As an average chess player, I just want to share my observations on the following game. I may not be able to give deep explanations to the moves but I hope that the beauty of the game likewise touch the reader's appreciation as it impressed me on how the game concluded. |
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Bc4 Nc6 7. Be3 Bg7 8. f3 O-O 9. Qd2
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with the intention of castling long |
 
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9... Bd7 10. Bb3 Qa5
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I have seen the arrival of the queen on the a5-square many times in Sicilians and then a contest on opposite wings has been put into order. |
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11. O-O-O Rfc8 12. h4 Ne5 13. Kb1 Nc4 14. Bxc4 Rxc4 15. Nb3 Qd8 16. g4 b5 17. e5 Ne8 18. h5 Bxe5 19. hxg6 fxg6
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a case I have seen where capturing towards the center has been ignored |
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20. Nxb5 Be6 21. Nb5d4 Bf7 22. f4 Bg7 23. f5 Nf6 24. Rh4 a5 25. Qh2 a4 26. Nd2 Rb4
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Is this an oversight or Black has just seen a little farther? I mean the Knight fork on c6 as follows. |
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27. Nc6 Bxa2+ 28. Kxa2 a3
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A very strong pawn move. Now the Black queen is immune to capture as 29.Nxd8 axb2+ 30.Kb1 Ra1#. |
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29. b3 Qc7 30. Qg2 d5 31. Nxb4 Qc3 32. Nc4 Ne4 33. Nxd5 Qb2+
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