Annotated chess game: An early development of white's queen.

ANNOTATED GAME

An early development of white's queen.
chatswood (1436) vs. taufiq (1513)
Annotated by: taufiq

(1770)
Chess opening: KP (C20), Napoleon's opening

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1. e4	Most people love 1.e4, because it gives great start for white; it opens 2 lines for the queen and bishop, and it controls a part of the center.



1... e5	Black does the same..



2. Qf3	Known as Napoleon's Opening. Mostly used together with a Bc4-placement, aiming to checkmate black on f7, with Qf7#.
	2 comments marinvukusic (2161) on 04-Mar-08: Wow this actually has a name? Live and learn I guess. wichti (1218) on 28-Jan-09: when black sees and prevents Qf7# with Sf6, what will happen in 9 of 10 games, black is in the better position.


2... Be7	I wanted to play Philidor's Defence, with the next moves: Nf6 and 0-0. But I'm not so sure if that was the best defence against Qf3. First Nf6 would've been better.
	1 comment marinvukusic (2161) on 04-Mar-08: Simple elimination helps with move order - the piece with least options can safely move first. Here Knight can go to f6 or e7 (f6 is better). Bishop can go to e7 or c5 or even b4 (if White moves his d pawn) so it moves second.


3. Bc4	There is white's attack. Now it's important for black to play Nf6, or at least f6.
	1 comment 2912clover (1030) on 20-Dec-10: Nh6 also works


3... Nf6	Develops a piece, and now black is ready to castle.



4. d3	Defending e4, and opens a diagonal for white's good bishop.
	5 comments marinvukusic (2161) on 04-Mar-08: Both White Bishops are good (the white-squared one is outside of the pawn chain so it is good). archduke_piccolo (2334) on 04-Mar-08: Perhaps we could call it a good "bad bishop". "Bad bishops" aren't always a liability, and "good bishops" aren't always an asset. moppa (1200) on 05-Mar-08: I have found the terms "good bishop" and "bad bishop" quite confusing and even somewhat irrelevant. Personally, I prefer thinking about bishop acticity. jfxleigh (1681) on 05-Mar-08: I'm pretty sure that Odo of Bayeux is a good example of a really "bad" bishop: 'Little good is recorded of Odo...his vast wealth was gained by extortion and robbery. His ambitions were boundless and his morals lax' (per Wikipedia). Otherwise, I suppose the baby-eating bishop of Bath & Wells wasn't exactly "good"...now, where were we? taufiq (1770) on 07-Feb-10: Nice comment, jfxleigh


4... c6	My idea was to play 5. ... d5.



5. Qg3	A nice move from id=chatswood ! He attacks both black's e- and g-pawn !



5... O-O	In my opinion the best move for black. He gives away a centre-pawn, but beholds his kingside-fortress !



6. Qxe5	Capturing that lonely pawn; why not ?



6... d5	As continuation, 7. Bb3 dxe4 8. dxe4 wouldn't be that bad for white..
	2 comments marinvukusic (2161) on 04-Mar-08: It would be bad, just not as bad as the game permee (1427) on 02-Dec-13: Why would the Bisshop move back? The presumption is wrong.


7. exd5	Accepting my d-pawn. That wasn't good, IMO. Black attacks d5 with 3 pieces (c-pawn, f-knight and the queen). White only covers it by 2 pieces (c4-bishop and the queen).
	1 comment tugger (1200) on 30-Sep-08: wasn't good? it was suicide.


7... cxd5	A pawn for a pawn.. Black now has a single pawn, wich is hard to defend (later on the game). But in this case, it's an attack towards white's bishop and taking over the initiative. White has to retreat now..
	2 comments marinvukusic (2161) on 04-Mar-08: You had 7...Bb4 with 8...Re8 same as in the game. tugger (1200) on 30-Sep-08: or 7.. Re8 with 8. Bb4... white cannot save both his queen or mate. if he moves his king onto a white square, the queen is still pinned as both white squares available do not stop the mate threat.


8. Bb3	It's hardly to believe how less pieces are developed ! Both queensides haven't moved yet !



8... Re8	Placing a rook on the same line as your opponent's queen-king-line, isn't a bad idea !



9. Qg5	Waw ! I saw a mate in 2 coming, thanks to that rook on my e-file. White's purpose was to place his queen in safety. A check could be defended by 10. Be3, but a double-check is more then white can handle !
	1 comment marinvukusic (2161) on 04-Mar-08: The problem is that Bb4 is always with check, so the Queen is doomed.


9... Bb4+	The only safe squares for black are d1 and f1, but they both give mate on black's next move (10. Kd1 Re1# and 10. Kf1 Re1#).



10. Kd1	White can do nothing more then watching how he's getting slaughtered. Though white had a nice attack in the opening. But a good opening-advice is: develop minor pieces (knights & bishops), BEFORE your major pieces (rooks & queen).
	1 comment marinvukusic (2161) on 04-Mar-08: Actually White had nothing at all, so you can say his 2.Qf3 was not justified - despite the fancy name of the variation


10... Re1#	Checkmate ! I annotated this game because it's a nice example of the basic opening principles. Thanks to id=chatswood for this game and to all of you for voting / giving comments ! Geert.
	2 comments tugger (1200) on 04-Mar-08: a perfect example of the importance of castling early... especially when the e-file is open. 7. exd5?? was the error that cost white the game, he opened up the e-file then, despite both his queen and king being on this file. black failed to take immediate advantage with 7... Re8!, though 7... cxd5, attacking the bishop, still gave black the winning advantage. all black did with move 7 was give white an opportunity to abandon the bishop and save the queen or mate, which white failed to accept. well played taufiq! marinvukusic (2161) on 04-Mar-08: This game can be shown to children in beginner level chess schools as a great example of good vs. bad development. I am not kidding, I have shown my pupils dozens of such games to "prove" them that rules of development are rules for a reason. Well done!