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17th Annual Chicago Open - Round 1 - Loss

Here is my first game in the 17th Annual Chicago Open that I played in over the weekend. I was White, and I lost to a King's Indian Defense that I mishandled at various points. At first, I lost a bunch of tempos - (poor/inconsistent decisions).  I must, however, commend Greg for exploiting my weakness very well. He was very patient, which sometimes, is all you need to convert a good position into a win.

After losing this game, I realized that the only way to win my section (U2100) or to end up near the top was to win all my remaining 6 games, or win 5 and draw 1. So, here is the annotated loss. The six wins will follow. Surprised
 


Comments


  • 4 years ago

    chessiq

    Hi Shadowc, KID is short for King's Indian Defense. Sorry!

    Hi Gotgoose, you are right that "technically" the opening is Benoni Defense. Benoni Defense "Openings" and King's Indian Defense lines usually transpose into each other. But that does not excuse my calling them (all) K.I.D.s.


  • 4 years ago

    GotGoose

    Hi, this is a Benoni defense, not a KID.  A KID is defined by a pawn on d6 early, not c5.
  • 4 years ago

    shadowc

    Yeah, I meant that... What does KID mean?
  • 4 years ago

    chessiq

    I think that in KID, White's light-squared Bishop takes forever to get into the game because it is blockes by its own pawns. However, unlike having a pawn on d3, the Bishop is more "mobile".

    May be I misunderstood your comment/question? 


  • 4 years ago

    shadowc

    Hi friend! I'm by no means a chess pro.. but I see something after move 10...e5.. The position is a bit of unnatural for white... Do you agree?

    Look, there is only "one" difference in the position. Black has a fianchettoed Bishop, which white had "misplaced" it in the place in which black mirrors with a pawn, having the same role.

    I'm talking about squares d6, d3 and g7 g2 respectively.

    Can this be meaninful?


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