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Annotated by jutterback (1379): So this game seems amazing to me. I decided it is worth annotating. I am playing black with a rating of 1490 and my worthy opponent is playing white with a rating of 1673. Within this game you will see that black loses material in return for gaining advantageous position. In the end, black is 6 points down and still manages to win. Six points is a huge deficit in any game but against a higher … |
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Annotated by rjastrz (1710): C42 Russian Game Black spoils white's pawn structure. Prevents Bg5. Prevents Nd5. After Nxc5 Nxc5 the e4 pawn will be under attack. Prepares Nf5, which is a big threat for black. The e4 pawn must fall immediately. The rook protects the knight, however, the f line is now open for the f7 pawn. Takes back the pawn. The f2 pawn is under pressure from black, white decides to take the … |
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Annotated by bobdoleeatsfood (1200): King pawn opening and here we go Standard play from here until, well, I'll just stop you when we get there A kind of transposed Ruy Lopez. This structure is very solid for black, though the self-pin may seem a little dangerous and can in many lines prove to be fatal if black isn't careful. Bold play not dissimilar to the Center game Why not? Seems to give the best chances for wresting the… |
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Annotated by fredkohn (1953): While visiting the local library today I noticed a man doing some chess analysis. Naturally I approached him and asked if I could look on. I guess I didn't expect he would ask for a game. I'm rather glad that he did, because I thought the game turned out to be pretty interesting! I hope you do, too. Most of my chess playing was done in my younger years. I started playing with my dad at a very… |
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Annotated by gleeful (1968): A friendly game that built up slowly until two wasted moves allowed black to take control. It's further marked by misplaced bishops that fail to provide help when needed and become completely passive by the end of the game.
Please feel free to message me if you have comments, questions, or find any mistakes. Petrov's devense, or the Russian game, has a drawish reputation, but there are… |
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Annotated by jotheblackqueen (1200): 2. ........ Nf6 - this is the Petrov's defense. Some say it does have a high percentage of draws but for the unwary like myself it does not always work out that way. The purpose of the Petrov is to counterattack my e pawn. I decide to defend it by playing 3. Nc3 - this is called the Petrov's 3 knights - but how sound is it? 3. ...... Bb4! This is a very strong move as it tries to… |
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Annotated by l-d-j (1747): This is a game that I played against jkarp and which I promised to annotate afterwards. Joe went down a piece early on, but I did not play my best chess and allowed him some chances. He took one of those but unfortunately for him the material advantage was already too big to overcome. Nevertheless he did play well for his level and had some good ideas. I'll try to explain as much as possible so… |
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Annotated by icecreamwizard (1733): The only option for Black is to trade queen and rook for rook. Black is not willing so he resigns. Line...
32. ... Qe7
33. RxQe7 KxRe7
34. Rd1 Kd8 (forced except for losing knight)
35. QxRf7 and black is down significantly and black's best hope is an error by white into… |
