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ANNOTATED GAME

Two Knights Defense - Pin it to win it
N.N (1523) vs. tisamon (1749)
Annotated by: tisamon (1835)
Chess opening: two knights defence (C58), Yankovich variation
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18... Rxe3
A decent move, but perhaps not the best. Also possible was 18...Bxe3+ 19.Kb1. I noticed after that 19...Qf6 intending a mating threat with Bc1, Qxb2 would have taken the White Queen.

 
19. Qg2
White threatens mate with Qxg7, but the threat is parried and another piece brought into the action with Qf6.

 
19... Qf6 20. Rde1
White hopes to exchange, but there is no reason to oblige when all the pieces are coordinating together.

 
20... Bxf3 21. Qg3 Rae8
Now, with doubling the rooks, every piece is involved in the attack.

 
22. Kd2
Technically a mistake, but there's really nothing for white at this point anyway - the threat was to take the rooks off the board and be a bishop pair ahead for an easy win.

 
22... Bb4+ 23. c3
If 23. Kc1 then 23...Rxe1+ 24.Rxe1 Rxe1+ 25. Qxe1+ Bxe1

 
23... Bxc3+
If 24.bxc3 Qxc3#. If 24.Kc1 Bxb2+ 25.Kc2 Qxc3+ (25.Kb1 Be4#) 26.Kb1 Be4#

 
24. Kc2
Mate is coming - it's just a matter of which one.

 
24... Be4+
If 25.Kc1 Bxb2+ 26.Kd1 Qd4#. If 25.Kb3 Qb6+ 26.Ka4 Qb4#

 
25. Kd1 Qd4+ 26. Kc1 Bxb2#
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