Annotated chess game: Team match

Where else could White's bishop go? White risked a trade here with the Black Knight but declined. It is better to keep TWO bishops on the board instead of a Knight and a Bishop. We both have our TWO bishops this way for now. In a middle game try to keep TWO bishops and lose the two knights, or, if you have to, keep a bishop with a knight. In the last recourse keep TWO Knights--but then range and circumstances with Knight maneuvers make it harder to clear a board that is already cleared or clearing.

12... Bg4

I want to keep White from 0-0-0 here since our Queens are still on the board equally dangerous. However, my King is safer than White's King.

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13. Ne2

To 0-0? Or 0-0-0?

13... Re8

This rook should be a square away from my King on the e rank. The center of the board (whether e or d rank) is where a rook should be. White's knight is now pinned in front of the King and the bishop is also there ahead of the knight. The rook is Field Artillery. In Field Artillery (LIGHT) missions are planned according to vertical (elevation) shelling (by 105mm Howitzers) in front or behind or on target. The lateral is taken care of by other FA in OTHER grids to take the same action. Never underestimate the power of the Rook in the rear. He supports advances by IN (LIGHT) as well as other pieces in on the action.

14. O-O-O

So it is 0-0-0.

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14... Qa5

Getting out the most POWERFUL PIECE on the board! Laterally on the opposition side to play around with that usually unprotected pawn in a 0-0-0; But really White's Queen is on the Queen side and my Queen needs to be on THAT same side for White to deal with her. Ever see a cat fight? Not with real cats but with real women? It's going to be fun for us isn't it?!

15. Kb1

He had to do that.

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15... Rad8

Rooks belong in the center field of fire. Together they can really do damage on both the Q and K side as they are. They are Artillery!

16. Qc1

White is providing support to the rear rank. White is getting a bit compressed here.

16... Ne5

I'm just pressing forward into White's space. D6 bishop is stymied and the knight can come out and clear up some mud in the water. My King is safe. My Queen is safe. My rooks are where they should be right down the center left or right.

17. f3

Good move by White. It means retreating the bishop which is pinning the rook. I expected to have to do something before White made his threat on my pinning bishop. I just wandered my knight out there thinking it was time to do something on the d rank with my d6 bishop. That was my thinking. I always felt I could just slide that g4 bishop out of the way in the event a threat to it emerged. Now the threat has emerged and my reflex is to retract my bishop. Where to put the threatened Bishop now to stay in action? I can't cover my rooks with him the d rank. I CAN put him on e6 to threaten a2 pawn--but that really isn't a big enough threat to block Field Artillery on the e rank. Then I saw that I could MAKE White trade with my knight by making a bigger threat than pawn v bishop to knight v Queen.

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17... Nxd3

White HAS to make the trade here.

18. Rxd3

And White does.

18... Bf5

And the pin is back with the rook in front of the King.

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19. Rhd1

Double rooks are always way more powerful. But my concentration here is on the forward deployed rook that is pinned to the King.

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19... Qa6

Why not?

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20. Qd2

White moves into a pile of three along the vertical with very powerful field artillery supported by the Queen. Her diagonals are quenched here but her power is in line with HEAVY ARTILLERY! My first reaction was to take the rook with the bishop. I almost took it. There is a saying by somebody I respect: "If you see a good move, look for a better one." --Emanuel Lasker Is there a better move?

20... Qxd3+

An "aha" moment for me.

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