Annotated chess game: Let's play chess

ANNOTATED GAME

Let's play chess
mtbarone (1345) vs. we3d (1189)
Annotated by: we3d (1200)
Chess opening: English, Nimzovich, Flohr variation (A20)

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1. c4 e5 2. Nf3	after the horse



2... e4 3. Nd4 c5 4. Nb5 a6	give him no break :))
	1 comment archduke_piccolo (2334) on 22-Nov-07: White could create an interesting situation by 5.Qa4 here.


5. Nb5c3 f5 6. d3 Qe7 7. dxe4 fxe4 8. e3 d6 9. Nd5 Qd8 10. Nbc3 Be6 11. Nxe4 Be7 12. Nec3 Nf6	rearrange for attack
	1 comment archduke_piccolo (2334) on 22-Nov-07: 8...Nf6 would have prevented the irritating 9.Nd5...


13. e4 O-O 14. Be2 Nc6 15. Be3 Qa5 16. O-O b5 17. Nxe7+ Nxe7 18. Nd5 Ra7 19. Bd2 Qd8 20. a3 Nxe4 21. Nxe7+ Qxe7 22. f3 Nxd2 23. Qxd2 bxc4 24. Rac1 d5 25. Qa5 Qf6 26. Qxc5 Raf7 27. Rfd1 Qxb2 28. Qe3 Rf7f6 29. Rcb1 Qc2 30. Rdc1 Qg6	save the queen ;], she is important after all
	1 comment archduke_piccolo (2334) on 22-Nov-07: 1* Rather a strange follow-up to the exchange on e7 by White. The otherwise not-so-desirable exchange of a powerful knight for a fairly immobile bishop is justified here by the triple fork (trident) after the Q captures on d6: 17.Nxe7ch Nxe7 18.Qxd6, attacking N, B and P.... 2* Black has a fine game by move 24. That mobile central pawn mass confers a considerable advantage. Instead of 25...Qf6, 25...Rfb8 offers a strong attack down the b-file 3*** After 30 moves, Black's extra pawn and active position give him good chances, but White is still in the game.


31. Rb6 Bh3	brutal attack
	1 comment archduke_piccolo (2334) on 22-Nov-07: A neat refutation of White's last.


32. g3 Rxb6	and we won advance ;]



33. Qc5 Rb1 34. Qxd5+ Be6 35. Qd2 Rb3 36. Rc3 Qb1+ 37. Kg2 Rb2 38. Qe3 Re8 39. Rc1 Qa2 40. Qf2	this was the second and fatal error
	1 comment archduke_piccolo (2334) on 22-Nov-07: It's very difficult to find any kind of improvement, though! 40.Re1 Bh3ch or 40.Kf2 Bf7, and if White doesn't lose horrendous quantities of material it's because he's mated instead.


40... Rxe2	and won
	1 comment archduke_piccolo (2334) on 22-Nov-07: The tactical shot 31...Bh3 was the turning point.