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
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