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ANNOTATED GAME
Challenge from hetconnection
hetconnection (1736) vs. orangutan (1739)
Annotated by: orangutan (1947)
Chess opening: Sicilian defence (B20)
hetconnection (1736) vs. orangutan (1739)
Annotated by: orangutan (1947)
Chess opening: Sicilian defence (B20)
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24... Ke8 25. Qxe5+ Re6 26. Qf4 |
White seems to run out of attacking possibilities after Qh8 Ke2. | ||||||
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26... Qb6 |
Breaking out of defence with an attack on e3. | ||||||
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27. Qd4 |
White is now a pawn to the good after his sacrifice, and perhaps fancies his chances in the endgame; though I could not see any other good move for him in any case. | ||||||
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27... Qxd4 |
Finally allowing white to straighten his pawns in return for play against his problem knight. | ||||||
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28. exd4 Rg6 |
This move cuts off Ng5, and h4 will be met by f6 or Rh6. | ||||||
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29. c4 |
Urgent counterplay. | ||||||
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29... dxc4 30. bxc4 |
White creates a mobile passed pawn front to compensate for the impending loss of the knight. | ||||||
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30... Ke7 31. Re1+ Kd7 |
White wants his rook on the f-file; he cannot put it there and keep my king off the e-file at the same time. | ||||||
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32. h4 f6 33. Rf1 Ke7 |
cf. earlier comments | ||||||
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34. Rb1 Rc7 35. Rb8 Rg7 36. Nxf6 |
Nf8 Rg8, Nd7!? saves the knight for the time being, but after ...Rxb8, Nxb8 it is confined passively in the other corner. White prefers an ending with four passed pawns against rook. | ||||||
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36... Kxf6 37. c5 Rg4 |
I urgently have to pick off a few of white's extra pawns before the c and d-pawns become too dangerous. The d pawn is immobilized for the moment by the need to protect c5. | ||||||
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38. Rd8 Rxh4 |
One down... | ||||||
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39. g3 Rhh7 |
Intending to cut off the white rook, though it was too late for that. | ||||||
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40. Rd6+ Ke7 41. Ra6 Rh5 |
Heading for d5. | ||||||
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42. Rg6 Rd5 43. Rg4 Kf6 |
Aiming to lure the rook to f4 and then exchange it if the king moves to the f-file. | ||||||
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44. Rf4+ Kg5 45. Kf2 Rf5 |
As planned, though I can hardly say this sequence was forced. | ||||||
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46. Ke3 Rxf4 47. gxf4+ Kf5 |
I just about have time to pick up the f-pawn before racing back with the king. | ||||||
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48. Kd3 |
Otherwise I move the king over to d5 and white's pawn armada is over. | ||||||
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48... Kxf4 49. Kc4 Ke4 |
The closing phase has to be played carefully. This move keeps the white king from d5 and virtually forces the pawn advance d5. | ||||||
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50. d5 Ke5 51. d6 Rd7 |
Now if c6, Rxd6 wins both pawns. 51...Rc6?? of course would have been met by 52.d7! | ||||||
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