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ANNOTATED GAME
Rhyl & Prestatyn 2 v Malpas & Oswestry 2
Charles Higgie (ECF166) vs. John Simmons (ECF113)
Annotated by: charleshiggie
(2211)
Chess opening: French (C10), Fort Knox variation
Charles Higgie (ECF166) vs. John Simmons (ECF113)
Annotated by: charleshiggie
(2211)
Chess opening: French (C10), Fort Knox variation
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22. Qe2 |
I think I had dreams of playing f2-f4-f5 here. | |||||||||
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22... a4 |
He seeks to open a file on the queen-side. | |||||||||
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23. b4 |
I refuse. | |||||||||
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23... Ra7 |
He is planning Nd5 and if I take Nxd5 then he plays Bxh4. He can't do it immediately, as I could reply with Nb6 forking his queen and rook and winning the exchange (rook for knight). So he prepares it. | |||||||||
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24. Kh1 |
I move my king to a safer square. | |||||||||
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24... Nd5 |
And he starts to simplify. | |||||||||
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25. Nxd5 |
So I take. | |||||||||
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25... Bxh4 |
He takes back. | |||||||||
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26. Nb6 |
I hit his queen. | |||||||||
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26... Qe7 |
Queen moves. | |||||||||
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27. Be4 |
I hit c6. | |||||||||
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27... Rc7 |
He protects. | |||||||||
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28. Qf3 |
I attack c6 again. I was expecting 28.......Qe8 and then I think 29. d4-d5! is very strong, taking advantage of his queen and my rook being on the same file, for instance 29......exd5? loses the queen to Bh7+. | |||||||||
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28... Qf6 |
But this is a superb defence I hadn't seen. | |||||||||
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29. g3 |
So I hit his bishop. | |||||||||
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29... Qxf3+ |
He wisely takes the queens off. | |||||||||
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30. Bxf3 |
I take back. | |||||||||
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30... Bf6 |
Bishop drops back. | |||||||||
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31. Re4 |
I protect d4. He can't play e6-e5, exploiting the pin on the d file as my rook on d1 is protected by the Bf3. | |||||||||
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31... Ng6 |
But there is no hurry. That d pawn is a goner anyway. | |||||||||
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