The Andaman Game
We visited the Andaman & Nicobar Islands in February, 2017. Its strategically important to India and serves as the only tri-service geographical command of the Indian Armed Forces. The holiday destination is a must visit for everyone, from around the globe.
I played a game (that continued over a period of 3-4 days) against my wife. The game is a gem, with the Antoshin Variation of the Philidor Defense. This particular opening is named after Vladimir S. ANtoshin, a Soviet chess Grandmaster, a theoretician and a national champion of correspondence chess.
In the Antoshin Variation, Black chooses to exchange central pawns and head for simple, rapid development of the kingside. After ...0-0 and ...Re8, Black's cramped dark-square bishop is often reactivated by playing it to g7 via f8.
Right after this, White usually chooses to develop one of his bishops, for example 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Be7 6.Bf4 O-O 7.Qd2 c6 8.O-O-O b5 9.f3 b4 10.Nb1 Qb6 11.g4 d5 as in this analysis given below:
Andamans, an alluring memory to cherish forever
