ANNOTATED GAME

OTB tourney
??? vs. teardrop34
Annotated by: charleshiggie (2222)
Chess opening: Danish gambit (C21), Soerensen defence
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11. h3
White tries to relieve the pressure.

 
11... Qxe5+
Black finally takes the pawn with check.

 
12. Qe3
This presumably was the point of Qb3.

 
12... Bxf3+
Black takes.

 
13. Nxf3
Recapturing this way attacks the queen again.

 
13... Qxe3+
So the queens come off.

 
14. Bxe3
and white gets a piece into play. With these exchanges, white makes it less likely that his king will be mated in the centre.

 
14... Ngf6
Black develops the other knight.

 
15. a3
The bishop is attacked.

 
15... Bc5
Black offers an exchange of bishops.

 
16. Bxc5
and white takes.

 
16... Nxc5
Takes back.

 
17. Rc1
White hits the knight.

 
17... Ne6
This is the onyl retreat which protects c7 in the process.

 
18. Ne5
White advances the knight - I would be more concerned with developing the Bf1.

 
18... Nd4+
This seems a weak move. White wants to move his king to get it out of the way of the Bishop on f1. This just helps white achieve the development. 0-0 seems better.

 
19. Ke3
This also attack the knight.

 
19... O-O-O
This move protects the pawn on c7 with the king, and the knight on d4 with the rook, but leaves the pawn on f7 hanging. Presumably if white takes, black will save the exchange with Rh8-e8+. but it still seems like giving back a pawn...

 
20. Bc4
White finally develops the bishop.

 
20... Rhe8
Black pins the knight.

 

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