[Event "rated standard match"]
[Site "freechess.org"]
[Date "2006.06.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "wearenothomeyet"]
[Black "nanoman"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "1293"]
[BlackElo "1400"]
[Annotator "nanoman, Bracco"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2006.??.??"]
[TimeControl "900"]

1. e4 e6 2. Bc4 $2 {White loses time in the opening. Bracco: The french
defense has been invented to avoid any risk along the diagonal c4-f7. White
probably was still new to this defence, and thus played the bishop in a
"double King pawn" fashion} d5 {
Bracco: A logical and strong move. Black put a pawn in the center with tempo.}
3. exd5 exd5 4. Bd3 {Bracco: This is a bad placement for the bishop because it
blocks the "d" pawn. Better would have been Bb3. The active move Bb5-check
allow Black two interesting possibilities: 1) to strenghten the center with c6
and forcing the bishop to further retreat 2) to propose the trade of bishops
with Bd7. Should White capture in d7, Black goes ahead in development with
Nxd7!} c5 {Bracco: Black has already a small advantage.} 5. Bb5+ Bd7 {
Wasn't sure whether to play Nc6. I would have a stronger center, but doubled
pawns. Bracco: This is the best option, in my opinion. As noted before, White
must play another move with the bishop, while black has developed a piece.} 6.
Bxd7+ Nxd7 {Bracco: The recapture with the queen would have been preferable.
The knight has a wonderful square in c6, not to mention the chance to castle
queenside once freed up the squares "b8" and "d8"} 7. Nf3 Ngf6 8. O-O Be7 9.
Re1 O-O 10. d3 {Bracco: Here the push in d4 looks more active.} d4 {Taking a gr
eater part of the center. Bracco: This move looks somewhat premature here.
Generally speaking, the center pawns configuration should not be changed
unless a clear goal is achieved. In this position the move "d4" does not
improve in any way Black's position. The pawns center was more solid before,
with the two pawns in d5 and c5 (squares b4-c4-d4-e4 controlled). The only
purpose that I can see for this move is to free up a wonderful square in c4
for the White Knight :-)} 11. Bg5 Nd5 {Removing the pin. Bracco: The knight
was not pinned. I think it was more urgent to put a Rook in the "e" column in
order to meet the pressure that White is going to increase in this line.
Please note how the black position is somewhat crampy after having recaptured
in d7 with the knight. The "e7" square need protection, and the Queen sooner
or later must move to allow rooks connection. Had the knight be placed in c6
and the Queen in d7, black would have completed satisfactorily his development.
} 12. Bxe7 Nxe7 13. a4 a6 {Planning for b5 Bracco: Looks like a waste of time.
The "e" line was a priority. Black was still in time to repost his knights and
to place a rook in e8} 14. Na3 Nc6 15. Nc4 Nb6 {Was unsure of playing b5
because I was scared of 16.Nd6, looking back though it probably nothing.
Bracco: Your move "put a question" to the Knight in c4 and clean up a bit the
quite messed position of the black knights. Nf6 was also playable, see the
variation.} (15... Nf6 16. Qd2 Nd5 17. a5 Qc7 18. Ng5 Rae8 19. Ne4 Ne5) 16.
Nxb6 Qxb6 17. b3 Qc7 {To stop Ne5. Bracco: Rfe8 was more simple. The "e" file
is the only one opened in this position, and black cannot allow white to
dominate it.} 18. Re4 Nb4 {
Putting pressure on c2. Bracco: Still in time for Rfe8} 19. Qe2 h6 {Was scared
of Knight moving to g5 but I think this move might have wasted time. Bracco:
You're right, looks a waste of time. Better would have been Nd5!, controlling
"e7" and aiming for a wonderful outpost in"c3"} 20. Re1 {
Bracco: White is slightly preferable here} b5 $2 {
Bracco: Black was still in time for Nd5} 21. Re7 Qb6 22. Qe4 $2 {Not sure w
White had in mind here (maybe Rxf7 Rxf7, Qxa8) Bracco: You're probably right
about white's thoughts. maybe he simply forgot the pawn in "c2". A good move
would have been Ne5} (22. Ne5 Rfe8 23. Nxf7 Rxe7 24. Qxe7 Qa7 (24... Nxc2 $2
25. Re6) 25. Qxa7 Rxa7 26. Nd8 Nxc2 27. Re8+ Kh7 28. Ne6) 22... Nxc2 23. Re2
Nb4 24. Ne5 {Was very uncertain of what move to play here. Bracco: For an
"human" point of view, black is a pawn up but has a position very
unconfortable. Fritz keeps calm and proposes Qd6 (see variation): Your move
loses the exchange, but black remains a pawn up and force the white rook to a
passive position in order to protect the "d3" pawn} Rae8 (24... Qd6 25. Nxf7
Qf6 26. Rc7 Rac8 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Ne5) (24... f5 {look worse because of} 25.
Qf3 Qd6 26. Nd7 Ra7 27. Nf6+ Rxf6 28. Rxa7) 25. Nd7 Rxe7 26. Qxe7 Qd8 {
Very bad posistion for me.} 27. Qxf8+ Qxf8 28. Nxf8 Kxf8 29. Re5 {Bracco: Altho
ught I would have played that way in a serious game, this move looks too much
optimistic. White msut keep his pawn in d3. Shouldn't he play that way, black
can create some serious threats with his advanced and passed pawns. White
should have played Rd2, followed by Rd1, Kf1, Ke2 and Kd2: now the rook is
free and White can try to exploit its strenght.} Nxd3 30. Rd5 bxa4 31. bxa4 Nb2
32. a5 $2 {Bracco: The decisive mistake. White must capture one of the two
free pawns. They are too dangerous.} (32. Rxc5 Nxa4 33. Rc4 Nc3 34. Kf1 (34.
Rxd4 $4 Ne2+) 34... Nb5 35. Ke2 Ke7 36. Kd3 Kd6 37. Ra4 h5 38. Rxa6+ {
Bracco: and White has an easy win}) 32... d3 $3 {And by pure luck...I queen.
Bracco: You grabbed the only chance that an optimistic white left you. Well
done! Never give up too early! The rest of the game has nothing to say.} 33.
Rxc5 d2 34. Rc8+ $22 Ke7 35. Rc7+ Kd8 36. h3 d1=Q+ 37. Kh2 Qd6+ 38. g3 Qxc7 39.
Kg2 Qxa5 40. h4 Qe1 41. h5 Nd3 42. Kf3 Qxf2+ 43. Ke4 Nc5+ 44. Kd5 a5 45. Kc6 a4
46. Kb5 a3 47. Kb4 a2 {wearenothomeyet resigns} 0-1

