ANNOTATED GAME

Everyday Players #2
norjoa (1560) vs. brhan (1548)
Annotated by: strutta (1200)
Chess opening: KGA (C34), Fischer defence
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32... Qc7
This move disturbed me, getting the feeling I'm now losing the initiative, because now black is pinning down my f4 rook and threatning a pawn. But then I thought I did find a suitable move, overlooking black's next one...

 
33. Qg3 Ne4
Here I had too smile and realizing I was right in losing the initiative

 
34. Qe3 Qxc3 35. Qxc3 Nxc3 36. Rc4
I told my nice opponent he truly was back in the game and that my confidence in this game was considarably damaged. He claimed my position still being better
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36... Nd1
Here I saw black's Ne3 coming but didn't feel that fork of my rooks threatning because I have Rc7 and then able to save both rooks from the fork

 
37. b6 Ne3 38. Rc7+ Kh6 39. Rb1
Now I felt very good again and thinking my opponent was right in me having a better position and now further improved

 
39... f4 40. b7 Nxg2
A sacrifice! At first I thought he was just trying to confuse me and highlighted my pawn for a move. Then I remembered a recent game I played vs. packermandan (bd=8634663) where I was in material advantage(pawn promoted to Q) but where the opponent then managed to perform perpetual check just by the use of a rook and knight, making a draw. So I decided to first get rid of the knight
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41. Kxg2 Be4+
This was an unpleasent move because I just have to admit black really knows how to fight for survival :-) But after looking through it again I realize this isn't really problem...

 
42. Kg1 Rg8+ 43. Kf1 Rb8 44. a5
White blunder! A couple of moves ago losing the b1 rook wasn't a problem, but now it is
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44... Bxb1 45. Rc6+ Kg5 46. Rb6 Bd3+ 47. Kf2 Kh4 48. Kf3 Kxh3 49. Kxf4 Kh4 50. Ke3 Bf1 51. Kf2 Bc4
Black mistake, white pinning down the bishop. My suggestion here was Bd3
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52. Rb4 Rf8+
Now I just thought; find a hidden place for the king, away from the rook...
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53. Kg2 Rg8+ 54. Kh2 Rb8 55. Rxc4+ Kg5 56. a6
Thank you very much for the game, but first of all for a good chat during the game.
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