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ANNOTATED GAME
A great win against great defense!
ethansiegel (1723) vs. bleddy71 (1573)
Annotated by: ethansiegel
(1986)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B21), Andreaschek gambit
ethansiegel (1723) vs. bleddy71 (1573)
Annotated by: ethansiegel
(1986)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B21), Andreaschek gambit
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22. Rd6xd8+ |
Forcing black to recapture with the knight, giving me uncontested ownership of the d-file. | |||||||
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22... Nxd8 |
Of course Qxd8 loses the queen for insufficient compensation. | |||||||
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23. Rd3 |
The best way to defend e3 and still maintain all of my influence down the d-file. | |||||||
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23... Qc7 |
Increasing the queen's scope and freeing the rook, this maintains the threat on h2 if the knight on f3 moves. | |||||||
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24. h3 |
...and I finally can't stand it any more, and I expel the knight. | |||||||
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24... Nh6 |
Black doesn't want me to make his pawn structure suffer the same fate as mine after 24. ...Ne5 25. Nxe5 fxe5, so he retreats to h6. Note that in some variations, black can avoid a back-rank mate with Ng8 now. | |||||||
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25. Rd7 |
Forcing the queen to move. | |||||||
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25... Qb6 |
This square keeps her as active as possible, and threatens Qxe3 | |||||||
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26. Qd3 |
Parries the threat while keeping the battery on the d-file. | |||||||
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26... Bc6 |
This excellent move forces white to commit to sacrificing the rook for knight and pawn at most. So, I decide to choose the path which gives me the most activity for it! | |||||||
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27. Rd6 |
Basically forcing Nhf7 (as any other move leaves me ok), which puts me down an exchange. | |||||||
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27... Nhf7 |
...and of course he finds the proper defense. | |||||||
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28. Bxe6 |
This grabs me another pawn, and after Nxd6 Qxd6, I'll have a knight and pawn for my rook, plus a very threatening position. | |||||||
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28... Nxd6 |
...as expected... | |||||||
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29. Qxd6 |
And this is as planned. Now, I was hoping for Qxe3 here, which looks good for black, but after, say, 30. Kh1 Qxc3, 31. Qf8 is checkmate! So, there's a lot going on in this position, despite the exchange of some pieces. | |||||||
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29... Nxe6 |
Black chooses the safest route, which is to simplify by exchanging pieces towards a won endgame. | |||||||
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30. Nd5 |
This is a nice in-between move, as it forces the queen to move before I play Qxe6. | |||||||
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30... Qb7 |
Keeping the queen as active as possible. | |||||||
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31. Qxe6 |
I don't know whether to hope for Bxd5 or not! While exchanges will help black in an endgame, I'm not sure he wants to grant me a passed pawn on d5, especially with his king all the way in the corner. | |||||||
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31... Qd7 |
Instead, he looks for an exchange on more favorable ground. | |||||||
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