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ANNOTATED GAME
St. Andrews vs Dundee - round 2
bigpeta (2083) vs. hogfysshe (1725)
Annotated by: hogfysshe
(1862)
Chess opening: English (A22), Bremen, Smyslov system
bigpeta (2083) vs. hogfysshe (1725)
Annotated by: hogfysshe
(1862)
Chess opening: English (A22), Bremen, Smyslov system
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18... Ba6 |
18. ...Ba6 | ||||||
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19. Nc5 |
19. Nc5. | ||||||
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19... Bxc5 |
BxN | ||||||
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20. Rxc5 |
RxB | ||||||
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20... Ne7 |
puts a second defender on d5, but further limits that poor rook, ...not to mention drifts black more into a defensive mode. yes, white has an unprotected pawn, but... | ||||||
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21. Ba5 |
21. Ba5 | ||||||
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21... Qd6 |
now the queen is at HER final resting place. candidate name for this game: "the sealed fate." | ||||||
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22. b4 |
further shuts down black's options while getting in position for the final 12 moves. | ||||||
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22... Rc8 |
22. ...Rc8 | ||||||
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23. Rxc8+ |
RxR | ||||||
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23... Bxc8 |
BxR | ||||||
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24. Qb3 |
24. Qb3 | ||||||
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24... Bb7 |
before I killed my chances, Pete had been trying to get me to remove the white lsb, ...a lesson in creating a weakness in a fiancetto'd position. but I never came close to following through on that, though this move is a remnant of that idea. Plus it frees the knight. | ||||||
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25. Rc1 |
reload. | ||||||
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25... a6 |
how to remove white's b-pawn? second theme: let's watch the master player advance and promote that pawn. | ||||||
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26. Rc7 |
26. Rc7 | ||||||
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26... Bc6 |
26. ...Bc6 | ||||||
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27. a4 |
27. a4. sets up replacing the first b-pawn. | ||||||
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27... g6 28. b5 |
28. b5 | ||||||
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28... axb5 |
PxP | ||||||
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