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ANNOTATED GAME
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flanders (1756) vs. ethansiegel (1777)
Annotated by: ethansiegel
(1986)
Chess opening: QGD (D50), 4.Bg5
flanders (1756) vs. ethansiegel (1777)
Annotated by: ethansiegel
(1986)
Chess opening: QGD (D50), 4.Bg5
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24. exd4 |
I thought cxb5 was better for white, although that passed pawn on d4 could be bad for black now. | ||||
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24... f5 |
Still, it looks like we've finally got a game going here! Let's take stock. White's got to move his queen, after which black should be free to take on c4, and there should be a race between the passed pawns to see who can make something happen first. | ||||
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25. Qe6+ |
This check is the only move that allows white to keep his c-pawn. | ||||
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25... Kh8 |
Much better than Kf8, which would get me killed by 26. Bd6 . | ||||
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26. Be5 |
Threatening a variety of things -- still, I've wanted that bishop out of there for a long time, and so I'll take advantage of the opportunity! | ||||
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26... Nxe5 27. Qxe5 |
I wondered if dxe4 was better, but then I realized how weak white's back rank is (black's is weak too)... if 27. dxe4, then Rd1 is strong for black! | ||||
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27... bxc4 |
... and now I get my passed pawn. White can respond Qxf5, but after the exchange of queens black plays Rxd4 with a big advantage! I'm pretty happy with the outcome of all of this, although I'd be lying if I said I had planned it all this way. | ||||
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28. d5 |
And now white pushes his pawn, which has the added bonus of preventing black from playing c3. | ||||
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28... Rde8 |
This kicks the queen off of her perch, and off of the e-file entirely. | ||||
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29. Qd4 |
Behind the passed pawn is the place to be. Now, I have to address the threat to the pawn on c4, and notice also that the g7 pawn is pinned. So after a think, I decided on... | ||||
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29... Qe2 |
Qe2; probably the best move. While it doesn't support the advance of c4, it prevents the Rf1 from moving into action, since any move leads to Qe1 and mate to follow on the back rank. | ||||
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30. d6 |
...whereas white is free to push his pawn. Still, the idea in the last note gave me a new idea, especially since he didn't play something defensive like g3 or h3. Notice that the Re8 cuts off all of the white king's flight squares, and his back rank is weak. So, with the idea of forcing a mate on the back rank, I play... | ||||
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30... Rab8 |
Rab8!? This is a threat that must be addressed, although there are many good ways to do it; the safest being Qd1. But white overlooked my threat, and played: | ||||
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31. d7 |
d7? Threatening to take the rook on e8, to promote to a queen, and give white an overwhelming advantage. There's just one oversight... | ||||
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31... Qxf1+ |
!! Sacrificing my queen *on purpose* for the very first time on gameknot! After 32. Kxf1 Rb1 33. Qd1 Rxd1# is checkmate! Thanks to flanders for a good game and the chance to do something amazing! Hope you enjoyed it, too. | ||||
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