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ANNOTATED GAME

Team match
chrisforbes21 (1279) vs. blue148 (1202)
Annotated by: playerg5454 (2389)
Chess opening: Scandinavian (centre counter) defence (B01)
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21... Bxe5
A blunder. Black had the right idea of countering here, but not this way. Instead, g5. White now has the better game.

 
22. fxe5 Qxe5 23. a6
Now we expect Black to use his superior center. Qe3+, then e5, then f5 or f6 and a counterattack begins.

 
23... Ra7
Ineffective. Better Qe3+.

 
24. Qd3 Qc7
Black is retreating and giving up initiative to White.

 
25. Ba5 Qe5
I'm getting whiplash watching this.

 
26. Bb6 Raa8 27. Nd4
Yes, finally!

 
27... Qg5 28. a7
A mistake. White seems to have just one thing on his mind! Qg3 was necessary to defend the King, to prevent Black's counterattack (at last). Black would follow with moves like h5, e5.

 
28... Qxg4+
Better e5 first, driving away the Knight. BUILD the attack.

 
29. Qg3
Ouch! This is a mistake as now White loses its Knight. Black is all of a sudden decisively ahead. [Hmmmm. Someone isn't using the Analysis board and Flip.]

 
29... Qxd4+ 30. Qf2
At this point, a piece ahead, I would exchange my Queens.

 
30... Qg4+ 31. Kh1 Nf5 32. Bc7 d4
Better e5

 
33. Rfb1
A blunder. Now Rxa7. If RxR, then Qe4+, taking the Rook and beginning the march of pawns with e5! This is Black's game now to lose.

 
33... Rfc8
A Rxa7 was needed here.

 
34. Rb8
Excellent!

 
34... Ng3+
A blunder. It's White's game now. [Someone else isn't using the Analysis and Flip features of GK.] Rf8 or Qe4+ was called for.

 
35. Bxg3
Qxg3! Then, perhaps ... Qxg3; Bxg3, Rf8; Bd6, Rfxb8; axb8(Q), Rxb8; Bxb8. White's ahead and should want to exchange Queens.

 
35... Qe4+ 36. Kg1
Now I would expect ...Rc x b8 or ... Rf8. What does Black do?

 
36... Qd5
Blunder. I guess the Analysis board was unavailable.

 
37. Rxc8+ Rxc8
Now I imagine Qf6. There is a recurring theme here, that you can build the attack. The pawn on a7 is safe and the Rook is busy protecting the back rank. Let's get more pieces in on the attack. You can imagine Qf6, then Be5 threatening mate. Queens will get exchanged and White's bishop will land on f6, limiting the King's movement. Then Rb1-Rb8+ (Black cannot take the pawn on a7 because of Rb8 mate). If Black takes the rook, then the pawn Queens. Black will lose his rook with the check. IfThe Black King will start running, with h6 as a start.

 
38. a8=Q Rxa8 39. Rxa8+ Kg7
Ra7, threatening Qxf7 mate.
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