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Annotated by ethansiegel (1986): This is one of the first games I ever played in league play. White makes a minor mistake in the opening, and then makes a speculative sacrifice for mating & drawing chances.
This is the kind of game that suits me as a correspondence chess player, where you have time to calculate all the variations that you couldn't possibly over the board... White starts with 1. d4, which seems to be more… |
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Annotated by ethansiegel (1986): This is a game against Flanders, named after the place in the UK, not the tv character, apparently.
This started out as the Cambridge Springs of the QGD; the position was then opened up, and I came up with a great tactic at the end, sacrificing my queen for a mating attack. This is, ironically, a relatively uncommon position here on gameknot. Still, I'm not afraid of playing the QGD -- I'm… |
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Annotated by mmafighter (1200): For this game annotation, I am assuming viewers understand basic openings and the reason those "book" moves are played. If you have any questions about any opening or certain moves in an opening... feel free to message me. 4.Nf3 is sometimes played so as to delay the commitment of the QB . However, the moves (4.Nf3 & 4.Bg5) are usually both played one way or another. The battle is revolving … |
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Annotated by skyeman (2151): Black normally waits until around move 9 before playing this, but it probably doesn't make any difference. Nothing wrong with this, but I would prefer Bh4, hoping to entice Black into playing ...g5 and weakening his kingside. Interesting! The only reason Black would play this is to get an open file for an attack on White's king. But since he has no pieces developed, White needn't worry… |
