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Annotated by yellowlab (2033): 1. e4 gains space and opens lines for the king bishop and the queen. The strategic drawback is that d4 and f4 have been slightly weakened. Since pawns can never move backwards, the e-pawn can never help control those squares. The e-pawn may itself become an object of attack. The Sicilian defense. The idea is to create an imbalance in the position. Black will frequently trade a wing pawn for … |
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Annotated by palindrome23 (1200): Played at the Emerald City Open in Seattle, 2011. Igor was not only rated 340 points higher than me, he's also over 20 years younger. So I had my work cut out for me in this game. The Grand Prix Attack. Aggressive, but not completely solid. Fortunately I was well prepared against this opening, having a friend who plays it consistently. The idea is to play d5 quickly, forcing white to… |
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Annotated by l-d-j (1747): Finally the next annotation of my series about the 9-round tournament I played in July and August of this year. Before the rest day I had scored 2,5/5 and was reasonably content with my performance so far. The day after the rest day I got another strong opponent. However I was White and felt that I was playing well, so I didn't worry about that. Watch how the game unfolded into one of the… |
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Annotated by yellowlab (2033): The Sicilian defense. The Grand Prix attack. Now, the game shares some similarities with the French defense. In the French, it is more common to develop the bishop to e7 and the king knight to f6. If white plays, e5 at some point, the knight is rerouted to d7. 6. exd5 was probably better. 6. e5 Bc7 7. d4 was also possible. Turning the game into an advanced French where d3-d4 was a… |
