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ANNOTATED GAME
WtW Modern Benoni mini-tournament VIII: Razor's Edge.
ezogelin (1600) vs. ionadowman (2098)
Annotated by: archduke_piccolo
(2334)
Chess opening: Nimzo-Indian defence (E20)
ezogelin (1600) vs. ionadowman (2098)
Annotated by: archduke_piccolo
(2334)
Chess opening: Nimzo-Indian defence (E20)
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34. Rhd1 |
[?] The losing mistake - though Black was probably in serious trouble after move 33 anyhow. I was half expecting one of the rooks to go to e1, and the b2-b4 move looked possible as well. | |||||
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34... Rfg8+ 35. Kf1 |
The only half-way reasonable move. | |||||
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35... Qc4+ 36. Qe2 |
Forced. | |||||
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36... Rg1+ |
[!] The breakthrough at last. White must lose the major exchange. | |||||
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37. Kf2 |
Hoping to stay on level terms... | |||||
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37... Bg3+ |
... but no dice. White has to play KxR now... | |||||
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38. Kxg1 |
Instead 38.Kf3 Qf4 was mate; and 38.Ke3 Re8ch was mate in one. | |||||
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38... Qxe2 39. Bg2 |
Still fighting hard - quite a neat defence in the circumstances. | |||||
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39... Bf2+ 40. Kh2 |
Well played in hopeless circumstances. 40.Kh1 led to a mate in two. | |||||
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40... Qe5+ |
[?] A poor choice. With 40...Rg8 Black would have forced mate in fewer than half a dozen moves. | |||||
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41. Kh3 |
[?] Of course 41.Kh1 would merely have prolonged the agony: 41.Kh1 Qg3, whereat, to postpone the mate (42...Qh4ch etc), White has to give up a rook by 42.Rd3, leaving himself a Queen down, and no chance. | |||||
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41... Qg3# |
[0-1] An exciting game, this one, with the result still in doubt as late as move 32. Well played my opponent - some very clever defence had me working hard just to preserve chances. | |||||
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