03 November 2018
Annotated Game #200: A ghastly little game
This ghastly little game teaches a few things, so perhaps it wasn't a total waste of time. Firstly, the strategic error of 4...Bg4?!? is not in itself losing, or even bad according to an engine, but it does not fit at all with what Black really needs to be doing in the position (4...e5). These types of early strategic errors often result in a very narrow path to equality, which is easy to fall off of and into a worse position which slowly (or more rapidly here) leads to a loss. The other major strategic error, 7...Qxd1, is also useful to illustrate how flawed is the idea of always going for piece exchanges (including the queen) against a much higher-rated opponent. Just because material is off the board does not mean you are any safer, and in fact can simply heighten your opponent's advantage. Don't be afraid to keep material on the board and maneuver, in other words, rather than simplify into a lost position. You can see one of the earlier games on this blog, my simul against GM Yermolinsky (Annotated Game #4), as another good example of this.
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