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[anand]

1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 g6
3. Nc3 Bg7
4. e4 d6
5. Nf3 0-0
6. Be2 Nbd7
7. 0-0 c5
8. d5 Ne8
9. Bg5 h6
10. Bh4 Nc7
11. Nd2 a6
12. a4 a5
13. f4 Nb6
14. Bd3 Kh7
15. Qe2 Bd7
16. e5 pxp
17. d6 f6
18. dc7 Qxp
19. fe5 pxp
20. Bxe7 Rxf1+
21. Rxf1 Bxa4
22. Bxg6+

 

[stellar converter]

sorry it has taken me so long to get back. that move was what i was afraid of anyway. at least i get my piece back

. im at school right now. when i get home, ill post move.

 

[stellar converter]

20. Bxe7 Rxf1+
21. Rxf1 Bxa4
22. Bxg6+ KxB

sorry it took so long.

 

[anand]

20. Bxe7 Rxf1+
21. Rxf1 Bxa4
22. Bxg6+ Kxg6
23. Qe4+

No worries...

 

[stellar converter]

20. Bxe7 Rxf1+
21. Rxf1 Bxa4
22. Bxg6+ Kxg6
23. Qg4+ Kh7

i assumed you meant queen g4 check.?

 

[stellar converter]

i am so sorry, i thought there was a pawn in the way! that is obviously a better move(e4). algernon pointed it out to me. my move is:

...i resign

. good game. i should have paid more attention at the beginning. was i playing the opening at least partially right? other than that one move where i messed up? oh well. im only 15 there is room for improvement

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[anand]

Looks like someone has cleared up the misunderstanding for me...

Thanks Algernon (hope you're reading this).

Good game, Stellar.

As for comments about the game...

I think in this sort of position black has to pick one solid strategy and stick with it. This boils down fundamentally to picking a pawn structure... the main choices are e5, and after white plays d5 follow through with kingside expansion by f5, (potentially f4 etc. with a mating attack).

OR the other major choice is c5, transposing to a Benoni-type structure. White plays d5. Then black weakens the white centre a bit with e6 and exd5.

White usually recaptures cxd5 to maintain central advantage, which gives black a pawn majority on the queenside. He can use this to expand via a6-b5.

But the whole plan hinges on playing e6 and exd5 successfully... which your early Nbd7 in this game prevented (because on e6, white can play dxe6 and Qd6)

In general I think it's a good idea to decide what setup you're going to use -- KID with e5 or Benoni with c5 -- before committing to moves like Nbd7. After you've played Nbd7, KID is almost a must...

I'm sure you will improve a lot if you keep at it. If you are dedicated to the game, you can improve by leaps and bounds at 15.

In a chess sense, I wish I were 15 again

What little improvement I experience nowadays comes to me slowly and painfully.