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ANNOTATED GAME

Team match
alshahmat (1717) vs. lobotomy (1707)
Annotated by: lobotomy (1914)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B90), Najdorf
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. g4 h6 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. h4 g6 12. g5 hxg5 13. Bxg5 Qa5
Stupid- this should just go to c7, and avoid giving White a tempo.

 
14. Nb3 Qc7 15. Bg2 b4 16. Ne2 d5
Not achieved without a cost- the black Nf6 will spend some time returning to anywhere useful, I think.

 
17. e5 Ng8 18. f4 a5 19. Nbd4 Ba6 20. b3 Bc5 21. Bf3 Ne7 22. h5
Hadn't quite calculated this fully- 22.O-O-O fails to hg when the N is pinned. 22...Nf8 23.Bf6 Rg8 (Rh7, hg, Rxh1, gf ) 24.h6 Nh7 22...Rc8 23.hg Nxg6 24.Bh5 Ndxe5!? 25.fe Nxe5 maybe hangs on, but 24.Rxh8 Nx 25.Rh1 Ng6 26.f5 ef 27.Bxd5

 
22... Nf8 23. Bf6 Rg8 24. h6
Hmm, this can't be right. After 24...Nh7, Black is suddenly looking pretty good. Black currently can't castle and once the Rh8 is exchanged off, this kingside looks a little exposed. It's difficult to see quite how White should procede, however, since the tempting Rdg1 starts to look a little uncomfortable after moves like Qb6 and Nf5. Maybe the simple 24.hg followed by swapping rooks and Rh1 will suffice.

 
24... Nh7 25. Bg7 a4 26. bxa4 Qa5 27. Nb3 Qxa4 28. Ned4
28.Nxc4 is met by 28...Qa3 29.Kb1 and 29...Bxe2 when White will either get mated or lose a rook. Or both.

 
28... Qa3+ 29. Kb1 Bc4 30. Qe3 Nf5 31. Qf2 Nxd4 32. Rxd4 Qxa2+ 33. Kc1 Bxb3 34. Rhd1 Bxd4 35. Rxd4
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