ANNOTATED GAME

Challenge from abro
invincible1 (1873) vs. abro (1614)
Annotated by: abro (1686)
Chess opening: Ruy Lopez (C67), open Berlin defence, l'Hermet variation
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6
Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense

 
4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5
Knight has two good moves, more popular is Nf5 but Ne4 is said "!?" interesing, so lets check it out ...

 
7... Ne4 8. Qe2
White could exchange queens but people say it is unnecessary when N is on e4 ...

 
8... Nc5
8. ... Bf5 was the main move, but white can lock the knight ...

 
9. Be3 Be7 10. Rd1 Bd7 11. b4
Ah! Actually this is somehow book move, but we got little different position.

 
11... Na6
Ne6 was good, but is this bad move ... u tell me ...

 
12. e6
?!

 
12... fxe6 13. Nd4
simply Black cannot take pawn. ie. NxP

 
13... Qc8 14. Qh5+ g6 15. Qh6
White is threatening Qg7, making R to move and eating K-side pawns.

 
15... Bf8 16. Qh4 Nxb4
Black got two pawns, due to Na6, so ...

 
17. Qf6 Rg8
White thought a very long in this position. Conclusion: Black got two pawns, but his king has stuck in the center, but it is not easy to exploit it, White's third c pawn is also threatened.

 
18. Nc3
very critical position, three moves were in my consideration 1. Nxc2 2. Bg7 3. c5

 
18... c5 19. Nxe6
Black simply under-estimate this move, Nde2 were supposed in reply.

 
19... Bxe6 20. Rd8+ Qxd8
Drawn. further moves predicated as ... QxB Qe7 QxR materail almost even, Black is only pawn ahead, Black had a won game but considering apparently current rate draw was accepted ...