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ANNOTATED GAME

Ukrainian Championship
Oleksienko, Mikhailo (2497) vs. Zherebukh, Yaroslav (2371)
Annotated by: charleshiggie (2224)
Chess opening: Pirc (B07), 150 attack
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11. dxc6
White takes.

 
11... Nbc4
Knight comes in.
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12. Bxc4
Knight is taken.

 
12... Nxc4
Knight is recaptured.

 
13. Qd4
White attacks Rh8

 
13... Rg8
Rook moves
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14. Qd3
I am slightly surprised white doesn't move his bishop here, but actually black's active knight is not superior to it. Stockfish seems to think that 14. Ng-e2 is the best move here. 14. Nxb5 is the most commonly played move
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14... Ba6
Black protects b5 making Nxb2 a threat. If 14....Nxb2 immediately then 15. Qxb5! wins. Stockfish prefers 14...e6
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15. Nd5
White advances.
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15... Nxb2
The pawn goes
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16. Qa3
Forking knight and bishop

 
16... Na4
Defending both.

 
17. Bd4
Preventing lack from controlling the long dark square diagonal. Stockfish prefers 17. c2-c4 with a huge white advantage.
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17... Rc8
Attacking c6, 0.4 to white now

 
18. Nb4
attacking Ba6

 
18... Qa5
Protecting it, and pinning the knight
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19. c3
Unpinning the knight and thus protecting c6

 
19... Bg7
Bishop finally develops.

 
20. Kf2
White finally commits his king.
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20... Rc7
Stockfish prefers Kf8

 

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