ANNOTATED GAME

Challenge from anandi
anandi (1696) vs. dutch-dragon (1832)
Annotated by: anandi (1200)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B56), Venice attack
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1. e4
Choice of opening...e4..anticipating dragon, sicilian, as opponent names dutch-dragon. 1..c5..as expected opponent started with sicilian

 
1... c5 2. Nf3
supporting d4 square.

 
2... d6
preventing e5,

 
3. d4
for open sicilian..occupying the centre

 
3... cxd4
as expected..

 
4. Nxd4
Taking back the pawn with a piece at centre.

 
4... Nf6
attacking at e4, and controlling important square d5.

 
5. Nc3
Supporting e4 and controllling d5 square

 
5... e5
e5..unexpected move for me. I was expecting g6--dragon. But opponenet have something else in his mind. I feel e6 might be better, as that e pawn controll imp square d5. Anyway, his e pawn questioning my centrally placed knight.

 
6. Bb5+
developing a piece with a tempo. Kingside is ready for castle. Black have to defend the check.

 
6... Nbd7
NC6..lead to disaster.. N*C6, b*c6 , B*c6..forking king and rook at a8. So Bd7 or Nbd7 is correct.Bd7 will exchange light squared bishops with Queen at d7..and then knight can develop to natural square c6. But Nbd7 obstructing bishop at c8.

 
7. Nf5
Knight can go to f3, b3, and f5. Nf5 seems better, as it controls g7 square . so dark squared bishop cant move out from f8. g6 to question the knight will be wasting black's move. And from f5, knight keeping an eye on the important d5 square. So i chose f5 than b3.

 
7... a6
black should question the bishop at b5 AND relase the pressure and take control of b5. Otherwise white is threatening N*d6.

 
8. Bxd7+
Going back as Ba4 or Bc4 will give blak chance to play b5 follwed by b4..will threatening knight at c3, supporting e4 pawn. Be2..will give oppoertunity for black to move Nc4 attacking at e4 pawn and supporting d6 pawn by his Queen. So exchang seems appropriate.

 
8... Qxd7
B* d7 will lose the pawn at d6.

 
9. f3
supporting the e4 pawn with a pawn, as black is threatening to N*e4, and if white answers by N * e4, black will capture the kight at f5 by queen. So f3 seems better.

 
9... d5
opening the centre, making way for f8 bishop, as well attacking e4.

 
10. Bg5
Lets attack the knight at f6...which controlling the e4 square.

 
10... dxe4
simplified the centre by opening the d file open for queen exchanges.

 
11. Qxd7+
making way for 0-0-0

 

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