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ANNOTATED GAME

Kidlington Minor (U145) Rd 4
Darrell Watson (1656) vs. Robert Jacobs (1752)
Annotated by: rjacobs (1691)
Chess opening: King's Indian, 3.Nf3 (E60)
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53. Kg5
I was surprised that White didn't take the opportunity but Black has no immediately useful check and White is seeking checkmate.

 
53... Qxe4 54. Qf6+ Kf8
? Surprisingly we found out afterwards, thanks to my clubmate, that 54...Kg8 55.Qd8+ Kh7! won for Black. It was instinctive, but wrong, to duck behind the f-pawn again

 
55. Qh8+ Ke7 56. Qe8#

 

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