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ANNOTATED GAME

Match on schacharena.de
tozo64 (1655) vs. brulla (1585)
Annotated by: brulla (1941)
Chess opening: Pirc defence (B07)
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1. e4
This game was played on the German chess site schacharena.de. It is interesting for a cross pin in the middle game.

 
1... d6 2. Bc4
A bit unusual, the standard moves are d4 and Nc3 after black's Nf6.

 
2... Nf6 3. d3
Still Nc3 could have been played here.

 
3... g6 4. Ne2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. Bb3 Nc6
Black develops the pieces further.

 
7. c4
There are some weak dark squares in white's camp already: d4, b4.

 
7... a5
Attack on the queen side.

 
8. Ba4
White forgets to develop his pieces.

 
8... Nb4 9. a3 Na6 10. Re1 Bd7
Attacks whites only active piece.

 
11. Bxd7 Qxd7 12. Qd2 Nc5
Threatens a knight fork on b3.
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13. Qd1 b5
Opens the b-line.

 
14. f3
Weakens one more dark square: e3. Now there are several dark diagonals in white's camp open for black to exploit.

 
14... bxc4 15. dxc4 Rfb8
Black searches for inititative on the queen side.

 
16. Nf4 Nb3 17. Ra2 Qc6
The queen enters the queen side action.

 
18. Qc2 Nxc1 19. Qxc1 Bh6
Pins the knight to the queen. Here an exciting game takes its course!

 
20. Nd5
! If 20...Bxc1 then 21.Nxe7 and forks king and queen.

 
20... Qc5+
The queen goes on the dark diagonal towards the white king.

 
21. Ne3
A cross pin!! Normally this is lethal, but white finds here again and again a way to hold on.
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21... Rb3 22. Nc3 Rab8 23. a4
?! This frees square a4.
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23... Rb8b4 24. Kf2 Rxc4 25. Kg1 Rcxc3 26. bxc3 Rxc3 27. Qb2 Bxe3+ 28. Kf1 Qc4+ 29. Qe2 Qxe2+ 30. Raxe2 Bb6 31. Rd1 Ra3 32. e5 Nd7 33. exd6 exd6 34. Re8+ Kg7 35. Re7 Ne5 36. f4 Nc4 37. Rc1 Ne3+ 38. Ke2 Rxa4 39. Rxe3 Bxe3 40. Kxe3 c5 41. Rd1 Rd4 42. Rb1 a4 43. g4 f5 44. Rb7+ Kh6 45. g5+ Kh5 46. Rxh7+ Kg4 47. h3+ Kg3 48. Rg7 Rxf4 49. Rxg6 a3 50. Rxd6 Re4+ 51. Kd2 Rd4+ 52. Kc3
? Loses.
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52... Rxd6 53. Kc4
The rest was blitz, playing for the opponent to lose on time. But fortunately 2 min were enough for me to get the game into the safe mate-harbour.

 

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