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ANNOTATED GAME
Two rooks vs. a queen
whiplash1 (1662) vs. jocsah (1465)
Annotated by: whiplash1 (1200)
Chess opening: Ruy Lopez (C65), Berlin defence, 4.O-O
whiplash1 (1662) vs. jocsah (1465)
Annotated by: whiplash1 (1200)
Chess opening: Ruy Lopez (C65), Berlin defence, 4.O-O
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43... Ke7 44. Re3+ |
White forces Black's king back. | |||||
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44... Kf7 45. f4 fxg4 46. hxg4 gxf4 47. Nxf4 |
White now has a passed pawn on the king-side and a potential passer on the queen-side. More importantly, Black has significantly compromised his king's safety. | |||||
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47... Qb6 48. Kf2 Be4 |
White cannot capture because his rook is pinned. This doesn't matter, however, because White's bishop presents no threat. | |||||
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49. Ke2 Bh1 50. Rd7+ |
White begins a series of checks that drive Black's king into a corner. | |||||
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50... Kf6 |
Black must come down to avoid checkmate. | |||||
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51. Nh5+ Kg5 52. Rg7+ Kh4 |
Black's king is forced into the side of the board. | |||||
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53. Nf6 Bg2 |
Black's bishop still can't do anything. | |||||
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54. Rh7+ Kg5 55. Nd7 Qd4 56. Re5+ Kf4 57. Rf7+ Kg3 |
Black's king is forced into the corner. | |||||
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58. Re3+ Kh2 59. Rfe7 |
White doubles his rooks, but leaves his g-pawn hanging. | |||||
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59... Qxg4+ |
Black captures with check. | |||||
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60. Kd2 Qd4+ 61. Kc2 Qf4 62. Kc3 Qf5 |
Notice how White's rooks completely dominate Black's queen. Black can make no progress. | |||||
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63. b4 Qb1 64. Re3e1 Qf5 65. Ne5 Qf6 66. Rf7 Qh4 67. Re2 |
White pins Black's bishop. | |||||
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67... Qg3+ 68. Nf3+ |
White relieves the check on his king while checking the enemy king. Black's king is in a precarious position, smothered by it's own pieces. | |||||
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68... Kh1 |
After 68...Kh3 69. Rh7+ Kg4 70. Rg7+ Kxf3 71. Rxg3+ Kxg3+ 72. Rxg2+ Kxg2, only the kings and pawns remain. Black's king is too far away to save his pawn, and White will make a queen and win the game. | |||||
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69. Re1+ |
Black's king has no moves. | |||||
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69... Qxe1+ |
After 69...Bf1 70. Rxf1+ Kg1 (...Qg1 71. Rxg1#) 71. Rg1+ Kf2 72. Rxg3 Kxg3, Black has lost a bishop and a queen for only a rook. Better is to lose only a queen for a rook. | |||||
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70. Nxe1 |
White is up a rook and a pawn. Black's position is hopeless. | |||||
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70... Be4 71. Rg7 c5 72. b5 |
White now has a passed pawn. | |||||
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72... Bg2 |
? Black gives up by leaving his bishop hanging. | |||||
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73. Nxg2 |
Here Black resigned. Black's opening structural weaknesses gave White an early lead. White gained a clear advantage when Black traded his rooks for White's queen. White's rooks, supported by his king and knight, were able to completely dominate Black's queen and bishop while keeping Black's king far from the action on the queen-side. Black's position became hopeless when he traded off his king-side pawn protection, allowing White to force his king into the corner. | |||||
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