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ANNOTATED GAME

Team match
psycho422 (1650) vs. andrewnolan (1627)
Annotated by: lord_shiva (1898)
Chess opening: Two knights defence (C55)
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1. e4
Annotating this simply because the ending is unusual.

 
1... e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Nc3
Black generally does better following with Nxe4. Black makes back with pawn fork of the knight and bishop.

 
4... Bb4 5. d4
This goes off book, with the common response being d3 instead.

 
5... exd4 6. Nxd4 O-O
Instead of castling, Nxe4 is a free pawn as the defending knight is pinned.

 
7. Nf3 d5 8. exd5 Re8+ 9. Be3 Bg4
Did black forget Nc6 was under attack?
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10. dxc6 Qxd1+ 11. Rxd1 bxc6 12. h3 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Nd5 14. Bxd5 cxd5
Another potential pawn fork if black can cover it. White undoubles black’s pawns.
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15. Rxd5 c6 16. Rd3 h5 17. Kd1 a6 18. Ne4 c5
The c5 pawn becomes white’s, with two pieces on it.
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19. c3 c4 20. Rd4 f5 21. cxb4 fxe4 22. fxe4 a5 23. Rxc4
White drops the a pawn with this move.
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23... Red8+ 24. Ke2 axb4 25. Rxb4 Rxa2 26. Rg1 Ra6 27. f4 Rc6 28. Bd4 Rc2+ 29. Ke3 Rd7 30. Rb8+ Kf7
Wrong side. Kh7 saves the g pawn.
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31. Rxg7+
Up six white is encouraged to make even trades.
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31... Ke6 32. Rb6+ Rd6 33. f5#
Coup de grace delivered by a pawn.
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