ANNOTATED GAME

An amazing comeback attack
alexanderhill (1039) vs. porcho (1120)
Annotated by: porcho (1200)
Chess opening: King's pawn game (C20)
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25... f3+ 26. Kg3 Bf6
I attempt to drive away the knight

 
27. Kxg4
! Defends the knight and captures the pawn. It also (more importantly) undefends my leading f pawn which will let him get his rook in the attack.

 
27... Bxg5
I take the opportunity to remove a attacker.
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28. Rxf3
? Looks good, but I think I would have actually recaptured.

 
28... f6
?? I think this is a real blunder. I think I should have played Rg8 and then advanced it to g7 to add another defender. If I had, I might have survived.
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29. h4
! This forces another defender to leave.
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29... Bd2 30. Rxf6+
Wham! At this stage, I believe my king is doomed.

 
30... Kg8 31. Qd5+
If it weren't for my knight on d8, he'd have mate. As it is, he's got an extremely strong attack.
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31... Kg7
I played this to try to get my rook more active.
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32. Qe5
Qg5+?? would fall to my DSB.

 
32... Kg8
I step out of the discovered check, but it doesn't help.

 
33. c3
? Seems like a waste.
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33... Nf7
I was very very tempted to play Bxc3????? but that would undefend g5 allowing mate in one.
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34. Qe7 Nh6+
If he takes my knight (I know, it's unlikely) then I can recapture and have a won game.
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35. Kf3
Sigh, oh well.

 
35... Bxc3 36. Rf4
Threatens mate in one with Qg5#
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36... Bg7
This barely holds everything together.
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37. Qe6+
!! This really, really, really, hurts, my only move is to block and next move mate

 
37... Nf7 38. Qxf7#
Mate! recently this player was barely 950 rated, but I think he's better than that and I hope (and expect) he's on an upward curve. Please comment, I would really appreciate it and rate.
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