Annotated Chess Game 7401788 by Artardo

Annotated Chess Game 7401788 by Artardo

Annotated Games
  • 1. d4 Ng8f6 2. c4 e6 3. Nb1c3 Bf8b4 4. Qd1c2
    I normally play Resehvsky's variation against the Nimzo, but it looked like Paul was trying to learn the black side for tournament play, so I decided to play the classical variation which I think he's more likely to encounter OTB.
    • 4... O-O 5. a3 Bb4xc3 6. Qc2xc3 Nf6e4
      More usual is 6 ... b6. Now the game starts looking more like a Dutch, but without a dark-squared bishop for black.
      • 7. Qc3c2 f5 8. g3
        Probably suspect, but I like systems with a fianchetto on the K-side. They lead to positions that my feeble mind can understand ;)
        • 8... b6 9. Bf1g2 Bc8b7 10. Ng1f3 Qd8f6
          Black gets some initiative out of this, but with white still having a dark-squared bishop he will find it difficult to capitalize on it. It makes more sense to continue to put pressure on e4. I was more concerned that black was going to drop the N back to f6 and open the e4 square for the bishop, for example 10 ... Nf6 11.O-O Be4 followed by ... Qe8 and white is getting in trouble.
          • 11. O-O a5 12. e3
            White wants to get rid of the excellent black N on e4. This move protects the d-pawn so that Nd2 can be played, which forces an exchange of minor pieces. This move also weakens the light squares, but with black's queen on f6 and the light-square bishops swapped off there's no obvious way for black to exploit them. If the black Q were on e8 or g6, this move could be fatal.
            • 12... d6 13. b3 Nb8d7 14. Nf3d2 Ne4xd2
              Too obliging, IMO; a better option might be 14 ... Qg6, with the intent to recapture on e4 with the f-pawn after 15.Nxe4, allowing black to pressure the weak f3 square. So white would probably have to play 15.f3, preserving black's light-squared bishop.
              • 15. Bc1xd2 Bb7xg2 16. Kg1xg2 e5
                Black now has the initiative. However, white's weaknesses are on the light squares, and black is lacking in pieces that can exploit those, so his attack should not succeed. This is why I think that black's Qf6 move was inaccurate.
                • 17. Bd2c3
                  ! This is the key move that holds white's position. Black cannot contest the long diagonal with a Q vs a B.
                  • 17... f4 18. f3 fxe3 19. dxe5 Nd7xe5 20. Ra1e1
                    The pinned N gives white a chance to recover the e pawn and defend f3.
                    • 20... Qf6g6 21. Qc2xg6 Ne5xg6 22. Re1xe3 Ra8e8 23. Rf1e1 Re8xe3 24. Re1xe3 Kg8f7 25. f4 Ng6e7 26. Kg2f3
                      Not 26.Bxg7 Nf5 27.Bxf8 Nxe3+ followed by ... Nc2 and black has at least a draw, IMO, since white can't effectively defend the Q-side pawns.
                        Game started
                        02 May '10
                        Last move
                        07 May '10
                        Game Lost
                        Created
                        06 Sep '10
                        Updated
                        06 Sep '10
                        Comments
                        0
                        Annotation Id
                        120

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