ANNOTATED GAME

Piece snapping
damalfi vs. russian cappuccino
Annotated by: damalfi (1200)
Chess opening: Queen's pawn, Mason variation (D00)
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Lightly annotated, mainly because of some tactic shots.
1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Nbd2 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. e3 Be7
A normal and quiet approach to the London by black.
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7. Ne5
Better was NxNc6, then this N will press on the c6 pawn, with the Q. Nothing that black can't parry, but still forcing.
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7... O-O 8. Nxc6
I hope in the other N to create pressure on e5... if it can get there!

 
8... bxc6 9. Qa4 Qb6 10. Rb1
No queenside castling this time.
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10... cxd4 11. exd4 c5 12. Nf3 Bd7 13. Qb3
The Q's exchange is not good or bad. But I am not taking any advantage of it.

 
13... c4
This closes the center for black, and this is handable...
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14. Qxb6 axb6 15. a3
Now black only has a sac to penetrate my queenside. I have to solve the lsb's developement, though.

 
15... Ba4 16. Be2
Wonderful. My lsb for his.
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16... Bc2 17. Rc1 Be4 18. O-O
With some manouver, I can force the Blsb back, opening the king's position.
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18... h6 19. Ne5 Rac8 20. f3 Bh7 21. g4
Launching the pawn's storm. Without the Qs and the queenside closed, it looks as a good attacking prospect.

 
21... g5 22. Bg3 Rfd8 23. h4
The more black pushes his pawns, quicker will be my attack.

 
23... Ne8 24. hxg5
I had to "demonstrate" my attack is sound, even by opening my K or sac some pawns.
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24... hxg5
Bxg5 only invites f4.

 
25. Kg2
f4 would have been the right, I think. This is necessary but too slow. Moreover, I didn't see the threat: my N is trapped!
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25... f6
I have to play with piece less. So let's take all I can from it.

 
26. Rfh1 fxe5 27. Rh6
I don't care about retaking the pawn. I have to press his K.
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27... Kg7 28. Rch1 Bg6
! Very nice. If Rh8, he can move the N and exchange them, and I'll be busted.

 
29. dxe5
Bxe5+ would have only helped him to unravel his pieces.

 
29... Bc5
My attack is now stalled!

 
30. f4
Well, go on attacking! Nothing more left but a slow death.
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