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Annotated by osiris_007 (1908): A game for Round one of the 31st GM Tournament. The English Defense, here I give up the centre to Black as a target for attack. Not a move I expected to see. After some thought I decided to continue with the English Defense normally. I advance my knight, controlling e5 and enabling a possible d4 pawn advance to weaken his pawn structure. I decide to go ahead with the pawn advance, opening the… |
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Annotated by mybookrunsdeep (1431): I chose to annotate this game because I think it is a good example of how a few passive moves by a player can lead to a positional advantage for his opponent. I always choose the symmetrical variation of the English as I know it well and the Botvinnik setup is not as effective. As usual, my annotations are for players who have more than a basic understanding of the game. If you dont understand… |
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Annotated by johnb221 (1200): I like to play this opening he must like the off-center games too the normal second move ditto for him trying to prepare to eventually get my pawn to d4 he mimics me again I'll castle after I move the bishop to g2 he wants to get to d5 before I get to d4? I protect the c-pawn, expecting d5 and he plays it I want to get castled... the pawn trades can wait he wants the other diagonal for his… |
