Annotated chess game: Over the board game

Black naturally recaptures. The doubled f pawns are now a weakness for black, and there are potential weaknesses on the white squares on the black kingside, on f5 and/or h5, but white is never given time to exploit this. The open g file also gives black attacking possibilies for his rook and this is exploited to the full.

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14. Bh4

Again, I probably would have played this, keeping the pin on the f pawn. Fritz prefers other retreats to e3, d2 or even c1.

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14... Kf8

Fritz gives 14.....Kf8 as best

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15. Bb3

Fritz still likes the plan of c3 followed by d4 to blunt the Bc5, Fritz gives the position as equal after 15. c3. Fritz gives 15. Kh2 as the second best move for white.

15... Rg8

Fritz also like this move.

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16. Qd2

Targeting the pawn on h6, not a bad idea at all. Fritz still likes 16. c3 or 16. bd5 to blunt the Bb7.

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16... Rg6

Naturally black protects the pawn. Black has now come up with the best move on 4 successive moves and now has an advantage of more than plus 1.

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17. Nh2

Presumably with the idea of Ng4 attacking f6 and h6. Not a bad idea. Fritz prefers 17. Kh1 or Bd5. Unfortunately for black, white finds a strong reply.

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17... Qd7

This is a powerful counter, threatening to play 18...Qxh6 and the 19....Qxg2 mate. If, say 18. Ng4 h5 19. Nxf6 Qxh3 20. g3 is hopeless for white - black can simply take on h4 or move the Nc6 to e7 to threaten mate on g2 again.

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18. Kh1

Bravo! White finds the best defence!

18... Nd4

But black finds the best move to keep the attack going. There is now a strong threat to g2, attacked by both Bb7 and Rg6. f3 is the only move to keep white in the game.

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19. Ng4

This is plausible, blocking the g file, the problem is that the Ng4 can be attacked.

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19... h5

Of course! The obvious move wins easily. Black could have also won with 19....Nf5

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20. Nxf6

This allows a mate in two, but there wasn't anything much better, for instance 20. Ne3 protects e3 but allows a mate in three - 20. Ne3 Qxh3+ 21. Kg1 Rxg2+ 22. Nxg2 Qxg2# Fritz gives as the best move f3, with advantage to black of over 6 - black position is dire. Ok stop and find a mate in two.

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20... Qxh3+

There is also another mate in 2 starting with Bg2+

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