ANNOTATED GAME

Team match
jibarra85 (1694) vs. rafias (1707)
Annotated by: rafias (2066)
Chess opening: Amsterdam attack (A00)
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1. e3
Very odd opening

 
1... e5 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. b3 c5
Black is trying to get full control of the center

 
5. Bb2 Nc6 6. Ne2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. c4
Finally white starts challenging black for the center

 
8... Be6 9. d3 Qb6 10. Na3 Rad8 11. Bc3 d4 12. exd4 exd4 13. Bd2
black controls the dark squares to compensate for the weak dark square bishop

 
13... Qc7 14. Nc2 Qd7 15. Nf4 Bf5 16. h3 Bd6
Black threatens to remove the defender of d3

 
17. g4
It is very dangerous to advance the castle pawns. The King position could be threatened.

 
17... Bxf4 18. Bxf4 Bg6 19. Bf3 h6 20. h4
A lesson: Never atack your opponent king with your castled pawns.

 
20... Rfe8 21. h5 Bh7 22. g5 hxg5 23. Bxg5 Ne5 24. Be2 Qf5
And now a big threat is mounting. The white King no longer has its protective shield

 
25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Ne1 Kh8
A great move. Opening a file so that a rook can develop.

 
27. f4 Reg8+
The onslaught starts. The only option is 28 Ng2

 
28. Ng2 Qh3 29. Rf2 Nxd3 30. Bxd3 Bxd3 31. Qd2
White tries to make threats on its own. The idea is to advance the f pawn and deliver mate on h6. So black has to eliminate this threat before resuming the attack.

 
31... f5 32. a3 Be4
Putting more pressure on the white king

 
33. Ra2 Rg4
Preparing to double the rooks

 
34. b4 Rh4
34.... Rh4! totally destroys white defenses. If 35. Nxh4 then 35.... Qh1 . The threat is mate on h1

 
35. Kf1 Qh1+ 36. Ke2 d3+
White to avoid mate would have to sacrifice its queen

 
37. Ke3 Qh3+ 38. Rf3 Qxf3#
Mate. Hope you enjoyed.