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ANNOTATED GAME

Vic's Sicilian Showdown (Kan variation)
elyhim (2347) vs. desafiante (2338)
Annotated by: elyhim (1200)
Chess opening: Queen's pawn (A40)
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23... Qxa2 24. Bb6 Bc7 25. Bxc7
The LSB I can live with but that DSB is interfering with my pawn.

 
25... Kxc7 26. Qg3
Benign exchange of DSBs think again!

 
26... Qf7 27. Nd2
I am thinking of maybe Ng3-Nc5-Ne3 with a huge advantage
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27... Qe7 28. h5 c5
28. ...fxg5 Nf3

 
29. gxf6 gxf6 30. Rhg1 Rd7
30. ...Rhg8 31. Qh4 does not prevent white from invading on the g-file

 
31. Nb3
Threatening Rxd7 with the fork on C5

 
31... Kb6 32. Rxd7 Qxd7 33. Qe3
! Defending e4 and threatening Qc5++ and h6-Rg7 at the same time

 
33... Qc6 34. Rg7
Threatening mate via Nd2-Nc4-Na5

 
34... Rc8 35. Nd2 Qa4 36. Qh6 Qa1+ 37. Nb1 Qa4 38. Qxf6+ Bc6 39. Nc3 Qa1+ 40. Kd2 Qf1 41. Qxe5 Qf2+ 42. Kc1
Now after 42....Qe3+ 43. Kb1 Qe1+ 44. Ka2 the king walks away with two pawn scalps

 

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