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ANNOTATED GAME

water123's mini-tournament IX
water123 (1898) vs. jjmg30 (1729)
Annotated by: blitzkov (1200)
Chess opening: Reti opening (A04)
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1. Nf3
Hi! i needed to win this game to win the mini tournament. another 1800 had 5.5 score and i had 5.0 score, this was also the last game in the mini tournament so i really needed a win!!
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1... c5 2. c4
all standard.

 
2... Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4
taking control of the center.

 
4... cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. g3 Qb6
attacking my knight

 
7. Nxc6
? this just losses a pawn. a bad start.

 
7... Qxc6
attacking my h1 rook and attacking the c4 pawn. cant defend both at the same time.

 
8. f3 Qxc4 9. e4 Qc7 10. Be3 Bb4 11. Rc1
so far im filling depressed. i know im going to loss.
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11... O-O 12. Bg2 Rd8 13. O-O Qa5 14. a3
hitting the b4 bishop.

 
14... Bxc3 15. Rxc3 b6 16. Re1 Ba6 17. f4
if i want to win the game, i must attack!!
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17... Rac8 18. b4
hitting the black queen.

 
18... Qh5 19. Qxh5 Nxh5 20. Rec1 Rxc3 21. Rxc3
i now control the c-file.
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21... Rc8 22. Rxc8+ Bxc8 23. e5
! threatening g4 trapping the black knight.
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23... g6 24. a4 Ng7
planning to hop to f5.

 
25. a5 bxa5 26. b5
! i think that this the only way i can go for a win!! my two bishops control the hole board!!
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26... Ne8 27. Bxa7 Nc7
i dare not advance the b pawn, black will queen.

 
28. Bf1 Nd5 29. Bd4
guarding the important a1 square.

 
29... a4 30. Bc4 Bb7 31. Bxd5 Bxd5
now its a opposite colored bishop end game. its surly a draw??
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32. Bc5
! the best move!! this cuts the king from getting to the b5 pawn.

 
32... Kg7
planning f6.

 
33. Be7
! stops that threat!!
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