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ANNOTATED GAME

31st GK tournament
osiris_007 (1733) vs. patagon (1860)
Annotated by: osiris_007 (1908)
Chess opening: English (A35), symmetrical, four knights system
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21. Bb6
To hold of his King until I can advance my pawns, strengthening my white-squared Bishop.

 
21... Kf8 22. Bc4
To preven Bb3 from undermining my pawn advance.

 
22... h5 23. f4 Ke8 24. g3 Kd7 25. Bd3
Continuing my Kingside attack.

 
25... Bb3 26. b5 axb5 27. Bxb5+
Chases his King from defense of the crucial e8 square

 
27... Kc8
Now both kings are unable to join the fight, while I have a superior kingside pawn structure.

 
28. Be8
Winning me a pawn.

 
28... f5 29. Bxg6 fxe4 30. Bf5+
Forcing his King to move farther away before capturing the pawn, so it will take him longer to bring the King into play.

 
30... Kb8 31. Bxe4 Bf6
Hindering my pawn advance and protecting the e pawn from Bd8, but giving my king some breathing room.

 
32. Bf3
Attacking the pawn, though I cannot captue or Bxd5, allowing him some counter-play in the centre.

 
32... Bc3
Returning to prevent my king from advancing.

 
33. a4
A trap, if Bxa4, then I can safely capture the h5 pawn without losing the d pawn.

 
33... Kc8
Trying to bring his King into play.

 
34. a5
Realizing he won't capture the pawn, I advance to constrict his position.

 
34... Kd7 35. h3
Continuing my pawn advance, my plan if to force a kingside pawn promotion, but my king's inability to advance will hinder this.

 
35... Be1
An odd move, I was planning to move to g4 anyway, so his move changes nothing. I would have continued to advane my king instead.

 
36. g4 h4
Capturing would not benefit him.

 
37. g5 Ke8 38. Kb2
Now I am finally able to advance my king and force his Bishop to retreat.

 
38... Bc4 39. Kc2
Preventing Bd3 or Bd2

 
39... Kf7 40. Be4 Bg3
Trying to foce a premature pawn advance.

 
41. Be3
I am not yet ready to advance my pawns, as as I will need the support of both my Bishops, while my white-squared Bishop is pinned defending d5.

 

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