ANNOTATED GAME

Challenge from wstriggles
wstriggles (1451) vs. jeffegg2 (1412)
Annotated by: jeffegg2 (1300)
Chess opening: Polish (A00), Outflank variation
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1. b4
oh crud another odd opening. huh. his idea is to fiancetto the bishop to b2 and with a possible c4, b5 to cramp my queenside.
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1... c6
this slows down b5.

 
2. Bb2
yep

 
2... Qb6
an early queen attack. now c4 is difficult.

 
3. a3
defending the pawn.

 
3... a5
attacking that pesky b4 pawn again.

 
4. c3
just another brick in the wall.

 
4... d5
the b4 pawn is also pinned, so I overprotect another light square. by stopping c4 the bishop looks awkward here.

 
5. e3
gaining a share of the center, and contesting my queenside.

 
5... e5
the pawn center, although still dynamic is temporary.

 
6. Qh5
vis a vis. the queen rushes in. I will have to see what fritz thinks of this move.

 
6... e4
this gains space, and does not tie up my pieces in the defence of the e5 square. I don't fear a check on e5 as the queen is all alone. I have robbed the kings knight of his favorite square. I am looking at c4! now by white in order to bring the Bishop into the attack.

 
7. Qe5+
hmmm a little forward aren't we?

 
7... Be6
blocking with the bishop. and also keeping an eye on the c4 square.

 
8. c4
ahhh, now he sees. oh what to do.

 
8... Nd7
how about ignoring it with an intermezzo? Developing with tempo. Get thee away evil white queen!!!

 
9. c5
ohhh tradesees? ok. when behind in space, trade pieces!!!

 
9... Nxe5 10. cxb6 Nd7
that pawn on b6 looks like a good a target as any. Two pawn islands vs one, and ahead in development. I like those odds. I did consider Nd3! that also looked interesting

 
11. Bd4 axb4
freedom for the rook.

 
12. a4
white wisely preserves the structure.

 

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