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ANNOTATED GAME
WtW Modern Benoni MT VIII: Forcing Lines
ionadowman (2101) vs. ptitroque (1709)
Annotated by: archduke_piccolo
(2334)
Chess opening: Nimzo-Indian defence (E20)
ionadowman (2101) vs. ptitroque (1709)
Annotated by: archduke_piccolo
(2334)
Chess opening: Nimzo-Indian defence (E20)
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35... h4 36. a4 Kf5 |
Committing himself to attack rather than defence. 36...g3 simply lost both K-side pawns; 36...h3 would have been met by 37.Kh2 then 38.Kg3 leaving Black with no more attack. | |||||
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37. a5 Kf4 38. b6 axb6 39. axb6 h3 40. b7 |
The distance between the Black pawns and their queening squares is just too great | |||||
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40... h2+ 41. Kxh2 Kf3 42. b8=Q |
Black has just two legal moves available. It is mate in two... | |||||
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42... g3+ |
... or one... | |||||
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43. Qxg3# |
[1-0] I have found that narrow forcing lines of the type encountered in this game don't crop up very often, not in so much depth at any rate. Given the scant opportunty for the defender to diverge, one can 'see' a very long way along them. They're great if you are doing the forcing; bally dismal when it is you being driven under the lash. That ptitroque had the fortitude after such treatment to play the game down to mate is to be commended. | |||||
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