ANNOTATED GAME

Team match, Petroff Defence
talb (1881) vs. velociraptor (1834)
Annotated by: velociraptor (2411)
Chess opening: Petrov (C43), modern attack, Symmetrical variation
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Petroff defence - Classical - Janish Variation ECO C42 Team match between Talb (1881) Sly Forkers - Velociraptor (1834) Quantum Choir
1. e4
Petroff defence - Classical - Janish Variation ECO C42 Team match between Talb (1881) Sly Forkers - Velociraptor (1834) Quantum Choir

 
1... e5
Petroff defence - Classical - Janish Variation ECO C42 Team match between Talb (1881) Sly Forkers - Velociraptor (1834) Quantum Choir

 
2. Nf3
Petroff defence - Classical - Janish Variation ECO C42 Team match between Talb (1881) Sly Forkers - Velociraptor (1834) Quantum Choir

 
2... Nf6
Petroff defence - Classical - Janish Variation ECO C42 Team match between Talb (1881) Sly Forkers - Velociraptor (1834) Quantum Choir

 
3. d4
Petroff defence - Classical - Janish Variation ECO C42 Team match between Talb (1881) Sly Forkers - Velociraptor (1834) Quantum Choir

 
3... Nxe4
Petroff defence - Classical - Janish Variation ECO C42 Team match between Talb (1881) Sly Forkers - Velociraptor (1834) Quantum Choir

 
4. Nxe5
Petroff defence - Classical - Janish Variation ECO C42 Team match between Talb (1881) Sly Forkers - Velociraptor (1834) Quantum Choir

 
4... d6
Petroff defence - Classical - Janish Variation ECO C42 Team match between Talb (1881) Sly Forkers - Velociraptor (1834) Quantum Choir

 
5. Nf3 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4 Nb4 9. cxd5 Nxd3 10. Qxd3 Qxd5 11. Re1 Bf5 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 c6
Alternative variation: [RR] 13... Be6 14. Qxc7 Bd6 15. Qc2 O-O 16. Bd2 Bf5 17. Qb3 Qxb3 18. axb3 f6 19. Bc3 Kf7 20. Nd2 Rfd8 21. Ne4 Bf8 22. b4 b6 23. Ng3 Bd3 24. Nf1 Rd7 25. Ne3 Re8 26. Rad1 Bb5 27. Nc2 Rxe1 28. Rxe1 [ Huebner,R-Smyslov,V/Velden 1983/Candidates/1/2-1/2 (44)]

 
14. Bh6 Be6
Alternative variation: [RR ] 14... gxh6 15. Re5 Qd7 16. Rae1 Be6 17. d5 cxd5 18. Rxe6 fxe6 19. Qxh8 Bf8 20. Qf6 Be7 21. Rxe6 [ 1-0 Kovacevic,A-Csonka,A/Hungary HUN 2006/The Week in Chess 605] [RR] Rc8 22. Re1 Kd8 23. Qh8 Kc7 24. Qxh7 Bb4 25. Rc1 Kd6 26. Qxh6 Ke7 27. Qg7 Kd6 28. Qe5# [1-0 Davies,N-Strub,M/Winnipeg 2002/EXT 2003] Alternative variation: [RR] 14... Rg8 15. Re5 Qd7 16. Rae1 Be6 17. Ng5 O-O-O 18. Nxf7 Bxf7 19. Rxe7 Qxd4 20. Rxf7 Qxc3 21. bxc3 gxh6 22. Rb1 Rg5 23. h4 Rb5 24. Rxb5 cxb5 25. Rxh7 Rd1 26. Kh2 Rd2 27. Rxh6 Rxa2 28. h5 Rxf2 29. Rh8 [Browne,W-Bisguier,A/Chicago 1974/MCD/1-0 (40)]

 
15. Bxg7 Rg8 16. Re5 Qd7 17. Bh6 O-O-O 18. Ra5 Bd5
Black prepare an attack on g2

 
19. Rxa7
Better is 19. Bf4

 
19... Rxg2+
Very strong move. Kf1 or Kh1 isn't correct for 19...Qf5 20.Kxb2 Kb8 21.Re1 Bxf3 22.Qxf3 Rg8 23.Qg3 Rxg3

 
20. Kxg2 Qg4+ 21. Kf1
[21.Kh1 Bxf3 22.Qxf3 Qxf3 23.Kg1 Rg8 24.Bg7 Rxg7 25.Kf1 Qd3 26.Ke1 Bb4# ]

 
21... Bxf3 22. Ra8+ Kc7 23. Rxd8 Qg2+ 24. Ke1 Qg1+ 25. Kd2
[26.Kd3 Qe2# ]

 
25... Qxf2+ 26. Kc1 Qf1+ 27. Kc2 Be4+ 28. Kd2 Qf2+ 29. Kc1 Kxd8 30. Qd2 Qf1+ 31. Qd1 Qc4+ 32. Kd2 Kc8
[King is on save place]

 
33. Ke3
[ 33.Qg4 f5 34.Qd1 Qxd4 and black win]

 
33... Qe6 34. Qh5 Bg6+ 35. Qe5 Qh3+
[ and white resign. 36.Qg3 Qxh6 37.Ke2 Bd6 38.Qg2 Qf4 39.Qh3 Kd8 40.Re1 Bb4 41.Rd1 Bf5 42.Qf1 Qxh2 Ke3 43.Bg4 Kd3 44.Qxb2]