ANNOTATED GAME

fiercequeen pleasing herself...
fiercequeen (2059) vs. sometimesitry (1613)
Annotated by: fiercequeen (1200)
Chess opening: Philidor (C41), exchange variation
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this 3+10 blitz game, is dedicated to me...
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6
the Philidor: always a nice piece of work...

 
3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 h6
a lost move...

 
5. Nc3 Nf6
already running a tempo behind: e4 is covered...

 
6. g3
preparing Bg2...

 
6... c5
a textbook move: not doing much...

 
7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. a3
avoiding Nb4: Nd4, is already taken care of...

 
10... Bg4
for now, a useless pin...

 
11. Be3
avoiding Nd4...

 
11... Ne5 12. h3
breaking the spell...

 
12... Bh5 13. g4 Nfxg4 14. hxg4 Bxg4
Black gave a Knight for two pawns: to no avail...

 
15. Nd5 Bh4 16. Bf4 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Rb8
not sure, what this is about...

 
19. Qg4 Kh7
avoiding Bxh6...
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20. f3 Bf6 21. c3
avoid Bxb2...

 
21... b5 22. Kf2 a5 23. Rfh1
upcoming trouble for Black...
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23... g5
overreacting: this is losing...
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24. Nxf6+ Qxf6
and with this, Black resigned on the spot: after Bxg5, things seemed hopeless...
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