ANNOTATED GAME

Improving Van Wely's French?
shajmaty (1920) vs. star27 (1969)
Annotated by: shajmaty (1200)
Chess opening: French (C10), Rubinstein variation
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23... Kg7 24. Ne5 Nxe5 25. Qxe5+ Kf8 26. Qe4 Rb8
26...Ba6; 27. h5 was the other way to die.

 
27. h5 Bb7 28. Qb4+ Ke8 29. hxg6 fxg6 30. Qg4 Rd6 31. Qxg6+ Kd7 32. Qg7+ Kc6 33. Qc3+ Kd7 34. Rg7+ Ke8 35. b3
Necessary. If 35. Qc7?? Rd1#.

 
35... Rc8 36. Qh3
Black will be mated at h8.
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