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Annotated by jackdaw1 (1200): This internal league game between Gertjan Van der Hoeven and Rob Witt was played at the Dutch Club, Caissa, and was sent to me recently in relation to the opening. Some of the club's players are familiar with and have tested the opening in club matches. This particular one is a feast of tactical devices and is well worth studying. With the exception of the analysis to White's 16th… |
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Annotated by deepblue17 (1200): Questionable opening move (e6) by black.
Developing knight and getting ready to defend if he takes my pawn he takes pawn and I recapture. I now have strong control of center with knights and a big lead in development, i like how this game is going thus far. d4 or developing a knight probably would have been a better move for him. Push d4 to control center and reposition knight on… |
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Annotated by jeich (1200): I hope this annotation will be helpful to our team members in the under 1400 rating category. Any advice from the higher rated players would be greatly appreciated. I like to open with 1. e4 as white. It stakes out central space and opens a line for my light squared bishop and queen to develop. The French defense is quite unfamiliar to me even though it is one I should know. My first… |
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Annotated by fatcat2 (1200): Hi all, and here is a game from a nearby Longplay Cup, which I won, against all the odds, just after I completely blundered my own queen! Yes, you DID read that correctly: not sacrificed, not lost against a tricky tactic - just an out-and-out complete blunder! I could hardly believe it after I saw it! The title, if nothing else, should make this game interesting to comment on! My opponent opens… |
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Annotated by sycilmathai (1200): Date: November and December 2007.
White: The Champ
Black: Sicilian
Location: Cyberspace
Hey Chap and everyone else at one of the best chess sites in the world. Here's my annotation
of a game played in late 2007. Cursory, at best, but at least some ideas
to throw in the hat. Thanks to everyone at Gameknot who continues to make this a wonderful
place to freely play and freely learn the… |
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Annotated by blitzkov (1200): hi! this move is the most common move out there. im planning to play the French. now im going to have to watch out cause white can play the wing gambit: 2.... d5 3. e5 3.... c5 4. b4?! so he takes. ? i guess hes planning a mating attack by going Qf3 next move? i think best would have been d4. whites not even developed! ? this blocks his d pawn. ??? whats the point of this move???? ?!… |
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Annotated by darius_vitrosoo (1200): basic opening i wondered about this for a while, most people do not do e6 where i play so i have not seen it in a while i figure he is doing a black form of stonewall. i figured i would try center counter (for white) good choice i did not want his knight at g4 did not want my queen on the open file, i figured his rook would go there soon so i better leave i need another guard well the… |
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Annotated by fattouh (1200): 7. Ng5 ?, a free pawn here, and may be more as we shall see 8. Qf3? I cant stop thinking that the white underestimated the black side here, trying to finish the game so quickly while he is not prepared to ... 8. Nxe5 !, Nice and smooth, removing the threat, forcing the white queen to withdraw, and wining a free piece ! 16. ... - h6!, a good move, seems like the black … |
