Annotated by alloutwin (1200): This was a hard fought battle that remained fairly even until a late slip up by me gave a winning chance to my opponent who played solidly to take it. Queens Gambit, my prefered opening as white. Appears to give away a pawn, but if I take it I will struggle to hold onto it. Still standard development, although more common here is Bg5 with the threat of Bxf6, winning a pawn, or creating a…
Annotated by deejie (1233): I spotted a combination here, I didn't think I'd get away with it! ...and so it begins: A number of possible mating combinations, due to an underdefended King. First to drive home white's advantage in the centre of the board, with d5. A move of hidden meaning: Black assumes this to be a cheap shot for mate on h7, however, it forces black to open the a1-h8…
