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punkusmartyrus (1506) vs. trevmorris (1463)
Annotated by: punkusmartyrus (1200)
Chess opening: Caro-Kann defence (B10)
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1. e4
Standard open-game Opening for white

 
1... c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5
White pushs with intent of staking more space in the center, baring in mind the risk of over-extension.

 
3... g6 4. d4 Bg7 5. Bf4 Qb6 6. b3 Bg4 7. c3
Continuing to uphold the center.

 
7... c5
black naturally aims to undermine it.

 
8. Be2 cxd4 9. Qxd4
white offers to exchange queens early in hopes of leaving the middle game to whomever is superior in thier minor piece placement .

 
9... Qc6
declined.

 
10. h3 Bf5 11. a4
attempting to claim more space on the queenside relegating castling to lower priority.

 
11... a6 12. b4 Bc2
white didn't expect a double attack on a4, but it proved escapable anyways.

 
13. b5 Qe6 14. Qd2 Be4 15. Nd4 Qd7 16. f3 Bxb1 17. Rxb1 e6 18. O-O
Finally castling as a rook move, inorder to double up the rooks on the queenside.

 
18... Qc7 19. b6
still pushing

 
19... Qc5 20. Kh1
relieving the knight pin immediately. (though in hindshight, 20. Be3 may have been worth hanging the e5 pawn in exchange for the tempo & initiative.)

 
20... Nd7 21. Be3
Not caring too much for the e5 pawn compared to protecting the queenside advantage and the chance to attack the queen.

 
21... Bxe5 22. Nxe6
! and this where white expected a great combination of possible attacks, with something along the lines of 22. ... Bxc3 23. Bxc5 Bxd2 24. Nc7 Kd8 25. Nxa8 Nxc5 26. Rf-d1 Bf4 27. Rxd5 Nd7 28. Rb4 Ng-f6 29. Rxd7 Nxd7 30. Rxf4 Ke7 31. Nc7 Nxb6 32. a5 and white would come out ahead.

 
22... Qe7
But trading queens was once again declined.

 
23. Nc7+ Bxc7 24. bxc7 b6 25. Rfe1
preparing to pin the queen from atleast 2 moves away.

 
25... Rc8 26. Bxa6 Qd6
Black sees it, but can't stop it with movement of the queen alone. 26... Ne5 would have fared better.

 
27. Bc5+
Discovered check and the queen the falls! Black resigns.