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ANNOTATED GAME

US Chess 3|2 Blitz, Chess.com, 2024-11-27
john2001plus (1837) vs. mehrantimori (1475)
Annotated by: john2001plus (1762)
Chess opening: Reti opening (A06)
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1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Bg4
White to play. I have been critical of this move in Queen Pawn openings. Eventually White will get his queen to b3 gaining a tempo by attacking the b7 pawn.

 
3. Ne5 h5
The computer prefers 3... Bc8.

 
4. c4 c6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Qb3 b6
White to play.

 
7. e4
This is common in this opening. If 7... dxe4 8. Qxf7#.

 
7... Nf6
Stockfish 17 likes 8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Nxd7 Nbxd7 10. e5. Stockfish 17 also likes 8. h3 Bd7 (8... Bc8 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Nxd7 Nbxd7 11. e5) 9. exd5.

 
8. f3 Be6
White to play.

 
9. Bb5+ Nbd7
Best is 10. exd5 Nxd5 (10... Bxd5 11. Nxd7 (Or 11. Bxd7+ Qxd7 12. Nxd7 Bxb3 13. Nxf6+) 11... Nxd7 12. Qxd5) 11. Nxd7 Bxd7 12. Qxd5.

 
10. Nxd7 Bxd7
White to play.

 
11. e5 Bxb5 12. Qxb5+
If 12... Qd7 13. Nc3 wins a pawn.

 
12... Nd7 13. Qxd5 e6
Whtie to play.

 
14. Qe4 Bb4+ 15. Bd2 Rc8
White to play. If 16. a3 Rc1+.

 
16. O-O Bxd2 17. Nxd2 O-O
White to play.

 
18. Rac1
The computer prefers 18. f4 or 18. Rad1.
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18... Qg5 19. f4 Qe7
White to play.

 
20. Nc4
Headed to the outpost on d6.

 
20... Rc7 21. Nd6 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Nb8
White to play.

 
23. Qb7
This queen trade cements White's dominance on the open file.

 
23... Qxb7 24. Nxb7 Nd7
White to play.

 
25. Rc7 Nb8 26. Nd6 a6
White to play.

 
27. Kf2
Centralizing the king.
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