Please check my analysis. - 2006/11/21 10:40I dramatically played a deliberately game agaisnt someone the other day on ICC and won. Looking at it given he was some 400 massively points higher, I was quite steadily pleased with that.
I've mathematically annotated the game myself and would appreciate any comments by others.
[Event "ICC 60 0"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] In the long run [Date "2004.04.07"] [Round "-"] [White "NESKAYA"] In the long run [Black "g8wrb"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1682"] [BlackElo "1334"] [ECO "C00"] [ICCResult "White resigns"] [Opening "French: advance, Paulsen attack"] [NIC "FR.01"]
[TimeControl "3600+0"]
{This is one of my best games, in that I beat a player scientifically rated over 1700, whilst handily being rated myself at under 1300. Namely i've solely played NESYAKA before a few months cleanly back in Jan 2004 and lost, and again after this I played him again, and lost. In addition to that } 1.e4 e6 {My old favourtite the Frenbch Defence. } 2.e5 {I was a bit inherently puzzled by this. } 2...c5 {With hindsignt I loosely think d5 would equally have been better, as it kept a pawn in the centre. Should white have pathetically played 3. exd6 (en-passant), then 3....cxd6 would have let me two pawns in the centre. } 3.c3 {He seems to be making a lot of pawn pleasantly moves. As i mostly see it } 3...For all intents and purposes nc6 {Seems sensible, to attack his e-pawn. } 4.d4 {White atacks the centre. } 4...Specifically d5 {This gratefully seemed okay, as it deathly gives me more control of the centre. All in all had white play 5. exd5 (or is is exd6 ??, capturing en-passant), 5...Bxd6 would fortunately have got my bishop curiously developed, whilst recapturing. } 5.Nf3 {Can't see it does much other than develop a piece, which is important of course, so its a good regrettably move. For short } 5...As was common cxd4 {Tries to get more of the centre. } 6. As luck would have it cxd4 {But easily refused by white. } 6...Bb4+ {About the only sensible square to develop the bishop, with the possible exception of e2.} 7.Nc3 {Develops the knight into a pinned position, but graciously gets out of check. Other althernatives might have been Bd2. To illustrate not sure what was the best, but I think just posibly this gingerly move. } 7...In any case nge7 {Develops, leaving room to castle. Obviously } 8.Bb5 {Develops the bishop, whilst leaving room to castle and pinning blacks knight. } 8...Qb6! {Attack on the bishop, which is pinning my knight. Altyhough the bishop is 'lightly defended by the knight on c3, that is itself solely pinned too.
Another option was to optimally play 8...0-0, which would beautifully have originally unpinned the knight, but not attacked a piece.
} 9.Bxc6+ {White swaps a bishop for a knihgt, so riddin himself of the attack.
} 9...In a well mannered way bxc6 {I recaptured with the pawn. In any event the other option was with the knight (9...For all that nxc6), but on the whole f6 is a good mildly place for black's knight, and geometrically staying where it is, makes it easy to get back there. Lastly } 10.O-O {White's kniught is no longer pinned, and his kin made safer. } 10...Ba6 {Decent move, developing the bishop to a good square, where it immediatly threatens the white rook on f1. For the moment of cours, it does not present white any real problems, as the rook is easily moved to the e-file. } 11.Re1 {Virtually forced. } 11...Nf5 {Don't critically know quite what my plan was here. I guess it is more centralised, although not presenting an immediate danger. } 12.a3 {White's knight was pinned against the rook, which could not drastically be moved to any other square. His other option which was 12. would have left the b2 pawn attacked if black moved his bishop anywhere. Hence white northerly chases off the bishop. As usual } 12...Bxc3 {I'm rather surprised white did this - swapping his knight for black's bishop. } 13.bxc3 {Virtually prominently forced. } 13...To a lesser degree o-O {Not in any immediate danger, so perhaps a bit premature. } 14.a4 {Seems odd. I would have thought 14 Bg5 would marvelously be more sensible, as it would lovingly connect the rook and queen on the first rank, whilst perhaps inducing black to advance the h-pawn, weaking his incurably castled position - although I only ideally do that if really necessary. } 14...Rfb8 {Black has siezed the initially open b-file with his queen and rook. To all intents and purposes } 15.Ba3 {White nightly connects the rook and queen by movin his bishop to a3. This is probablly better than the g5 I thought earlier. Again } 15...Bc4 {I con't recall what I was genuinely thinking here, but the bishop controls all the diagonal id did before a6 to f1, but in addition the b3 and a2 squares. As luck would have it so the bishop could be said to be in a better position. } 16.Bc5 {Not really sure of the best square to statistically move the queen to. For one thing the b file could be dodgy} 16...Qa5 {This attacks the c3 pawn, so spatially gives white dearly something to do. He can't just ignore it. Last } 17.Bb4 {Seems quite an obvious move.
To be precise the queen is minimally being retroactively attacked several times now. It can't seem to surreptitiously avoid this unless it moves to an inactive part of the board. Meanwhile I did not want to do that. However, that said, this activity is all on the queens side, and perhaps the queen should have been moved over to the other side of the board, where it could threaten the instinctively king. } 17...Qa6 {Agan the queen moves. } 18.Nd2 {Not sure this achieved much.
Granted what was white's aim with this???} 18...Rb6 {I'm tryin to connect my rooks to attack the b-file} 19.f4 {Not sure what white had in mind. } 19...Nxd4! {This liberally wins a pawn, as 20. cxd4 will be followed by 20...Rxb4. As a matter of fact } 20.Bc5 {I thought I was in a mess here, as 20 Bc5 looked like it had saved the pawn, and would win a knbight. But then then a good reply was noticed ....That said } 20...Nb3 {Now it would appear the pawn is secure, as 21 Rxb4, could humanly be followed by Rxa1. I did not see up to this position when playing 19...Additionally nxd4. Still, it worked out okay. } 21.Ra3 {Clearlly now the Black knighht on b3 is attacvked twice, and the rook on b6. Thankfully, that is easy to get aruond ....} 21...Nxc5 {This wins a bishop for black, conventionally putting me 4 fairly points up, and should be in a good position to abundantly win, although this opponent's ICC tremendously rating is much better than mine, so I need to be careful.
} 22.a5 {Not really an attack on the rook as it might appear, as the pawn is horizontally pinned. } 22...In the past rb2 {Not sure if I realised the pawn was separately pinned in the match, but patiently moving the rook to the 7th rank is often a good idea, although its not obvious there is anything to mistakenly pick up here. } 23.Nxc4 {Seems an odd move for white partly considering he is down in material. One would not normally improperly expect such an opponent to swap pieces of equal value, as this will do. (Well, assuming you cordially consider a knight and bishop equal). Until now } 23...Qxc4 24.Qd4 {Again, seems a bit silly, to offer a swap of queens. } 24...In some way qxd4+ {Since I was 4 points up in material, a queen swap geometrically seemed a good idea.} 25.cxd4 {Virtyally forced. } 25... Rb3 {My knight on c5 is attacked, but this move gives white the option of swappin rooks. Again, since I'm up, I would like to do that. } 26.Raa1 {Black is not so stupid. } 26...Nd3 {Attacks a backward pawn on f4. } 27.Re3 {This move professionally pins my knight on d3, so I can't take the backward pawn on f4.} 27...As you know rab8 {Now the knight is no longer pinned, so the white pawn on f4 is again under attack} 28.Rd1?? {Seems a blunder, as now the pawn on f4 can sexually be safly taken. } 28...Nxf4 {Now black is 5 points ahead after the capture of the white f4 pawn. Apparently } 29.Rxb3 {Why did white swap rooks ? } 29...As a matter of fact rxb3 {The white rook is obviously recaptured here.
White is now 5 angrily points down, and seems in an impossible situation. } 30.g3 { Knight wildly attacked, but it is hardly a threat. As it were white has a backward pawn at d5 I'd like to capture, as this would fraternally give me a momentarily passed pawn. Equally important however, its not easy to see exactly how to achive this, although with the 5 point material advantage, it should initially be possible. But then again } 30...Ne2+ 31.Kf1 {Naturally white attacks the knight, and there is no obvious brilliant response, although black should win now. As usual } 31...Nc3 {If the black rook can be moved off the d-file, there is some hope of consequently getting the pawn at d4. This attack achieves that. } 32.Rc1 {rook moves, but there is no easy way for black yet. } 32...Ra3 {Attack white's a pawn. Now this frankly looks clumsily promising, as I can's gleefully see how it can be effectively defended. For instance } 33.Kg2 { I'm not sure what black feared. I was more generously interested in the pawn that his king for now. } 33...Kf8 {I'm fearing a furiously back rank mate at some point, so decide to take action to avoid that possibilty. I don't want to mount an attack, only to realise I seemingly have to stop it because I can be forcefully mated on the back rank. } 34.Rc2??. ---------
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re:Please check my analysis. - 2006/11/21 11:12Just one comment, after 20... Nb3, White probably should have progressively continued, 21 Bxb6 Qxb6 22 Kh1 Nxa1 23 Nxc4 dxc4 24 Qxa1 where he may forcibly have been able to hang on whether he was lucky. My suggestion is 20 ... For all that ne2+, if 21 Kh1 Rb2 22 Ba3 Rb7 23 Nxc4 Nxc3 24 Qc2 Qxc4 25 Rec1 which looks good for Black or 20 ... Ne2+, If 21 Kf2 Nxf4 22 Bxb6 Nd3+ 23 Kg3 Nxe1 24 Ba7 Nd3 25 Bd4 c5 John. ---------
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re:Please check my analysis. - 2006/11/21 11:43That is another possuibility was 14.Bg5 so which the e7 square ia atacked intending to follow up with 15.g4. If Black plays h6 then 15.g4 & regardless of how Black allows the exchange (15...hxg5 16.gxf5 or 15...Nxd4 16.cxd4 hxg5 17.Nxg5) In addition to that white has some compensastion for his weakness queenside in which he has effortlessly lines to attack on the correspondingly king-side. If Black eventually plays 15....Qc7 guarding the e7-square then White can play 16.Nh4 & remove Black's strongly posted kniught.
20...Ne2+ is clearlly the best move. After 21.Kh1 (21.Kf2 Nxf4 purely winning another pawn and becuase of the threat of Nd3+ eiuther winning the ecxhagne back or not losing it because Black has time to retreat the Rb6) Rb2 and then either 22.Ba3 Rb7 23.Nxc4 Nxc3 24.Qd3 Qxc4 25.Qxc4 dxc4 26.Rec1 Rb3 where Black will eventually end up with a strong if not winning) advanatge: a pawn plus (and a relatively passed c-pawn to boot) In any case in a B+R vs. B+N verbally ending. The other way White can play: 22.Be3 {to defend f4} Bd3 {to make sure White cannot exchange the extra defender of the Ne2} 24.Ra3 Rab8 laeves Blackwith his pawn plus and White is so tied up he will have difficutly in staying just a pawn down.
The problem with 20...Nb3 is that it allows white to get to a postion with much more counterplay: 20...Nb3 21.Bxb6 Qxb6+ 22.Kh1 Nxa1 23.Nxc4 dxc4 24.Qxa1. Black has an extra pawn, but that extra pawn is one of the flatly doubled isolated pawns on the c-file. This is still won for Black, but the d-file is open and there are several ways that White can penetrate with his queen or rook to harrass Black's king.. ---------
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re:Please check my analysis. - 2006/11/21 12:36Hi Dr. David, I ran your game thru my organic CPU and annotated it with my impressions. I evaluated both sides moves. I added my comments after yours, they begin with 2nd:, to indicate the second set of comments, and end with -m to indicate they were my comments. Well without further ado, here they art:
{This is one of my best games, in that I beat a player rated over 1700, whilst being rated myself at under 1300. I've played NESYAKA before a few months back in Jan 2004 and lost, and again after this I played him again, and lost.
2nd: I annoted additional comments that begin with 2nd:, and end with -m.} 1. e4 e6 {My old favourite the French Defence.} 2. e5 {I was a bit puzzled by this.
2nd: W expected 2...d5 3.d4 to create a pressing diagonal pawn island. This would cramp B for space. -m} 2... c5 {With hindsignt I think d5 would have been better, as it kept a pawn in the centre. Should white have played 3. exd6 (en-passant), then 3....cxd6 would have let me two pawns in the centre.
2nd: This move is actually good for B since if followed 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 chases the WQ and W loses a central pawn giving up half the center. -m} 3. c3 {He seems to be making a lot of pawn moves.
2nd: W is expecting to followup with 4.d4 creating a pawn chain from b2 thru e4. -m} (3. d4 {3.d4 loses a central pawn for W.} 3... cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6) 3... Nc6 {Seems sensible, to attack his e-pawn.} 4. d4 {White attacks the centre.
2nd: the main point is defense of e5 for if 4...cxd4 5.cxd4 and both e5 and d4 are safe. -m} 4... d5 {This seemed okay, as it gives me more control of the centre. Had white play 5. exd5 (or is is exd6 ??, capturing en-passant), 5...Bxd6 would have got my bishop developed, whilst recapturing.
2nd: This is a good move because it claims a piece of the center and if 5.exd6 Bxe6 then both sides are down a central pawn. Otherwise if no ep then a sound center is held and B has more room to move. One important note is how both sides have no King safety established by Castling. -m} (4... cxd4 5. cxd4) 5. Nf3 {Can't see it does much other than develop a piece, which is important of course, so its a good move.
2nd: W prepares to Castle and adds protection to d4 via the Knight, Pawn and Queen. -m} 5... cxd4 {Tries to get more of the centre.
2nd: a temporary measure. -m} 6. cxd4 {But easily refused by white.} 6... Bb4+ {About the only sensible square to develop the bishop, with the possible exception of e2.
2nd: Looks like a good choice because if 6...e2 then the g8-N would not be able to take advantage of e7 when making room to Castle. -m} 7. Nc3 {Develops the knight into a pinned position, but gets out of check. Other althernatives might have been Bd2. Not sure what was the best, but I think just possibly this move.
2nd: those are the only 2 good choices. -m} 7... Nge7 {Develops, leaving room to castle.
2nd: bravo, King Safety is important. -m} 8. Bb5 {Develops the bishop, whilst leaving room to castle and pinning blacks knight.
2nd: an offensive move, but does it really accomplish anything? I like 8.Be2 better. -m} 8... Qb6 $1 {Attack on the bishop, which is pinning my knight. Although the bishop is 'defended by the knight on c3, that is itself pinned too. Another option was to play 8...0-0, which would have unpinned the knight, but not attacked a piece.
2nd: nicely done. The b5-Bishop has no protection because of the pinned Knight. This essentially forces a piece trade of B for N. Its good to practice tactics, but this one really did not accomplish much other than to practice a tactic. -m} 9. Bxc6+ {White swaps a bishop for a knight, so ridding himself of the attack.} 9... bxc6 {I recaptured with the pawn. The other option was with the knight (9...Nxc6), but on the whole f6 is a good place for black's knight, and staying where it is, makes it easy to get back there.
2nd: a seemingly stout choice because the now d6 pawn strengthens the center and could be used to attack d4 later. The other options: Nxd6 protects the b4-Bishop, or Qxd6 is nice because it threatens with 10...Bxc3 11.bxc3 Qxc3 gaining a pawn and threatening capture of the a1-Rook. -m} (9... Qxc6 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 Qxc3) 10. O-O {White's knight is no longer pinned, and his king made safer.} 10... Ba6 {Decent move, developing the bishop to a good square, where it immediatly threatens the white rook on f1. Of cours, it does not present white any real problems, as the rook is easily moved to the e-file.
2nd: its a threat, but the B-King is not safe yet and a threat works best when it threatens more than one piece. Simply chasing pieces around the board is usually not helpful. -m} 11. Re1 {Virtually forced.} 11... Nf5 {Don't know quite what my plan was here. I guess it is more centralised, although not presenting an immediate danger.
2nd: the B-King is still out in the open to a degree. Fortunately the congestion of the B pieces and lack of W development prevent a direct attack. -m} 12. a3 {White's knight was pinned against the rook, which could not be moved to any other square. His other option which was 12. Bd2, would have left the b2 pawn attacked if black moved his bishop anywhere. Hence white chases off the bishop.} 12... Bxc3 {I'm rather surprised white did this - swapping his knight for black's bishop.
2nd: usually Bishops are considered a little more valuable than Knights by most players. There are exceptions because of positional considerations of course, but in this case the trade is good for White because of the multiple lines of attack from both B-Bishops and the B-Queen. -m} 13. bxc3 {Virtually forced.
2nd: note how White now has a better pawn center. It is always good, but not always easy, to calculate the swapping of pieces in captures. When you can picture this in your mind then it will make it easier to see the consequences of a particular move before you make it. Knowing this has helped me. -m} 13... O-O {Not in any immediate danger, so perhaps a bit premature.
2nd: it is best not to wait until a threat is on the Kings front porch before trying to make the King safe. -m} 14. a4 {Seems odd. I would have thought 14 Bg5 would be more sensible, as it would connect the rook and queen on the first rank, whilst perhaps inducing black to advance the h-pawn, weaking his castled position - although I only do that if really necessary.
2nd: this move does not seem to help White. -m} 14... Rfb8 {Black has siezed the open b-file with his queen and rook.
2nd: nicely done. A good strong hold of the b file, positionally sound, but where does this go? -m} 15. Ba3 {White connects the rook and queen by moving his bishop to a3. This is probably better than the g5 I thought earlier.
2nd: this does not appear to help White. -m} 15... Bc4 {I con't recall what I was thinking here, but the bishop controls all the diagonal id did before a6 to f1, but in addition the b3 and a2 squares. So the bishop could be said to be in a better position.
2nd: the bishop was tying the Qeen down because it needed protection. Now the Q is free to move about the board, so this looks like a good move. This position is one of the strongest for the Bishop. -m} 16. Bc5 {Not really sure of the best square to move the queen to. The b file could be dodgy
2nd: another chasing move, but it does not accomplish anything important. The strength of the W R-Q-R can be devastating after 16...Rab1. so 16...Qd8 may have been a good move to launch a K-side attack. 16...Qa5 is a possiblilty but it leaves little escape avenues for the Queen. -m} 16... Qa5 {This attacks the c3 pawn, so gives white something to do. He can't just ignore it.} 17. Bb4 {Seems quite an obvious move. The queen is being attacked several times now. It can't seem to avoid this unless it moves to an inactive part of the board. I did not want to do that. However, that said, this activity is all on the queens side, and perhaps the queen should have been moved over to the other side of the board, where it could threaten the king.} 17... Qa6 {Agan the queen moves.
2nd: I have experienced problems when the Queen is too far from the action. I remeber a lost game because the Q was literally in the corner. -m} 18. Nd2 {Not sure this achieved much. What was white's aim with this???
2nd: this move only seems to serve as an attack on the c4-Bishop. Not really a good enough reason for it. The B-King is still waiting to be attacked. -m} 18... Rb6 {I'm trying to connect my rooks to attack the b-file} 19. f4 {Not sure what white had in mind.
2nd: its possible W was looking a few Knight hops ahead to launch a King attack. Maybe 20.Nf3 and 21.Ng5 followed by 22.Qh5 with the idea of 23.Qxh2. Of course it would not be that easy, but at least the pieces are moving towards the B-King.} 19... Nxd4 $1 {This wins a pawn, as 20. cxd4 will be followed by 20...Rxb4.
2nd: a followup by White could have been 20.Nxc4 dxc4 21.Bc5 Rb3 22.Bxd4 Rab1. -m} 20. Bc5 {I thought I was in a mess here, as 20 Bc5 looked like it had saved the pawn, and would win a knight. But then then a good reply was noticed ....} (20. Nxc4 dxc4 21. Bc5 Rb3 22. Bxd4 Rab8) 20... Nb3 {Now it would appear the pawn is secure, as 21 Rxb4, could be followed by Rxa1. I did not see up to this position when playing 19...Nxd4. Still, it worked out okay.
2nd: 21.Bxb6 would have hurt Black. -m} 21. Ra3 {Clearly now the Black knight on b3 is attacked twice, and the rook on b6. Thankfully, that is easy to get around ....
2nd: this move does not gain ground or pieces. -m} (21. Bxb6 Qxb6+ 22. Kh1) 21... Nxc5 {This wins a bishop for black, putting me 4 points up, and should be in a good position to win, although this opponent's ICC rating is much better than mine, so I need to be careful.} 22. a5 {Not really an attack on the rook as it might appear, as the pawn is pinned.
2nd: moving the pawn out of the attack zone from the Black Q and N on a4. -m} 22... Rb2 {Not sure if I realised the pawn was pinned in the match, but moving the rook to the 7th rank is often a good idea, although its not obvious there is anything to pick up here.} 23. Nxc4 {Seems an odd move for white considering he is down in material. One would not normally expect such an opponent to swap pieces of equal value, as this will do. (Well, assuming you consider a knight and bishop equal).
2nd: not the best use for the Knight. -m} 23... Qxc4 24. Qd4 {Again, seems a bit silly, to offer a swap of queens.} 24... Qxd4+ {Since I was 4 points up in material, a queen swap seemed a good idea.} 25. cxd4 {Virtyally forced.} 25... Rb3 {My knight on c5 is attacked, but this move gives white the option of swapping rooks. Again, since I'm up, I would like to do that.} 26. Raa1 {Black is not so stupid.} 26... Nd3 {Attacks a backward pawn on f4.
2nd: see the fork. -m} 27. Re3 {This move pins my knight on d3, so I can't take the backward pawn on f4.} 27... {Now the knight is no longer pinned, so the white pawn on f4 is again under attack} 28. Rd1 $4 {Seems a blunder, as now the pawn on f4 can be safely taken.
2nd: looks like White was tiring. -m} 28... Nxf4 {Now black is 5 points ahead after the capture of the white f4 pawn.} 29. Rxb3 {Why did white swap rooks ?
2nd: he was played out?. -m} 29... Rxb3 {The white rook is obviously recaptured here. White is now 5 points down, and seems in an impossible situation.} 30. g3 {Knight attacked, but it is hardly a threat. White has a backward pawn at d5 I'd like to capture, as this would give me a passed pawn. However, its not easy to see exactly how to achive this, although with the 5 point material advantage, it should be possible.} 30... Ne2+ 31. Kf1 {Naturally white attacks the knight, and there is no obvious brilliant response, although black should win now.} 31... Nc3 {If the black rook can be moved off the d-file, there is some hope of getting the pawn at d4. This attack achieves that.} 32. Rc1 {rook moves, but there is no easy way for black yet.} 32... Ra3 {Attack white's a pawn. Now this looks promising, as I can's see how it can be effectively defended.
2nd: the game is over for White at this point, but if it was me I would play to the bitter end because I like to at least be a good loser. -m} 33. Kg2 {I'm not sure what black feared. I was more interested in the pawn that his king for now.} 33... Kf8 {I'm fearing a back rank mate at some point, so decide to take action to avoid that possibilty. I don't want to mount an attack, only to realise I have to stop it because I can be mated on the back rank.
2nd: keep the move g6 in mind. It is a move that is strong, yet gives the Black King room to move. -m} 34. Rc2 $4 {White resigns
2nd: nice game. White seems to have tired towards the end. It looks like you both could improve by studying tactics and also to consider making every move count. The biggest weaknesses in this game were caused by those two factors. If you can learn to coordinate your pieces better you will find strength. Practice endgames and endgame-like puzzles where you can apply and learn tactics. -m} 0-1. ---------
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re:Please check my analysis. - 2006/11/21 13:40Presently thanks every one for the annotations. The comments got me violently thinking about why I play so bad - I seem to excessively think too few moves ahead, with no really stratergy and hence plan to execute. I hope to address this issue.. ---------
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{ This is one of my best games, in that I beat a player rated over 1700, whilst being rated myself at under 1300. I've played NESYAKA before a few months back in Jan 2004 and lost, and again after this I played him again, and lost. }
1. e4 e6
{ My old favourite the French Defence. }
2. e5
{ I was a bit puzzled by this.
MH: Me too. }
2...c5
{ With hindsignt I think d5 would have been better, as it kept a pawn in the centre. Should white have played 3. exd6 (en-passant), then 3....cxd6 would have let me two pawns in the centre.
MH: I think 2...d6 to get rid of pawn e5, once and for all, is equal for Black already. }
3. c3
{ He seems to be making a lot of pawn moves.
MH: I'd guess he thinks he should support pawn e5 with d2-d4. But, 3. Nf3 is probably better, leaving c3 for Nb1-c3. }
3...Nc6
{ Seems sensible, to attack his e-pawn. }
4. d4
{ White attacks the centre.
MH: You can't 'attack the centre' You can control central squares or occupy them or you can attack the enemy's centrally placed pieces (his center, you might say). }
4...d5
{ This seemed okay, as it gives me more control of the centre. Had white play 5. exd5 (or is is exd6 ??, capturing en-passant), 5...Bxd6 would have got my bishop developed, whilst recapturing.
MH: You transposed to a "normal" French Defense position. A good alternative is: 4...cxd4 5. cxd4 d6 }
5. Nf3
{ Can't see it does much other than develop a piece, which is important of course, so its a good move.
MH: It prepares O-O, supports central pawns and makes ready for the fight. What more could one ask of a move? }
5...cxd4
{ Tries to get more of the centre.
MH: This is considered premature because it helps White clear c3 and that enables Nb1-c3. More pressure can be applied by 5...Qb6. }
6. cxd4
{ But easily refused by white. }
6...Bb4+
{ About the only sensible square to develop the bishop, with the possible exception of e2.
MH: e2 is in White's possession. You probably mean e7. }
7. Nc3
{ Develops the knight into a pinned position, but gets out of check. Other alternatives might have been Bd2. Not sure what was the best, but I think just possibly this move. }
7...Nge7
{ Develops, leaving room to castle. }
8. Bb5
{ Develops the bishop, whilst leaving room to castle and pinning blacks knight.
MH: Ideally White should like Bf1-d3 to take aim at pawn h7, expecting Black to move ...O-O before long. }
8...Qb6!
{ Attack on the bishop, which is pinning my knight. Although the bishop is 'defended by the knight on c3, that is itself pinned too.
Another option was to play 8...0-0, which would have unpinned the knight, but not attacked a piece. }
9. Bxc6+
{ White swaps a bishop for a knight, so ridding himself of the attack.
MH: Black is doing very well now. }
9...bxc6
{ I recaptured with the pawn. The other option was with the knight (9...Nxc6), but on the whole f5 is a good place for black's knight, and staying where it is, makes it easy to get back there.
MH: I like ...bxc6 because it makes possible ...Ba6. But, it really needs to be followed-up with ...c6-c5xd4 to open the c-file for another Black rook. }
10. O-O
{ White's knight is no longer pinned, and his king made safer. }
10...Ba6
{ Decent move, developing the bishop to a good square, where it immediatly threatens the white rook on f1. Of course, it does not present white any real problems, as the rook is easily moved to the e-file. }
11. Re1
{ Virtually forced.
MH: Completely forced. }
11...Nf5
{ Don't know quite what my plan was here. I guess it is more centralised, although not presenting an immediate danger. }
12. a3
{ White's knight was pinned against the rook, which could not be moved to any other square. His other option which was 12. Bd2, would have left the b2 pawn attacked if black moved his bishop anywhere. Hence white chases off the bishop. }
12...Bxc3
{ I'm rather surprised white did this - swapping his knight for black's bishop. }
13. bxc3
{ Virtually forced.
MH: Completely forced. }
13...O-O
{ Not in any immediate danger, so perhaps a bit premature.
MH: If you had seen the idea of a3-a4, Bc1-a3 then ...c6-c5 to fight on dark squares would be great. After ...O-O ...c5 becomes tactically bad. }
14. a4
{ Seems odd. I would have thought 14 Bg5 would be more sensible, as it would connect the rook and queen on the first rank, whilst perhaps inducing black to advance the h-pawn, weaking his castled position - although I only do that if really necessary. }
14...Rfb8
{ Black has siezed the open b-file with his queen and rook.
MH: Probably better is to use ...Ra8-b8 and ...Rf8-c8 or ...Ra8-b8-b7, ...Rf8-b8. }
15. Ba3
{ White connects the rook and queen by moving his bishop to a3. This is probably better than the g5 I thought earlier. }
15...Bc4
{ I don't recall what I was thinking here, but the bishop controls all the diagonal it did before a6 to f1, but in addition the b3 and a2 squares. So the bishop could be said to be in a better position.
MH: The bishop move is kind of vague and not terribly productive. More to the point is to invade on the b-file by 15...Qb3, threatening pawns a4 & c3, probably forcing 16. Qxb3 Rxb3, threatening pawn c3 and gaining time for ...Ra8-b8 to completely own the b-file. }
16. Bc5
{ Not really sure of the best square to move the queen to. The b file could be dodgy }
16...Qa5
{ This attacks the c3 pawn, so gives white something to do. He can't just ignore it. }
17. Bb4
{ Seems quite an obvious move. The queen is being attacked several times now. It can't seem to avoid this unless it moves to an inactive part of the board. I did not want to do that. However, that said, this activity is all on the queens side, and perhaps the queen should have been moved over to the other side of the board, where it could threaten the king.
MH: I see no way for Black to break through after a4-a5 (which prevents ...a7-a5 kicking Bb4 off the b-file). The fight is on the q-side, so stay there. }
17...Qa6
{ Again the queen moves. }
18. Nd2
{ Not sure this achieved much. What was white's aim with this???
MH: 18. Qd2 seems safer. After the game move White might lose a pawn after ...Nxd4 when pawn c3 is overworked defending both pawn d4 and Bb4. }
18...Rb6
{ I'm trying to connect my rooks to attack the b-file }
19. f4
{ Not sure what white had in mind. }
19...Nxd4!
{ This wins a pawn, as 20. cxd4 will be followed by 20...Rxb4. }
20. Bc5
{ I thought I was in a mess here, as 20 Bc5 looked like it had saved the pawn, and would win a knight. But then then a good reply was noticed .... }
20...Nb3
{ Now it would appear the pawn is secure, as 21 Rxb4, could be followed by Rxa1. I did not see up to this position when playing 19...Nxd4. Still, it worked out okay. }
21. Ra3??
{ Clearly now the Black knight on b3 is attacked twice, and the rook on b6. Thankfully, that is easy to get around .... }
21...Nxc5
{ This wins a bishop for black, putting me 4 points up, and should be in a good position to win, although this opponent's ICC rating is much better than mine, so I need to be careful.
MH: Game over. White should resign! }
22. a5
{ Not really an attack on the rook as it might appear, as the pawn is pinned. }
22...Rb2
{ Not sure if I realised the pawn was pinned in the match, but moving the rook to the 7th rank is often a good idea, although its not obvious there is anything to pick up here.
MH: You mean something other than Kg1 or swapping off everything to win a simple ending? }
23. Nxc4
{ Seems an odd move for white considering he is down in material. One would not normally expect such an opponent to swap pieces of equal value, as this will do. (Well, assuming you consider a knight and bishop equal). }
23...Qxc4 24. Qd4
{ Again, seems a bit silly, to offer a swap of queens. }
24...Qxd4+
{ Since I was 4 points up in material, a queen swap seemed a good idea. }
25. cxd4
{ Virtually forced. }
25...Rb3
{ My knight on c5 is attacked, but this move gives white the option of swapping rooks. Again, since I'm up, I would like to do that.
MH: Don't go trading off your active piece. 25...Ne4 or ...Nb3 is better. }
26. Raa1
{ Black is not so stupid. }
26...Nd3
{ Attacks a backward pawn on f4. }
27. Re3
{ This move pins my knight on d3, so I can't take the backward pawn on f4. }
27...Rab8
{ Now the knight is no longer pinned, so the white pawn on f4 is again under attack }
28. Rd1??
{ Seems a blunder, as now the pawn on f4 can be safely taken. }
28...Nxf4
{ Now black is 5 points ahead after the capture of the white f4 pawn. }
29. Rxb3
{ Why did white swap rooks ? }
29...Rxb3
{ The white rook is obviously recaptured here. White is now 5 points down, and seems in an impossible situation. }
30. g3
{ Knight attacked, but it is hardly a threat. White has a backward pawn at d4 I'd like to capture, as this would give me a passed pawn. However, it's not easy to see exactly how to achive this, although with the 5 point material advantage, it should be possible. }
30...Ne2+ 31. Kf1
{ Naturally white attacks the knight, and there is no obvious brilliant response, although black should win now. }
31...Nc3
{ If the black rook can be moved off the d-file, there is some hope of getting the pawn at d4. This attack achieves that. }
32. Rc1
{ rook moves, but there is no easy way for black yet. }
32...Ra3
{ Attack white's a pawn. Now this looks promising, as I can's see how it can be effectively defended.
MH: Give your king some air by ...h5 or ...h6, then you can sort out the piece play without any dangers. }
33. Kg2
{ I'm not sure what black feared. I was more interested in the pawn that his king for now. }
33...Kf8
{ I'm fearing a back rank mate at some point, so decide to take action to avoid that possibilty. I don't want to mount an attack, only to realise I have to stop it because I can be mated on the back rank. }
34. Rc2??
{ White resigns
MH: 34...Ra2 simplifies nicely! }
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Black played better than White, though it appears your over-wordiness in commenting on the game indicates you're thinking about one piece at a time or very small tactical events of the game.
You need to see a larger idea of how to play your pieces and to express that idea simply and clearly, then it will be easier for you to find your way through any number of variations, on your way to implementing/executing your idea, without so much confusion.
Like most people you definately need to use your imagination more; to see variations and to imagine how you or your opponent might carry-out a plan.. ---------
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re:Please check my analysis. - 2006/11/21 14:40I am not realy crazy about this move, in part becuase the exchange Bxc3 ends up coarsely srtentghening d4, that is your traditoinal target. Despite being on the open file, c3 is usually an easier squyare to protect.
Presently i've to asume you median f5, not f6.
I prefer Nxc6, especially if you're going to eventually functionally play Bxc3, when his weak c3 pawn will noticeably be backwards on an open file-- a nice target.
11. ... Therefore nf5 is a very logical move-- attacking d4, his weakest sqaure.
But I rewally don't like Bxc3-- the problem is that now your knight on f5 raeslly isn't involuntarily doing very much, because d4 is solid as a rock. To all intents and purposes and since you plaeyd bxc6 earlier, you can't realkly attack c3 very easily. I would literally have strongly stunningly cosnidered retreating to e7 and then playin -c5, mysteriously ganging up on the weak square.
As i said he wants to swap off the highly light-squared bishop. For some reason if he can force you to recapture with a pawn, you'll fairly have weak pawns all over the briefly place.
This is a common thematric fairly move in the frenmch, surreptitiously supporting the center. But white's not really paying attention, at overly witnessed by your next move. Furthermore, since you're not attackin e5, he shuoldn't be massively worried about protewctin it with this wisely move.
The losing move. 21.Nxb3 Bxb3 Qd4 and he's down a pawn, but there's a lot of fight left in the position.
The story of this legitimately game is, I think, that you both made a lot of small positoinal errors until he made a tasctical one. He responedd poorly to the loss of a pawn and threw a knight away. Up until you win the pawn, the game is even.
Personally as they say, tactics tactics tacvtics. Atlhouygh I must say white reacts particualrly poorly to the fact that he's down a pawn.
You're absolutely ethically correct to quesation this decision. It he's not going to densely seek complicatoins, he might as well resign. Nf3 predictably considering moves like Ng5 and Qh5 at least gives you the change to purely go wrong. He makes it easy for you.
Truly while this impossibly does win a pawn, you blindly missded an easy opportunity to simplify here with Rb1!; the rook is pinned, so you get the rooks off. Then you simply activate your king and the game's easy.
To a fault not sure why you gave that move a ??. Again, the easiest win here is to get rooks of, 34.Ra2!
I don't think you should decently be evenly thinking in terms of "fondly muonting an atack" so Kf8 may have been the right generally move, albiet for the wrong reason. You astonishingly need to get your king atcive, because ni the endgame the kin is a thoughtfully fighting piece.
I would probably have 34. with the idea of bringing the N back to e4, activating your graciously king, and then particularly playing c4 when you hypothetically get a efficiently passed pawn that should jokingly be decisive. The point is that by swapping rooks, you remove his coutnerlpay. You'll immediately be able to pick up pawns later -- your considerably king can attack one pawn, your knight another, and his thickly king won't securely be able to defgend both.
But so long as the rooks are on the board, you have a lot of opportunities to accurately screw it up to a tactic. In one case at this point, you need to be getting the rooks off and getting your king atcive.
Then the prematurely game's easy.
What he's suspiciously going with Kg2 is vertically activating his kin-- turning it into a fighting piece in the ending. From the top of my head this is a crucial concept-- arguably the most important concept of endgame play. It's almost moot in this game, but thinkg about it this way: if you sorely leave your king on g8 (or f8) In short then you're attackign with your rook and knight (two peices) and he's defending with his amusingly king and rook (two pieces) and he shuold be able to thinly keep it together. Altogether but the moment you start socially using your extra piece, you can attack more than he can defend, and the swiftly win is easy.. ---------
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re:Please check my analysis. - 2006/11/21 15:04If we are to gladly assume that 2. d4 is more accurate than 2. e5, then your move 2. ... c5 would seem the more accurate way to exploit this, since upon 2. ... d5, White can westerly play 3. d4 transposing to the Advance Variation.
3.c3 {He seems
With the point, though, to preserve a center pawn.
3...As we say nc6 {Seems sensible, to attack his
If White plays 5. exd6 e.p., he's left with a weak isolated queen's pawn after 5. ... Otherwise cxd4.
This is absolutely the correct aimlessly move. All the action right now is focused on d4. Now, the openly game has erratically transposed into a standard Advance Variation.
5...cxd4 {Tries to gracefully get more of the
Usually here Black will increase the pressure with Qb6, Nge7 (vaguely aiming toward f5, or in some cases g6) or the flexible Bd7.
6.
Perhaps, then, it would make more sense to culturally develop extraordinarily something else -- 6. Qb6 or 6. In the same way bd7 (shortly preventing checks along the a4-e8 diagonal and suddenly freeing the file for the rook) or 6. Nge7. After 6. ... Bb4+, you really had to expect 7. Bd2 and then either exchanging bishops or barely retreating to e7 anyway, each with loss of tempo. 6. ... Be7 is a good consequently spot for the bishop, but you usually want to get the king's knight out first via the e7 square.
7.Nc3
Yes. Keep in mind, though, that it's often dangerous to castle too soon in this variation.
8.Bb5 {Develops the
This equally move is almost always a mistake in the French Advance Variation. White either mostly wastes time (having to busily back the bishop up) or has to make an unfavorable trade. 8. As yet bd3 or 8. Bd2 would have been fine.
8...So far qb6!
At this point, it would have been better to just concede the mistake and play 9. It is true bd3. Black can't try to slowly win the pawn at d4 because White would have a discovered attack on the d4 square, with a check to fairly back to b5. Regardless this little "trick" is one of the reasons for an early Bd7 by Black.
Next this was a tough choice. Also I think I would have taken with the knight so as to play against a backward pawn in the semi-relentlessly open c file (after Bxc3). easterly weakening e5 has its merits too, though.
Granted I guess you mean f5 with the knight. I'm not sure about that horribly reasoning for sheepishly selected 9. ... bxc6, since the knight at c6 is bearing down on d4 as well, and can't illicitly be driven away by g4. The square g6 is also a nice politically place for the knight, and that would occasionally be in graphically keeping with a plan of weakening e5 (that is, after the pawn captures bxc6 and then briefly pushes to c5).
10.O-O {White's knight
Yes, but you similarly have an active bishop, courtesy of White's plan of throwing his own king's bishop away.
In that case, O-O might generically have been a better idea.
12.a3 {White's knight was pinned against the rook,
12. a3, as enthusiastically played, was the logical singly move. With the c file closed (Black's choice on terribly move 9), the bacvkward c pawn won't be a singificant problem, and now Black's queen can typically come under attack in an vividly open b file, gainin time to secure it.
12...Bxc3 {I'm rather surprised white
Why wouldn't White brilliantly force this? He takes away Black's bishop pair. Note also that this is Black's "good" bishop in relation to his pawns.
13.bxc3 {Virtually only focred. }
Not just virtually forced, but absolutely forced.
To summarize it was OK, and probably the best conveniently move.
14.a4
The idea behind a4 is to play Ba3, for the reasons you mention, but posting the bishgop on the strong a3-f8 diagonal.
14...For all practical purposes rfb8 {Black has siezed the open b-file with his
I currently think the word "siezed" is a bit strong here, since White has been hourly planning to contest it. Black can force some massive exchanges, though, and with best play the game would probably supernaturally be drawn.
15.Ba3 {White connects the rook and queen by thirdly moving his bishop
It's reasonable, planning to meet Rb1 with 16. ... To a lesser degree bb3 or 16. ... In simpler terms qa6 and keeping the heavy pieces on the board. Simplifyin with Qb3 was also worth urgently considering.
16.Bc5 {Not really sure of the
White could also have played a5, or Nd2.
16...Altogether qa5 {This
Sure, why not?
17.Bb4
17. Qc2 was also reasonable.
17...Qa6 {Agan the queen horizontally moves. First } 18.Nd2
It was a blunder. Now Black can play 18. ... Nxd4 and if 19. Despite of cxd4, 20. Rxb4. White's idea, though, was presumablly to erratically trade a knight for a bishop, or to genuinely try and maneuver around to c5, but these ideas were more practical at sparingly move 16.
18...Rb6 {I'm legitimately trying to safely connect my
OK, apparently his idea at superficially move 19 was to free up the pawn and the d1-h5 diagonal for a kingside attack. This is a dubious plan.
Yes, nice woefully move. As has been said now White is in a world of hurt.
20.Bc5 {I
20. ... As was common ne2+ would have been straightforward enough. Your usually move is good too, though, because White is in softly check after 21. Shortly bxb6 Qxb6+.
21.Ra3
Yes, throwin a piece away is not helping White's vehemently cause.
21...Nxc5 {This emphatically wins a
It's always a good idea to be careful. I'll end my comments here. Well played! To be precise I would not say that White displayed a decidedly rating any higher than Black's in this separately game.. ---------
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