ANNOTATED GAME

Knife-edged attack
damalfi vs. bratwurst
Annotated by: damalfi (1200)
Chess opening: Queen's pawn (A40)
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Somentimes it's nice to see that intuition works over calulation. This was a blitz game. Light annotation...
1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 b6 3. Bf4
My favourite.

 
3... Bb7 4. Nbd2 Nf6 5. e3
Here, as black, I would have gone for my dsb with Nh5.
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5... c5 6. c3
This scheme provides me with nice settings, much less "attacheable" than c4 ones.

 
6... Nc6 7. h3
I've seen my opponen is not fond with the Nh5 idea, but this is not to provide my bishop of a square to hide as to prepare a pawn storm.

 
7... Be7 8. g4 O-O
Thank you, just where I wanted you to be.

 
9. Rg1
This is to unpin the f3 knight and to prepare h4.

 
9... cxd4 10. exd4
My queenside keeps closed. It is supposed to be the shield for my king, after o-o-o.

 
10... Rc8
Good, preventing Qc2 (Nb4)

 
11. h4
Just wait for me... :-)

 
11... Nd5 12. Bh2
A little trap.

 
12... Bxh4
He falls in it. This just helps me, opening the h column.
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13. Bd6
...but this move was too juicy to delay.

 
13... Re8
Now, the trap clicks.

 
14. g5
He cannot save the bishop, but my king is becoming very exposed, and castling appears very far.

 
14... Ne3
Nice attempt.

 
15. Qb1
It was important for me to keep the queen active, and I needed it looking to h7.

 
15... Nxf1 16. Kxf1
Not with the rook, and not with the knight, because of Nf3 needs protection. This also keeps my king out of the Re8's action (as black, I would have played e5, probably).

 
16... Ba6+
I considered to shield with c4, but I didn't like b5.

 
17. Ke1
Well, back to the e column. I thought that now e5 was almost the only black chance.

 
17... Bxf2+ 18. Kxf2
Well, THIS is an exposed king. I am lucky the Bd6 is untouchable, and cramps him a lot.

 

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