ANNOTATED GAME

Everyday Players #2
norjoa (1560) vs. brhan (1548)
Annotated by: strutta (1200)
Chess opening: KGA (C34), Fischer defence
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1. e4
Good chess player's might think this isn't a really high level game and not much to learn from, but I believe it's a highly competitive and hard fought game with both players showing their moments of (desperate?) attacking chess depending on each ones waving conditions... In addition we did chat a lot about the game and each other lives and countries. I loved this game in all it's fractions and levels. THANK YOU brhan for a memorable game and valuable time spent!!!

 
1... e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d6
Chess opening:vC34; KGA, Fischer defence. My really weak part in chess is the opening game, but after my first annotated game here at GK, pointing out my limitations in the opening, a master player kindly tipped me to use the game database(game DB) here at GK. This you will find as a option at bottom in the box of the game you are playing...

 
4. d4 Bg4 5. Bxf4 Qe7
GK game database; 5...Qe7 6 games, 66% white win, 33% black win, 0% draws. The game DB shows that black's move mostly favour white, but with only 6 games played like this, it isn't really much to rely on. In my opinion, black's queen move is blocking the black squared bishop, which is not a according to basic rules of development in chess opening...
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6. Bd3
And by this move I'm contributing to a totally new variation of this opening here at GK :-) Now I'm "violating" basic and general opening theory which states that knights should(in general) be developed prior to bishops. To play Nc3 instead of my 6. Bd3 at this position covers basic needs for white, which initially has the task of protecting e4 in the battle for centre playground domination. In addition, moving 6. Nc3, the game DB shows a 75% win for white......
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6... Nc6 7. Nbd2
My plan by this move was to replace the f3 knight and subsequently protect the d4 pawn, but as usual I overlook rather simple conditions in the opening, like my Nf3 being pinned and therefore not really protecting pawn d4.
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7... Nxd4
pawn lost

 
8. O-O O-O-O 9. h3 Bh5 10. c3 Nxf3+ 11. Nxf3 h6 12. Qa4
So far I don't feel threatened by while no black pieces are pointing towards my king side and I feel that black's queen move is still hampering the development. So I'm thinking this is the time to exploit the developed advantage and equalize(or even gain) in material.
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12... g5
And now I was following up my idea of keeping the developed advantage, not getting intimidated and pushed into retreating/defensive playing, even sacrifacing a piece
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13. Qxa7 gxf4 14. Qa8+ Kd7 15. Bb5+ Ke6 16. Nd4+ Kf6 17. Qxb7 Re8 18. Rxf4+
Here I have to admit I was feeling really good even though I didn't really see the continuation. This because literally all of black's pieces are imprisoned. When analyzing this position I never dreamed black would move 18...Kg7, because then 19. Nf5 , forking black's king and queen... Hence I was expecting Kg5, threatening my rook and therefore I prepared Bxe8 in my mind. NEVER MOVE WITHOUT CONSIDERING THE OPPONENTS LAST MOVE!!! Again basic knowledge, but still it slip now and then
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18... Kg7
?? BLACK BLUNDER! Black has just invited white for a clean kill and what does white respond?
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19. Bxe8
? WHITE BLUNDER! Obviously white(that is I) consider this as a petition for mercy, simply because black's actual move was ruled out as a possibility in white's mind.
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19... Qxe8
I was of course disappointed of completely forgetting 19.Nf5 , but still I considered having a superior position because of black's inactive pieces and I have now also have a material advantage. What is the best continuation for white? The big task for black is to quickly activate the pieces

 
20. Qxc7 Bg6
I'm sure black has a better move...Maybe Be7 then Nf6... and the rook is partly free.
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21. Raf1 Be7 22. e5
Trying to keep up the initiative
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22... dxe5 23. Qxe5+ Kh7
Here I was looking for something which could attack black but couldn't find anything to open up the cramped defense and I ended up with pushing pawns

 
24. b4 h5 25. b5
I'm still feeling good about this game
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25... f6 26. Qd5 Qc8 27. Nc6 Qc7 28. Nxe7
This move I did regret immediately after, because here I'm giving black the chance to develop the pieces. Maybe just continued pushing pawns?
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28... Qxe7
First I thought black taking back with the queen was not that good, but then I see Qe3 and realize this might cause trouble for me

 
29. Kh2 f5
I must admit I was a bit surprised how strong black's defense appeared at this point
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30. a4 Nf6 31. Qd4 Rd8 32. Qf2
Here I was also considering Qb4, but didn't find that one a good move (32.Qb4 Qxb4 and then black move Nd5)
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