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ANNOTATED GAME

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alng (1200) vs. wyattdrake (1261)
Annotated by: alng (1200)
Chess opening: Vienna game (C25)
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1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. b3
black is developing on d4, so to maintain equality, white fianchetto's

 
4... Nc6 5. Bb2 Nb4 6. Bc4 Bg4 7. Rc1
white brings in his queen rook to help his overloaded queen

 
7... Ne7 8. O-O Ng6 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. Bxd5 Nf4 11. Bxb7
black looked to occupy f4 with his knight, but it took him 3 moves to get him there. White gets a free pawn.

 
11... Rb8 12. Bc6+ Bd7 13. Bd5 Bb5 14. d3 Qf6 15. c4 Qg6 16. Nh4 Qg5 17. g3 Ba4 18. Nf5 O-O 19. d4 exd4 20. Nxd4 Nh3+ 21. Kg2
Nh3 ?

 
21... Nf4+ 22. Kg1 Bd7 23. Qf3 Bh3 24. Rfe1 Bg4 25. Qxf4 Qxf4 26. gxf4
white trades and gets a free knight

 
26... Bh3 27. e5 dxe5 28. fxe5 h6 29. Re3
Attacks Black's light bishop forcing him to move.

 
29... Bg4 30. a3
the real reason for 29. Re3 ... 30. a3

 
30... a5 31. h3 Bh5 32. Be4
looking to Rb1

 
32... Rbd8 33. Rd3 c6 34. Bxc6
target of opportunity: another free pawn

 
34... Bg6 35. Rd2 Bf5 36. h4 g6 37. f4 h5 38. b4 axb4 39. axb4 Bxb4 40. Bc3 Ba3 41. Ra1 Be7 42. Nxf5 Rxd2 43. Nxe7+
order is everything. White gets two bishops and a rook for a rook ( 6) by checking the king first and then recapturing the rook.

 
43... Kh7 44. Bxd2 Rd8 45. Bd5
defends against Rxd2 and attacks the base of the pawn chain f7

 
45... Rb8 46. Bxf7 Rb2 47. Be3 Rb3 48. Bd4 Rg3+ 49. Kh2 Rg4 50. Nxg6 Rxg6 51. Bxg6+ Kxg6 52. Kg3 Kf5 53. Kf3 Ke6 54. Ra6+ Kf5 55. Rf6#