22 Aug '13 21:33>
Sorry to ask again. Lately I've been getting comments like "you're boring" and "you're too passive". Kind of depressing. The CK's my favorite opening and I want to ruin its reputation of it being boring.
Should I have played 6...Rg8? What about 11...Qd5? What about 13...Qh5?
Should I have played the whole thing after 6...gxf6 differently?
EVENT | rated standard match |
SITE | freechess.org |
DATE | 2013.08.16 |
ROUND | ? |
WHITE | canilla |
BLACK | thekingofham |
RESULT | 0-1 |
WHITEELO | 2400 |
BLACKELO | 2400 |
ECO | B16 |
OPENING | Caro-Kann |
VARIATION | Bronstein-Larsen, 6.Nf3 Bf5 |
[Event "rated standard match"]
[Site "freechess.org"]
[Date "2013.08.16"]
[Round "?"]
[White "canilla"]
[Black "thekingofham"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[ECO "B16"]
[Opening "Caro-Kann"]
[Variation "Bronstein-Larsen, 6.Nf3 Bf5"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[TimeControl "2700+45"]
[Termination "normal"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[WhiteType "human"]
[BlackType "human"]
1. e4 c6 {My favorite opening but slightly passive} 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4
4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ gxf6 {I play this move to get more interesting games.}
6. d4 Bf5 7. Bd3 Nd7 {This has to be my favorite trick because it's so
simple.} 8. Bxf5 Qa5+ 9. Bd2 Qxf5 10. Be3 Rg8 {I played this move to put
more pressure on White but I can't even grab the pawn, kind of
frustrating.} 11. Qd2 Qg4 {I thought I could grab the pawn but I
miscalculated. Apparently it's another waste of time(maybe I can make White
nervous)} (11. .. Rxg2 12. Nh4 Qh3 13. Nxg2 Qxg2) 12. O-O-O Nb6
{Threatening to put the knight on c4 making it more active.} 13. Qd3 Qg6
{Begging him to trade queens so I can play fxg6 and end up with a very
solid position.} 14. Qb3 (14. Qxg6 fxg6) 14. .. e6 {I wanted to free up my
dark bishop.} 15. Nh4 Qe4 {Seemed like an okay square to put it(we should
put queens in the center, right?)} 16. g3 Qd5 {Again, trying desperately to
trade queens and get a solid position after 17. Qxd5 Nxd5} 17. Rhe1 Qxb3
{Hey, White should have his pawn structure as ugly as mine heh. I trade
queens and get a more solid position.} 18. axb3 Nd5 {My positional
understanding is obviously limited but I thought this was a great place to
put the Knight(centralizing knights is a good idea, right?)} 19. f4 O-O-O
20. Bf2 a5 {Trying to attack on the queenside.} 21. Kb1 b5 {Trying to force
my way tactically with ideas of a4, a3, and then after bxa3 I can play Nc3
forking the king and rook.} (21. .. a4) 22. f5 Bb4 {Praying for c3. If
White plays Re2(which is probably the best move) it seems very tempting
tactically. I noticed whenever 2 pieces are one square away from each other
diagonally there's a square to fork them on.} (22. .. a4 23. bxa4 bxa4 24.
h3 a3 25. bxa3 Nc3+) 23. c3 (23. Re2 a4 24. bxa4 bxa4 25. fxe6 fxe6 26.
Rxe6 a3) 23. .. Bxc3 {I had calculated that I should win material but I
couldn't see if White's compensation was too strong. I felt I had no choice
though, either gain material or suffer a passive position.} 24. bxc3 Nxc3+
25. Kc2 Nxd1 26. Rxd1 Rd5 {I wanted to centralize the rook and put some
pressure on the isolated d-pawn by lining up rooks on the d-files.} 27.
fxe6 fxe6 28. Ng2 Rgd8 29. Nf4 R5d6 30. Rd3 e5 {Attacking white and trying
to force more trades since I'm up in material.} 31. dxe5 fxe5 {I'm not so
sure the rest is interesting. The endgame technique seemed simple enough.}
32. Rxd6 Rxd6 33. Nd3 Rf6 34. Bc5 Rf5 35. Bd6 e4 36. Nf4 Kd7 37. Ba3 c5 38.
Kd2 b4 39. Bb2 c4 40. bxc4 Rc5 41. Ke3 Rxc4 42. Bg7 b3 43. Nd5 Rc2 44. Nb6+
Kc6 45. Na4 Kb5 46. Nb2 a4 47. Kxe4 a3 48. Nd1 b2 49. Nxb2 axb2 50. Bxb2
Rxb2 51. h4 Rf2 52. Ke3 Rf8 {canilla resigns} 0-1
[Site "freechess.org"]
[Date "2013.08.16"]
[Round "?"]
[White "canilla"]
[Black "thekingofham"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[ECO "B16"]
[Opening "Caro-Kann"]
[Variation "Bronstein-Larsen, 6.Nf3 Bf5"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[TimeControl "2700+45"]
[Termination "normal"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[WhiteType "human"]
[BlackType "human"]
1. e4 c6 {My favorite opening but slightly passive} 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4
4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ gxf6 {I play this move to get more interesting games.}
6. d4 Bf5 7. Bd3 Nd7 {This has to be my favorite trick because it's so
simple.} 8. Bxf5 Qa5+ 9. Bd2 Qxf5 10. Be3 Rg8 {I played this move to put
more pressure on White but I can't even grab the pawn, kind of
frustrating.} 11. Qd2 Qg4 {I thought I could grab the pawn but I
miscalculated. Apparently it's another waste of time(maybe I can make White
nervous)} (11. .. Rxg2 12. Nh4 Qh3 13. Nxg2 Qxg2) 12. O-O-O Nb6
{Threatening to put the knight on c4 making it more active.} 13. Qd3 Qg6
{Begging him to trade queens so I can play fxg6 and end up with a very
solid position.} 14. Qb3 (14. Qxg6 fxg6) 14. .. e6 {I wanted to free up my
dark bishop.} 15. Nh4 Qe4 {Seemed like an okay square to put it(we should
put queens in the center, right?)} 16. g3 Qd5 {Again, trying desperately to
trade queens and get a solid position after 17. Qxd5 Nxd5} 17. Rhe1 Qxb3
{Hey, White should have his pawn structure as ugly as mine heh. I trade
queens and get a more solid position.} 18. axb3 Nd5 {My positional
understanding is obviously limited but I thought this was a great place to
put the Knight(centralizing knights is a good idea, right?)} 19. f4 O-O-O
20. Bf2 a5 {Trying to attack on the queenside.} 21. Kb1 b5 {Trying to force
my way tactically with ideas of a4, a3, and then after bxa3 I can play Nc3
forking the king and rook.} (21. .. a4) 22. f5 Bb4 {Praying for c3. If
White plays Re2(which is probably the best move) it seems very tempting
tactically. I noticed whenever 2 pieces are one square away from each other
diagonally there's a square to fork them on.} (22. .. a4 23. bxa4 bxa4 24.
h3 a3 25. bxa3 Nc3+) 23. c3 (23. Re2 a4 24. bxa4 bxa4 25. fxe6 fxe6 26.
Rxe6 a3) 23. .. Bxc3 {I had calculated that I should win material but I
couldn't see if White's compensation was too strong. I felt I had no choice
though, either gain material or suffer a passive position.} 24. bxc3 Nxc3+
25. Kc2 Nxd1 26. Rxd1 Rd5 {I wanted to centralize the rook and put some
pressure on the isolated d-pawn by lining up rooks on the d-files.} 27.
fxe6 fxe6 28. Ng2 Rgd8 29. Nf4 R5d6 30. Rd3 e5 {Attacking white and trying
to force more trades since I'm up in material.} 31. dxe5 fxe5 {I'm not so
sure the rest is interesting. The endgame technique seemed simple enough.}
32. Rxd6 Rxd6 33. Nd3 Rf6 34. Bc5 Rf5 35. Bd6 e4 36. Nf4 Kd7 37. Ba3 c5 38.
Kd2 b4 39. Bb2 c4 40. bxc4 Rc5 41. Ke3 Rxc4 42. Bg7 b3 43. Nd5 Rc2 44. Nb6+
Kc6 45. Na4 Kb5 46. Nb2 a4 47. Kxe4 a3 48. Nd1 b2 49. Nxb2 axb2 50. Bxb2
Rxb2 51. h4 Rf2 52. Ke3 Rf8 {canilla resigns} 0-1
Should I have played 6...Rg8? What about 11...Qd5? What about 13...Qh5?
Should I have played the whole thing after 6...gxf6 differently?