Annotated Chess Game 10251440 by Jack Bertram

Annotated Chess Game 10251440 by Jack Bertram

Annotated Games
  • 1. e4 e5 2. Nb1c3 Ng8f6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5
    Much less common than dxe5.
    • 4... Nf6xe4 5. Ng1f3 Bf8c5
      Inviting d4...
      • 6. d4 Bc5b4
        ...in order to take advantage of the pin on c3
        • 7. Bc1d2 Bc8g4
          White is tied in knots... and had to believe in the upcoming forcing sequence to start this whole variation.
          • 8. Nc3xe4
            The next few moves are forced
            • 8... dxe4 9. Bd2xb4 exf3 10. Qd1d2
              gxf3? ...Qh4+!
              • 10... Qd8d5 11. c4
                ! The only way to keep active
                • 11... Qd5e4 12. Ke1f2
                  White's king proves surprisingly safe
                  • 12... Nb8c6 13. Bb4c3 fxg2 14. Bf1xg2 Qe4f5 15. Kf2g3
                    We are moving fast towards an endgame where the exposure of White's king is less important.
                    • 15... O-O-O 16. Bg2xc6
                      Dealing with the weakness on d4
                        Game started
                        05 Oct '13
                        Last move
                        20 Nov '13
                        Game Lost
                        Created
                        21 Nov '13
                        Updated
                        22 Nov '13
                        Comments
                        0
                        Annotation Id
                        3796

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