ANNOTATED GAME

Chess game
abdalmonem vs. opponent
Annotated by: abdalmonem (1200)
Chess opening: Philidor (C41), Berger variation
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23... Qb6
23...Qb6!! to meet 24.Qg4 with 24...Qf2!! 25.Bxg7 Qxg3! 26.Qxg3 Bxg7 27.Rf1 Be5! and black stands well. Also bad for black is 23...Qc5? 24.Qh5! followed by Qxf7 wins.

 
24. Rf1
24.Rf1!! this destroys black's plan. Now black has to find another defense move to 25.Qg4.

 
24... d5
Better was 24...Qa5 25.Qg4 Qd2 26.Bxg7 Qg5 27.Qh3 Kxg7 28.Rxg5+ hxg5 29.f6+ Kg8 30.Rf5 wins

 
25. Qg4 Qc7
to play 26...Qxg3 followed by gxf6

 
26. e5
prevents 26...Qxg3. here my opponent resigns. Also good is 26.Qxg7+?! Bxg7 27.Rxg7+ Kh8 28.Rxf7+ Kg8 29.Rxc7 dxe4 30.Rf4 h5 31.dxe4 Rac8 32.Rd7! c5 33.Rh4 Rc6 34.Bc3 Rb6 35.h3 Rh6 36.Rxb7 a6 37.Rd7 c4 38.e5 Rc8 39.g4 Rb8 40.g5 Rhb6 41.e6 Rb1+ 42.Kg2 Rc1 43.Bf6 Re1 44.Rxh5 Rb2+ 45.Bxb2 Re2+ 46.Kg3 Re3+ 47.Kf4 c3 48.Bxc3 Rxc3 49.f6 wins. now let's see the continuation after 26.e5!

 
26... Qb6 27. Bxg7 Qb4 28. Qh5 Bxg7 29. f6 Qf8
29...Bf8 or bxf6 leads to mate.

 
30. fxg7 Qe7
now it is mate in six by five ways. (puzzle #35579).

 
31. Rxf7
31.g8=Q+! or 31.g8=N! or 31.g8=R! or 31.g8=B+! also mate in six.

 
31... Kg8 32. Qxh6 Kxf7 33. Rf3+ Qf6
Forced. if 33... Kg8 34.Qh8#.

 
34. Qxf6+ Kg8 35. Rh3
mate next move whatever black's move is.
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