ANNOTATED GAME

The power of a queen
l-d-j (1405) vs. icebergslimjimjo (1266)
Annotated by: l-d-j (1747)
Chess opening: Sicilian, Chekhover variation (B53)
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21. Qf5+
! There's the queen again. Black has to get the king out of check and cannot save his own queen anymore.

 
21... Rd7 22. cxb4 Rxb4
? 22...Rxe4 would have postponed the end a little bit. Now the White queen can show her power for the last time in this game.

 
23. Qf8+ Rd8 24. Qxc5+
And with some smart manoeuvering she also wins the rook. Actually the checkmate would be delivered faster without taking the rook, and of course the queen plays an important part in that line again: 24...Kd7 25.Qd6+ Ke8 26.Qe6+ Kf8 27.Bxh6#. Unfortunately for Her Majesty, Black resigned and ended her pleasure. Still she was very proud of this game. She had taken two bishops, a knight and two pawns and helped her teammates to take the enemy queen. Thanks for reading this annotation and I hope you enjoyed it. I did enjoy playing this game, but next time I'll show you a more exciting gone.
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