ANNOTATED GAME

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irwannapitupulu (1729) vs. boriskhurgin (1778)
Annotated by: irwannapitupulu (1951)
Chess opening: Ruy Lopez (C68), exchange, Alekhine variation
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5
Ruy Lopez (Spanish Opening) (C60)

 
3... a6 4. Bxc6
Ruy Lopez (C68), exchange variation

 
4... dxc6 5. d3 f6 6. Be3 Bd6 7. Nbd2 Bb4 8. O-O Be6 9. c3 Ba5 10. Nb3 Bb6 11. Bxb6 cxb6 12. d4 exd4 13. Nbxd4 Qd7 14. Nxe6 Qxe6 15. Nd4 Qf7 16. Nf5 Qc7 17. Nd6+ Kf8 18. Qd3 Nh6 19. Rad1 Rd8 20. Qg3 Nf7 21. Nxf7 Qxg3 22. Rxd8+ Kxf7 23. Rxh8
It's better than 23.hxg3 Rxd8 24.f3..... if 24..... Rd2 then 25.Rf2 ....

 
23... Qe5 24. f3 Qc5+ 25. Kh1 b5
25.... b5? Black tried to protect b7 pawn that's no need to be protected. It's much better black to attack white's pawns since the rooks were not connected yet. 25.... Qc4! then 26.Ra1 Qe2. If 27.b3 then 27.... Qb2 or if 27.Rb1 then 27.... Qc2.

 
26. Rd8
26.Rd8! Good move. White's rooks have to be connected. 26.Rxh7? because 26.... Kg6 then continue with 27.... Qc4

 
26... b6 27. Rfd1 h5 28. h3 h4 29. Rd8d4
White only wait for Black's mistake.

 
29... g5 30. Rd4d6 b4 31. cxb4 Qxb4 32. Rxc6 Qxb2 33. Rd7+
33.Rd7 !

 
33... Kg6 34. Re7
34.Re7!! Good move to protect e5 square from Queen. 34.R6c7? then 34.... Qa1 35.Kh2 Qe5
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34... Qf2
Black still can not take pawn at a2 since R6c7.... then Rg7 , Rh7 , and finally Rcg7 , checkmate.

 
35. Rc1 a5 36. e5 Qe3 37. Rd1 Qe2 38. Rb1 Qf2
If 38.... Qxa2, then 39.Rxb6 and continue with Rxf6 and Rh7

 
39. Re6 Kf5 40. Rxf6+ Kxe5 41. Rfxb6 Qxa2 42. Rb6b5+ Kd6 43. Rd1+ Ke6 44. Rxg5 a4 45. Rg4 Qf2
If 45.... a3, then 46.Rgd4, continue with R4d2 then both of Rook go to a1 and a2 to take the pawn.
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46. Rxa4 Ke5 47. Rb1 Kd5 48. Rg4 Kc5 49. Rbb4 Qe1+ 50. Kh2 Qe5+ 51. Rbf4 Kd6 52. Rgxh4
It's done now. Good game, anyway.

 
52... Ke6 53. Rhg4 Ke7 54. h4 Ke8 55. Kh3 Qa1 56. Rfe4+ Kf7 57. Rg5 Qc1 58. Rge5 Qc8+ 59. g4 Qc1 60. h5 Qf1+ 61. Kg3 Qg1+ 62. Kf4 Qc1+ 63. Kf5 Qc8+ 64. Kg5 Qc1+ 65. f4