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Being a chess novice, I have tried to improve my skills and understanding of the game by studying games by GM's and other annotated games on GK. Recently I discovered a game which has also been annotated on GK - Adolph Anderssen vs. Lionel Kieseritzky circa 1851 and was amazed by the playing style of Anderssen with his apparent lack of concern for material and more focussing on positional advantage via sacrificing. This game I decided to give Anderssen style a go. The game sees me going down -8 by the 12th but finish 11 due to sacrificing and gaining positional advantage. |
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3
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Basic Rule: Getting my Knights out before my bishops |
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3... Nf6 4. d4
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sacrifice 1: aiming at getting my knights into the centre |
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4... exd4 5. Nd5 c5
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Black supporting the d4 pawn |
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6. e5
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Hoping for 6.dxe5 |
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6... Nxd5
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Now i'm struggling to hold onto the centre, not looking like a good opening game |
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7. Bc4
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threatening d5 and aiming at f7 |
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7... Nb6
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Hoping for eventual f7, and realise i need to try and support c4, but I decide to pressure the queen and hope to further push my centre pawn |
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8. Bg5 f6 9. Qe2
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covering c4 but also hoping for a revealed check and further push my centre pawn |
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9... Nxc4
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sacrifice 2 and -7 down in material, but I'm armed with artillery on the King side ready to strike |
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10. exf6+
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Revealed check to once again further push my pawn towards h8 |
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10... Kd7
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Why stop the push now 11.exf7 seeing the threat to blacks queen with my white bishop |
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11. fxg7
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Threatens h8 and advancement, black cannot take my advancing pawn as his queen is under threat |
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11... Qa5+
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Applying pressure and trying to slow my development
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12. Bd2
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Threatening blacks queen and hopefully taking his concentration off my advancing g pawn |
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12... Nxd2
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-8 down and now lets see if my sacraficing for positional advantage will pay off.
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13. gxh8=Q
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Seeing that blacks king is vulnerable on the 7th I decide to advance my pawn and hope to keep the pressure on his king with my two queen, but 1st dealing with the revealed check I'm about to recieve... |
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13... Ne4+
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-8 to 5, I think my sacrificing is paying off and now I have opportunity to take control with my two queens...as soon as I adequately protect my king |
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14. c3 dxc3
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Threatening revelaed check number 2, but hopefully I wont give him the chance |
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15. Qxh7+
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Gaining some tempo to get my king safe before I really start opening up my big guns |
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15... Be7 16. O-O
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Protecting my king before the strike |
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