ANNOTATED GAME

Team match
kaleidoscopio (1413) vs. doclovejones (1421)
Annotated by: kaleidoscopio (1533)
Chess opening: Scandinavian (centre counter) defence (B01)
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1. e4
Since I was never any good at openings, I started with the most basic move. e4

 
1... d5
Things started to complicate for me, never liked to study or train openings and this one was all new to me. (didn't know about Game DB, call me a Noob. :o )

 
2. d4
I decided to try and conquer the center of the board.

 
2... dxe4 3. Nc3
Developing pieces and aiming to get a pawn back.

 
3... Nf6 4. Be3
Dumb move on my part. Just wasted a move, since I will move the bishop again. I would have been better of with Bc4

 
4... e6 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. Qe2
Another dumb move, I can't explain today.

 
6... Qxd4 7. Rd1
Only logical move at this point.

 
7... Qe5 8. Bxf6
At this point I was hoping that he played Qxf6 so I would do Qxe4, liberating my Bishop and getting a pawn back.

 
8... gxf6 9. g3 b6 10. f4
Another strange move, but I wasn't thinking proper.

 
10... Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Qxc3+ 12. Kf2
At this point, running away was best, since I couldn't afford to exchange more pieces, given my pawn disadvantage.

 
12... f5
I believe he would be better off with Rg8. It would apply extra pressure on my already difficult position.

 
13. Nh3 Ba6 14. Qd2
I had no choice at this point, I had to deliver my queen to the exchange.

 
14... Qf3+ 15. Kg1 O-O
Protecting from Qd8

 
16. Ng5
Time to budge that Black Queen away.

 
16... Qa3 17. Bxa6
Clearing some of the pressure on my king.

 
17... Nxa6 18. c3
I stop him from doing Nb4 while protecting my a2 pawn

 
18... Nc5 19. Kg2
Freeing my h1 rook.

 
19... Nd3 20. Rhf1
No idea why I played this, but I was running low on ideas.

 
20... Rad8 21. Qe2
Taking my queen out of harms way.

 
21... Kg7 22. Qh5
Finally a chance to put a bit of pressure of my own.

 

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