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Hello all! This is my first annotated game and since English is not my first language, I may have a few problems with chess' technical terms. Anyway! This is a game where I have been able to launch a powerful attack on the black king |
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1. e4 c5
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This is a move I don't like. I'm not very familiar with the Sicilian and I often find myself in a tough spot when opponents use it... (It is intentional to say it out loud in this annotation... I want people to use it against me so I'll practice it and since then I got to play the Sicilian quite a few times) |
 
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2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 e5 5. d3 a6 6. Bxc6 dxc6
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I really don't know if those moves are what is normally recommended, though I think I made pretty good responses to black moves. He now has double pawns on the C file and the bishop vs knight exchange in this game seems to be at my advantage... |
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7. Nxe5
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and of course they allow me to take his E pawn! |
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7... Qd4 8. Nf3
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Placing the piece on a secure space and driving his queen back |
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8... Qd8 9. Bg5
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pinning his knight... eventually preparing e4 |
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9... Be7
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wisely breaking the pin |
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10. h3
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At this point I decided I would be better to castle queen side and take advantage of the fact he will most likely castle on the king side to launch an attack with my pawns... I also wanted to avoid the pin by Bg4 |
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10... O-O
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I was really happy to see him do this |
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11. e5
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Opening up the center. |
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11... Nd5 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Ne4
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And now my two knights have an eye on his king side |
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13... Nf4
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Threatening Nxg2 but I was already planning to place my rook in g1! |
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14. Rg1 Bf5
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He wants to force the exchanges, which is good, but now I can place my knight on a really powerful space... |
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15. Nd6
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Nd6! That knight can't be removed so easily, and will prove to be important for the final attack |
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15... Bg6 16. Qd2
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Preparing 17. O-O-O and attacking his knight... |
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16... Nd5 17. O-O-O Qc7
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Qc7? He now wants to build an attack on my queen side with moves like Nb4 and Qa5, but there is no real potential in that plan. |
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18. g4
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Launching my own attack. Pawn storm! |
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18... Nb4
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Setting up Qa5 or Nxa2 ... |
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19. a3
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but a simple pawn move counters his plan. Na2 is refuted by Kb1 and the knight is lost. |
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19... Nd5
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He is back where he started. |
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20. h4
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Pressing forward |
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