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ANNOTATED GAME

Team match
kookabura (1347) vs. rippster (1391)
Annotated by: kookabura (1349)
Chess opening: QGD (D06), symmetrical (Austrian) defence
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 c5 3. cxd5 Qxd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qd7 6. d5 Nb4 7. e4 Nf6 8. Bb5 Nc6 9. Qa4 Qc7 10. dxc6 bxc6 11. Bxc6+ Bd7 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Rb8 14. Qg4 Bxc6 15. Bf4 Qa5+ 16. Nd2 Rxb2
it is understandable that black remove the attack on his rook by Bf4, but leaving his back rank is the mistake that ultimately loses the game

 
17. Qc8+
the only option for removing check is Qd8

 
17... Qd8 18. Qxc6+
white has turned the tables

 
18... Qd7 19. Qxc5
black incurs heavy casualties - if white plays his cards right, this is essentially a won game

 
19... Rb5 20. Qe3 Rxd5 21. Rd1 e6 22. O-O Bc5 23. Qg3 O-O 24. Bh6 g6 25. Ne4 Be7 26. Qc3 e5 27. Rdb1 Rc8 28. Qf3 f5
black creates too much "air" between his sentry pawns and the king

 
29. Nc3 Rd3 30. Rfd1 Rcxc3 31. Rxd3 Rxd3 32. Qe2 Bf6 33. Rb8+ Bd8 34. h4 e4 35. g3 Rd1+ 36. Kg2 Rd2 37. Qc4+ Kh8 38. Qc3+ Rd4 39. Bg5 Qg7 40. Bxd8 h6 41. Bf6+ Kh7 42. Bxd4 Qg8 43. Qc7+ Qg7 44. Qxg7#