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My first attempt at annotation hope you enjoy it!! |
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1. e4
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reasonable choice involving many tactics unlike queen pawn games which invlove positional play which isn't one of my strenghths |
 
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1... c5
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sicilian; sharp counter attacking defense to e4, one of my favorite defenses I am very familier with |
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2. Nf3
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preparing d4, cxd4, Nxd4 |
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2... e6
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2....e6 sicilian |
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3. Nc3
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sicilain variation; tried to confuse opponent |
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3... a6
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variation of the sicilian kan defense |
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4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4
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strong move but I think and prefer Nc6 which I think is stronger |
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6. Bd2
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unpin |
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6... Qc7
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actively placing the queen and maintaining a little pressure on c3 |
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7. Qg4
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exploiting the weak g7 square |
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7... g6
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was forced; f8 would have lost tempi; also note that this has caused a kingsde weakness and a hole on f6 which was the ideal place for a knight which can be easily attacked |
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8. Rd1
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placing my rook on a file that im eventually going to try to open and on which the rook might prove a handy tool for discovered attacks |
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8... Nf6
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preparing to castle (not really putting pressure on e4 which is needed) also trying to obtain a tempi by attacking my queen |
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9. Qf3
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retreating queen while attacking knight on the undefended hole of f6 |
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9... Nc6
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tried to pressurize exchange with knight on d4 after which a strong attack on the queenside can be obtained via c file; unfortunately the threat to the knight on f6 wasn't answered! |
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10. Qxf6 Qe5
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forcing exchange of queens; note exchanging simplifying the position when down in material leads to a losing endgame; you should never try to exchange when down in material; white happliy accepted queen trade |
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11. Qxe5 Nxe5 12. Na4
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when you have a material advantage always try to exchange and simlify into a winning endgame |
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12... Bxd2+ 13. Rxd2 O-O
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I think castling at this point is ineffective since the middle game is coming to an end; more effective would have been Ke7 trying to bring king into play |
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14. f4
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gaining tempi while clamping onto space on kingside in prearation for endgame |
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14... Ng4 15. Be2
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gaining yet more tempi while opening lines for my bishop on the kingside |
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