Hey, I'm new on here. I'm here to learn and play good games, so anyone who has comments please comment. I thought this was a rather enjoyable game. So I'll post it here and I hope to learn from your critiques!
[White "iChess87"] [Black "fr2oya"] [WhiteRating "1442"] [BlackRating "1613"] [WhiteElo "1442"] [BlackElo "1613"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "10317524"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. O-O Nf6 5. Re1 Bg4 6. h3 Bh5 7. c3 a6 8. Be2 {Hangs the e4 pawn.} Be7 {NxP} 9. Qc2 Bg6 10. Bf1 Nd5 11. Bc4 {If this is where he wanted to be then white's 10th move was a waste of time.} Nb6 12. Bb3 Na5 { Black usually doesn't get to trade white's light-square B so easily in a Ruy.} 13. d4 d5 {Yuck. Don't open the center when you're not castled. ...NxB instead. } 14. Nxe5 Bxe4 {Still not too late for ...NxB.} 15. Rxe4 dxe4 16. Nxf7 {Just desserts.} Qd7 17. Nxh8 Nxb3 {3 moves too late.} 18. Qxb3 Qd5 {Trading Qs favors white. Should have played 0-0-0 and pick up the Nh8.} 19. Nd2 Qxb3 20. axb3 Kf8 {There are these great long-range pieces that can take out Knights in corners. They're called "Rooks". They get there MUCH faster than a King does.} 21. Ra5 Kg8 22. Nxe4 Kxh8 23. Re5 Bd6 {Bad - the pawns are weak after the trade.} 24. Nxd6 cxd6 25. Re6 Nd5 {Easy mop-up for white.} 26. Rxd6 Nf6 27. f3 Re8 28. Kf2 h6 {Poor black. Everything he touches turns brown.} 29. Bxh6 Rf8 30. Bf4 {Surprisingly black can't do anything with the discovered hit on this B.} g5 31. Rxf6 {Why not? Just trade everything off and promote a few pawns.} 0-1
[FEN "r2qkb1r/1pp2ppp/p1np1n2/4p2b/4P3/2P2N1P/PP1PBPP1/RNBQR1K1 b kq - 0 0"]
1. Nxe4 Bxa6 {exposing the e4 knight to my rook-I've maintained material parity. Or is the e file pawn considered more important than the a file pawn?}
Originally posted by greenpawn34 Good game and you took your chances when the exchnage sac popped up.
I thought the idea was if 8...Nxe4 then 9.Nxe5.
[fen]r2qkb1r/1pp2ppp/p1np1n2/4p2b/4P3/2P2N1P/PP1PBPP1/RNBQR1K1 b kq - 0 8[/fen]
Seems to kick things off and opens up the game, hopefully in
favour of the castled player.
It was either drop the e-pawn or play Bxc6+ or Bd3.
Now that you mention Nxe5 that would have worked too. Thx! So was Bxa6 a poor choice overall if Nxe4 occured?
Just to make sure, you are suggesting this was the line?
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r2qkb1r/1pp2ppp/p1np1n2/4p2b/4P3/2P2N1P/PP1PBPP1/RNBQR1K1 b kq - 0 0
Originally posted by iChess87 Your comment about move 8. Yes, I did hang the e4 pawn, but couldn't I just do this, or is this not really the best?
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[FEN "r2qkb1r/1pp2ppp/p1np1n2/4p2b/4P3/2P2N1P/PP1PBPP1/RNBQR1K1 b kq - 0 0"]
1. Nxe4 Bxa6 {exposing the e4 knight to my rook-I've maintained material parity. Or is the e file pawn considered more important than the a file pawn?}[/pgn]
You've started a desperado war when both sides have hanging pieces. The hanging pieces can go kamikaze. ...Nxf2 hitting your Q is a possible response.
Originally posted by SwissGambit You've started a desperado war when both sides have hanging pieces. The hanging pieces can go kamikaze. ...Nxf2 hitting your Q is a possible response.
Ah, I do see that. So it was a risky line! After Be2 I thought better of it and was pleased to see my opponent had been happy to keep it uncomplicated.
Originally posted by iChess87 Ah, I do see that. So it was a risky line! After Be2 I thought better of it and was pleased to see my opponent had been happy to keep it uncomplicated.
The normal thing to do is 8.Ba4, going back to either b3 or c2.
20 Nov '13 01:251 edit
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