Can someone please help me analyse this game Game 13746944 ?
Looking over the game I think my opponents moves 17. a3 & 22. h3, helped gain me the initiative. Would my Queen side push have succeeded against alternatives ?
Looking over the game I think my opponents moves 17. a3 & 22. h3, helped gain me the initiative. Would my Queen side push have succeeded against alternatives ?
I'd of gone for Alekhine's gun with 17.Rc1 with a possible offer of 17...Bxh2 18.b3 may trap the clergy. At this point my focus would be the c file only.
After 21.... c4 from what i can see White's bishop can't be defended. If
22 Bxc4 Bxc4
23 Rxc4 !? leads to checkmate with 23 ... Rd1
At the time I thought 22 Bxc4 was bad for white but I had know idea of what would be better. I am trying to improve my understanding so i can improve my game
10. ... Qe7 is an error that loses a pawn to 11. cxd5 exposing a rook attack on the now undefended c pawn.
After 11. Ne5 Rad8 as in the game 12. cxd5 still works against the c7 pawn but there is another more deadly line possible although not absolutely forced:
FEN
3r1rk1/pbpnqppp/1p2pn2/3pN1B1/2PP4/2RBP3/PP3PPP/3Q1RK1 w - - 3 12
[FEN "3r1rk1/pbpnqppp/1p2pn2/3pN1B1/2PP4/2RBP3/PP3PPP/3Q1RK1 w - - 3 12"] 12. cxd5 Bxd5 13. Nxd7 {Rxc7 is still on but this is stronger} Rxd7 14. e4 {gaining a tempo on the bishop} Bb7 15. e5 {exploiting the pin on the f6 knight} h6 16. exf6 Qd8 17. Qc2 hxg5 18. Bh7 Kh8 19. Rh3 g6 {and now the neat wrap up!} 20. Bxg6 Kg8 21. Bh7 Kh8 22. Bg8 Kxg8 23. Qh7 1-0
10. ... Qe7 is an error that loses a pawn to 11. cxd5 exposing a rook attack on the now undefended c pawn.
After 11. Ne5 Rad8 as in the game 12. cxd5 still works against the c7 pawn but there is another more deadly line possible although not absolutely forced:
[pgn]
[FEN "3r1rk1/pbpnqppp/1p2pn2/3pN1B1/2PP4/2RBP3/PP3PPP/3Q1RK1 w - - 3 12"]
12. cxd5 Bxd5 13. ...[text shortened]... Kh8 19. Rh3 g6 {and now the neat wrap up!} 20. Bxg6 Kg8 21. Bh7 Kh8 22. Bg8 Kxg8 23. Qh7 1-0 [/pgn]
Looking over the game I think my opponents moves 17. a3 & 22. h3, helped gain me the initiative. Would my Queen side push have succeeded against alternatives ?
This isn't a huge criticism, just something to think about, had you been playing me then something more like this would have happened:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nb1c3 Ng8f6 4. Bc1g5 Bf8b4 5. e3 O-O 6. Ng1f3 Nb8d7 7. Ra1c1 {I'd probably play Bd3 here.} b6 8. Bf1d3 Bc8b7 9. O-O Bb4xc3 10. bxc3 {and then a plausible continuation is:} c6 {Obviously you've other options} 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. c4 {and I've got more pawns in the centre. If you take the knight with the bishop you're accepting something like this can happen, which is fine I don't think white's got any huge advantage, but white can point to the central pawns and claim some sort of advantage.}
After 21.... c4 from what i can see White's bishop can't be defended. If
22 Bxc4 Bxc4
23 Rxc4 !? leads to checkmate with 23 ... Rd1
At the time I thought 22 Bxc4 was bad for white but I had know idea of what would be better. I am trying to improve my understanding so i can improve my game
22. Be2 and white follows up by sending his other bishop to e5 then c3
09 May '20 08:14
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