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ANNOTATED GAME
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legspin (2007) vs. andre25505 (1908)
Annotated by: legspin (1918)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B54)
legspin (2007) vs. andre25505 (1908)
Annotated by: legspin (1918)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B54)
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21. Qb5 |
Threatens Qb8 with the bishops lined up to close in for mate or Qxd7 if the rook moves. Taking the queen with the bishop is not appealing as Bxb5 Rd7 Rxd7 and then Qxa6 or the knight moves in for mate. A bit more play and blacks queen is taken leaving even on major pieces but a clear path for whites pawns to advance down the king side | |||||
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21... Qxa6 |
Black brings across his queen to join in but too late | |||||
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22. Qxe5+ |
Check - only a couple of options left for black | |||||
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22... Qe6 |
Saves his queen from Bxa6 but still in desparate trouble | |||||
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23. Qb8+ |
Mate is now inevitable and unavoidable. | |||||
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23... Ke7 |
Bc8 would have prolonged it a few more moves but I suspect black knew what was coming and went for the short version | |||||
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24. Qd8# |
Mate - the moral of the story is............develop your pieces and look for those sacrifice opportunities. Hope you found that interesting. I now have a rematch to worry about! | |||||
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