ANNOTATED GAME

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dmaestro (1463) vs. rjacobs (1575)
Annotated by: rjacobs (1760)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B21), Grand Prix attack
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24. Be6
releasing the aforementioned pin and defending the a2 pawn.

 
24... Qxc2 25. Rdc1 Qe4
Recentralisation! Once more attacking the Be6.
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26. Rfe1
Defending and attacking simultaneously

 
26... Qg6
Bowing to the attack but maintaining pressure on White's kingside... and, completely unexpectedly, White resigned. Explanations? I suspect that White just realised that his hopes of a quick win were over but, given that he's +2 up and still has the devastating pair of Bishops and open lines for his rooks, I'd say he's still winning. Perhaps the psychological effect of being without a Q is too much?
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