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ANNOTATED GAME

The Blootstein Attack and a Pretty Mate
yrahcaz1990 vs. adam0211
Annotated by: yrahcaz1990 (1200)
Chess opening: Mieses opening (A00)
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27. h5 Ne7
Defending the pawn at g6, he can't take retake with the pawn because then i'd win his rook.

 
28. Ng3
bringing my knight into the action.

 
28... h6
attacking the g5 pawn.

 
29. hxg6 Nxg6 30. Nh5
I see a very nice spot to place my horsey at f6. hopefully there aren't any mouse traps there.
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30... Kf7 31. Nf6
clearly the blootstein has been successful as my position continues to improve.

 
31... Bc6
? he should be happy if i decided to exchange my awesome horse for his useless bishop.

 
32. Be2
finally going to make use of my bishop.

 
32... Be7 33. Bh5
pinning the horse to the king.

 
33... Bxf6
Black is now lost.

 
34. Bxg6+ Kxg6 35. Qh5+
about to just bust the king side wide open.

 
35... Kg7 36. exf6+
now i have two past pawns, an insurmountable attack awaits.

 
36... Kf8 37. g6
material loss is inevitable.

 
37... Bd7
this doesn't help at all but mate is pretty unavoidable regardless.

 
38. g7+
Moving on up.

 
38... Kg8 39. Rag1
Now i could win the rook, and after the king takes my queen can swoop in for the win. But i like this more.
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39... Rh7
Death by pawn.

 
40. f7#
So i'm quite sure this demonstrates the incredible potential of the blootstein attack. Obviously grand maestro Swang Dudeetsen played it a lot better than I, acquiring multiple mates in his career with the King.
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