Annotated chess game: European Senior Team Championships Round 1

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ANNOTATED GAME

European Senior Team Championships Round 1
Charles Higgie (1992) vs. Robert Vogel (2145)
Annotated by: charleshiggie

(2224)
Chess opening: Robatsch (modern) defence (B06)

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21. Bh4

But I played this, hoping for 21...g5 22. Nf5. Stockfish actually thinks this is better for black, but both me and my opponent thought it looked good for white, so he played....

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21... Bd7

this. Now the bishop attacks f5 he is threatening 22....g5. I had seen this and prepared a reply. His bishop is no longer attacking my e4 pawn, so I can move my Ng3

22. Ne2

So I played this to protect c3 again. Stockfish prefers Nf1. I wondered if maybe we would start repeating now. 22.....Bc6 23. Ng3 Bd7 24. Ne2 etc

22... Bg4

But he plays this instead

23. Rf2

I thought I had to stay on the Ne2 with my rook, otherwise he takes on e2. If I recapture with the bishop my pawn on e4 goes and if I capture with my queen my pawn on c3 goes. However stockfish actually prefers Rf1 and gives it as level after Bxe2 24. Qxe2 Qxc3.

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23... Rc8

He builds up pressure on c3

24. c4

So I protect that pawn. I am now threatening to play Ne2-c3-d5 with a great position, so he virtually has to take on e2

24... Bxe2

he takes

25. Qxe2

I take back this way

25... Nh5

Threatening to come in on f4

26. g3