ANNOTATED GAME

Vic's Sicilian Showdown (Kan variation)
elyhim (1646) vs. vicpine (1819)
Annotated by: elyhim (1200)
Chess opening: Queen's pawn (A40)
Interactive Show all comments All annotated games View chessboard as:
Pages: 12
1. d4 e6 2. e4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6
The Sicilan Narjof defence. I will leave the theory of this varation to others as I know very little about it.

 
5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Qf3
I played this with the idea of Bf4 to follow

 
6... Nf6 7. Bf4 e5 8. Bg3
Forced, but it has the advantage of putting preasure on e5
1 comment
 
8... Bb4
This is a very strong pin.

 
9. Nf5
Black can capture on c3 with a slightly better game for white. although after 9. ...Bxc3 10. Qxc3 Qxc3 11. bxc3 Nxe4 12.Nxg7 the position is unclear.

 
9... O-O 10. O-O-O d6
Black should have played Bxc3 with equal chances.

 
11. Nxg7
This is an excellent move I am sure vicpine did not see. The point is that the Knight is immune on account of 11. ...Kxg7 12. Qxf6 Kxf6 13. Nd5 with a monster fork!

 
11... Qe7 12. Bh4
Black can not avoid the loss of material.

 
12... Kxg7 13. Bxf6+ Qxf6 14. Qxf6+ Kxf6 15. Nd5+ Kg7 16. Nxb4 Rd8 17. Nd5
This seals the centre and cramps blacks pieces.

 
17... Nc6 18. Nb6 Rb8 19. Bc4 Be6 20. c3 Na5
Black can not take the bishop because he would have no way of defending d6 after the exchange.

 
21. Bxe6 fxe6
This gives black some counter chances in the centre

 
22. h4
so begins the pawn march on the king side. Black has nothing better to do than sit back and let white win.

 
22... Kf6 23. Rh3
activating all the remaining forces into the game.

 
23... Ke7 24. Rhd3
This ties black completely to the defense of d6. Allowing white to start a pawn march on the king side.

 
24... Nc6 25. g4
grabs more space on the king side and further cramps blacks position.

 
25... Na7
This knight is enroute to c8 where it can assist in the defense of d6

 
26. Nc4 Nc8 27. g5 b5
This an attempt to create some counter play against the knight. However, this bad because it drops a pawn
1 comment
 
28. Nxe5
I grab another pawn exploiting the pin against the rook on e8

 
28... Rb6
all of black's pieces are now tied to d6.

 
29. g6
creating a past outside pawn.

 

Pages: 12