ANNOTATED GAME

Gameknot Quick-play
Charles L Higgie (2064) vs. mrfuddington (1926)
Annotated by: charleshiggie (2222)
Chess opening: Nimzo-Indian (E47), 4.e3 O-O, 5.Bd3
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1. d4
This was only a quick play game, but leads to an interesting king side attack.

 
1... Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4
So it starts as a Nimzo-Indian Defence.

 
4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nge2 d5 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3
This is all pretty standard.

 
8... Na6
But this is a bit unusual. As the knight doesn't have prospects of going to b4 or c5 it doesn't look like a good square to me.

 
9. O-O
I castle.

 
9... b6
He prepares to fianchetto his bishop.

 
10. f3
I prepare to advance in the centre.

 
10... Bb7
He completes the fianchetto and put another piece attacking e4.

 
11. Ng3
and I put another piece attacking e4 too.

 
11... Qc7
He develops the queen.
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12. Qe2
With the threat of taking on d5 and then on a6.

 
12... Nb8
So his knight is more or less forced to retreat.

 
13. cxd5
I get rid of my doubled pawns.

 
13... exd5
He takes back.

 
14. e4
I advance in the centre.

 
14... dxe4
He takes.
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15. fxe4
I take back.

 
15... cxd4
He takes again.

 
16. cxd4
I take back. We now have a classic position - white has the good pawn centre, but black is attacking it.
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16... Rd8
Black attacks it again.

 

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