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ANNOTATED GAME

Challenge from sosg
sosg (1427) vs. cheetah08 (1677)
Annotated by: cheetah08 (1200)
Chess opening: Polish (Sokolsky) opening (A00)
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18... b5
As white's army is unprepared to battle , black blasts open lines. Always remember : If you're ahead in development blast open lines as it's almost like you're up material.

 
19. Nbd2
??? White develops his knight back to where he put it before and loses even more time.

 
19... Ba6
Black prepares to play b4 snatching a pawn due to the double attack on c3 and f1.

 
20. Re1
Stopping the threat.

 
20... Nxc3
But Black still wins a pawn and Black's position is still much better.

 
21. Bxc3
Trading off white's horrible bishop.

 
21... Qxc3 22. Bf1
! This pins my b- pawn and trys to develop a piece. Though now white is too behind.

 
22... Qc6
Releasing the pin and now white can win his pawn back with 22:axb5 Bxb5 Rxa5 Bxf1 Rxf1. But black owns the c- file and after Qc2 will still be winning.

 
23. Nb3
White misses his opportunity.

 
23... Bb4
Attacking the rook and defending the a5 pawn.

 
24. Rc1 Qb6 25. Re2
Now White loses a piece after bxa4 due to the double attack on b3 and e2.

 
25... bxa4 26. Rec2 Rxc2 27. Qxc2 axb3 28. Qxb3
Black's up a piece and will exchange off the bishops.

 
28... Bxf1 29. Kxf1 Qb7
This prepares Rc8 trying to not let white get the c-file.

 
30. Kg2
Better was 30: Qc2 when at least white has the c file.

 
30... Rc8 31. Ra1
Trying to win a pawn on 32:Rxa5 due to the pinned Bishop.

 
31... Qb5 32. Rb1
This does nothing but white's position is so bad anyways.

 
32... Nf8
The knight sees e4 through d7 , and f6.

 
33. Ne5 Nd7
Offering to exchange off the knight when white has no hope of winning.

 
34. Ng4
Declining the exchange but putting the knight in a precarious position with no escape squares.

 
34... Qe2
Gaining time while attacking the g4 knight so Rc2 can be played.

 

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