My Round 3 Game - At Last!
Here is my 2006 Twin City Championship game with some brief annotations.
CelticDeath(1568) - NN (1631)
2006 Twin City Championship Normal, IL (3), 21.02.2006
C02: French: Advance Variation
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qb6 6.Bd3 cxd4 7.cxd4 Nh6
My opponent has played this variation against me before in blitz. Fritz shows it as an innovation. It's a trappy move, but perhaps nothing more. 8.Nc3 [8.Bxh6 Qxb2 9.Bd2 Qxa1 10.Qb3=] 8...Bb4 [=8...Nf5 9.Bxf5 exf5 10.Nxd5; ¹8...Bd7] 9.0–0 Bxc3 10.bxc3 Ne7
Now I have a unique opportunity that I will lose if I don't act immediately. I can trade off a bad bishop for a slightly better knight and inflict doubled h pawns which may prove to be useful targets in an endgame. 11.Bxh6 gxh6 12.Qd2 A tempo move. 12...Bd7 13.Rab1 Another tempo move. 13...Qc7 14.Rfc1 Now c4 is a strong threat. 14...0–0–0 Castling right into it. 15.c4 dxc4 I thought for awhile here. I wasn't sure which would be stronger, taking with the bishop or the rook. Fritz has them nearly equal. 16.Bxc4 Bc6 17.Qd3 Kb8 18.Ba6 b6 19.a4 Rd5 20.Qc3 Qd7 21.a5 Kc7 22.axb6+ axb6 23.Bb5 Rc8 24.Qd2 Kd8 25.Bxc6 Rxc6 26.Qxh6 Rxc1+ 27.Rxc1 Nf5
Now a tactical shot clinches the win. 28.Qf8+ Qe8 29.Rc8+ 1–0
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nh6 8. Nc3 Bb4 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 Ne7 11. Bxh6 gxh6 12. Qd2 Bd7 13. Rab1 Qc7 14. Rfc1 O-O-O 15. c4 dxc4 16. Bxc4 Bc6 17. Qd3 Kb8 18. Ba6 b6 19. a4 Rd5 20. Qc3 Qd7 21. a5 Kc7 22. axb6+ axb6 23. Bb5 Rc8 24. Qd2 Kd8 25. Bxc6 Rxc6 26. Qxh6 Rxc1+ 27. Rxc1 Nf5 28. Qf8+ Qe8 29. Rc8+ 1-0
CelticDeath(1568) - NN (1631)
2006 Twin City Championship Normal, IL (3), 21.02.2006
C02: French: Advance Variation
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qb6 6.Bd3 cxd4 7.cxd4 Nh6
My opponent has played this variation against me before in blitz. Fritz shows it as an innovation. It's a trappy move, but perhaps nothing more. 8.Nc3 [8.Bxh6 Qxb2 9.Bd2 Qxa1 10.Qb3=] 8...Bb4 [=8...Nf5 9.Bxf5 exf5 10.Nxd5; ¹8...Bd7] 9.0–0 Bxc3 10.bxc3 Ne7
Now I have a unique opportunity that I will lose if I don't act immediately. I can trade off a bad bishop for a slightly better knight and inflict doubled h pawns which may prove to be useful targets in an endgame. 11.Bxh6 gxh6 12.Qd2 A tempo move. 12...Bd7 13.Rab1 Another tempo move. 13...Qc7 14.Rfc1 Now c4 is a strong threat. 14...0–0–0 Castling right into it. 15.c4 dxc4 I thought for awhile here. I wasn't sure which would be stronger, taking with the bishop or the rook. Fritz has them nearly equal. 16.Bxc4 Bc6 17.Qd3 Kb8 18.Ba6 b6 19.a4 Rd5 20.Qc3 Qd7 21.a5 Kc7 22.axb6+ axb6 23.Bb5 Rc8 24.Qd2 Kd8 25.Bxc6 Rxc6 26.Qxh6 Rxc1+ 27.Rxc1 Nf5
Now a tactical shot clinches the win. 28.Qf8+ Qe8 29.Rc8+ 1–0
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nh6 8. Nc3 Bb4 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 Ne7 11. Bxh6 gxh6 12. Qd2 Bd7 13. Rab1 Qc7 14. Rfc1 O-O-O 15. c4 dxc4 16. Bxc4 Bc6 17. Qd3 Kb8 18. Ba6 b6 19. a4 Rd5 20. Qc3 Qd7 21. a5 Kc7 22. axb6+ axb6 23. Bb5 Rc8 24. Qd2 Kd8 25. Bxc6 Rxc6 26. Qxh6 Rxc1+ 27. Rxc1 Nf5 28. Qf8+ Qe8 29. Rc8+ 1-0
posted by CelticDeath at 11:31 PM
7 Comments:
Nice Game, Nice Finish, congrats on the new rating high.
Wow, that removal of the guard was pretty awesome.
PS
Thanks! Fritz gave me a !! for the move. :)
CD,
Sorry for the late reply. I've been on vacation. You had asked me about the pgn viewer. I use the ICC's pgn viewer which is free. Is that what you are talking about? If so, let me know, and I can try and walk you through it.
Congrats on your win. When I get some time, I'll go through your game. Cheers.
very nice. that finish was sweet
Awesome game, Mr. Death. You played everything well. All your pieces were active and well placed, you attacked his weaknesses, you got rid of your weakness (15. c4), played the opening well, advanced your pawns well, and then once he was tied up, switched your attack to the other side.
Then of course, the coup de grace was the nice tactic.
Bravo.
Thanks, Christopher! However, Chess Mentor still mocks me when I make positional errors! This game was much cleaner than my Round 5 game, though. :)
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