Annotated by jotheblackqueen (1200): Hi everyone!
I was playing an unrated game with my buddy dmaestro and chose a passive line of the French Defense. Mike punished this inferior play and I ended up in a lost endgame. How did this happen? Well, here is the analysis: http://gameknot.com/analyze-board.pl?bd=18392913&fb=1&rnd=0.987399748558625 2. ..... a6?! - here I play an unusual line of the French Defense. It gains me no…