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ANNOTATED GAME
Chester 3 v Malpas & Oswestry 1
Charles L Higgie (ECF 171) vs. Mike McDonagh (ECF190)
Annotated by: charleshiggie
(2222)
Chess opening: QGD (D31), 3.Nc3
Charles L Higgie (ECF 171) vs. Mike McDonagh (ECF190)
Annotated by: charleshiggie
(2222)
Chess opening: QGD (D31), 3.Nc3
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22. Bc4 |
Fritz agrees that this is best. | ||||||||
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22... Bf5 |
Fritz prefers Bg6. | ||||||||
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23. Qxc7 |
So I take. Fritz approves! | ||||||||
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23... Re7 |
Played to stop the b pawn falling too. Here 24. Qb6 looks good, threatening d5, but black has Be6! diverting the Bc4, and if 25. Bxe6? Rb5! winning the white queen. 25. Bxe6? is not forced, white has 25. Qb3 or 25. Ne4, but I thought 24. Qg3 was clearer. Fritz agrees. | ||||||||
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24. Qg3 Bg6 |
His bishop drops back, demonstrating his mistake on move 22. | ||||||||
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25. Bb3 |
With several possibilities, for instance Bc2, c4 and Nc4. | ||||||||
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25... h5 |
I sensed an element of desperation about this move. White has control of the centre, and black is attempting something on the wings, but if white plays carefully, he should win, two pawns up without any compensation. | ||||||||
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26. Qf3 |
Fritz prefers Nc4, but I like this, centralising the queen. | ||||||||
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26... Rf5 |
Black wisely avoids the exchange of queens. | ||||||||
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27. Qe2 |
Now the white queen is nicely placed in the centre, and the advance of the e pawn is coming. | ||||||||
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27... g4 |
Continuing with the hopeful king's side advance. | ||||||||
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28. Bc2 |
I hit the rook. Fritz prefers the immediate e4. | ||||||||
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28... Rg5 |
Fritz prefers Rd5 | ||||||||
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29. e4 |
The long-awaited advance! | ||||||||
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29... h4 |
Black advances again. | ||||||||
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30. e5 |
White advances again. Fritz approves! White is not really threatening the black queen, as e5xf6 allows Re7xe2, but white is gaining valuable space in the centre. | ||||||||
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30... Qg7 |
The black queen drops back anyway. | ||||||||
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31. f4 |
I thought this was good, if he takes the f file is open for my rooks, and if he doesn't my pawn centre is overwhelming. Fritz prefers 31. Ne4. | ||||||||
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31... gxf3 e.p. |
Fritz like this move. | ||||||||
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32. Nxf3 |
and this one. | ||||||||
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