Hello guys, here is an entertaining game I played and lost yesterday in the French league against a young opponent. I think it has some instructional value and is quite entertaining too.

Comments and analysis are of course very much welcome

 

Sorry, I'm not as highly rated as you, but your alternate 20... Kg6 line seems to end in white's blunder.

24.Rf5+?! Nxf5 Qxf5+ Kh6 Qxc5 Rxc8 and white loses a B and R for a N and B.

 

 

Kingfisher wrote:

Sorry, I'm not as highly rated as you, but your alternate 20... Kg6 line seems to end in white's blunder.

24.Rf5+?! Nxf5 Qxf5+ Kh6 Qxc5 Rxc8 and white loses a B and R for a N and B.

 

 

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 instead of Qxc5, Ng4# does the trick

Why not 4. ... Bd6?

What about 11. ... Qxb3 12. Bxb3 de.. white still have some advantage but it's not that bad.

 

4...Bd6 might be playable too, white can play either 5.Nf3 or 5.Qb3 - probably black will play f6 after Bd6 anyway

As for 11...Qxb3 12.Bxb3 fxe, white can reply 13.fxe with threat Nf7, so probably 13...Nf6 14.0-0 or 14.Nf7 anyway - might be better than what I played, yes

Interesting game.

Quite an unnusual game, what opening is that?i ll review this game carefully.

I am a litte confused.  You knew he was coming hard Queenside, and yet you didn't develop your pieces until your Queen on move 6.  It seems like your Knights would prosper under such closed position.  Furthermore, if you lock up the queen side, you know you can't get knocked out quickly and shouldn't be able to get trapped.  I guess I am confused as to why you starting trading pieces when he had more development and iniative.

=> Fresh - You're right : I didn't develop my pieces because I was trying to seize the center, but it's a dangerous strategy, as the game shows

As for locking the queenside, you're right again : bxa3 was a major mistake (maybe the losing mistake actually).

I agree with Fresh.  Of course, I don't know how I would have reacted to that opening myself (my rating isn't anywhere near yours); it's quite unique!