Annotated chess game: Chronical Game

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Chronical Game
Von Bahr (2320) vs. Karl Johan (2354)
Annotated by: chrishan43168 (1944)
Chess opening: Ruy Lopez (C78), Wing attack

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O	White just did not care about the pawn in e4. In that instance 5...Ne4 6.Re1 d5 7.d3 Nc5 white has to decide his bishop's place. 8.Bb3 d6 will make Black a pawn up. Other option, which is considerable, will lead 8.Bxc6 dxc6 9.Ne5 Be6 will be also better for black.
	2 comments yoshark (1409) on 01-Feb-11: problem with your line is white plays 7. Nxe5 not d3. nuntar (1702) on 01-Feb-11: Main line Ruy Lopez. It's not that White "doesn't care" about the pawn, but that it's well established that if Black takes (the Open Ruy Lopez) White will regain the pawn and chances remain roughly equal. White normally continues 6. d4! though Re1 is possible, and yoshark is correct -- after 6. Re1 d5? (Nc5!) White just plays Nxe5.


5... b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Bb7 8. d3 d6 9. Nc3 b4 10. Nd5	As I think, 10.Ne2 would be much better. It could be followed by 11.Ng3 which will create it more space and as a defense wall to the castled king.
	1 comment hityerclock (1200) on 01-Feb-11: 10.Ne2 is played a lot, but it's not better than 10.Nd5, which centralizes the N on a good square. White now threatens the annoying pin 11.Bg5, and after 10...h6 (stopping Bg5) 11.a5 (stopping 11...Na5), it will be hard for black to evict the white N from its outpost, for example 11...Ne7 12.Nxf6 gxf6 13.d4 and black's king safety becomes a concern. Black could play ...Nxe5, but that just replaces the white N with a white B, and the f7 square becomes a problem.


10... Na5 11. Nxf6+	He had understood that 'something is better than nothing'. What else will it do while on d5?
	2 comments hityerclock (1200) on 01-Feb-11: 11.Bg5 is more consistent with 10.Nd5, see my previous comment, but 11.Nxf6+ is perfectly playable. This is all known theory. kapila (1665) on 02-Feb-11: But only an exchange for the moment !


11... Qxf6 12. Ba2 Bc8	Good idea to obtain the bishop's work on the king side rather than creating pressure on a single pawn. It is an obvious advantage when compared with the bishop on a2.
	1 comment hityerclock (1200) on 01-Feb-11: The Bishop isn't putting any meaningful pressure on e4, and in fact that pawn reduces the bishop's scope. the c8-h3 diagonal is simply a better diagonal. Both sides are aiming to improve the position of their pieces.


13. Ng5	His main intention must be to capture f7, or alternatively to 14.Qf3, which seems no bad.
	1 comment hityerclock (1200) on 01-Feb-11: I would play 13.Bg5 and 14.Qd2


13... O-O	King into safety as well as f7 pawn. 13...Be6 also an aggressive response,'It moves for the very first time'.



14. Qh5	Attacks over attacks!!! This time for a mate!



14... h6 15. Nf3 Be6	Following with 16...b3 will make a lot of black pieces quite active.



16. Bd5	16.b3 will create a locked bishop restricted to b2 and a1. 16.Bb1 also creates almost the same result.
	1 comment hityerclock (1200) on 01-Feb-11: I don't like 15...Be6, as now the f5 square is weakened if white plays 16.Bxe6 Qxe6 15.Nh4 followed by 16.Nf5, and it's starting to look dangerous for black


16... Bxd5 17. exd5 c6	Two good targets in one move. He simply hopes to swap a white center pawn and to make the knight more active.



18. Bd2	Taking the pawn would be much better. If he tried to defend the pawn, nothing happens with, 18.c4 bxc3 19. bxc3 cxd4 which is brilliant to black.
	1 comment hityerclock (1200) on 01-Feb-11: 18.dxc6 Nxc6 allows the black N back into the game, as you pointed out in your previous comment. I would play 18.Be3 so that after 18...cxd5 I could play 19.Bxc5 dxc5 20.Qxe5 with an even position, or if 18...Bxe3 19.fxe3 white has the half-open f-file and potential outpost on f5 as compensation for the pawn.


18... cxd5 19. d4 exd4 20. b3	20.Qxd5 would be obviously good. First, it takes a pawn. Secondly, it makes the queen's area slightly wider. Thirdly, it'll block all the available places of Na5.
	1 comment hityerclock (1200) on 01-Feb-11: 20.Qxd5 is forced, to stop 20...d3.


20... d3 21. Qxd5	Too late!!! The black d4 pawn is finishing his work!



21... dxc2 22. Rae1	How about 22.Ra2 which will make the game more neutral?
	1 comment hityerclock (1200) on 01-Feb-11: 22.Ra2 Qe6 and the pawn on b3 falls.


22... Rae8 23. Qd3 Qb2	Threatening 24...Nxb3 which cannot be avoided.



24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Rc1 Nxb3 26. Rxc2	According to my view, I prefer 26.Qxc2.
	1 comment hityerclock (1200) on 01-Feb-11: 26.Qxc2 doesn't lose as quickly, but after 26...Qxc2 27.Rxc2 Re7 white is about to lose a third pawn.


26... Qb1+ 27. Bc1	A desperate move. All other alternatives lose quickly, other than 27.Qf8, but it still makes a piece down with 27...Nd2 28.Qxb1 Nxb1. Here, if 28.Nxd2 happens, black will easily put 28...Rc1 and grab the horse. 27.Rc1 is no hope. 27.Be8 continues as 27...Na1 28.Nd4 Bxd4 which loses the white rook. But see what happens......



27... Nxc1 28. Qd1	To have a shelter from the discovered backrank check and to save the rook!! Awesome board to see, isn't it? Can you recognize the next move?



28... Ne2+	Black will have the queen absolutely for free!!! What else? White proceeded with his resignation.