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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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35. h3
Defending the knight and giving it an escape square

 
35... h5
Softening up the f2 square by removing it's defender.

 
36. Rb2
Trying to stop the disaster on f2.

 
36... Qc4
Allowing a trade of queens when Qxc5 dxc5 gives black two deadly passers along with an extra piece.

 
37. Ne5 Nxe5 38. dxe5 Qe4+
This move trys to create more kingside weaknesses after f3 while at the same time picking up the e pawn.

 
39. f3 Qxe5 40. Re2 h4
Trying to destroy the white kingside.

 
41. gxh4
And white accepts , now black just has to get his pieces to the kingside and I'll win.

 
41... Qf6
Eyeing the h4 and f3 pawns.

 
42. e4
Trying to mix it up in the center but this just makes the white king more weak.

 
42... Rc3 43. Qd1
And now it's forced mate.

 
43... Qxf3+ 44. Kg1
If Ka2 black will play Qxa3 and after kg1 play Bc5.

 
44... Bc5+
Now White resigns as Ka2 Qa3# is mate. This is a good game showing how bad development can cost you.

 

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