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ANNOTATED GAME
33rd GK tournament
julianhemsi (1337) vs. markpinkston (1252)
Annotated by: markpinkston (1611)
Chess opening: Scandinavian defence, Lasker variation (B01)
julianhemsi (1337) vs. markpinkston (1252)
Annotated by: markpinkston (1611)
Chess opening: Scandinavian defence, Lasker variation (B01)
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21... Rd8 |
I am looking to get the rooks off, as that will give me control of the dark squares. | ||||||||
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22. Rxd8+ |
And my opponent obliges. | ||||||||
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22... Kxd8 23. Bh5 |
Attacking the weakness of my less-than-stellar pawn structure. | ||||||||
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23... Ke7 |
But I have just enough resources to keep everything protected. | ||||||||
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24. Bf3 |
Not sure what this is for, but the bishop wasn't doing anything on h5 anymore either. | ||||||||
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24... Nd7 |
Getting out of the way so I can put pawns on b6 and c5. This will take some time, as the c-pawn will need protection before the b-pawn can go to b6. | ||||||||
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25. b4 |
Is he going to create a pawn chain on dark squares with a3, b4, and c5? If so, it will be hard to defend, as my king is more centrally located than his. That is a big advantage in the endgame. | ||||||||
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25... Ne5 |
This is a many-faceted move. By attacking both the bishop and the c-pawn I practically force him to play Be2. But the real point of this move is to protect the c-pawn so the b-pawn can move. | ||||||||
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26. Be2 |
Practically forced, as c5 allows me to wreck white's pawn structure with Nxf3. But would I have really given up my knight for his bishop? No, I wouldn't have. 26. c5 would have been met by ...b6. | ||||||||
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26... b6 |
And now I get it in anyway. | ||||||||
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27. a4 |
Gaining space, but to what effect? As these pawns get further up the board, they get harder for the white king to protect, should the bishop get traded off, or the pawns get on dark squares. | ||||||||
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27... f5 |
This is necessary so the rear f-pawn can go to the dark square f6. The long term plan is to have kingside pawns on h6, f6, e5, and f4. | ||||||||
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28. f4 |
And there goes THAT plan :) But as I said, chess is a game of trade-offs, and this move not only presents me with a difficulty (fixing my pawns on light squares), but with an opportunity as well (his f-pawn is fixed on a dark square). Which factor will be more important? It is up to the creativity of the players. | ||||||||
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28... Ng4 |
Hoping to induce 29. Bxg4 fxg4, undoubling my pawns. | ||||||||
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29. h3 |
But he doesn't fall for it. | ||||||||
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29... Nf6 |
The knight will not stay here long, as this square is reserved for the f7-pawn. I will need to decide whether to put the knight on d7 or e4. | ||||||||
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30. Bf3 |
Attacking the weak c-pawn. | ||||||||
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30... Kd6 |
Protecting the pawn is not required, as ...c5 will accomplish the goal of getting all the queenside pawns on dark squares, but I wanted to keep as many pawns on the board as possible. More white pawns means more targets :) | ||||||||
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31. g4 |
And now white, as he did earlier, solves a problem for me by allowing me to undouble the f-pawns. | ||||||||
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31... fxg4 32. hxg4 |
Avoiding leaving his pawns isolated. | ||||||||
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