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ANNOTATED GAME

Team match
edandevy (1746) vs. rumata (1739)
Annotated by: rumata (1887)
Chess opening: Queen's pawn (A46), Torre attack
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1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 O-O 6. Nc3 d5 7. e3 b6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Be2 Ba6
Trading of black's problem bishop
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10. O-O Bxe2 11. Qxe2 Nd7
Here black has a lot light-squared weakness that white takes advantage of.

 
12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Rac1
Critical moment, I saw white's pressure on the c-file. c5 was a must here.

 
13... Nf6 14. Rc6 Qd7
Next few moves revolve around protecting c7 square

 
15. Ne5 Qe7 16. Rfc1 Rfc8 17. Qc2 Ne8
Finally able to protect c7 sufficiently, but now black is stuck in a very passive position.

 
18. Qb3 Rcd8 19. Rc6c3 Rd6
When in trouble, complicate!

 
20. Nc6 Qg5
Objectively black's attack cannot suceed, but I am hoping that it will deflect white's attention from it's bind on the queen-side.

 
21. Qc2 Rg6 22. f3 Nd6 23. Ne5
Clearing the path for the rook and queen battery with a tempo

 
23... Rh6 24. Rxc7
? A major mistake, this gives Black all the counter play he was dreaming of.

 
24... Qxe3+ 25. Kh1 Re6
! Key move to protect against back rank threats.

 
26. Qc6 Rae8
Now white finds himself in trouble on the back rank

 
27. Qd7
? Burning all the bridges.

 
27... Qxd4
White's attack cannot succeed, while black's is irresistable.

 
28. f4
Deseparation, white's exposed knight is the only piece blocking white's back rank.

 
28... Qxf4 29. Rc7c8
And now it's over, but there was nothing white could do anyway.

 
29... Nxc8