Annotated chess game: Team match

ANNOTATED GAME

Team match
tumble_weed (1414) vs. baumannjoe (1407)
Annotated by: baumannjoe (1200)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B21), Smith-Morra gambit

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1. e4 c5	My first annotation, I'm playing as black against tumble_weed in a team match. The game starts out with myself playing Sicilian defense.



2. d4	I have only played Sicilian a couple of times. I like the way it plays out, but I had not yet seen this move. It took me by surprise and I think led to an early disadvantage in the game.



2... Nf6 3. Nc3 d6 4. dxc5 Nc6 5. cxd6 exd6	I let white take a couple of pawns before recapturing.
	1 comment eduard352 (1664) on 28-Feb-13: You are a pawn behind, and the d6 pawn is weak. Also field d5 is a nice field for whites knight. After Bg5 I think white has a clear advantage.


6. Nf3 Be6 7. a3 g6 8. Ng5 Bg7	I set up the Dragon Variation.



9. Nxe6 fxe6	My light squared bishop and white's strong side knight are exchanged.
	1 comment eduard352 (1664) on 28-Feb-13: Well, d6 is no longer alone, and d5 is protected now. Black actually has a majority in the center.


10. Bb5 O-O 11. Bxc6 bxc6	After two exchanges, the two pawns around the center I lost early have been replaced. I feel that this is a mistake by my opponent as I will control the center soon.



12. Be3 Qe7 13. O-O d5 14. exd5 exd5 15. Na4 Rab8 16. Bc5	The center is mine, but let my queen get pinned between white's bishop and my rook.
	2 comments archduke_piccolo (2355) on 27-Feb-13: This the reverse of a pin: a 'skewer'. The queen is forced to move away, leaving the weaker piece exposed to capture. baumannjoe (1200) on 02-Mar-13: Ok, Thanks!


16... Qc7 17. Bxf8 Rxf8 18. Rb1 Qf4 19. h3	A blunder by my opponent, I now have his other knight.
	1 comment archduke_piccolo (2355) on 27-Feb-13: Having won material, White falls asleep at the wheel. Very easy to do!


19... Qxa4 20. Qd3 Bh6 21. b4 Ne4 22. c4 Nd2	I don't feel that this was too sneaky as it took two turns to set up this fork.



23. cxd5 Nxb1 24. Rxb1 cxd5 25. Qxd5+ Kh8 26. Qd4+ Bg7 27. Qd3 Qc6	Now being up in material, I'm trying to find a way to either get a mate in or trade down material to have an easier end game.
	1 comment eduard352 (1664) on 28-Feb-13: That is the correct approach, altought checkmate will be hard to achieve. The position is not won yet, if white cfan exchange the pawns on the queens side, it will be hard to win this, even with the extra bisshop.


28. b5 Qb6 29. Qe2 Bd4 30. Rf1 Qc5 31. a4 Qd6 32. Kh1 Bb6 33. f3 Qg3 34. Qe1 Bc7 35. Qxg3 Bxg3	The queens are gone, now I have whites two pawns in the a and b file to worry about.
	2 comments archduke_piccolo (2355) on 27-Feb-13: Excellent spot for the bishop. Black can now force the rooks off and win the endgame. eduard352 (1664) on 28-Feb-13: ionadowman is right


36. Kg1 Re8	Trying to keep white's rook from traveling too far, I set up a possible mate.
	1 comment archduke_piccolo (2355) on 27-Feb-13: Now, White's best try seems to be 37.a5 Re1 38.Rxe1 Bxe1 39.b6 a6 40.b7 Bg3 41.Kf1 Kg7 42.Ke2 Kf6 43.Ke3 Bd6 44.Kd4 Ke6 45.h4 Kd7 46.Kd5 Bg3 and the White b-pawn will fall, along with most of white's counter-chances. After White's 37.Ra1 I would as Black have exchanged rooks for certain: 37.Ra1 Re1ch 38.Rxe1 Bxe1 39.Kf1 Ba5 40.Ke2 Kg7 41.Kd3 Kf6 42.Kd4 Kf5 43.g3 Be1


37. Ra1 Re5 38. Kf1 Bh4 39. Rb1 Re6 40. a5 Bd8 41. a6 Kg7 42. Kg1 Ba5 43. g4 h5	I could trade rooks here, but I am too afraid of those pawns in the a and b files.
	2 comments archduke_piccolo (2355) on 27-Feb-13: This is a reasonble move, but I would have tried for a swindle, here: 43...Bb6ch. The idea is 44.Kg2 Re2ch 45.Kg3? g4 46.Rc1 Be3 (mate threat) 47.Rc7ch Kf8 48.f4 (only move) 48...Bxf4ch 49.Kf3 Bxc7 wins. But as pawn moves go, the line I've just given gives a clue to a better one Black had available: 43...g5! Immediately that lames White's majority, and ensures that his King will have to stay on that side of the board. It also ensures that Black's King will have the dark squares available to make inroads to White's position. eduard352 (1664) on 28-Feb-13: I would have moved blacks king towards b6, and get rid of two pawns. After that black can march his remaining a pawn to victory.


44. gxh5 gxh5 45. Rb3 Kh6 46. Kg2 h4 47. Rb2 Kg5	From this position I am confident I can take a pawn!



48. Kf2 Kf4 49. Re2 Bb6+ 50. Kf1 Rg6	Another one-misstep-equals-mate situation.
	1 comment archduke_piccolo (2355) on 27-Feb-13: Another idea would have been to exchange rooks - something White should never have allowed: 50...Rxe2 51.Kxe2 Kg3 52.Kd3 Kxh3 53 f4 Kg3 54.f5 h3 55.f6 h2 56.f7 Bc5 57.b6 axb6 58.a7 h1=Q and neither White pawn can safely promote. However, I find this mating net by Black very impressive!


51. Re4+ Kxf3 52. Rg4 Rd6 53. Ke1 Ba5+	White resigns!
	3 comments blitzkov (1200) on 22-Feb-13: For a first annotation, but too bad archduke_piccolo (2355) on 27-Feb-13: Good game. The ending is quite instructive for developing the technique for playing the extra piece against 2 pawns. eduard352 (1664) on 28-Feb-13: The concluding mate attack is a nice one.