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ANNOTATED GAME

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starlite551 vs. rocksteddy
Annotated by: starlite551 (1710)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B43), Kan, 5.Nc3
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Be2 Bb4 8. Qd3
Sicilian Defense.. Black is in a good position!

 
8... d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Bd2
Whenever you are ahead in initiative maintain it rather than losing it.. Exchange of pieces simplifies the position for white..

 
10... Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Nxc3 12. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 13. bxc3 Bd7 14. Nf3 Nc6 15. O-O-O
Now white looks ahead in development..

 
15... Rd8 16. Rhe1 O-O 17. Bc4 b5 18. Bb3
Idea is to exchange my bishop for his knight to free the doubled pawn structure..

 
18... Na5 19. Kb2 Nxb3 20. cxb3
As anticipated by white.. :)

 
20... Bc6
Here i thought creating a passed pawn would give me an advantage since after exchanges white has good end game since he has queen side pawn majority.. secondly black also need to safe gaurd the back rank..

 
21. c4
Always move the pawn who has no opposing pawn in front of him..

 
21... bxc4 22. bxc4 Ba4
Now for the exchanges..

 
23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Re2
Plan executed well so far..

 
24... Bd1
Bd1?? Wrong move since Rd2 Rxd2 is forced since black has weak back rank
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25. Rd2
Straight away going for exchange..

 
25... Rxd2+ 26. Nxd2 Kf8
Trying to bring king to the center now next phase of plan for white.. Bring block Black Bishop's mobility

 
27. f3
f3! is excellent move since it traps the Black Bishop in White's Quadrant... Only escape is via a4.. which also would be sealed soon by Nb3..
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27... Ke7 28. Nb3
Now where will the Bishop go..??

 
28... Kd6 29. Kc3
Battle of the kings

 
29... e5
e5 to stop Kd4

 
30. Kb4
White goes for a-pawn

 
30... Kc6
attempts to protect a-pawn

 
31. Na5+
Straight away pressure on black's King...

 
31... Kb6 32. c5+
c5+ Passer is on its way with a check!

 

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