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ANNOTATED GAME
Die Hard: It's always too early to resign
ian_want (1452) vs. nathanman22 (1517)
Annotated by: archduke_piccolo
(2332)
Chess opening: English opening (A20)
ian_want (1452) vs. nathanman22 (1517)
Annotated by: archduke_piccolo
(2332)
Chess opening: English opening (A20)
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36... Rd5 37. Rda2 |
37.Qc4 looks an attractive possibility, but retribution is swift: 37...e3! 38.Qxd5?? Ra1ch ... With the text move, it appears that yet another Black assault has been beaten back. | |||||
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37... Rb8 38. Ra5 Qd7 39. Be3 Rxa5 |
Ordinarily, one imagines that Black would prefer not to exchange rooks here, but his choices are limited! | |||||
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40. bxa5 Ra8 |
Since his mistake on the 25th move, White has maintained his piece advantage well enough, but he hasn't been able yet to build much on it, except, seemingly to repel successive attacks. Things look safe enough, but this is where one needs to be on the alert! | |||||
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41. Bd2 |
(?!) Protects the a-pawn, but shuts the rook off from the Q-side. 41.Ra2 seems preferable here. | |||||
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41... Qd4+ 42. Kh1 Re8 43. Be3 |
Just about forced, but it will do. White can not allow those centre pawns to advance at all. | |||||
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43... Qd7 44. Qd2 Rc8 |
Black has conjured up another attack, though it's more of a long range bombardment for the moment. No doubt 45.Qb4 would keep Black contained, but... | |||||
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45. Rg1 |
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45... Rc2 |
(!) At a stroke, White's advantage disappears! | |||||
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46. Qd1 Qh3 |
(!) In a flash Black is once again at White's throat. How is the mate to be averted? | |||||
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47. Qxc2 |
(!) Panic ... or brilliance? The alternative, 47.Bd2 leads to an exciting, 4-queen finish in which White just holds out: 47...e3! 48.a6! Qc8 49.Qf3! exd2 50.Qxb7 Qd8! 51.a7 Rc1! 52.a8=Q Rxg1ch 53.Kxg1 d1=Qch 54.Kg2 Qe2ch 55.Kg1 Qe3ch 56.Kg2 (=). The astonishing text move is no worse, and is probably better! | |||||
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47... dxc2 48. a6 |
(!) A fine diversion. Black has to break off his attack. | |||||
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48... Qd7 |
(!) Not bad: retaining attacking chances down the d-file. An alternative was 48...Qg4, after which White might have to settle for the draw after all: 49.a7 (or axb7) ...Qf3ch 50.Rg2 Qd1ch 51.Bg1 h6 52.a8=Qch Kh7 53.Qxb7 c1=Q 54.Qxe4ch etc. | |||||
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49. axb7 |
(??) No-o-o! A tragedy. It stood to reason that 49.a7 would commit the queen to passive defence for a long time to come, whereupon White ought to be able to round up the c-pawn: 49.a7 Qd8 50.Kg2 (Black can draw after 50.Rc1? Qd1ch! 51.Kg2 Qf3ch etc.) 50...h6 51.Rc1 | |||||
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49... Qxb7 50. Rc1 Qd5 |
Centralising the queen. Black has at last a sizeable material plus, but the game is not yet a "gimme". With 51.Kg2 White could present Black with some intersting technical difficulties to overcome. But White cuts to the chase: | |||||
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51. Ra1 |
(??) Ouch! Was he tempted by the non-existent mate threat? | |||||
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51... Qd1+ |
0-1. An epic game! | |||||
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