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ANNOTATED GAME
Kansas Open, Lindsborg, KS
Holmes, Dan (1515) vs. Rolfe, Adrian (1609)
Annotated by: kansasjayhawk (1666)
Chess opening: Pirc defence (B07)
Holmes, Dan (1515) vs. Rolfe, Adrian (1609)
Annotated by: kansasjayhawk (1666)
Chess opening: Pirc defence (B07)
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25... Bh6 |
If 25...Bxh4, 26.Qh3 will win the pawn back (via R | ||||
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26. h5 e6 27. Rfg1 Bf4 28. d5 |
The d-pawn is worth blocking off the bishop in order to get the queen to f3 then g2. | ||||
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28... e5 |
This pawn roller could become a serious problem for White. My opponent was very inventive and found several moves and ideas throughout the game that I simply did not foresee. This was one of them. It is worth mentioning that I started to realize that I was in the running for the tournament's prize money, and that I started to get very stressed, especially after a meltdown in a similar situation in the Reserve Section of last year's Missouri Open, when I blundered a rook on Board 1 in a winning position, costing myself $150. This, plus the fact that both of us were down to about 30 minutes, had me almost a nervous wreck. For this reason, some of the next few moves were not too accurate. | ||||
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29. Qf3 Kf8 30. Qg2 Qh7 31. Rgf1 Qxh5 32. Rfh1 Qg4 33. Rh8+ Ke7 34. Qh1 Rf7 |
Shredder likes 34...Ba6 better. | ||||
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35. Rg1 |
According to my computer, 35.Rb8 would have been virtually winning. It attacks the bishop on b8, and clears out h8 for the Queen to enter! This would have made things much easier, especially if my opponent would had seen the proper move two moves from now. | ||||
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35... Bg3 36. Qh6 |
Threatening mate on e6. | ||||
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36... Bxd5 |
This is a blunder. 36...f4 would have made matters much more difficult for me, bringing the queen into the defense of e6. | ||||
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37. Nxd5+ Kd7 38. Nf6+ Rxf6 39. Qxf6 f4 40. Rh7+ Kc6 41. Qf7 f3 |
I can't underestimate this pawn, especially because I have a weak back rank. | ||||
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42. Qxc7+ Kb5 43. Qd7+ |
My computer doesn't think this is the strongest move, but I don't regret making it; I didn't want to get into any messy queen endgames, and just try to simplify as much as possible. If I have to, I can give up one of my rooks to prevent a promotion. | ||||
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43... Qxd7 44. Rxd7 f2 45. Rf1 Kc5 46. Rg7 |
Once this bishop is gone, Black will find it much more difficult to advance his pawns. | ||||
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46... Bf4 |
46...Bh4 would have been met with 47.Rg4, achieving the same goal. | ||||
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47. Rxf2 a5 48. Rxf4 |
Now the game is over. Black's pawns are no longer any serious threat. | ||||
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48... exf4 49. Rf7 |
Here, my opponent resigned. | ||||
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