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Annotated by tag1153 (1700): prosperov2 - here you go:) Very solid and very popular. In the opening few moves, aim to establish a strong presence in the center of the board. Think of d4, d5, e4, and e5 as a big hill in the middle of a battlefield. Any general will tell you that it is imperative to control the "high ground". Scandanavian Defense. Black intends to rip open the center immediately and claim it for himself. ?!… |
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Annotated by tag1153 (1700): Here is a recent skittles game which demonstrates the strength of connected passed pawns. Playing with the black pieces, I get into a position which is very cramped. My opponent, aaelarar, seems poised to use his advantage of having the bishop pair around move 18 to break into my defenses and cause me some pain. The only real advantage I have is that of having connecting passed pawns, and they… |
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Annotated by tag1153 (1700): As round three of the Space City Open begins, I find myself with 1 point out of 2, and in the middle of the early pack. My opponent this round is a 12 year old kid who I am totally unfamiliar with. He is rated 1237, but has already taken down the #3 guy in the section (a 1512) so I can't take him for granted like I almost did with my last opponent. I vow not to lose this game. I want to end this … |
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Annotated by pika25 (1088): This is how to get eighteen queens, nine per side, on one chessboard. Getting the opening pawns in there. Got the first ones. Now just moving those queens out of the way. Getting the kings out of the way for the next few queens. Now the next queens! Frees white's f and black's c pawns. More queen development. The… |
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Annotated by -nosferatu- (1200): This game is one of my losses. I grabbed a pawn in the opening and attempted to hold onto it, against the grain of my bloodletting nature, which eventually caused me mental indigestion to the point that I ruined my own position, which up to move 13 was still quite playable. In the annotations this miniature is more notable for the psychology rather than any tactical or positional crumpets it… |
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Annotated by blackbaron (1569): Usual start for me...I know tag ... he is going to play d5 as usual , Yep..there it is ! Echange the pawns and the queen comes out , possiblt wreaking havoc..lets keep it tied up for the time being. Not to keen on this queen move only way to re-capture , but it will beocme a target now Tryin to prevent Bb5 Threatening the central pawn As expected..defending pawn and opening up diagonal to… |
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Annotated by tag1153 (1700): Skittles game........Scandanavian Advance Variation. Logical. Black intends queenside activity. Offering a clean bishop exchange in preparation for 0-0. Black accepts the idea. ? Having already offered to trade light squared bishops, white renegs on the deal and chooses to move the bishop for a second time in a game only four moves old. Notice that addition to breaking that "rule", he has… |
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Annotated by tag1153 (1700): Here is a recent league game I just completed. With the black pieces, I foolishly isolate my king with very little cover - throwing all of my resources towards a queenside attack. My opponent punishes me severely for this, and ultimately threatens mate in quick order. As I joked with him during the game, I was prepared to throw everything - including the kitchen sink:) - into an effort for a… |
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Annotated by tag1153 (1700): Here is a really exciting game from the second round of the GameKnot #32 Advanced section. I have been playing in these site-wide tourneys for three years, and always in the Intermediate section. After the first round was completed, I was bumped up to the Advanced section because my rating had increased past the 1500 mark. I knew that I was going to be in a world of hurt, and was just hoping not … |
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Annotated by kansasjayhawk (1666): Although this game is not the most accurate I have ever played, it was very entertaining to play. Annotations with help of Shredder Classic 2. This basically allows me a French Defense without the shut-in light squared bishop. The logical follow up to this move would be to castle kingside then play for f4-f5, but White never gets around to this. Shredder recommends Nf3 instead. Black… |
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Annotated by peter91 (1880): This is an attacking game with an interesting pawn sacrifice at move 18. Black made several mistakes after which he gets mated. By transposition an ordinary Scandinavian has become a Blackmar-Diemer Gambit. Ordinarily this position arises after the moves: 1. d4 d5 2. e4. This move is better than the immediate 3. f3, because then black can try 3. ... e5 and he gets a better position. The… |
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Annotated by goldmedal10 (1200): normal opening I think this is a gambit pawn wall other pawn wall starts with the minor pieces Is it normal to have a double pawn wall like this? got all minor pieces out on the king side ready to castle starts with the minor pieces bishop knight knight a lot if pawn movement blocks pawn gets bishop out it is better to castle king side or queen side here? knight castle knight knight pawn pawn… |
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Annotated by jotheblackqueen (1200): Hi, it's jstevens1 here yet again with another game to annotate. I am a new member of the Sneaky Knights Connection and have completed 12 games so far and scored 7 points. This is one of the most nailbiting games I have ever played in, although it does not quite measure up to the one against Yakky In "In Old Matey's Shadow, Part 2". However, for a few moves, it did look as though I might cop … |
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Annotated by eric2jin (1200): In case you didn’t know, King of the Hill is regular chess, except another way to win is to get your king to one of the central 4 squares without getting in check. I am black against Linus. Scandinavian king of hill Hmm, trying to get to the central 4. Bye bye Threatening to win. Easily stopped Bait. Blocking Well My king out Ooh! Escaping the check That falls into another Probably better was … |
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Annotated by markpinkston (1611): This is the first time we have played, so I didn't know what to expect. I like the Center Counter against an unknown opponent, as it is safe and easy to play. The drawback is that it doesn't fight for a win like the Sicilian, but I am content with my endgame skills. If I can win a pawn I will trade down and try to outplay my opponent in the endgame. It is most common to trade pawns on d5 since… |
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Annotated by kaleidoscopio (1533): Since I was never any good at openings, I started with the most basic move. e4 Things started to complicate for me, never liked to study or train openings and this one was all new to me. (didn't know about Game DB, call me a Noob. :o ) I decided to try and conquer the center of the board. Developing pieces and aiming to get a pawn back. Dumb move on my part. Just wasted a move, since I will… |
