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Annotated by bipolarcorner (1655): I was randomly challenged to a game and as such I decided that I might as well annotate it, especially since it's been a while since my last annotation. I wanted to get back into annotating, but couldn't find a good game to do so with. I've played 2 rated matches otb since the update of my elo ( I'm now 1403 national elo and 1520 fide elo ), but none of them were really exciting as both games… |
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Annotated by charleshiggie (2222): When I ventured e4 against Joanne, I "only" drew, so, playing for a win, I opened d4. She doesn't play the same openings every time, so it was no surprise that she deviated from Nf6 which she played, and lost, against me. So I played the Queen's Gambit, offering a temporary sacrifice of a pawn. Which is Cambrudge-based Candidate Expert accepted. It is quite sound to accept it - what is normally… |
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Annotated by damalfi (1200): This was a collaborative game between Brigadecommander and a group of under 2000 players that discussed the moves on a thread in "Masters vs. Talkers & Walkers" club. easy19 just reported the moves the group decided to play.
The main comments are by damalfi, but the annotation is just intended to be a room for participants to comment it, rather than an analysis.
Special thanks to the Masters… |
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Annotated by elegy (1200): This game is one of my favorites for several reasons. The first is the fact that I found my longest forced mating line to date (March 2008) in this game, an 18-ply forced mate at move 14 (which ended up being only 9 ply in practice, but the game was over, regardless). The second is the quick way my attack springs into action in response to several subtle (and not so subtle) errors by my… |
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Annotated by fatcat2 (1200): Thus begins my FIRST EVER team match! My team, the Knights Who Say Ni!, are playing against Team Checkmate. Queen's Gambit...my favourite opening. 3.Nf3 is the more flexible and quieter move; 3.e4 tends to be sharper. The good thing about 3.e4: if Black develops a piece, White is often able to push his central pawns with tempo. Rapid development for both sides ensues; however I am not… |
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Annotated by jotheblackqueen (1200): Hi everyone!
Here is a game between me and my buddy Bob Jacobs. At the end of the game, no doubt you will think, with me a clear pawn up, I should have breezed it. Not so simple, I felt that his heavies and dsb did a real good containing job of my passers and I was worried about my king safety so hence my decision to concede a low draw and err on the side of caution. But I could so easily… |
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Annotated by superglue (1561): My first annotation...I thought that this was an interesting game in that I salvaged a draw from a game that I deserved to lose. d4 start which I enjoy... gambit accepted I always debate between e4 and e3. I like both but chose e4 here
We know where this is going once b5 happens. The queen side is ready to be destroyed and lead to a wide open board with congestion on the King side. Here we … |
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Annotated by lorefinder (1472): I am going to attempt to annotate my own game here to see why I lost. This is my first annotation. Up to this point the moves had already been made for the mini-tournament. Queen's Gambit Accepted. This is my first game using this opening. I decided to establish a presence in the center. He is protecting his c-pawn and limiting my white bishop. I apply pressure to his b-pawn. He prepares… |
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Annotated by kiev53 (1530): first time I've tried queens gambit and an aggressive line too! allows me to recapture the pawn.. pawn recaptured - and looking at c4 ok - I'll have c4 now here I'm going out on a limb - not sure I have enough development for this bold move... but if you make the wrong decision there are some great opportunities...
If you make the correct replies... then the most I can hope for… |
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Annotated by mad_disciple (1460): QG opening. Queen's gambit accepted! Actually not used to this... Assert centre control, the point of the gambit...
In response to comments by sarasani and sicilianunleash, it is true that I was not particularly concerned about 3... b5. In that case, I would have responded 4. a4 c6 5.b3 (not 5. axb5), or possibly 4.a4 a6? 5.axb5, if I got the chance. Qd6? Why move the Queen out? Becomes … |
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Annotated by johnb221 (1200): Queen's gambit Accepted grab centre control.. I can regain the pawn at will (theoretically) he protects the advanced pawn I don't want a pawn rush this early challenging my control of the center protecting my e4 pawn opening a lane for his black bishop preparing to castle I guess he feared Bg5 abandoning my e4 pawn, but I can gain a pawn on the exchange he grabs the unprotected pawn I do… |
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Annotated by bakeapprentice (1200): This game shows how I crushed a master who didn't take me very seriously, he overextended his position and totally neglected his king safety. He was probably having a bad tournament, because I have never seen a master lose like this before. I usually don't like playing symmetrically against an opening move that I don't play as White, but at the time I couldn't find a better response. Now I am… |
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Annotated by deejie (1233): A game from one of my Queen's Gambit Accepted tournaments. First 2 moves are given:
1.d4,d5
2.c4,dxc4
...then I regularly play 3.e4:
Black forfeits the centre & so white occupies it. It seems also to be generally accepted that the advanced c-pawn can not be held. So most players of black concentrate on releasing their white bishop & developing. My usual 3rd move - to occupy the centre, with a … |
