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ANNOTATED GAME
Ethan's Revenge!
ethansiegel (1730) vs. remybear (1497)
Annotated by: ethansiegel
(1986)
Chess opening: French (C16), Winawer, advance variation
ethansiegel (1730) vs. remybear (1497)
Annotated by: ethansiegel
(1986)
Chess opening: French (C16), Winawer, advance variation
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25... b6 |
And this plays into my plan -- bxa6 would've forced me to come up with a new one. | ||||||||
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26. Bf4 |
I gotta say, this plan is looking pretty good, except... well, there's that little drawback that I'll have to sac a rook for the pawn, and then he can sac his bishop for my pawn, which just leaves me down the exchange. I'll see how he plays -- at least there's some pressure on him now, is my thought. | ||||||||
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26... g5 |
Forcing the bishop to e5, which'll force him to play Rf8. (hxg6 promises less -- I want to keep that h-file closed with the twin rooks there!) | ||||||||
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27. Be5 Rf8 28. h5 |
keeping lines closed where his pieces are posted. | ||||||||
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28... Nd7 |
And of course, if he can exchange his knight for my dark-squared bishop, I have nothing. Therein lies, perhaps, the beauty of Will's defense -- I can play as hard as I can, and it is painfully hard to get any sort of advantage, or even a chance for one. Note how incredibly ineffective *both* light-squared bishops are. | ||||||||
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29. Bd6 |
Of course, I want to keep the bishop! | ||||||||
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29... Re8 30. Kg2 |
My thought here is, if need be, I can push to f4, force an exchange, and then push g5, forcing another exchange, creating a passed pawn on the h-file. Also, the light-squared bishop is now free to move as the king will guard f3. | ||||||||
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30... Nb8 |
? This *begs* for a rook sacrifice! My head was swimming with winning lines and variations, and I jumped on it... | ||||||||
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31. Rxb6 |
!? Not a full exclam, because there is a defense that leads to rough equality -- there's no way he'll find it, though, is there? | ||||||||
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31... axb6 32. a7 |
And now I expect Nd7, a8=Q , BxQ, RxB , Nb8 (or Kb7, losing the rook), Rxb8 , Kd7, Rb7 , KxB, RxR and white emerges a piece up. | ||||||||
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32... Na6 |
! He finds the best move, giving back a knight to play Kb7, stopping white's attack. | ||||||||
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33. Rxa6 Kb7 |
And now I've got to back off. | ||||||||
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34. Ra1 |
The best square, as the rook is mobile on the 1st rank. | ||||||||
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34... Ra8 |
?! This isn't necessary, as now his rook becomes worth exactly one bishop and one pawn... | ||||||||
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35. Bb8 |
! Now, that's what I call a prison! | ||||||||
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35... Rh8 |
Remember what I said about my kingside plans for pushing pawns? Well, now's the time; his pieces are in no position to deal with the king, rook, and bishop all actively posted! | ||||||||
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36. Kg3 |
And here it comes! | ||||||||
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36... Kc8 |
Black knows he's got to get to the kingside, but how to do that effectively? | ||||||||
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37. f4 |
In the meantime, I'm content to keep on working on making that passed pawn a reality. | ||||||||
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37... gxf4+ 38. Bxf4 |
Bxf4 instead of Kxf4 -- it's really a wash. I'll have to play Bb8 after Kb7 or Kg3 after Rc8 ; I decided that having his king on b7 is better than his rook on c8. | ||||||||
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