ANNOTATED GAME

HoylakevPen-y-ffordd
CharlesHiggie vs. Helena Griffiths (BCF133)
Annotated by: charleshiggie (2222)
Chess opening: Czech Benoni (A56), King's Indian system
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23. Qf3
I wanted to be able to move to d3, but a point for moving it to e2 too.

 
23... Ne7
Her knight is becoming active. What now?

 
24. Qd3
A point also for a3 opening up another front.

 
24... Ra7
Black hopes to be able to defend along the second rank and also takes her rook off the long white diagonal, and any potential attack from my Bg2. What now?
3 comments
 
25. Be4
Well done if you found that. White is building up against the black king side. Nothing for anything else.

 
25... Qd7
Black finally mobilises her queen. What now?
2 comments
 
26. Kh2
I wanted to use the open g file, and also to protect the h pawn. A point for f5 too, which is also strong.

 
26... a5
Black probably should have closed up the king side with f7-f5. What now?
3 comments
 
27. Rf3
I wanted to play Rg1, but then saw that she had Bf2 and then her bishop gets to d4 and is very powerful, so I thought of playing the other rook over instead, and not allow this chance. A point also for f5.
4 comments
 
27... a4
So she continues her queen side operations. What now?
3 comments
 
28. Rg1
Of course! A point also for f5.
1 comment
 
28... axb3
So she takes. What now?

 
29. e6
This is the move I had been planning for the last few moves. A point also for the simple axb3.
2 comments
 
29... Qe8
She should have tried f7xe6. What now?
2 comments
 
30. exf7+
Nothing for anything else.
1 comment
 
30... Qxf7
What now?

 
31. Bxg6
Nothing for anything else.

 
31... Nxg6
What now?

 
32. Rxg6+
Nothing for anything else. White needs to recapture and it is silly to allow the exchange of queens with the Black king exposed. What should black play now?
1 comment
 
32... Kh8
Yes, the king has to go here, as Kh7 loses the black queen to Rf6 check. What now?
1 comment
 

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