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ANNOTATED GAME

Chester 1 v Malpas & Oswestry 1
Charles L Higgie (ECF166) vs. Daniel Savidge (ECF160)
Annotated by: charleshiggie (2213)
Chess opening: Dutch (A81), Leningrad, Basman system
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21. Qb1
My queen comes back.

 
21... Nd3
His knight comes in.
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22. Rd1
I attack the knight.
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22... Qd7
He protects it again. Ok, stop, and find white's next move.
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23. Nd5
Did you find it? This stamps out all black's counter-play. Fritz gives this position as plus 3.55 to white now.
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23... Bc5+
He throws in a check.

 
24. Kh2
Fritz again likes this move.
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24... exd5
He now takes - the threats of Nf6+ as well as the threat to his knight are too great. But which way would you recapture on d3 - with queen or rook and why?

 
25. Qxd3
Fritz prefers this - moving the queen into a nice centralised role.

 
25... Bb7
At the time, I thought this was a mistake, allowing my next. However Fritz seems to like this move.
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26. Nd4
Now the isolated queen's pawn is completely blockaded by the ideal blocking piece, a knight. Black has no compensation for the exchange.

 
26... g5
Black tries to do something on the king-side.
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27. fxg5
I just take it, although Fritz prefers 27. Qxb5 or 27. Rac1 with over plus 4 to white.

 
27... Bxd4
Necessary, if 27.... Nf7 immediately then I have 28. e6! forking queen and knight.

 
28. Qxd4
So I take back.

 
28... Nf7
Now he retreats the knight.

 
29. h4
and I secure the g pawn.

 
29... Qe6
He attacks the e pawn again.
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30. Rde1
Protecting the e pawn. Fritz is still giving me plus 4.

 
30... h6
Still trying to do something on the king-side.

 

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