Annotated Chess Game 9780513 by Uncle Stosh
Annotated Games
January 2013 Octet kill Queen pawn opening
1. d4 Ng8f6 2. Nb1c3 e6 3. e4 Bf8b4 4. f3
eager to protect e4 with imminent capture of knight on c3
4... O-O 5. g4 c5 6. dxc5 Bb4xc5 7. Ng1e2 h6 8. Bc1xh6
attack on fortifications but forces are not developed to follow through at quick tempo
8... gxh6 9. Qd1d2 Qd8b6
white can claim pawn but it won't checkmate king, so black square attack by black is lethal threat
10. b3 Bc5f2 11. Ke1d1 Bf2e3 12. Nc3a4 Be3xd2 13. Na4xb6 axb6
this exchange changed tide of battle forces
14. Kd1xd2 Kg8g7 15. Ne2g3 Ra8a5 16. Rh1g1 d6 17. h4 Nb8a6 18. h5 Kg7h7 19. Bf1d3 e5
white square bishop attack blocked by own pawn
20. g5 Nf6g8
retreat invites pawn advance
21. gxh6 Ng8xh6
capture of pawn by knight strengthens black defense
22. f4 exf4
black prepared for inevitable bishop check threat
23. e5 Kh7h8 24. Ng3f5 Nh6xf5 25. exd6 Ra5d5 26. Rg1g5 Na6c5 27. Ra1f1 Nc5e4
bishop shielding king from check so this is triple threat
28. Kd2e2 Nf5g3
threats complexity multiplies by connected knights with both white rooks set to die
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