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ANNOTATED GAME

Central pawns' mess
damalfi vs. mynox
Annotated by: damalfi (1200)
Chess opening: Queen's pawn, Mason variation (D00)
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22. fxe4 cxd4
A pawn mess in the center as you seldom see in actual games. I had very few seconds to think, so I decided that a defended chain on the black squares could be defended on the basis I have already the rook in the second row, and that I could took morea advantage that him on the c column due to the check, AND that the e4 black pawn that will remain was a nice target for my lsb, once "in action". I don't know if I did the right thing.

 
23. cxd4 dxe4 24. Rc2+
I couldn't resist, but it really useless, except for a strange idea it came to me. I couldn't focus it very well, but I went on.

 
24... Kb8 25. Bg2
I planned here to retake the e4 pawn after the exchanges, and thanks to the check these exchanges will leave me with a pawn in d6 and two well placed rooks to defend it. It can be an interesting way to overcome the -1 pawn I am actually.

 
25... Rxd4 26. Rxd4 Qxd4 27. Qd6+
This was what I saw before. Now my opponent blundered, and he really didn't deserve it. I will try to go on with the game so you can tell, if you want, who you think can be the winner.

 
27... Qxd6 28. exd6
Black moves. Two choices: 1) Try to save e4 with f5. White wouldn't want to exchange and leave so many black free pawns on the border. But then e3 and f4. 2) Try to grab d6 with Rd8. White's defence of d6 seems possible, but not easy. Rd8, Rd2. Black can take a tempo with e3, Rd4 (Rd3, Nf4)... I can't see farther. It seems an exciting fight, maybe white can get a drawn. Kf2-e3 on the agenda, with care because of the knight... black will attack g and h... White's countergame is Rc7, threatening f and/or g 7 pawns. Defence for black is possible, but not easy... So, what would you say?

 
28... Rd8 29. Rc7 Rxd6 30. Rxf7 Ne5 31. Rxg7 Nd3+ 32. Kf1 Nxb2 33. Bxe4 Rd1+ 34. Ke2

 

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