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ANNOTATED GAME

Team match
kieth155 (1609) vs. robertshildrick (1581)
Annotated by: dylam (1200)
Chess opening: Philidor (C41), Steinitz variation
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4
Philidor defence. classic variation.

 
3... h6 4. d3 Nc6 5. Be3 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bg4 7. h3 Bd7
white has a slight advantage in development. it seems that the bishop on f8 is going to suffer from lack of moving space during the game.

 
8. O-O Be7 9. a3
I didnt get that move. I think that d4 is worth looking here.

 
9... O-O 10. Re1
prepering the center break-through.

 
10... a6 11. Ba2
afraid of b5? - d4! at once!

 
11... Qc8 12. d4 exd4 13. Bxd4
?! better is to take with the knight with the hope to exchange them.

 
13... Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Nh7 15. Qf3
f7 is the weakest link at the moment...

 
15... Bg5 16. Nd5 Bf6
black is trying to switch some pieces but white, so far, is attacking very well.

 
17. Rad1 Kh8 18. g4
interesting. tjere is a majority of white pices in the center.

 
18... Qd8 19. c3 Ng5
trying to loose up.

 
20. Qg3 Be5 21. f4
! a brave movie. it openes the king side but yet, keeps white ahead.

 
21... Bxd4+ 22. Rxd4 Ne6 23. Rd2 c6 24. Ne3 Nc5 25. Nc4 Be6 26. f5 Bxc4 27. Bxc4 Qb6 28. Kh1
of course. it is unpleasent to play well and then to miss Nxe4.

 
28... Nb3
why not Rae8?

 
29. Rxd6 Qc5
the quee n is chasing the bishop. black is left with one piece short.

 
30. Bxb3 Qb5 31. c4 Qb6 32. g5 hxg5 33. Rg1
the g and h file are super important now. iy looks like the end...

 
33... f6 34. h4 gxh4 35. Qxh4+ Kg8 36. Rg3 Qc5
black has no where to run.

 
37. Rh3
! the rook is forbiden to take. pitty.

 
37... Qxd6 38. c5+
the end.