ANNOTATED GAME

Blitz match, A knight gone bad.
Esumaat1 (1200 (1)) vs. Coolistdude (1756)
Annotated by: coolistdude (1704)
Chess opening: Queen's pawn (D00), stonewall attack
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17. Ng3
This destroys White's position and any hope of castling.

 
17... Bxg3
The attack begins...

 
18. fxg3 Qxg3+ 19. Kd2
19. Kf1 is the proper defence and would avoid all this trouble since 20. Qe1 would take care of 19. ... Ne4.

 
19... Ne4+ 20. Kc2 Qxg2
Justified. White's position is cracked and cannot be repaired. My knight is at the perfect place to conquer the queenside.

 
21. Kb1
A good defence, except now I can do...

 
21... Nxc3+
The knight is invincible. 22. Qxc3 results in 22. ... Qxh1 followed by 23. ... Qxh3.

 
22. Ka1
The only way to refuse taking the knight. 22. Kb2 Qxe2 23. Kxc3 Qxf3. and white is down a minor piece and four pawns.

 
22... Nxa2
The knight is still invincible. 23 Kxa2 Qxe2 24. Ka1 Qxf3 and I am up a lot of material!

 
23. Qd1
23. Qe1 would have been a better chioce.

 
23... Nc3 24. Qe1 Qxe2
Time to trade off all the material. He must take my queen or I will play 25. Qa2#. The only way to stop 25. Qa2# is to play 25. Qd2 which results in 25. ... Qxc3 and once again he cannot take my knight due to the threat of 26. ... Qxh1 . His only other option is to play 25. Nd2 which would have been his best choice since 25. ... Qxe1 26. Rxe1 and his pieces are at better places.

 
25. Qxe2 Nxe2 26. Rh2
Played immedietly.

 
26... c3
Defending the knight and pushing a pawn. 0-1 The position just isn't looking good for white on all levels. This game was a mismatch so it isn't an accomplishment, except that Nxc3 seems to shatter the position and is worth noting. 5:40-7:09

 

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