ANNOTATED GAME

Down in points, not in game.
bassking12 (1206) vs. afm742 (1377)
Annotated by: bassking12 (1399)
Chess opening: Philidor (C41), Boden variation
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17... Qd4+
Again taking away attack moves and distracting me. Also, further forces me left because 18. Ke1...Nxc2 and then I loose my a1 rook.

 
18. Kc1 Rae8
This means my bishop is all but immobile because I don't want the black rook to have the e file.

 
19. a3
Forcing the knight away.

 
19... Nd5 20. Nxd5 f5
Nifty move forcing me to either give up the e file or be creative.

 
21. c3
Creative I was.

 
21... Qe5 22. Nxc7
More attacking forcing my opponent to defend.

 
22... Rec8 23. Nce6
More forced moves.

 
23... Rf6 24. Bxb7 Rb8 25. Bc6 Rg6 26. f4
Nf7 is the much better move. Not sure how I missed it. If 26. Nf7 assume 26...Kg8 27.Nxe5 and the queen is no more.

 
26... Qe3+
A nice counter by black.

 
27. Kb1 Qb6
In search of Qxb2#

 
28. b4
Kc2 would have been better as it would allow my king movement behind the pawns and if blacks queen took b2, the rooks have each others back.

 
28... Qxc6
Looking for Qxc2 putting pressure on my rook.

 
29. Kb2 Qxg2+
Forcing me to b3 as moving to b1 or c1 looses my h1 rook.

 
30. Kb3 Qd5+ 31. c4 Qd3+ 32. Ka4
Forced. 32. Ka2...Qc2#

 
32... Kg8
This frees the pawn to take the knight which is a further distraction as I have to deal with that and the roaming queen.

 
33. Rad1
Ra-c1 would have been better. This would have protected my c4 pawn.

 
33... Qc2+ 34. Ka5
Only play.

 
34... Qxc4 35. Qh5
Looking to get the rook.

 
35... Qb5#
I never saw it coming. Literally, I over looked it totally. This was a great game all the way around. A few over looked moves meant the demise of me in this game.

 

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