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ANNOTATED GAME
The power of the passed pawn
cdeburca (1637) vs. scheveloper (1688)
Annotated by: cdeburca
(1934)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B22), 2.c3, Heidenfeld variation
cdeburca (1637) vs. scheveloper (1688)
Annotated by: cdeburca
(1934)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B22), 2.c3, Heidenfeld variation
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21. Ne4 |
Blocking the e-pawn (I didn't really want to allow 21. ... e4 22. NxP BxP; there doesn't seem enough left on the board for the hole on g7 to be an issue). I'm also looking at jumping into c5, removing the knight blocking my pawn's way. | |||||||
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21... f5 |
Wasn't expecting this! Gameknot has no qualms anyway. And it forces my hand; into c5 I go. | |||||||
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22. Nc5 |
GK wants me to go back to c3 and aim instead for b7. It may have a point. | |||||||
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22... Nxc5 |
Still, black swaps. | |||||||
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23. Bxc5 |
I take back. | |||||||
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23... Rxb2 |
And this natural looking move is the first blunder of the game. Black presumably overlooked white's reply. | |||||||
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24. d7 |
Natural and strong. Now all white's play is directed towards promotion. | |||||||
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24... Rf7 |
A second blunder in quick succession, it seems. Gameknot advises black to cut his losses and play 24. ... Kf7 instead, protecting the e6 pawn. | |||||||
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25. Qxe6 |
25. Qc8 is met with 25. ... Bf6, I think. So I need a stronger move. This is it. Material is equal again, but that pawn on d7 is a monster. | |||||||
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25... Rb8 |
Black retreats. Gameknot gives this as +4 now. | |||||||
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26. Bd6 |
Picking up another pawn. | |||||||
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26... Ra8 |
Forced (otherwise Qe8+ decides) | |||||||
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27. Bxe5 |
Gameknot prefers 27. Ra1 here, removing an active black defender. It gives a nice line - 27. Ra1 RxR 28. RxR Bf8 (28. ... QxP?? 29. Ra8+) 29. BxB KxB 30. Ra8! QxR 31. Qd6+ Kg7 32. d8=Q. You can sac a lot just to get a pawn home! | |||||||
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27... Bxe5 |
In the more mundane game, black captures. | |||||||
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28. Qxe5 |
I take back, and if 28. ... RxP?? 29. Qe6+ and black loses a rook. So my pawn lives on. | |||||||
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28... f4 |
A desperate attempt at counter-play, as we'll see later. As so often though, the computer disagrees, and wants passive defence starting with 28. ... Qf8 instead, so the less valuable rook can take the queen's place behind the pawn. | |||||||
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29. Rfe1 |
Developing my last piece; I'd rather land the rook on e8 than the queen, of course. | |||||||
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29... Rf8 |
Dropping further back. | |||||||
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30. Qd5+ |
I want the queen on d6, where it can support the rook on e7. But I thought I'd take the time to move the king to a worse square. I don't know if g7 or h8 are really any worse than g8 though. | |||||||
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30... Kg7 |
Black goes here. | |||||||
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