It's interesting to see the importance of not wasting even a single move in tense positions and how quickly the initiative can turn - and then turn back. It also yet again points out the importance of never giving up the fight until you are actually lost, with the game following a similar trajectory in that respect to Annotated Game #183.
06 January 2018
Annotated Game #184: One tempo and the initiative
In this next tournament game, the role of the initiative is again highlighted. As White, by move 16 I have achieved a great-looking position against my opponent's Dutch setup, but by a couple of moves later he is firmly in the driver's seat on the kingside, thanks to my losing the initiative. I also make a critical mistake letting his knight into the e3 outpost, but then bravely (and somewhat desperately) sacrifice the exchange to get rid of it, in the hopes of eventual counterplay. My opponent returns the favor later on, getting distracted and giving me a crucial tempo to let my queen penetrate his now-bare kingside, which gets me a perpetual and a draw.
It's interesting to see the importance of not wasting even a single move in tense positions and how quickly the initiative can turn - and then turn back. It also yet again points out the importance of never giving up the fight until you are actually lost, with the game following a similar trajectory in that respect to Annotated Game #183.
It's interesting to see the importance of not wasting even a single move in tense positions and how quickly the initiative can turn - and then turn back. It also yet again points out the importance of never giving up the fight until you are actually lost, with the game following a similar trajectory in that respect to Annotated Game #183.
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