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ANNOTATED GAME

English opening messed
ukuyo (1500) vs. dbreli (1382)
Annotated by: ukuyo (1200)
Chess opening: English opening (A21)
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1. c4
Hi all, this game illustrates an english opening (A21)

 
1... e5 2. Nc3 Bc5
Bb4 has been more commun in the past recent years (2000's) Bc5 rare but not wrong.

 
3. e3 Nc6 4. d4
My first mistake.

 
4... exd4 5. exd4 Nxd4
loss of 1 pawn

 
6. Nge2 Qe7 7. Be3 Nxe2 8. Qxe2 Bxe3 9. fxe3 Nf6
I tried not to let the exchanges go...

 
10. g3 Ne4 11. Bg2 Nxc3
As I thought black are going to exchange every single piece

 
12. bxc3 d6
white's structure looks awful and desperate.

 
13. O-O Bd7 14. Bxb7
Thanks to dbreli

 
14... Rb8 15. Bd5 f6
f6! is unexpected and unexplainable A simple 0-0 would be Ok.

 
16. Qh5+
I started to work on the K's side in order to come back on f6 pawn.

 
16... g6 17. Qf3 Qe5 18. Rae1
c3 is voluntarily let to take f6 as 0-0-0 is no more possible.

 
18... Kd8
an other mistake allowing me a check

 
19. Qxf6+ Qxf6 20. Rxf6 c6 21. Bf3 Kc7 22. Rd1 Rhf8 23. Rdxd6
Rdxd6! Rfxd6 is much better

 
23... Rxf6 24. Rxf6
b files are opened and a pawn feels lonely.

 
24... Re8
but Black chooses to attack e3

 
25. e4
now it is too late to play Rb1

 
25... a5 26. Rf7
Pinning the bishop. threat on h7

 
26... Rb8 27. Bg4
The only good response from backs is Rd8.

 
27... Rb1+
Now, even if a5 is advanced, I will be 1 piece up and may make a sacrifice if necessary.

 
28. Kf2 Rb2+ 29. Ke3 Rb7 30. Rxd7+ Kb6 31. Rxb7+ Kxb7
the last exchange should have killed the last hopes of my opponent but few more moves would be more convincing.

 

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