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Annotated by archduke_piccolo (2334): A thread was begun by the winner of this game, wanting tips on how to annotate. After a couple of responses, and no annotation apparently forthcoming, I thought I might as well - by way of further response - annotate the thing myself. My own approach, broadly speaking, is to tell a story, but with a certain amount of analysis where necessary to make a point, show off something interesting (or… |
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Annotated by scottyad (1200): A sharp Kalashnikov where White tries a rare sideline and Black defends very well for a time, but ultimately succumbs to a tricky idea from White. The jury is out on this variation after Black's very strong 8..Rg8! Introducing the modern Kalashnikov Sicilian, which is basically a Sveshnikov setup without the 4..Nf6 5.Nc3 intermezzo. Black immediately lashes out in the center with tempo.… |
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Annotated by blake84120 (1200): Yay, I get to be white this time. This was a challenge from a new 1200 player. I have no idea why he picked me out of the hat. Turns out, my opponent is quite young, barely a teenager, yet evidently playing at or near a 2000 level already - none of which I knew when I accepted this challenge blindly. Let's see if I can get a Ruy Lopez... Nope. The Kalashnikov Variation of the Sicilian.… |
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Annotated by ralbama1 (1959): This was from another chess site... argh, sorry GameKnot! But, it was a cool game that involved a nice Bishop sacrifice which led to a nice mating attack. Standard Sicilian so far. e5, we move into the Labourdonnais-Loewenthal variation... cool name for sure! and this move adds (Kalashnikov) to the variation name... I wonder what the longest variation name in Chess Database of openings is. … |
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Annotated by acudata (1200): !! I like it, tends to take most players out of book and out of normal development. This is your gamble. If W takes the defensive track and returns to N-c3, you build an advantage. However, I chose the move aggressive N-d6+ giving me the tempo.
Small point. I think that supporting the center by developing your Queen's Knight is stronger then attacking immediately with d5.… |
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Annotated by topazg (1717): Hmmm, odd though this may be, this is almost a new line to me. I don't like Nf3 as it seems to be too passive - database likes Nb5, and I like the threat of Nd6 afterwards, so I'll go with that. Still holding onto the option of Nd6 , but trying to develop other queenside pieces for a possible queenside castle. I'm expecting 6... Nf6 7. Bg5, meaning that the Nd6 exchange will allow a… |
