Petrov's (Russian) Defence Thematic
jk1970 (2551) vs. omnipotent00 (2532)
Annotated by:
charleshiggie
(2197)
Chess opening:
Petrov (C42), classical attack, Chigorin variation
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41. Re4
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And Priyanka is too wise to allow that. |
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41... Kg6
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King comes up for the ending. |

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42. d5
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The long-awaited advance. |

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42... Bxe3
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Black takes. |

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43. Rxe3
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White takes back. |

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43... Ne7
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The knight is centralised, attacking d5 |
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44. d6
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and the pawn advances again. |

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44... Nc6
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The knight has to move of course. |

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45. Bd3+
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Priyanka throws in a check. |

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45... Kg7
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The king has to keep h7 protected. |
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46. Kh3
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Priyanka mobilises her king. |
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46... h6
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Protecting g5 |
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47. Bb5
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Threat: taking on c6 then rolling her central pawns forward. The pressure is too much for black. |

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47... Nxe5
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Black sacrifices the knight for two pawns. |
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48. Rxe5
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Priyanka takes. |

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48... Rxd6
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Black takes back. |

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49. Re7+
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Priyanka cleverly forks king and pawn. |

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49... Kf6
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The king moves. |

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50. Rxb7
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and a pawn goes. |
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50... a6
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Attacking the bishop. 9 out of 10 players would just move the bishop now. |
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