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ANNOTATED GAME

Amateur Benoni Series #2
scottyad (1925) vs. dbohm (1585)
Annotated by: scottyad (1200)
Chess opening: King's Indian (A48), East Indian defence
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31. Nd8
Aiming for e6, but this allows Black to trade queens via ..Qc7, which makes White's task a little harder in the endgame. He can still use the queen to poke further holes in the Black position.

 
31... Qd7
Declining to trade queens. Now the point of White's maneuver, the frailty of the Black king, will reveal itself.

 
32. Ne6 Qa7 33. Qc1
Threatening the blunt invasion Qh6-g7#

 
33... g5
The only move.

 
34. h4
Opening lines to the Black king.

 
34... h6 35. hxg5 hxg5 36. Qc3
Threatening h3-h6-g7#

 
36... Qa2 37. Qc6
Now threatening e8. Black will be mated shortly.

 
37... Qa1+ 38. Kh2
And Black resigned in view of the unstoppable Qe8 .

 

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