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ANNOTATED GAME

Challenge from 9422m
9422m (1890) vs. charleshiggie (2114)
Annotated by: charleshiggie (2222)
Chess opening: KGA (C39), Kieseritsky, Kolisch defence
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11. Qb5+
Oops! Now I have a fight on my hands. If I take his queen, he takes back with his bishop with check. Say I reply to the bishop check with c6. After 13. Rxh4 cxb5 my "attack" is coming to nothing and my pawns are split. Fortunately I don't have to take his queen.

 
11... Nc6
So I just develop instead. I am now threatening Bxf2 check, so his reply is forced.

 
12. Qxg5
He takes my queen

 
12... Bxg5
I take his.

 
13. c3
He protects d4. He now threatens Nh3 followed by taking on f4. Only one way to stop going a pawn down.

 
13... Ne3
So I lob in the knight
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14. Na3
He protects c2

 
14... Bd7
I continue to develop

 
15. Nh3
He hits my bishop

 
15... Bh6
I retreat, keeping an eye on f4

 
16. Kf2
He threatens 17. Nxf4 Bxf4 18. Bxe3 Bxe3+ 19. Kxe3 winning a pawn.

 
16... Nd1+
So I throw in a check

 
17. Kg1
He retreats
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17... Ne3
I go back. He could now play Kf2 and repeat, and presumably the game ends in a draw. He carries on playing for a win however.

 
18. Nc4
Knight challenges my knight

 
18... O-O-O
I castle
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19. Nxf4
He takes my pawn, removing a defender of my knight.

 
19... Nxf1
So I take his bishop

 
20. Kxf1
He takes back

 
20... Rde8
And now the only way he has of defending e4 is Nd2, which drops the knight on f4, so he loses the pawn back.

 

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