4 |
Qe7 seems to favor black, but I’m partial to exd4. | ||||
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4... exd4 5. Nxd4 |
Nf6 maybe… | ||||
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5... Bd7 |
Definitely off book. | ||||
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6. Bxf7+ |
What white loses here is made up in pawns. | ||||
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6... Kxf7 7. Qh5+ g6 8. Qd5+ Kg7 |
Ke7 was probably better. | ||||
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9. Bf4 |
Seems like an error. Black should defend with c6 or better yet, Nc6. 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Qd3 Kh7 | ||||
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9... Nf6 |
This practically forces white to play Qxb7. Black will protect the rook by dropping the knight. | ||||
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10. Qxb7 Nc6 11. Nxc6 |
Black cannot afford even trades and should move the queen to e8. | ||||
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11... Bxc6 12. Qxc6 |
Rb8, probably. | ||||
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12... Be7 13. Nc3 |
White will likely castle soon. Black should bring the rooks to more central files, Rf8 or Rb8 is still good. | ||||
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13... Nh5 |
Moving the knight to the edge of the board limits its power. | ||||
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14. Be3 Nf6 15. O-O-O |
The queen side castle was definitely best, throwing the rook into a clear file. Black should still pull rooks in, Re8, Rf8, Rc8… | ||||
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15... Qd7 |
Again even trades are best avoided at material disadvantage. But white sees Qc4 as better. | ||||
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16. Qc4 Rhf8 17. e5 Ng4 18. e6 Qc8 |
I think Nxc3 blocks white backing that forward pawn with a rook. If white trades queens black makes up three points, otherwise white just takes that undefended knight. | ||||
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19. Qxg4 Rf6 |
Pushing c6 beats positioning the rook where white’s bishop will pin it against the king. Black cannot interpose or do anything but trade rook for bishop. | ||||
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20. Bd4 h5 |
The counter threat is a delaying action, but does advance a pawn. Black c6 blocks Nd5, but Qf8 could be marginally better. | ||||
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21. Bxf6+ Bxf6 22. Qe4 |
Qe4 both backs the forward passed pawn and puts pressure on the rook. Rb8 might be black’s best bet. | ||||
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