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Sorry everyone, I have been busy and have not been able to post more about my chess annotations. I'm out of school now though, so I think it's time to get back on it! I'm starting with a game that proved to be a challenge. It was against the opponent that gave me the best game ever. (That was my first game against him, which ended up being my very first annotation as well). I've played him multiple times after that, getting a draw in one case. I believe I annotated that game as well. During this most recent game though, my rating was on the rise. After this game, my rating would reach its all-time high of 1352, a rating I was surprised to reach actually. Obviously then, I have gotten a little better at chess, taking good advice from chess mentors I have met on Gameknot. This game would show some of that skill, and being against an opponent that was rated a good amount higher than me, I would need it of course. It would stay evenly through most of the game, until the end. It was a good game, so I hope you all enjoy! ~Well before we begin, I shall apologize about my grammar and vocabulary. It's not that no one can understand me, but that sometimes my grammar is off, and I've noticed some take note of that in the past. I'll do my best to keep it in check, but no one is perfect.~ Also, the ratings of the two players were their ratings when this game had begun. Feel free to rate and comment, and I hope you all enjoy! |
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1. e4
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The 'King's Pawn Opening (B00)' is what white starts with. It is the most popular chess opening, and also one I am accustomed to opening with now. I had strange openings in the past, but now I'm just keeping it simple. |
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1... e5
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I, black, continue with the 'King's Pawn Game (C20)', a standard response. For about the fist 10 moves, these are all book moves, so really nothing exciting. |
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2. Nf3
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Another popular move, the 'King's Knight Opening (C40)'. This is something I've played very often, so I'm used to it. |
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2... Nc6
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Black continues the 'King's Pawn Game (C44)'. |
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3. Nc3
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Ah, another position I've played a lot, called the 'Three Knights Game (C46)'. I think we all see why it's named this. |
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3... Nf6
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Probably no surprise that I played this. Also probably no surprise that's this is called the 'Four Knights Game (C46)'. |
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4. d4
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'Four Knights (C47), Scotch Variation'. Okay, not something I've encountered as much, but definitely no worry here. |
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4... exd4
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Black plays the 'Four Knights (C47), Scotch, 4...exd4'. Yes, that is the full name of this move. |
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5. Nxd4
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Still continuing with the Four Knights Scotch. Again, not much excitement in the beginning, but I'm doing my best to make the right moves of course. |
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5... Bb4
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Although this is a position I'm not that used to seeing, I may not know the perfect moves to make, but I know which moves are wrong, which I'm sure is helping me here. |
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6. Nxc6
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I was actually expecting that move. |
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6... bxc6
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I could of played 6. dxc6, but that would of most likely resulted in a Queen's exchange, and I decided it was a little too early for that. |
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7. Bd3
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Protecting the e4 pawn I'd say. |
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7... d5 8. exd5 cxd5
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The exchange of pawns was pretty obvious. |
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9. Qe2+
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If you look at the games Database, most of these moves are the most popular made. So far it seems black has made all the most popular moves, per the game database. White has not in all cases, including this one. Most popular was to castle, but I'd say white is being the aggressor, which is no problem for him. I think both me and him work better with fewer pieces on the board, and I think white is working toward exchanges here. |
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9... Be7
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Black could of played Be6 or Qe7, but this move would prove to be the best move. Be6 could make my king more vulnerable and Qe7 would of likely led to a Queen's exchange, which I still did not want as of yet. |
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10. Bb5+
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Not quite the move I was expecting. Of course, expect the unexpected, but I would of thought white would of castled. I'm planning to do so myself, thus I won't be moving my king. |
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10... Bd7
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I use my LSB to protect my king. |
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11. Bxd7+
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Well that I was expecting. |
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11... Qxd7
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I could of done 3 other moves, but they weren't as good as this one. Kxd7 would of opened my king up to white more and prevented me from castling. Nxd7 would of lost me a pawn. Of course Kf8 is useless. Thus, Qxd7 was the best move, as it gets my queen involved as well. . |
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