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Annotated by jotheblackqueen (1200): Hi everyone!
Here is my return match against Coach Ion in the Traxler MT. I will be annotating that one two but this one is quite fascinating because although I lost this match there were so many pieces on both sides that were en prise! This will be a good lesson in tactics to us all, including myself, The Beginner. Here is the link to the game which has Gameknot… |
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Annotated by jotheblackqueen (1200): Hi everyone!
I had a peek through Nuntar's past game history and I spotted this little game. This was against Coach Ion. In this game Ion deviates from the usual Bxf7+ and plays Nxf7. Here is how it all works out .... 5. Nxf7 - this move used to be played before Bxf7+ was played mainly in our MT. This choice of capture brings out an insane passage of play ...... 5. ...... Bxf2+ -… |
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Annotated by black_cat_hamlet (1531): A game between two high class players, S Morrison and T K Hemingway, played in England (I don't know the rating of either player... I got this game off chessgames, but it didn't give much information on the players) I've decided to annotate this game because the recent mini-tournament I was in was based on...
...this particular opening - a risky line for Black that gambits the f-pawn (and … |
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Annotated by archduke_piccolo (2332): My last game in the Traxler Variation tournament organised by id=easy19 for the Knights of Honour Club. Although White withdrew from the tournament half-way through, he carried on the fight in the games he had already begun. This one proved to be my last on the tournament, and the penultimate in the tournament as a whole. Beginning with Black's wildly speculative gambit line, the game remained… |
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Annotated by jackdaw1 (1200): The Traxler Counter-Attack - one of the sharpest openings in chess. The variations are still 'unclear' in many lines - despite all the software available nowadays for analysis. It is a particularly dangerous weapon in over-the-board tournament games; provided Black is prepared to specialize in its use. I've included the game here so that I can link to it in my blog. A bit risky:… |
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Annotated by a_random_guy (1985): Hello everybody! I recently started a thematic tourney on the traxler variation (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nc6 4.Ng5 Bc5!?), where white plays the highly tactical 5.Nxf7 instead of 5.Bxf7+. This opening often leads to wild and exciting tactical games. The traxler signature move, where black abandon the f pawn for an attack on White's king. The knight capture of the f7 pawn also forks the h8… |
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Annotated by thereaper1 (1985): A nice miniature Fried liver attack I have been dying to play this variation for ages now Better is Bxf7+ Again not recommended. Play is just too wild if white takes on f2 and white usually comes off worse Again not the best continuation. this just exposes the king to too much attacking combinations. Now white needs to make the correct move or he will be sorry. ??? Wrong move. Mate is now … |
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Annotated by davewelsby (2092): This was a first try for me with the Traxler counter attack. This is definitely a risky 'all or nothing' opening for black, but one gives a lively and enjoyable alternative to quieter and more strategic openings. So far, a traditional two Knights defence. The White knight moves takes up a threatening position. Black ignores the threat and sets up an attack of his own. White takes the… |
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Annotated by archduke_piccolo (2332): This game was intended as part of a MT featuring the Traxler Variation of the Two Knights' Defence - this Variation also known as the Wilkes-Barre. However, that MT was cancelled owing to lack of support, and another begun with a more liberal entry requirement. Still, participants in that MT might be interested in this game. After an unexpected response to this opening, White's indifferent… |
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Annotated by archduke_piccolo (2332): This game, though short, had in my view the potential to have become the 'game of the tournament' - a slugfest with the outcome in doubt right to the end. However, just one slight slip upset the balance and led to a quick and decisive result. The game is from the Traxler Variation Mini-Tournament organised by id=easy19. We begin, as so many games do, with the e-pawn's advance... So far a… |
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Annotated by black_cat_hamlet (1531): This game highlights exactly what Black wants to achieve with this opening - a fast and brutal attack that leads to checkmate or [in this case] a big advantage! That doesn't always work, of course [see my game #2 with Etienne/a_random_guy; http://gameknot.com/analyze-board.pl?bd=14861915&fb=1&rnd=0.7008528529855037] but when it does...
The starting position of the mini-tournament...… |
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Annotated by jotheblackqueen (1200): Hi everyone!
Right now, in the middle of a Big Freeze, we are all getting ready for Christmas. Well, here is a little winter-warmer for you. This is now Expert Draw No. 12 and if Dave, my opponent had just 17 points more on his rating it would have been my third Master Draw. Still, I am pleased with the result as I got canned by Dave with the black pieces. So, how did all this come about? … |
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Annotated by jotheblackqueen (1200): Hi everyone!
I seem to be following one bad game with one good game and vice versa! I lost a game to a 1900+ player called Paolo playing white in the Traxler and dropped 6 rating points. Luckily I got them back plus a little more in this game when, as with Pawnstar, the e column proved a death trap to the white king, and yet again, Glenda was the instigator. Gameknot analysis is as… |
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Annotated by jotheblackqueen (1200): Hi everyone!
I have been trying to find a game to annotate which involved yours truly and a fellow Bigpeta Club member. I think it may be best to fish out one of my games with Coach Ion which I did not get round to annotate. Sadly it was not one of my best efforts against The Coach and indeed I was absolutely steamrollered! However, it does have some interest value because the guy who ran… |
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Annotated by richard_pitts (1908): One of my favourite games of chess: I sacrifice material and launch a blistering attack on the enemy king after a slip by my opponent. In my opinion this is the soundest answer to 1.e4 - Black can usually make a variety of choices at each turn, leading to quiet or sharp play and there's plenty of very sound set-ups on offer. Too much theory? Well there's lots of theory because it's a good… |
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Annotated by jotheblackqueen (1200): Hi everyone!
Just to let you know that I met my usual fate against Freddy, you can now guess what that is! Anyhow, it was not before he found himself in Old Matey's shadow so it was a case of us being at each other's throats but he got in first! We pick up the action on move 6 when after responding to the main line 5. ....... Ke7 he plays Bb3. 6. ....... Rf8 - also fairly… |
