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ANNOTATED GAME

Challenge from dmisra
dmisra (1600) vs. gctbob (1563)
Annotated by: dmisra (1547)
Chess opening: Nimzovich-Larsen attack (A01), modern variation
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Pages: 12
1. b3
I illustrate this game to emphasise- never give up. On move 26 I lost a bishop due to sloppy playing. After that I concentrated on attacking his king by advancing a pawn right up and by getting my queen and 2 rooks over. Sure, a player of 1700 rating would have seen through it, but for some of us whose rating hovers between 1550 and 1600 will enjoy this game. (More entertainment than education )

 
1... e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e4 Bb4 4. Nf3 d6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. d3 Bg4 7. Be2
pretty routine so far

 
7... Nd4 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. Bxc3 Nxe2 10. Qxe2
his exchanges so far have not made much sense

 
10... O-O 11. h3
I want to drive his bishop away

 
11... Bxf3 12. Qxf3 c5 13. O-O b5 14. Bb2 a5
Unfortunately I wake up late to his pawn advance into my territory

 
15. Qe3
I move my queen out of the way to advance the f pawn

 
15... Qc7 16. f4 Nd7 17. f5 Rab8 18. Rf3
the rook lift

 
18... c4 19. d4 f6 20. Rg3 Rf7
bad strategy on my part- see my bishop locked in

 
21. Rc1 Nb6 22. Qc3 Ra8 23. d5 Qa7
masked attack on my king

 
24. Kh2
I move my king out

 
24... Rc8 25. b4
now it is getting messy for me

 
25... Na4
knights are my weak point, I have lost my bishop

 
26. Qd2 Nxb2 27. c3 Na4 28. h4
pawn advance starts and a plan is forming in my desperate brain- will it work

 
28... axb4 29. axb4 Nb6 30. h5
pawn goes up, up

 
30... Ra8
I have to be careful about his moves on the left flank

 
31. h6
what will he do, this pawn must be beginning to annoy him

 
31... Qe7
Not sure why he does that- now he feels a bit of pressure

 
32. Rf1
rook comes over to join attack

 
32... Ra3
he is putting pressure on my c pawn- I lose that, his pawn will become queen

 
33. Rg4 Qa7 34. Qe3 Ra2 35. Rh4 Qb8 36. Rf3
attack on his king building up

 

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