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Annotated by last_archimedean (1564): Even the great ones have their off days. Dr. Tarrasch loses in shockingly rapid fashion here. Philidor's Defense, often putting Black in a cramped position. White opens up the game favorably. Tarrasch has to get his King to safety and secure space for his pieces. Tarrasch clears the way for castling. Both players are ready to tuck their Kings away... ...and they do. Part one is done for… |
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Annotated by tomlib (1702): Herein is a story of a simple warrior, a Knight named Odysseus, and Penelope, the Queen who loves him. Gentle readers, this is tale that is not without tragedy and loss but praytell, journey along and watch the travels of the young knight across the great landscape and learn of the final outcome of this epic story. Odysseus, eager and young leaps out from his position along the back rank and… |
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Annotated by colonelcrockett (1656): the Petrov defense is a favorite of several grandmasters and I myself have used it on several occassions. I do not recommend this defense to players because it loses alot of flexibility in favor of a very commital sort of pawn structure and piece development. This is the classical way of handling the Petrov, I prefer this over playing d4 only because I like to prepare first. This is fast… |
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Annotated by oodle3 (1200): This is a game I played against tk29560. Enjoy - it includes a rather tactical device that you may use in your games. Normal. Normal Normal. Still normal, though Nc6 is more common. Developing. ? This is where black starts to go wrong - I prefer Nf6, attacking the undefended e-pawn. Perhaps he was thinking about attacking down the kingside. Again, developing. ?! Again, I prefer Nf6 or Nc6 or… |
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Annotated by jmanster (1200): I played this game a long time ago.
This opponent:don't play her! She (yes she's a girl) doesn't care about anything when she is greater than 900 i was wanting to do another opening (not like the Nf3 Nc6.) I know this move right away. I wanted to try out this move. I really don't know what is going to happen she is trying to do forking the rook and the queen a development right on the forth… |
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Annotated by abro (1686): Less popular Opening as it blocks the bishop. loses the time. Looking for Bg4 and Winning the Game. Always good move in this position, breaking Black's center. threatening ...b5 ...c5 & ...c4 traping n winning the bishop possibly. Threat was not powerful but White does not want to get bothered. Not good move Black should focus on his development of minor pieces. my e4 pawn is attacked… |
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Annotated by cheg1 (1496): King's pawn opening Phildor's Defense Pinning the Knight and developing, white has two choices to break the pin, h3 or Be2 he didn't want to move the bishop twice in a row so The Knight is still pinned but g4 is a mistake Supporting the d4 thrust, in retrospect a poor move, it blocks the white knight's development to the center and allows black to gain temp with Nf6.
5...Nf6 attacks apawn… |
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Annotated by punkusmartyrus (1200): I'm annotating this short game for it's opening tactics, as they must be watched out for even in the opening. Philidor's defence Pinning the knight. 8...c6 to prevent the combination of white's knight from sitting on d5 threating to win a piece. So 9.b4 to undermine the c6 pawn logically to prevent 10.b5 so 10.a4 to nullify the a6 support pawn 10.b5? loses a pawn due to the pin of a6 … |
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Annotated by evader23 (1200): This game demonstates what not to do as black
e4 my favortie first move as white good book reply but my recent studies have shown c5 to be a little better but then again there is nothing wrong with e5 in fact I play that my self Still in book I don't understand d6 here. Nc6 is better or even d5 or c5 but d6 is too passive and in this case proved a mistake Standar book response to d6 huh??… |
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Annotated by enyalios-aris (2057): Classic opening Pointing at f7 pawn This will make his King move and come out to the middle of the board Checking and threatening the knight. Most possible move: King supporting the knight. But then the King will be even more out to the middle of the board As I thought Nailing the knight Nailing the e5-pawn Move for supporting the e-pawn... If f4xe5 then Kd7xe5 and I would lose all … |
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Annotated by soccerooscrazy (1200): in this game. Legal's mate is used - this could be a useful tactic to you in the future.
e4 - a classic chess opening An appropriate reply f3. the best place (out of the 3 moves it can make) to place your g1 knight. a common but not all tht great move. opens up this queenside for an attack a move I made because i thought he might fall for the trap. a move which is practically forced if black… |
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Annotated by dylam (1200): Philidor defence. classic variation. white has a slight advantage in development. it seems that the bishop on f8 is going to suffer from lack of moving space during the game. I didnt get that move. I think that d4 is worth looking here. prepering the center break-through. afraid of b5? - d4! at once! ?! better is to take with the knight with the hope to exchange them. f7 is … |
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Annotated by dylam (1200): a classic Phillidor. Nc3 is better (and maybe the black fall for h6...) ? misses white's 10th move. !
I think its a great move which is not easy to see at beginning of the exchanges. 10... Kd7 11. cxd3 hxg6 12. Bxg6 is leaving white with an extra pawn and two bishops. maybe bxc3 was a bit better in order to keep queens on the board. white must develope the bishop to take … |
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Annotated by kain- (1200): Philidor defence. Mayby little too passive by black. It appears that he is defensive player, It's your initiative now, white.
Interesting line goes with 3..Nd7 5.Nh4?! White knight was in better square in f3 , early move like this with no backup is dangerous, white has no good squares to move into either. This is tactical loss as well as positional since if black does now .… |
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Annotated by throneseeker (1200): Fairly tame opening in which each side has positioned itself. White "completes" his initial development. Black prepares for a pawn onslaught. Enhances the forthcoming Black onslaught. Black's queenside pawns are rolling down the board. Winning a pawn? So it does appear. Perhaps Qc7 would have been better. Black concedes the return of material equality. I am not… |
