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ANNOTATED GAME

League division D1 - The Double Check!
lynvingen (1626) vs. ssth (1501)
Annotated by: lynvingen (1722)
Chess opening: Scandinavian (B01), Kiel variation
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19... Qc6 20. f3
unpinning, but White dominance in the center is still quite shaky!

 
20... Nb6 21. Rc1
Natural move with a pin

 
21... Red8
Natural move with a pin!

 
22. Rg3
weak or bad move as it allows Nh5 attacking the rook. However the white bishop is now allowed to move as the rook is protecting the f3-pawn.

 
22... Nbd7 23. Rcg1
Doubling the rooks - at last!

 
23... b6 24. Qc2
Preparing an attack on the King side

 
24... Nb8 25. Bd3 Na6
an intermezzo before the attack can proceed. White must avoid Nb4...

 
26. a3 Nc7 27. Nxc7 Qxc7
Whites pressure on g6 is very strong, but a sac is too expensive.

 
28. Rg3g5
The plan is to prepare a f-pawn push. Black can of course try h6, but that would also be satisfying for White as it would weaken Blacks pawn structure.

 
28... Rd7
Black is probably preparing to double his Rooks too, however that does not help to prevent Whites attack

 
29. f5
The attack begins

 
29... exf5
White is now allowed to recapture with the Bishop as Blacks g-pawn is the only defence aganist whites Rooks

 
30. Bxf5 Re7 31. Qd3
Protecting his black bishop

 
31... Bh6
The idea is good - if White retreats with the rook, Black gets Whites black Bishop. The Black king is however only protected by the g-pawn now...

 
32. Rg5xg6+
Now White is trading a Rook for a Bishop a pawn. Probably the best choice.

 
32... hxg6 33. Bxh6
Black has now not many places to go

 
33... Rae8 34. Bxg6
A sac. For the Bishop White gets a pawn and a fully exposed Black king

 
34... Re7e1
Black is trying to couter-attack, but that is unwise, as White now delivers a double check!

 
35. Bh7+
If the Bishop was making the check alone, Black could simple respond with Nf6xh7, but as the Rook is checking too, Black is forced to move his King. That is the whole idea behind the double check.

 
35... Kh8
No other option

 

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