GameKnot: annotated chess game - alygally's mini-tournament

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ANNOTATED GAME:

alygally's mini-tournament
ethansiegel (1740) vs. alygally (1802)
Annotated by: ethansiegel

(1729)
Chess opening: Vienna game (C25)

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1. e4	This is my first gameknot game against someone rated 1800 , in my very first mini-tournament.
	1 comment dariustheking (1213) on 25-Nov-07: Your lucky! -


1... e5 2. Nc3	I've been playing the Vienna Gambit as white, with a lot of success, since people play exf4, which gives white a great position (lots of development for the pawn).
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2... Bc5	Minor disappointment.
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3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Nc6 5. f4	My idea here is to expand on the kingside, drive the knight away, and attack with both bishops, queen, and maybe the rook.
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5... d6 6. f5 Na5 7. Qf3	Maybe this isn't the greatest plan, since without that light-square bishop, the kingside attack isn't looking as great.
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7... Nxc4 8. dxc4 c6 9. g4	Going for the kingside attack anyway!
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9... g6 10. g5 Nh5 11. Nge2	Now everything is still defended adequately, as black doesn't have a breakthrough for white's extended kingside. My idea is Ng3, opening the h-file for attack.
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11... a6	? Too slow, maybe.
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12. Ng3 Nxg3 13. hxg3 b5 14. b3	Why do this? White has doubled pawns already, do I want a second set? Well, here, I think I do. Doubled pawns can be weak in the endgame, but this opens a line for the other rook to attack!
	1 comment algol (2008) on 13-Jan-09: Interesting decision, I would never have thought of it that way. But after 14... bxc4 15. bxc4 black could play 15... Rb8 preventing white's control of the file, not? -


14... bxc4 15. bxc4 Bd4	Pins the knight, which is defended by the queen. BxN, QxB, PxP, PxP, BxP is good for black, so I defend the f5 pawn again.
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16. g4 Qa5	Menacing and pinning the knight, but this is easily met by...
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17. Bd2	Bd2, where the queen must move again in view of moves like Ne2. Qa5 may not have been good, since it allowed white to develop a piece, losing a tempo for black.
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17... Qc7 18. Rb1	Grabbing the open file, and freeing the knight to move.
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18... Bb7	There is nowhere good for the bishop to go, but this works out poorly, as the queen is tied to the Bb7's defense.
	1 comment algol (2008) on 13-Jan-09: Yes, 18... Rb8 contesting the file seems better -


19. Rh3	Here we go with the plan -- double on the h-file and demolish the kingside. Many responses for black look inadequate, such as f6 and 0-0.
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19... O-O-O	This also works out poorly; maybe Kd2 was better?
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20. Qh1	The h7 pawn is a goner.
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20... d5	Black's got to counterattack to have a chance.
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21. Rxh7 Rxh7 22. Qxh7 gxf5	? This allows a combination by white. However, if black had allowed fxg6, that looks unpleasant too.
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23. Qxf5+	Better than exf5 or gxf5.
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