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ANNOTATED GAME

Training game
Oliver Haugh vs. Graeme Campbell (ECF26)
Annotated by: charleshiggie (2222)
Chess opening: Ruy Lopez (C64), classical defence, Zaitsev variation
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41. a6
pawn comes forward again.

 
41... Kf7
Black is just marking time.
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42. a7
pawn goes forward again.
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42... Kg7
Back again. I thought at this stage that black knew the correct defence, i.e. moving the king between g7 and h7.
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43. f3
Not sure of the point of this move either.
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43... Kf7
The fatal last mistake!
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44. Rh8
Of course!
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44... Rxa7
Otherwise the pawn queens.
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45. Rh7+
But it fails to this.
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45... Kg8
Nothing better.
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46. Rxa7
And black resigned. Many thanks for reading, please leave a comment or two and rate the annotation on the star system. Until next time dear reader!
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