ANNOTATED GAME

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e2010 (1617) vs. ragozin (1663)
Annotated by: ragozin (1965)
Chess opening: Ruy Lopez (C65), Berlin defence, 4.O-O
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23... Qxe4
White's is suddenly unable to protect g2. 24. Rf3 fails to 24 ... Qxf3! 25. gxf3 Bxf3# with a nice two-bishop mate. Meanwhile, my advanced pawn is still there...

 
24. Nd6+
Forced in order to prolong the game.

 
24... cxd6 25. Rf8+ Kc7 26. Qf7+ Kb6 27. Qf3
Forced. Notice that if White's bishop would not be on g3, White would have had the option of grabbing the pawn at g7 and protecting g2. This move leads to a lost endgame.
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27... Qxf3 28. gxf3 d2
And my passed pawn is impossible to stop. White gave up here. An enjoyable game, and a sour end for White. This game shows that one (two!) wrong moves can drastically change the position.

 

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