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ANNOTATED GAME

4NCL Championship
CL Waters (ECF187) vs. CL Higgie (ECF166)
Annotated by: charleshiggie (2222)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B30), Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack (without ...d6)
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11. Nxe5
This is a lovely little maneuver, opening up the position with advantage. He temporarily sacs a Knight for pawn.
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11... dxe5
So I take

 
12. d6
He advances

 
12... Qc6
Best square for the queen

 
13. dxe7
He takes

 
13... Bxe7
I take back

 
14. Nd5
As well as hitting the Bishop, he is also now threatening Bb2xe5
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14... Bd6
So I meet both threats
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15. f4
I hadn't seen this. Now f3 allows Bh5 check, with a tremendous attack for white. I decide to sac a pawn.
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15... Be6 16. fxe5
So he takes.
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16... Bb8
I retreat, hoping at some stage to recapture the pawn on e5

 
17. Bg4
I didn't expect this move either!
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17... b5
With thoughts of Ra8-a7, defending along the 7th rank, and/or Qc6-b7 and Nc6 hitting e5.

 
18. Qf3
He starts to mobilize his last pieces - his queen and rook

 
18... Ra7
I want to castle (0-0) but first I have to defend my e7 square, otherwise he can play Nd5-e7 forking king and queen
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19. Rad1
He mobilizes!

 
19... O-O
I castle

 
20. Bf5
Moving his Bishop up into an attacking square. I hope you are still trying to guess his moves. How many have you got right?

 
20... Qe8
With ideas of exchanging on either d5 or f5 and taking on e5 if he recaptures with a pawn.
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21. Nf6+
Did you get that one? A KNight sacrifice to open up my king side.
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