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ANNOTATED GAME

34th GK tournament
saccopterigio (1753) vs. kingstuart (1631)
Annotated by: kingstuart (1200)
Chess opening: Budapest (A52), Alekhine, Abonyi variation
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19... Bxc5
finally saving the bishop. if black can now tie up all the loose ends it will surely be an easy win from there on in

 
20. f5
white aims for a kingside attack as compensation for the exchange, will it be enough?

 
20... Ne7 21. Bg5
?! 21.f6 with Bh6 to follow seems to be a better try. The computer suggests that the quiet Bc2 is the best move for white here but it's not exactly the most natural maneuver, especially when down the exchange and a pawn.

 
21... Bb6
?? yet again Bb6 turns out to be an awful move. Qd6 was the correct way to secure the black bishop, now white gets a huge attack

 
22. f6
! good move, cracking open the black king

 
22... gxf6 23. Bxf6 Qd7
all white needs to do is get his queen to the kingside and black is in serious trouble

 
24. Bc2
?? this allows black to save the game. 24.Qc1!! was very strong, black must give up the e7 knight with 24...Qg5 or else face a huge attack

 
24... Qc6
! this elastic band move holds onto the extra material and consolidates the black postion

 
25. Qb4
?? black naturally tries to avoid trading queens but there is no good way to do it

 
25... Qxf6
gobbling up the free piece

 
26. e5 Nc6
?? yet another blunder in this game of blunders, this allows white to regain the lost rook and be down only a pawn

 
27. Qg4+
?? and again white misses the best continuation, it appears both sides are trying their hardest to lose! 27.Qxf8 was the correct move

 
27... Qg7
from here on in niether side makes any glaring cock ups and black duely converts his winning advantage

 
28. Ng5 Nxe5 29. Qf5 Ng6
29.Nc4! was better, you must mix counterattack with defence in the right quantities, here was an opportunity to counter

 
30. h4 Nxh4 31. Qd3
White needs to keep the queens on to have any chances

 
31... Ng6 32. Rh1 Rcd8 33. Qf5 h6 34. Ne4 Qe5
black now starts to try and force the queens off

 
35. Nf6+ Kg7 36. Nh5+ Kh8 37. Qf1
white has suceeded in keeping the queens on the board but now it is black who is attacking!

 
37... Rd2 38. g3 Qc3
the black pieces move in for the kill

 
39. Qf5 Bd4
its amazing how quickly things can change

 
40. Kc1 Rd8 41. Nf4
not 41.Qxf7?? Qxc2# but black can force mate whatever white plays here, so i suppose it doesn't really matter.

 

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