ANNOTATED GAME

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john2001plus (1881) vs. bosperty (1432)
Annotated by: john2001plus (1762)
Chess opening: Reti opening (A05)
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1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nb6 10. Bd3 Nbd5 11. Be5 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Bd6 13. Rb1 Qc7 14. Qc2 Bxe5 15. Nxe5 h6 16. c4 Nd7 17. f4 Nxe5 18. fxe5 Bd7 19. c5 Rfd8 20. Qf2 Be8 21. Qg3 Qe7
White to play.

 
22. Rf6
The pawn on g7 can't take the rook because it is pinned to the king by the White queen.

 
22... Kf8
White to play.

 
23. Rbf1
If 23... gxf6 24. exf6 and Black has to give up his queen to prevent checkmate.

 
23... Rd7
White to play.

 
24. Qg6
If 24... Qxf6 25. Rxf6.
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24... Rc8 25. Qh7
If 25... Qxf6 26. exf6 gxf6 27. Qxh6+ Ke7 28. Qxf6+ Kf8 29. Rf3 headed to h8.

 
25... Qd8

 
26. Qh8+ Ke7
White could play 27. Bg6 Qa5 28. Rxf7+ Kd8 29. Qxe8+ Kc7 (29... Kxe8 30. Rf8+ Ke7 31. R1f7#) 30. Qxd7+ or 27. Qg8 Qa5 28. Rxf7+ Kd8 29. Qxe8+. Equally good is...
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27. Qxg7
The game actually continued 27... Rdc7 28. Rxf7+ Bxf7 29. Qxf7# If instead 27... Qb6 28. Rxf7+ Kd8 29. Rxd7+ Bxd7 30. Qf8+ Be8 (or Kc7 31. Qd6+) 31. Qd6+ Bd7 32. Rf8#, or if Black played...

 
27... Qa5 28. Rf6xf7+ Kd8 29. Rxd7+ Bxd7 30. Qf8+
If 30... Be8 31. Qd6+ Bd7 32. Rf8#.

 
30... Kc7 31. Qd6+ Kd8 32. Rf8#
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