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I was wondering what you guys would think about this game and if you could tell me where I went wrong. I think I played pretty well until the end.
It is pointless. It was a waiting move, and I didn't know what to do.
Apr 27, 2008
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well, you obviously lost a key central pawn for no compensation on move 10. i think i would have played something else on move 22. maybe Rad1.
I am not an expert on the French but I think the bishop normally does not go on E3 but on G5 for the pin...also the idea is that the light-square Black bishop is "bad" and therefore you don't want to change it...you want it to remain buried behind the black pawns...which is the main disadvantage of the French (that is why the Caro-Kann started to be played...C6 instead of E6 allows the bishop to get out before being trapped after D5)...it does seems like the White does not have a plan...while the center being still closed and with the F-column semi-open could have lead to some classic idea with bishop in D3, Kg5, Qh5 or C2 and so on...
7. ... Nxe3 - I'm not too excited about the trade of a decent N for a bad B, especially when this opens the f file for white's R after castling, and that f6 square already being weakened. And white's f pawn is now in the center, ready to be lobbed into the breach.
9. ... Nxe5! good one, caught me saying, "dude you dropped a piece! wait doh!"
10. Bxd7 - I don't like this move. Instead, white retains a more aggressive position with 10. Nxe5 Bxb5 11. Qf3 where black has the opportunity to make mistakes such as 11. ... f6? 12. Qh5+ g6 13. Nxg6 (that one happens all the time.) With proper play white will have to deal with the annoying B on b5 so he can castle and put his R onto the f file.
14. ... O-O - nick of time. A N sac on e6 was a real possibility otherwise!
20. ... Rb8 - Qb8 may have been better.
11. Rfb1 - I liked Rad1 to activate the R.
26. ... Qe7 is also fun as it threatens mate e1. The move as played prevents h3, which is very amusing.
Apr 27, 2008
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#7
VMaK53 wrote: It is pointless. It was a waiting move, and I didn't know what to do.
Normally, a waiting move has no negative factor on your position (i.e. trading away a good bishop). Your priorities were mixed up; you took time to gain space on the kingside with 3.e5 but acted on the queenside and center- 7.Bd3 would have been an improvement. 7. Bb5 is where you went wrong-Its strategically incorrect and it lost you a pawn-nuff said.
<stormcrow> why are you annotating black side? Also, I disagree with your note at 10. Bxd7; a position can't be justified because of something an opponent might do. If black plays 11. Qf6 then white looks worse due to his light-square weakness and pawn minus.
"<stormcrow> why are you annotating black side?"
Mostly because I got cornfused 
I normally annotate whatever I see, regardless of the side.
"a position can't be justified because of something an opponent might do."
Correct. I was showing an example of how the advanced N offered an advantage over what happened in the game, where the resulting position looked pretty flat. After Qf3, white Q is decent and black's needs to hang black to protect f7. Black is prevented from playing a more active move such as Qg5. Good point on the light square weakness though - I didn't consider it. 2Bs versus 2Ns with a good chance for the pawns to cause a closed position. Sounds fun!
Finally, white's down a pawn no matter what. By getting the R on the file (as I believe happened) white makes lemonade from lemons.
