ANNOTATED GAME

nurfaza's mini-tournament I
johnb221 (1476) vs. nurfaza (1456)
Annotated by: johnb221 (1200)
Chess opening: English (A35), symmetrical, four knights system
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11. dxe4
now my pawns are double on the e-file and I've blocked my long diagonal

 
11... O-O
he finally castles

 
12. Qd2
I decide to remove the dark-squared bishops (when people do this to my king's bishop in this castling position, they usually end up with a good attack)

 
12... f6
he tries to run off the bishop (and creates an escape hole for the king)

 
13. Bh6
I think I'm forcing the bishop trade

 
13... e5
he ignores me!

 
14. Nh4
I try to lure the pawn up another square

 
14... Qf7
he fortifies and attacks my "naked" c-pawn

 
15. Bxg7
I force the bishop trade anyway

 
15... Kxg7
I expected him to take it with the queen

 
16. f4
I ignore the c-pawn weakness and attack the king-side pawns

 
16... b6
I guess he wants to put the bishop on the a-h diagonal

 
17. b4
I switch fronts
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17... Qxc4
he takes the helpless pawn

 
18. Qd3
I offer a queen trade to undouble my pawns

 
18... Qf7
he declines to help me out

 
19. e3
I'll trade it away

 
19... dxe3
he sort of had to trade
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20. Qxe3
he could gain another pawn here if he plays cxb, axb, Nxb

 
20... exf4
he trades on the other side
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