ANNOTATED GAME

bigpeta's mini-tournament I
rjfsmith (1550) vs. hogfysshe (1816)
Annotated by: rjfsmith (1500)
Chess opening: Nimzo-Indian defence (E20)
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33. Qxg2 hxg2+ 34. Kxg2 b5 35. Kg3
34.....b5 Moving king to the centre would have been a better choice

 
35... Kg6 36. Kf4 Kf6 37. e4
37 e4 Looking to create space in the centre

 
37... g5+ 38. Ke3 Ke5
39 Kd3 White is still hanging on but gets a lifeline 38......c4ch would have been a better choice

 
39. Kd3 fxe4+ 40. fxe4 Kf4 41. f3
Alternative would be Ke5

 
41... Kxf3
41.....Kxf3 Proved to be a mistake in the long term

 
42. e5 g4 43. e6 g3 44. e7 g2 45. e8=Q g1=Q 46. Qe4+ Kg3
46......Kg3 47 Qg6ch No point in white trying to play a succession of checks. More central position of King is decisive

 
47. Qg6+ Kf2 48. Qxg1+ Kxg1 49. Ke4 Kf2 50. Kd5 c4 51. Kc5 Ke3 52. Kxb5 Kd3 53. Kb4

 

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