ANNOTATED GAME

Team match
ricrice (1687) vs. countpetroff (1652)
Annotated by: countpetroff (1200)
Chess opening: Queen's pawn, Mason variation (D00)
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1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nc6
Chigorin defence is my favourite weapon for some time now

 
3. e3 Nf6 4. a3 Bg4 5. Be2 Bxe2 6. Nxe2 e6 7. O-O Bd6 8. Nd2 O-O 9. c4 dxc4 10. Nxc4 Bxf4 11. Nxf4 Re8 12. Rc1
I was satisfied with the outcome of the opening since I don't think white has any real advantage here

 
12... Ne7 13. Qc2 c6 14. b4 Ned5 15. Nd3 Nb6 16. Nc5 Nxc4 17. Qxc4
Of course not 17.Nxb7?? Qc7 -

 
17... Qb6 18. f4 Nd5 19. Rf3
White decided to go to all-out attack on king's side, and I will be looking for some conterplay on the other side. I was more succesful since my king is easily defended

 
19... Qc7 20. Rc2 Rac8 21. Qd3 f5 22. Rh3 Nf6 23. Rf2 g6 24. Qe2 b6 25. Nd3 Ng4 26. Rff3 Re7 27. Rfg3 a5
The beginning of Kasparov-like counter-attack
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28. e4 axb4 29. axb4 Ra8 30. e5 Ra1+
The back rank is horribly weak

 
31. Ne1 c5 32. Rgc3 Qa7 33. bxc5 bxc5 34. Rcd3
why Rd3?, I don't see why Rxc5 is bad

 
34... cxd4 35. Kf1 Rb7 36. Rd1 Rbb1 37. Rxb1 Rxb1 38. Rh4
Decisive mistake, and now the beautiful finish:

 
38... d3
!

 
39. Qd2 Rd1
!

 
40. Qb2 Rxe1+
very nice, don't You think?

 
41. Kxe1 Qg1+ 42. Kd2 Qf2+ 43. Kc3 Qxh4 44. Kxd3 Qxh2 45. Qb8+ Kg7 46. Qb7+ Kh6 47. Qf3 Qg1 48. g3 Qb1+ 49. Kc4 Qf1+ 50. Qd3 Qxd3+ 51. Kxd3 Kh5 52. Ke2 Nh2 53. Kf2 Kg4 54. Kg2 Nf1 55. Kxf1 Kxg3 56. Kg1 Kxf4
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