ANNOTATED GAME

Training Game #2
theancientbeast (1398) vs. nikosbo (1300)
Annotated by: theancientbeast (1382)
Chess opening: Sicilian, Chekhover variation (B53)
Interactive Show all comments All annotated games View chessboard as:
Pages: 123
31. hxg6
31.hxg6. This open up more attacks.
1 comment
 
31... f6
31....f6?? Why? Surely even fxg is better.
1 comment
 
32. Rh5 Qg7
32....Qg7 doesn't help much. Only takes out White Queen, and traps the King in the corner.

 
33. Qh7+
32.Qh7+! This trades off Queens and puts Black's King in a tough spot.
1 comment
 
33... Qxh7 34. gxh7+
34.gxh7+ is better that Rxh7. Now the King must move to h8, or White will Promote.

 
34... Kh8
34....Kh8 is the only viable option. It will now be stuck there until the Rook can come to aid.

 
35. Re1
35.Re1!! is the final nail in the coffin. Black cannot play the desired 35....Re7, because 36.Rxe7. If 35....Rxe1, then 36.Kxe1, and White can calmly eat all of Black's remaining pawns, then promote. My opponent resigned here. Thank you for reading. Please leave any and all critical comments, since this is a training annotation.
3 comments
 

Pages: 123