ANNOTATED GAME

35th GK tournament
jetpac (1148) vs. belacqua17 (1230)
Annotated by: belacqua17 (1200)
Chess opening: King's pawn game (C44)
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bd3
an odd move for a weaker player, Bc4 being the main line, this move weakens his position and eventually leads to terrible consequences

 
3... Bc5 4. O-O d6 5. Nc3 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Nd4 8. Qg4 Qf6
blunder by me, allows Nd5!

 
9. Nd5
! attacks the queen, threatens Nxc7 fork, also threatens Qxg7 winning the rook if Qd8

 
9... Qg6
the lesser of all the evils, loses the rook, but takes his knight out of the game

 
10. Nxc7+ Kd8 11. Nxa8 Qxg4
cracks open his castle

 
12. hxg4 Nf6 13. g5 Nh5 14. Bc4
terrible move, allows my knights to run wild

 
14... Nxc2
pins the pawn on f2 to his king

 
15. Rb1
rooks only square

 
15... Ng3
he can't take because of the bishop pin

 
16. Rd1
again a forced rook move and his king is in trouble

 
16... h6
the ultimate poisoned pawn, if he takes Rxh6 checkmate on the h file is forced

 
17. gxh6
he takes

 
17... Rxh6
game over

 
18. d3
weak attack because all of his other pieces are immobilised and his king is completely helpless

 
18... Rh1#
even down a full rook, an open file can still dominate