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ANNOTATED GAME
Challenge from alfredjwood
sirmohammad (1200) vs. alfredjwood (2099)
Annotated by: alfredjwood (2100)
Chess opening: Evans gambit (C52), compromised defence
sirmohammad (1200) vs. alfredjwood (2099)
Annotated by: alfredjwood (2100)
Chess opening: Evans gambit (C52), compromised defence
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23. Kxe2 d5 |
Cutting off the White Queens' diagonal, the f7 pawn is no longer protected. This move also seizes c4 as an exchange post for the Black Queen. The threat is now ... Qc4 and queen exchange. | |||||||||
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24. a4 |
White had two good options, Qd3 and Nd2, and he missed them both. The pawn will displace the bishop, as White wants to create weaknesses in Blacks' queenside. It serves a secondary value in perhaps bringing the rook into play. However, this process seems too slow. Another consideration is that while Black has two connected passed pawns now, he could have as many as four connected passed pawns if anything happens to White's a-file pawn. | |||||||||
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24... Qxf7 |
Removing the advanced pawn, protecting g7 and supporting d5, releasing the rook from this task. | |||||||||
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25. Kf1 |
The White King needs to get off of the open file. He is headed to support the kingside pawns. However, the King could have waited and moved when attacked since it may be wise to let Black guess whether the White king will go to the kingside or the queenside when attacked. Rather than leave the king lonely on the kingside, White may be better off getting some help to that side of the board. All of the white pieces are piled in the lower left hand corner of the board. If the White Queen were on d3 it would be in a much better defensive position, with play on both sides of the board; but White still pursues a decreasingly effective attacking agenda. | |||||||||
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25... Qe7 |
Seizing the open file, and looking at c5, h4, and e6. Black is down a piece, but his pieces are much more effective than Whites' pieces. | |||||||||
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26. a5 |
White has used three moves with this pawn in order to dislodge the bishop. With the b7 pawn protected by the black King, the black bishop can safely move. Black wants to stay on the same diagonal with his bishop, and his Qe7 move has made c5 safe for this bishop. | |||||||||
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26... Re8 |
Zwischenzug! Now, Black threatens mate on e1. | |||||||||
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27. Qd1 |
This move protects both e1 and e2. However, White's best try may be Nc3 which may lead to: 27: ... Bd4, 28. a6 b6, 29. Qxd5 Qe3, 30. Qa8 Kd7, 31. Qd5 with perpetual check. | |||||||||
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27... Bc5 |
The bishop will stay on this diagonal, in order to continue to hold g1 and f2; and here it will also deny a3 to the white rook. | |||||||||
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28. Ra4 |
The rook is coming into play. a3 is a better square for the rook, but is now denied. Ba3 may have been a better move, because after the forced exchange the rook would be on a3. | |||||||||
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28... Qd7 |
This queen move protects d5, threatens Qb5 , and holds the white queen to the protection of the white rook. | |||||||||
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29. Bd4 |
Now that Black has the initiative, White wants to trade down to blunt the attack. This suits Blacks' plan to remove pieces from the board. | |||||||||
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29... Qb5+ |
First, however: another zwischenzug! The White king must move onto the diagonal which will give black check with the bishop capture in d4. White will not be able to recapture on d4 with the queen because the knight would be hanging, so the rook must move to recapture. | |||||||||
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30. Kg1 Bxd4+ |
Exchanging, as planned. | |||||||||
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31. Rxd4 |
White must recapture with the rook. | |||||||||
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31... Qxa5 |
Black captures the pawn with tempo: Now, Re1 is threatened. The dominant feature on the board is obviously the four connected passed pawns. | |||||||||
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32. Nd2 |
The knight blocks the Black Queens' diagonal to e1. Qd2 works out about the same way a few moves hence. | |||||||||
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32... Qc3 |
Black continues on the initiative by attacking the rook and threatening Qe6 . | |||||||||
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33. Qa4 |
The White Queen attacks the black rook, accelerating the black rook to e1; but this is the only square from which the White Rook can be protected. | |||||||||
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33... Re1+ |
White is in trouble, but black must restrain his rook to continue control of e8, to prevent the White Queen from coming to that mating square. | |||||||||
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