ANNOTATED GAME

Cheddleton 3 v Holmes Chapel, 4NCL
Roger Edwards (1757) vs. Charles L Higgie (1869)
Annotated by: charleshiggie (2211)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B23), closed, 2...Nc6
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11. Ng3
So he protects e4 again.

 
11... O-O
I finally castle.

 
12. exf5
He takes.

 
12... exf5
I take back.

 
13. Re1
He grabs the open file.

 
13... Qb6
Making d3-d4 harder, and also, by attacking b2, making it harder for him to develop his Bc1.

 
14. Ng5
Threatening Ne6, exchanging off his knight for one of my bishops. My bishops are better than his knights, as it is an open position.

 
14... Bf6
Now Ne6 is simply met by Re8.

 
15. Nf3
So the knight simply retreats, with loss of time.

 
15... Bd7
I at last develop my Bc8 and connect my rooks.

 
16. Rb1
Preparing to develop his Bc1. I miss a tactic here, I could have simply played Bxc3! If he takes my bishop, I take his rook.

 
16... Rae8
Instead I just developed.

 
17. Bd2
And he finally develops his Bc1.

 
17... Rxe1+
I take.

 
18. Bxe1
he takes back.

 
18... Be6
I hit a2. I am trying to keep his occupied, to prevent him from playing d3-d4.
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19. b3
He simply has everything protected now, and putting another pawn on a white square increases his potential for his black squared bishop.

 
19... Kg7
Played to give my Be6 a retreat square on g8, should he play Ng5 again. Computer prefers Re8.

 
20. Ne2
Going back to the d3-d4 idea.

 
20... Bd5
by threatening to take on f3, I delay d3-d4.

 

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