ANNOTATED GAME

Serious traffic Jam
elyhim (2272) vs. janhell57 (2208)
Annotated by: elyhim (1200)
Chess opening: Ruy Lopez (C78), Wing attack
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31. Kh2 Rcb8
31. ...Ra2 is very complicated and unclear for example a) 32. Qg4 h5 33. Qf3 Qc7 24. Nc4 Rb8 or b) 32. Rb6 Rb2 33. Nb1 Rxe2 34. Bxc1 Ra2 35. Rc6 Rb8 36. Nc3 Ra1 37. Nb5 f6 are better for white but not easy to prove.

 
32. Nc4
defending the rook by a discovery attack on the queen. FYI 31. ...Ra2 would have prevented this

 
32... Qc3 33. Bd2 Qd4 34. Rxb8 Rxb8 35. g4
preventing ...f5

 
35... Rb3 36. Bc2 Rb8 37. g5 Be7 38. Qd3
Offering the exchange of queens but of course black refuses

 
38... Qf2 39. Qc3 Rc8 40. Bd3 Qa7 41. Qa5
wins the pawn on d6

 
41... Qd4 42. Qa6 Rc5
The last major mistake. 42... Rc7 43. Qb5 Rc8 44. Qb3 Qa7 45. Be3 Rb8 46. Qc2 is unclear

 
43. Nxd6
With the fall of the d6-pawn so goes black.

 
43... Qf2 44. Qa8+
Everything from here on out is practically forced by black.

 
44... Bf8 45. Qe8 Rc7
If 45. ...Qxd2 then it is mate in 2 46. Qxf7 Kh8 47. Qxf8++

 
46. Be2 Re7
If .46... Qxe2 47. Nf5 gxf5 48. Bb4 h6 49. Qxf8+ Kh7 50. gxh6 f6 51. Be7 Rxe7 52. Qxe7+ Kxh6 53. Qxf6+ Kh7 54. Qxf5+ Kh6 55. d6 Kg7 56. h4 Qb2 57. d7 Qd4 58. Qg5+ Kh7 59. Qe7+ Kg6 60. d8=Q Qxd8 61. Qxd8 Kf7 62. Qd7+ Kg6 63. g4 Kf6 64. Kg3 Kg6 65. g5 Kh5 66. Qf7#

 
47. Qb5 Ra7 48. Qb8 Ra2 49. Nc8
Threatening mate in 3 49... Qxe2 50. Ne7+ Kg7 51. Qxe5+ f6 52. Qxf6#
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49... Qc5 50. Be3 Qa3 51. Bd3 Qb2 52. Ne7+
This allows the d-pawn to advance after the queen exchange

 
52... Kg7 53. Qxb2 Rxb2 54. Bc5 Rd2 55. Bc4
black resigns as after 55. ...Rc2 56. d6 Rxc4 57. d7 Bxe7 58. Bxe7 Rd4 59. d8=Q Rxd8 60. Bxd8 for the win
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