ANNOTATED GAME

Team match
iy29 (1597) vs. kansaspatzer (1618)
Annotated by: kansasjayhawk (1666)
Chess opening: Scandinavian (centre counter) defence (B01)
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36... Rxf3
If White takes the rook, he loses the queen to a knight fork.

 
37. Qc5 Rff8 38. Qc1 g5
I should have played 38...Rxf2, with the same basic idea as 36...Rxf3. This time, the knight fork is on d3.

 
39. Nh5+ Kf7
I didn't want to move it to h7 as it would be vulnerable to a queen check, and I didn't want to move it to h8 as a later Rxh6 could be check.

 
40. Qb1 Rfh8
Black has more than enough material to defend any threats the Queen can make. The queen may be powerful, but without support cannot take down an entire army of pieces.

 
41. f4 Nxd4
Black's pieces flood in toward the king. There is no time to waste - White is trying a desperate counterattack of his own down the f-file.

 
42. fxg5 Rc2+ 43. Kf1 Nf3
This is the end - White will lose his queen.

 
44. Qa1 Nd2+ 45. Ke1
White could resign here. After Kg1, Black has his choice of winning moves such as Nf3 and Bb6 .

 
45... Nd3+ 46. Kd1 Rc1+
White finally threw in the towel here.

 

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