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ANNOTATED GAME

golf2's mini-tournament no.1
afonsoz (1073) vs. beryonthethinker (1274)
Annotated by: afonsoz (936)
Chess opening: Philidor (C41), Berger variation
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14... Na6
An unambitious move. White can easily counter the attack in the queenside.

 
15. c3 Nc5
My position had a hole...but it could be treated.

 
16. Qd1 Ne4
Why did Black proposed the exchange? He gets nothing out of it.

 
17. Nxe4 h6
?? Black lost material to...advance his h-pawn? What a blunder.

 
18. Ng3 f5
Now Black's intentions are revealed. He wants to launch a Kingside attack, and he then forgets his plans of a queenside pawn storm.

 
19. Bc2
The White bishop pins the black f-pawn, thus preventing the pawn push that would have forced the Knight to move.

 
19... Qf7
Black breaks the pin. Here, playing 20. Bxf5 or 20. Nxf5 is bad for white, because the f-pawn is defended by the Bishop.

 
20. f4
This move prevents the pawn push.

 
20... b6 21. Bb3
Again pinning the d-pawn.

 
21... Bb7
A bad move. The Bishoh is not active.

 
22. Be3 c5 23. Qc1
A move that protects the c-pawn.

 
23... c4
I was expecting this move...a rather anoying one.

 
24. Bc2 d4
? This loses a pawn. Or so it seemed to me...

 
25. Bxd4 Qd5
! Suddenly, Black's intentions were clear to me. He created a batery in the a8-h1 diagonal, threatening checkmate in one move. All those moves that seemed useless were indeed preparing a strong tactic.

 
26. Qd2
Forced.

 
26... g6 27. Rad1
This move threatens a discovered attack on the queen and the black b-pawn, wich is unprotected.

 
27... Rad8
Black protect his queen and refutes the discoverd attack.

 
28. Rf2
A protective move.

 
28... h5 29. h4
Preventing futher pawn push.

 
29... b5
The pawn isn't threatened anymore ; but at what cost?

 

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