Annotated Chess Game 12669214 by Ragwort

Annotated Chess Game 12669214 by Ragwort

Annotated Games

QGD Marshall defence.

  • 10... Nb8c6
    Plugging most of the holes at the for the moment as white doesn't have d5 yet, the square is attacked twice but defended three times.
  • 11. Bc1f4
    Development with a threat to c7 maintaining the initiative.
  • 11... Bb4a5 12. Nf3e5
    Threatening the pinned knight with Nxc6 bxc6 Qxc6+ forking K and rook.
  • 12... b5
    An attempt to break the pin which fails to a tactic.
  • 13. Nc3xb5
    The threat of Nxc7+ Bxc7 Qxc6+ keeps black restrained. If axb5 Bxb5 will win back the knight on c6.
  • 13... O-O
    Black runs for cover removing the pin and risk of double attacks with check.
  • 14. Nb5xc7
    Winning a second pawn as the c6 knight hangs. Bxc7 Qxc6.
  • 14... Nc6xe5 15. Bf4xe5 Ba5xc7 16. Be5xc7
    The smoke clears and white is two pawns up, has the two bishops and controls more of the centre and queenside.
  • 16... Bc8b7
    Black tries to seize the initiative in the hope that he can recover some material or land a blow on the white king whilst white's pieces are on the other side of the board.
  • 17. Rf1e1
    White defends by supporting with the rook. Bf1 is now a defensive possibility if black gangs up on g2.
    Game started
    01 Apr '18
    Last move
    24 Apr '18
    Game Lost
    Created
    26 Apr '18
    Updated
    26 Apr '18
    Comments
    0
    Annotation Id
    5274

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