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ANNOTATED GAME

My game is in the toilet!
rustyrusty (1088) vs. tnaptguy (1100)
Annotated by: rustyrusty (1200)
Chess opening: Philidor's defence (C41)
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15. Kc1 Nd4
!! Nice!
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16. Nd5
!! One nice move deserves another!
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16... Rg7
Preparing to double his rooks.

 
17. Nxf6
!? Very risky. Black has attacking chances from many angles and white commits a pawn grab while guarding d7 from a doubled rook scenario.
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17... Nxf3
Opening the door for his rook to advance while doubling my pawns.

 
18. gxf3 Bxh3 19. Ng4
!! Although it allows Rg-e7, it traps the bishop while threatening e5. White no longer fears the doubled rooks.

 
19... Re7
Necessary to save his e5 pawn.

 
20. Re3
?! What is this? It weakens White's back rank considerably, plus it does nothing to refute doubled rooks. A mistake...or a trap?

 
20... Red7 21. Rd3
! Oh! White wanted to plug the nasty hole in his d file with a rook of his own.
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21... Rd7xd3 22. cxd3 Rxd3 23. Nxe5 Rd8 24. a4 Re8 25. Nf7 g4 26. fxg4 Rxe4 27. f3 Re3
? Black fails to see all of White's threats.

 
28. axb5
!! Intentionally doubles his own pawns to set up a discovered back rank attack! This move could really hurt if all pieces are exchanged, but White has no intention of that.
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28... Rxf3 29. Ne5
!! Simultaneously attacking the rook, protecting the pawn, and...
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29... Rf1+
Black elects to put pressure on the king.

 
30. Kb2
Forced.

 
30... Rf4
??? Seems serviceable, but black has completely lost scope here. He is fighting for the center and does not see his demise!
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31. Ra8#
Mate. I'm fairly certain that my opponent will stare at the board for a second and wonder why he cannot move to d7. On 29. Ne5, I did not reveal the THIRD item that was attacked: an escape square! Great game, tnaptguy. Thanks for watching! :)
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