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ANNOTATED GAME

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moppa (1708) vs. grietje (1715)
Annotated by: moppa (1200)
Chess opening: Petrov (C43), modern attack, main line
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16... Qa5
This loses queen for knight and a rook, but white is threatening mate so... 16...Qe6 is slightly better but black still loses her majestety: 17.Nf6 gxf6 18.Rg4 Qxg4 (18...Kh8 19.Qd4! h5 20.Qxf6 Qxf6 21.Bxf6 Kh7 22.Bd3 Kh6 23.Bg7# is the point) and now black has an extra tempo compared to the game continuation.

 
17. Nf6+
!

 
17... gxf6
Kh8 can be ansvered with Nxh7

 
18. Rg4+ Qg5 19. Bxf6
The bishop at this square is a monster and completely decides the game. It should be mentioned, that the simple 19.Rxg5 fxg5 can be followed with 20.Qd4! f6 21.Bc4 Kh8? 22.Qxf6 Rxf6 23.Bxf6#. Instead allowing the queen sac black should play 21...Kg7. I didn't bother calculating all those murky lines, as the black king has more moves. Besides, I had already found a winning method simple enough.

 
19... Qxg4 20. hxg4
Now black will find it impossible to parry the threat of 21.Rxh7.

 
20... Nc6
It's quite the same what black moves here.

 
21. Rxh7
Now white mates shortly

 
21... Kxh7 22. Qd3+ Kh6
22...Kg8 23.Qh3 and mate next move.

 
23. g5#
This mate is prettier though!

 

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