ANNOTATED GAME

Team match
alanmck64 (1616) vs. indy84 (1676)
Annotated by: dylam (1200)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B22), Alapin's variation (2.c3)
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1. e4 c5 2. c3
a move that become very popular lately.

 
2... d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Qa4+ Nc6 5. Qxe4 Nf6
the white queen is out early. it will be a pursuit center during Black's development.

 
6. Qa4 Bd7 7. Bb5 a6 8. Bxc6 Bxc6
white is playing only with his queen and not developing other pieces.

 
9. Qd1 Qd3
can't castle...

 
10. Qe2 Qxe2+ 11. Kxe2 O-O-O 12. Re1 Bb5+
all white's queen side pieces are not in the game!

 
13. Kd1 Ng4
chasing white's king.

 
14. Kc2 Bd3+ 15. Kb3 c4+ 16. Ka4 Rd5
it seems that a mate is in the air.

 
17. b3 e6 18. b4
18. bxc4 Bc2#

 
18... Bc2+
worth considering is: 18... b5 and then a) 19. Ka3 a5 20. h3 (20. Bb2? axb4 21. cxb4 Ra5#) Nxf2 and next is axb4, Ra5 , Bxb4. b) 19. Ka5 Kb7! and can't prevent Bd6-Bc7#.

 
19. Ka3 Nxf2 20. Re5 Nd3
white is laying without three pieces. it is only a matter of time...

 
21. Rxd5 exd5 22. Nd4 Bd1 23. Bb2 a5 24. Nb3
trying to get some space. too late...

 
24... axb4+ 25. Ka4 Nxb2+ 26. Kb5 cxb3 27. cxb4 Be2+ 28. Ka5
28.... Nc4 29. Ka4 b2 etc.