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nuntar (1627) vs. jstevens1 (1805)
Annotated by: jotheblackqueen (1200)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B21), Grand Prix attack

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1. e4	Hi everyone! Yesterday I got my 11th point out of 14 games in this Mini-Tournament. I was playing black against Nuntar (Michael). In this tournament there has been a minefield of tactics, especially forks to look out for. Now, for all who know Glenda, you wouldn't believe she could be up to nasty tricks such as deadly forks would you? Well read on. We start the action on move 9 where I choose to play 9....... e6.



1... c5 2. f4 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Ng5 Nf6 5. Bc4 Bg4 6. Qxg4 Nxg4 7. Bxf7+ Kd7 8. Be6+ Kc6 9. Bxg4 e6	9. ....... e6 - this move opens up Fou Lenoir's diagonal. Although this hind e pawn is hanging to two pieces, this pawn has somehow managed to survive a long way into the game.



10. Nc3 Na6 11. a3 Qf6 12. O-O	12. 0-0 - moves WK to safety and defends the f4 pawn.



12... h5 13. Be2 Be7 14. Ngxe4 Qd4+	14. ....... Qd4+ - Glenda has started to get used to excursions into the enemy camp, alas her old broomstick, now cobweb free broke through lack of use. However, she found time to visit Olivanders and purchased a Harry Potter Nimbus 2000 Broom. She fixes her glare on the WK who moves out of the way to h1.
	1 comment archduke_piccolo (2355) on 02-Aug-09: I thought Harry favoured a Firebolt...


15. Kh1 Raf8	15. ...... Raf8 - clearing the way for a possible castle by hand long. However I do spot that if I move Henry to c7 then a white horsie will spring onto b5 catching the Royal Couple in a fork. Glenda thought that it would be a good idea to ride back to her home-square. Much to Michael's chagrin she will not stay there!



16. b3 Qd8 17. Bb2 Bf6 18. Bxa6	18. Bxa6 - I expected N for B trade here but white decides to bust up my queenside pawn structure. I get rid of his lsb though and break up a dangerous bishop pair.
	4 comments rjacobs (1757) on 29-Jul-09: This does seem a very odd choice by White. The 2 bishops are his best weapons and this N posed no threat, though it did defend c5. 18. Rae1 looks more to the point to me. nuntar (1702) on 29-Jul-09: I think I ran into the same problem I often have as White in this opening (and why I won't be playing it again after this tournament!) -- the material deficit combined with a lack of obvious targets makes me overreach myself and try to grab what I can while I can. untateve (1200) on 29-Jul-09: Why were you so patient when you played me? I could have benefited from a little over-reaching. archduke_piccolo (2355) on 02-Aug-09: I think rjacobs is correct: 18.Rae1 continues to build a threatening position.


18... bxa6 19. Na4	19. Na4? - this will allow a combo that should win at least a pawn.
	1 comment archduke_piccolo (2355) on 02-Aug-09: Up to here, White had a fine game (18.Bxa6 wasn't the best, but he still had plenty to play for). But with the following exchange, White loses much of the mobility and dynamism of his game, not to mention his initiative.


19... Bxb2 20. Nxb2	20. Nxb2 - step 1, a bishop trade, luring the two steeds into a forkable position.



20... Qd4	20. ....... Qd4 - now the fork, back comes Glenda on her broomstick!
	1 comment rjacobs (1757) on 29-Jul-09: Neat!


21. Nc3 Qxd2	21. .... Qxd2 - Michael saves his knight but I snaffle up the d2 pawn. Now the knight on c3 and the f4 pawn are under fire, another fork.



22. Rfd1	22. Rfd1?? - loses piece for nothing.
	2 comments rjacobs (1757) on 29-Jul-09: 22. Rf3 might have lasted a bit longer but it's not much fun for White. archduke_piccolo (2355) on 02-Aug-09: Demoralization must have really set in, here. The right move is 22.Nca4, and if 22...Qxc2 23.Nc4! and White, though at a disadvantage, still has a game. Less good after 22...Qxc2 is 23.Rac1 Rxf4! In fact Black does best to play 22...Rxf4 in response to 22.Nca4, and retain a heavy advantage.


22... Qxc3	22. ...... Qxc3 - Glenda gleefully turns Michael's steed to dust. Michael finds himself 6 points down in material. He decides he does not have sufficient compo for this and waves the white flag.
	2 comments rjacobs (1757) on 29-Jul-09: Once again, a blunder decides the game. This variation breeds them! archduke_piccolo (2355) on 02-Aug-09: What that shows id how complicated the thing is. One felt in this game that White became demoralized at being unable to find concrete lines of play. But he was doing fine just developing his game. Within a few moves after 18.Rae1, the "concrete lines of play" would have begun to appear.