Aanatol v The Black Knight on e4
19 Feb '12 16:203 editsLook at this position.
It's the Knight on e4 that catches the eye.
Aanatol - Arkal RHP Ch 2012
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. h3 {I hate to do this. it's lousy chess writing - looking at the final score, pin pointing one move and blaming the whole loss on this move. But the weakening of g3 for no reason at all plays a very critical part in this game. Very critical.}
3... Nf6 4. Bd3 {A clumsy way to defend the e-pawn.}
4... e6 5. c3 Be7 6. Bb5+ {Time wasting. If White wanted to this why not do it on move 4.}
6... Bd7 7. Bxd7+ Nbxd7 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nxe4 10. Qd3 d5 11. O-O O-O {Into the middle game and Black is a safe pawn up. White is not bothered about the pawn. It's that Knight on e4 that now becomes the sole focus of his attention.}
12. Nh2 {To make way for f3 to chase the e4 Knight.}
12... Rc8 {White now delays f3 possibly thinking if 13.f3 Nf2 and White cannot play 14.Rxf2 Rxc8+ so first White covers the c1 Bishop and puts another piece onto the e4 Knight. } 13. Nc3 Ndf6 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 {That Knight on e4 is still there.}
15. f3 Ng3 {See the first note.}
16. Re1 Bf6 17. Kf2 {White goes to extreme methods to chase this Knight.}
17... Nf5 18. Kg1 Bxd4+ 19. Kh1 Ng3+ {White has been Checkmated. See the first note.}
It's the Knight on e4 that catches the eye.
Aanatol - Arkal RHP Ch 2012
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. h3 {I hate to do this. it's lousy chess writing - looking at the final score, pin pointing one move and blaming the whole loss on this move. But the weakening of g3 for no reason at all plays a very critical part in this game. Very critical.}
3... Nf6 4. Bd3 {A clumsy way to defend the e-pawn.}
4... e6 5. c3 Be7 6. Bb5+ {Time wasting. If White wanted to this why not do it on move 4.}
6... Bd7 7. Bxd7+ Nbxd7 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nxe4 10. Qd3 d5 11. O-O O-O {Into the middle game and Black is a safe pawn up. White is not bothered about the pawn. It's that Knight on e4 that now becomes the sole focus of his attention.}
12. Nh2 {To make way for f3 to chase the e4 Knight.}
12... Rc8 {White now delays f3 possibly thinking if 13.f3 Nf2 and White cannot play 14.Rxf2 Rxc8+ so first White covers the c1 Bishop and puts another piece onto the e4 Knight. } 13. Nc3 Ndf6 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 {That Knight on e4 is still there.}
15. f3 Ng3 {See the first note.}
16. Re1 Bf6 17. Kf2 {White goes to extreme methods to chase this Knight.}
17... Nf5 18. Kg1 Bxd4+ 19. Kh1 Ng3+ {White has been Checkmated. See the first note.}
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