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ANNOTATED GAME
Malpas & Whitchurch v Chester F Wirral League
Claire Kerton (ECF117) vs. Charles Higgie (ECF 177)
Annotated by: charleshiggie
(2211)
Chess opening: Sicilian defence (B30)
Claire Kerton (ECF117) vs. Charles Higgie (ECF 177)
Annotated by: charleshiggie
(2211)
Chess opening: Sicilian defence (B30)
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35. Ng5 |
Knight comes in. | ||||||
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35... h6 |
And I attack her knight. We have both reached the time control. We were playing with electronic clocks. She continues to move fast, not realising that she has another 15 minutes to come on when her time runs out. I didn't realise her comprehension until a few moves later, when I explained the situation to her - but by then her position was lost. | ||||||
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36. Nh3 |
The knight drops back. | ||||||
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36... e5 |
I improve my pawns. | ||||||
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37. g4 |
And this move throws away a couple of pawns, and then she has a difficult position. | ||||||
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37... Rxg4 |
I take. | ||||||
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38. h5 |
This is a nice try by her. | ||||||
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38... Rh4 |
I fork her knight and pawn. | ||||||
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39. Rd3 |
She protects the knight. Round about here she offered me a draw, which I instantly turned down. I commented that if she had offered me it about 10 moves ago I would have accepted. The position is easier to play for black, but white should be able to draw it. | ||||||
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39... Rxh5 |
I take the pawn. | ||||||
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40. Rf3+ |
This check only makes things worse. | ||||||
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40... Rf5 |
I block. | ||||||
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41. Rxf5+ Kxf5 |
The rook exchange helps me. | ||||||
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42. Kg2 Ke4 43. f3+ Ke3 |
Her knight is tied up, her position completely passive, but it is not lost yet. | ||||||
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44. Nf2 f5 |
I think here maybe the knight should get some freedom with Nd1 check. | ||||||
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45. Kg3 Ke2 |
I don't give it another chance now. | ||||||
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46. Kg2 g5 47. Kg3 h5 48. Nh3 f4+ |
Driving her king back before advancing, keeping my pawns together. It is hard for white, but not impossible. | ||||||
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49. Kg2 g4 50. fxg4 hxg4 |
At the time I thought this position hopelessly lost for white. However, a look at a free on-line ending database shows me that actually white can draw with Nf2, with careful play. All other moves lose. | ||||||
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51. Ng1+ Ke1 |
The knight is now without any sensible moves.White can't do anything about the e pawn marching down the board. She plays on to mate, but further annotation is not necessary. | ||||||
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52. Kh2 Kf2 53. Kh1 e4 54. Kh2 e3 55. Kh1 e2 56. Kh2 e1=Q 57. Nh3+ gxh3 58. Kxh3 Qe6+ 59. Kh4 Qg6 60. Kh3 Qg3# |
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