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Weekend tournament - won 3 lost 1 (Here is my annotated first game)

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chessiq

Over the weekend I participated a 4-round USCF rated swiss tournament, G90. In the first game, I played against a 1400-player. He misplayed the opening but defended pretty well til the end. Here is my first round game (annotated). I will annotate the other three in the coming days.

My comment on moves 12 & 13, that Black's Queen can be captured, overlooks the possibility of f5. I cannot change the annotation now, so excuse me.

Your comments to the game or annotation are welcome.
billwall

20...Re8 looks too slow.  Black should try 20...Qd7 and 21...Qd6 and try to trade off Queens. 

 

21...Rh8 looks like a waste in tempo.  Perhaps 21..Nb4 and 22...Nd3. 

 

Another idea instead of 22.Re5 is 22.Bxd5! cxd5 23.Nxg7 and if 23...Kxg7, then 24.Rxe7+ Kg8 25.Qg6+ Kf8 26.Qf7 mate. 

 

Instead of 25...Qd6, Black should try 25...Qe8 and exchange Queens. 

 

26...Rc8 is the losing move.  Perhaps best is 26...Nc7 and try to exchange some pieces and uncramp Black's game.  But White should still win after 27.hxg5 hxg5 28.Nxc7 and 29.Bxg5.


shadowc
I don't understand 4. e3... If you may :-)
shadowc
Nice game!!
chessiq

billwall, Thanks for the comments. I completely missed the combination starting with 22. Bxd5! that could have resulted in mate or winning a piece!

shadowc, regarding your question to 4. e3 ... I am opening for the Bishop to develop so that I can castle, and I am also attacking the pawn on c4 (just recovering the pawn that I "gambitted". From my annotations in the game, it is difficult for Black to hang on to the pawn without some disadvantages in position.
shadowc
ok... Not e4?
erik
very very cool final move :)
4moveloss
SurprisedI AM A HOBO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!oh wait a sec, wth? you gave away a queen so he resigned. Your both retarted reatards
greyfox
4moveloss wrote: I AM A HOBO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!oh wait a sec, wth? you gave away a queen so he resigned. Your both retarted reatards

 if he take the queen he is mated next move. or take the rook and he is 2 pieces ahead.


adj
nice game.. is it a blitz game?
chessiq
adj, not it was not blitz. It was G90. (90 minutes per player per game. So a/the game could last a max of 3 hours.)