Annotated chess game

Here is the Gameknot Analysis version: game

It was the first time I played a Caro Kahn, so I followed the game DB (Ptitroque)

I have a love affair with the caro kann

which one?  

Do you mean Bd3? The knight is attacked. FWIW Ng3 is the standard move.

I carried on following the data base. As there are several variations, I choosed the one which suited me the best.

This is the Caro-Kann classical main line. Pretty standard.

If 5. Bd3 Qxd4!?

@jkarp: the GKDB only shows moves that other players have made, and ranks them accordingly. It doesn't say what the "best move" is. :/

Ne5 is the recommended best move in 4-different databases. But Blacks move 7....Nf6 is not the best move for black. e6 or Nd7 are better.

Yep I think Nf6 breaks the book moves. Nd7 is the Spassky Variation, and that's all I remember.

I play ...e6 most times

White is leading the game, but where? Ne5 must have had a plan behind, otherwise Bd3 could have been played the move before. The only plan I can see, justifying Ne5, is f4, thinking in f5 and trapping the black bishop, taking advantage of the Ng3.

Rule of life jkarp. Attacker's attack. Plus, it makes taking the knight bad because of the strong center that would be obtained. Just remember, Attacker's attack, Defender's defend, and people with no identity lose.

Humm this looks shaky to me.

@jkarp: here I think castling queenside is safer, because both f4 and h4 have been played so the kingside is already pretty open and the king would be exposed there.

At this point, my plan was to attack the black king straight ahead and I thought that I could need both rooks on my right wing.

What is wrong with the standard 12. ...Bd6

@elyhim: I suppose Black wanted to have her bishop on e7 bearing down on the h4 pawn?

Maybe the other rook would have been better. With it, the white h pawns would have been protected, and Rh3 possible some moves later.

"Steed" means a knight.

I wanted to play f5 but the knight on e5 had to be protected from the black Queen and the d knight. I choosed this Rook because I planned to use the dN to menace h6

bad move by black. Though i'm not sure what Black should have done.

You could play Rad8, but this move is fine.

Thematically, black must play c5. Black must open the game and free some piece.

15....Nd5 is blacks big error i think,but haven't found a better move yet.. 16.f5 is very strong. 17.Qg4 wins but 17.Rh1 wins quicker. There is very little black can do now.Whites attack is overwhelming. White has out/played black completely.

for a couple of moves, I wanted to play f5 but I needed support and I thught it was time for it.

After seeing the full game I think Bxg3 draws. 17. ...Bxg3 18. Bxh6 Bf4+ and it looks fine.

Very interesting line myevilluck

here again White would have won easily with 20.Re4!!. I think up to his 20th move, ptitroque played a brilliant, Tal/like game. He had me routed!!! Well played.

This was pretty brilliant and as an attacking player I approve. Like she said Re4 would of sunk white, especially followed by f6 and Rh1. Up to Qxh6, it looked like a GM playing this game. I'm impressed.