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ANNOTATED GAME
Team match
gladiatr (1620) vs. ethansiegel (1653)
Annotated by: ethansiegel
(1986)
Chess opening: Reti opening (A04)
gladiatr (1620) vs. ethansiegel (1653)
Annotated by: ethansiegel
(1986)
Chess opening: Reti opening (A04)
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15. Bxd5 |
?! This was white's best piece! Why give black so much activity in the center? | ||||||
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15... Qxd5 16. Nc3 |
Forcing the queen out of the center. | ||||||
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16... Qf7 |
White's kingside is looking less and less safe. | ||||||
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17. b4 |
White still hasn't developed his Bc1, which I thought would've happened back on the 4th move! While queenside expansion is a decent plan, white should be developing his pieces instead! | ||||||
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17... Bb7 18. f4 |
? Oh no! This definitely loses. There are too many pins and pitfalls for white in this position to play such a weakening move! Thus, the carnage begins... | ||||||
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18... Nxd4 |
Where exd3 is met by Bxd4 , winning back the knight with advantage. | ||||||
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19. Bb2 |
Finally developing the bishop, but it's way too late. | ||||||
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19... Qg6 |
Threatening mate on g2. | ||||||
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20. Rf2 |
The only other defense was g3. | ||||||
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20... Bh4 |
...trying to provoke g3! Why? Twofold... because Bxg3 hxg3 Qxg3 is quite a menace, and because Qc6 leads to a devastating mate threat on h1. I'll have my choice if he plays it... | ||||||
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21. Nf3 |
Not taking the bait. But this gives black the exchange, without abatement of the attack. | ||||||
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21... Bxf2+ 22. Kxf2 Nxf3 23. gxf3 |
White's kingside is in shambles. | ||||||
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23... Rad8 |
Hitting the queen... | ||||||
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24. Qe2 Qh5 |
The queen is tied to the defense of f3... | ||||||
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25. Kg2 |
So the king must guard h2. | ||||||
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25... Rf6 |
the deflection Rd2 was tempting, but too rash and unsound, I felt. | ||||||
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26. e4 Rfd6 |
But now, with doubled rooks, this is a real threat. | ||||||
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27. Rd1 Rd6xd1 28. Nxd1 fxe4 |
...and white cannot recapture. | ||||||
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29. Kg3 exf3 |
... and white cannot recapture... | ||||||
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30. Qe7 |
Desperation. At this point, I took a long think, and saw the line 30. Qe7 Qg6 31. Kh4 Rg8 32. Qxc7 h5 33. Nf2 Bc8 34. Qxa7 Qg2 35. Kxh5 Qxh2 36. Kg6 Qh6 37. Kf7 Qe6#, which is not forced, but shows that despite white's best efforts, black has a very won game. | ||||||
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