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ANNOTATED GAME
Battle on all fronts
rogubravo (1677) vs. lm3ut (1649)
Annotated by: rogubravo (1891)
Chess opening: English opening (A16)
rogubravo (1677) vs. lm3ut (1649)
Annotated by: rogubravo (1891)
Chess opening: English opening (A16)
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25... Qxd2 26. Bxd2 Rxb1 |
White will now be in control of the b-file (which black has controlled throughout the game), but there was nothing black could do to prevent this, since 26...Rf8? 29. Nxe7, or 26... Bf6 27. Rxb8 Nxb8 28. Rb1. The disastrous consequences of disconnecting his rooks with 23. Rf7? can be plainly seen at this point, where the tables have turned completely and white is now in control of the queen-side. | ||||
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27. Rxb1 Bf6 |
Black's position is miserable, with all his pieces suddenly pushed against the edge of the board and having to wait for white to invade with Rb7. In anticipation of 28. Rb7 and the pressure the white rook will exert against his e7 pawn, black gets his bishop out of the jam into a position where it can support this pawn, and at the same time tempts white to relieve the pressure in exchange for the bishop pair with 28. Nxf6(?). But 27... Bf6? is a serious mistake, as it allows white to win material in an already critical position. Fritz recommends 27... h6, but I actually think that 27... e5, clearing the e-pawn from its vulnerable square and giving black some space to breath, was much better. | ||||
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28. Rb7 e6 |
Black fails to see that the primary target of 28. Rb7 is not really the e-pawn. The only alternative was 28... Nf8, although after 29. g5 Bd4 30. Nxe7 Rg7 31. Rc7 black would be fighting an uphill battle for a draw. Now, with the text move, white wins a piece. | ||||
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29. Nxf6 Nxf6 30. Rxf7 Bxf7 31. Bc3 |
This is how black loses a piece; if 31... Kg7 then 32. g5, or if 31... e5 then 32. fxe5 Ne8 33. e6 , winning black's bishop with the discovered check. It is a cruel irony indeed that black had complete control of the a1-h8 diagonal throughout all of the game but loses as soon as white takes over it. Black resigns. | ||||
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