ANNOTATED GAME

Team match
t108741 (1492) vs. kreifi (1469)
Annotated by: dylam (1200)
Chess opening: Sicilian defence (B20)
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1. e4 c5 2. Bc4
not usual for white. the reason is e6...

 
2... e6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. O-O d5
of course. taking the center and vanishing the white bishop.

 
5. exd5 exd5 6. Re1+ Nge7
I think that Be7 was better and than Nf6.

 
7. Bb5 Qb6
black uses his great advantage in space.

 
8. a4 a6 9. Bxc6+ Qxc6
9... b6 10. d4 cxd4 with Rb8, 0-0, Nf5, Be6 and c5.

 
10. d4 Be6
leaving with an isolated d pawn.

 
11. Ng5 cxd4 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. Re2
13. Qxd4 (a must) Qxc2 14. Nc3 with an advantage for white.

 
13... Kd7 14. Qxd4 Nf5 15. Qc3 Qxc3 16. Nxc3
a slight advantage to black because of the pawns in the center.

 
16... Bb4 17. Nd1
Na2 was needed here.

 
17... Nd4 18. Re5 Nxc2
an extra pawn in the endgame is a lot.

 
19. Ra2 Nd4 20. Re3
20. Be3 is worth looking.

 
20... Rac8 21. Ra1
giving away a rook...

 
21... Nc2 22. Rxe6 Kxe6 23. Rb1 Nd4 24. Ne3
?? 24. Be3 is not losing the piece but the game is lost anyhow...