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ANNOTATED GAME
Challenge from tag1153
mbingham (1739) vs. tag1153 (1350)
Annotated by: mbingham (1200)
Chess opening: Nimzo-Indian (E34), classical, Noa variation
mbingham (1739) vs. tag1153 (1350)
Annotated by: mbingham (1200)
Chess opening: Nimzo-Indian (E34), classical, Noa variation
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20. dxe5 |
And I am not quite sure if I'm a genius or an idiot. Even though he didn't play Ng6, I still can. And I already know it cannot be answered by fx because Qxg6 and nothing in the universe can stop Bh6. But what the hell am I going to do if Kg7? | ||||
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20... Bxh1 21. Ng6+ Kg7 |
Jeze Louise. (Babylon 5 fans will recognize this instantly:) Ok, so you're in a burning building on the 7th floor. the flames are coming in from the hall and you're about to roast, so you jump out the window and try to figure out what to do next. So, one step at a time, I have to play Bf6, tempo and permanent control of that corner of the board. | ||||
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22. Bf6+ Kh6 |
Naturally if Kxh7 Nf8 and it's all over. I didn't quite know yet how to proceed now that the king was taking a walk alone. I was tempted to put this away for the night. I know damn well there's a win in here, but it isn't a direct sequence of forcing moves. Then I remembered that if 21... gx Qxg6, I wasn't looking at a total forcing series of moves there either and I was just fine. So if I can find a similarly unanswerable position, -- somewhere to park the queen while waiting safely for my turn... | ||||
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23. Qd2+ Kxh7 24. Qg5 |
Snug like a bug... In this position, I'm thinking Q->h5->h8#, having forgotten that the knight can generate tempi too. | ||||
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24... Bf3 |
But thankfully, my opponent encourages me to look all my pieces, so I can have what I think is a much prettier mate -- and one very thematic to play in this game. White attacked on white squares and then switched to dominate the black, and we have a color themed mate with the added bonus of a very nice knight sac. | ||||
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25. Nf8+ Rxf8 |
Forced. | ||||
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26. Qg7# |
And Tom was gracious enough to let me play this out. It's very gracious, in my opinion, to let your opponent play out a groovy idea. Thanks, Tom! | ||||
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