ANNOTATED GAME

Team match
robertshildrick (1555) vs. negoflor (1507)
Annotated by: dylam (1200)
Chess opening: Sicilian defence (B20)
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1. e4 c5 2. Bc4
I think that the side lines in sicilian opening are less good than the main lines.

 
2... Nc6 3. Nf3 h6
a bad move. e6 is better. h6 is losing time in development and in the center.

 
4. O-O e5
d5 is very weak now.

 
5. b3
wants Bb2 and pressing e5.

 
5... Nf6 6. Qe1
maybe Re1 was better.

 
6... Be7 7. Bb2 d6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Nd5
a good point to rule from.

 
9... Be6 10. Nxf6+
?? what's the rush? white has a good center. playing d3 with Nd2 and f4 is a fine plan.

 
10... Bxf6 11. Bxe6 fxe6
white lost the center to black. now black can play d5 and get 3 strong pawns in the middle of the board.

 
12. c4 Nd4
if white gives away key points - why not taking them?

 
13. Nxd4 exd4 14. f4 d5
breaking through in the center.

 
15. e5 Be7 16. d3
white locked the d file and hoping to get a king side game.

 
16... dxc4 17. bxc4 Qb6 18. Bc1
the Bishop is no longer needed on b2.

 
18... Qc6 19. Qg3
with the idea of f5 and Bxh6.

 
19... Rf5
blocks the plan.

 
20. Bd2 Raf8 21. Qg6 Qd7 22. g3
better was 22. Rf3 and than 23. Raf1 and 24. Rg3.

 
22... Qe8
? leaving a pawn on e6...

 
23. Qxe6+ Kh8 24. Qd5
now the white queen is in the middle of black teritory with a lot of attacking options.

 
24... b6 25. Qb7 Qg6 26. Qxa7
another pawn...
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26... Bh4 27. Rf3 Rxe5 28. Raf1 Rh5
no real threat from black. white can slowly push black back and win due to material advantage.

 
29. a4 Bd8 30. Qd7 Qf6 31. Re1 Qg6 32. Kg2 Rhf5 33. Re4
white ha lota of space to move in he has a pawn more than white.

 

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