ANNOTATED GAME

Team match
eloise3 (1072) vs. otakumadness (1023)
Annotated by: otakumadness (1230)
Chess opening: Bishop's opening (C24), Berlin defence
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1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Qf3 Nc6 4. c3 d6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. d3 Be7 8. h3 O-O 9. Bg5 d5 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. g3 dxe4 12. Qe3
Not the best move on White's part. White could have recaptured with the pawn without fear of being taken again by the bishop. Although it does open up a path for my Queen, nothing would really come of that because White's back rank is still too well-protected.

 
12... Bg5 13. f4 exf4 14. gxf4 Bh4+ 15. Kd2 Bb5 16. Qxe4
Not a smart move for White. I still have the advantage, as you'll see in the following few moves.

 
16... Bxd3
Taking the pawn

 
17. Qe3 Be4+
Black's rook is dead.

 
18. Kc1 Bxh1 19. Nf3
White tries to block my Rook from retreating back to my side of the board.

 
19... Bg2 20. b4 Bxh3
I take the pawn

 
21. a4 Re8 22. Ne5 Bf5 23. Nd2 Qd5 24. c4 Qh1+ 25. Kb2 Qh2 26. Rd1 Bf6 27. Kb3 Rad8 28. Qxa7
Not a smart move for white. Now the queen can't intervene when I begin to mate.

 
28... Bxe5 29. fxe5
The knight was one big obstacle here in preventing a mate, so I got rid of it.

 
29... Rd3+
Thus begins my forced mate.

 
30. Kc2 Rxd2+ 31. Kc1 Rxd1+ 32. Kxd1
Exchange of rooks.

 
32... Qc2+ 33. Ke1
Only move.

 
33... Rxe5+ 34. Kf1
Only move.

 
34... Bh3+ 35. Kg1
Only move.

 
35... Re1#
Mate.