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1. d4
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I felt like this was one of the better games of my career, so I've decided to annotate it. |
 
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1... d5 2. c4
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I open with the Queen's Gambit, a very popular opening in recent times. |
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2... Bf5
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He responds with the Baltic defense, a rather rare variation of the QG declined line. Most Queen's Gambit declined lines have difficulty using their light bishops, and this solves that problem by bringing it out immediately. |
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3. Qb3
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I bring my Queen out, looking to attack his pawn on b7, as well as defending my c4 pawn. |
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3... b6
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He defends his pawn. |
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4. cxd5
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I capture. |
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4... e6 5. dxe6
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I capture again, to get rid of my doubled pawns. |
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5... Bxe6
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Here, I am a pawn up, and have taken both of his center pawns. |
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6. Qf3
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I look for weakness on the f file. |
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6... Bd5 7. e4
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My other center pawn comes out. |
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7... Bc6 8. d5 Bb7
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Notice, he has moved his bishop five times now, losing tempo. |
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9. Nc3
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I seek to solidify my hold on the center. |
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9... Bb4 10. Bd2
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He pins my knight, so I bring out the bishop to block. |
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10... a6
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A defensive move: he doesn't like his options for defending Bb5. |
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11. a3
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I work on dislodging his Bishop. |
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11... Bc5 12. b4
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Again... |
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12... Bd6
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He's move his Bishops a total of eight times in twelve moves now. I've taken control of the center, making it hard for him to use his pieces efficiently in the middle game. |
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13. Nh3
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I try to attack his f7 pawn after Ng5. |
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13... h6
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Foiled... |
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14. Bf4 g5 15. Be3 Nd7 16. Qd1 Be5 17. Rc1 Qf6 18. Bd2 O-O-O 19. g3 Qg6 20. Bg2
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I fianchetto my bishop to prepare to castle, and defend my center pawns. The game continues along this way for a time, with my minor tactical advances quickly rebuffed by him. |
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