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john2001plus (1881) vs. bosperty (1432)
Annotated by: john2001plus (1762)
Chess opening: Reti opening (A05)

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1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nb6 10. Bd3 Nbd5 11. Be5 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Bd6 13. Rb1 Qc7 14. Qc2 Bxe5 15. Nxe5 h6 16. c4 Nd7 17. f4 Nxe5 18. fxe5 Bd7 19. c5 Rfd8 20. Qf2 Be8 21. Qg3 Qe7	White to play.



22. Rf6	The pawn on g7 can't take the rook because it is pinned to the king by the White queen.



22... Kf8	White to play.



23. Rbf1	If 23... gxf6 24. exf6 and Black has to give up his queen to prevent checkmate.



23... Rd7	White to play.



24. Qg6	If 24... Qxf6 25. Rxf6.
	1 comment archduke_piccolo (2355) on 15-Nov-23: Neat, and easily winning. But I actually prefer 24.Rg6. Either way, though, Black has to give up the major exchange just to keep playing.


24... Rc8 25. Qh7	If 25... Qxf6 26. exf6 gxf6 27. Qxh6+ Ke7 28. Qxf6+ Kf8 29. Rf3 headed to h8.



25... Qd8



26. Qh8+ Ke7	White could play 27. Bg6 Qa5 28. Rxf7+ Kd8 29. Qxe8+ Kc7 (29... Kxe8 30. Rf8+ Ke7 31. R1f7#) 30. Qxd7+ or 27. Qg8 Qa5 28. Rxf7+ Kd8 29. Qxe8+. Equally good is...
	1 comment archduke_piccolo (2355) on 15-Nov-23: 27.Rxe6ch also wins, but is much inferior to Qg7 and Bg6. I prefer the bishop move for aesthetic reasons, but the Qg7 move being the more obvious, probably would have played it.


27. Qxg7	The game actually continued 27... Rdc7 28. Rxf7+ Bxf7 29. Qxf7# If instead 27... Qb6 28. Rxf7+ Kd8 29. Rxd7+ Bxd7 30. Qf8+ Be8 (or Kc7 31. Qd6+) 31. Qd6+ Bd7 32. Rf8#, or if Black played...



27... Qa5 28. Rf6xf7+ Kd8 29. Rxd7+ Bxd7 30. Qf8+	If 30... Be8 31. Qd6+ Bd7 32. Rf8#.



30... Kc7 31. Qd6+ Kd8 32. Rf8#
	1 comment archduke_piccolo (2355) on 15-Nov-23: Wicked finish!