ANNOTATED GAME

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ptitroque (1780) vs. vesupria (1752)
Annotated by: ptitroque (1845)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B20), wing gambit, Marienbad variation
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16. Bxf6 Nxe2+
To eliminate the pair bishop, I suppose but queen on e2 is not bad for white : semi open file in front of the black king, joining the rooks
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17. Qxe2
... and menacing the unprotected e pawn.

 
17... gxf6
Black strengthens his center but his king will be weak.
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18. Qf3
Menacing f6 and enabling a further Nf5

 
18... Ke7
Black probably thinks that his king is better on the center now that both wings are unsafe.

 
19. Rfe1
rook on the semi open file

 
19... Qg4
Being one pawn up, black looks for queens exchange
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20. Qd5
Attacking the king by his weak side

 
20... Bxf2+
Black sees no proper place for his bishop and prefers to trade it to weaken the white king.

 
21. Kxf2
No choice

 
21... Qxh4+ 22. Kg1
Back to his place. Now black is 2 pawns up but white has strong menaces available

 
22... Kf8
To avoid the following nasty sequence : 23. Qd6+ Ke8 24. Nc7+mate

 
23. Nc7
I hesitated. Black has material advantage but his pieces are poorly developped. I do not have to make him gain tempos to unblck his pieces.

 
23... Rb8
obvious move.
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24. Qd8+
To send the black king on the open g file.

 
24... Kg7 25. Ne8+ Kg6
So that the black king is vulnerable to a rook attack

 
26. Qe7
To put the queen is safe
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26... Bf5
menacing the weak d pawn

 
27. Nd6
Menacing 28. Qxf7+, very anoying for black for, if 28. ... Kh6 29. Nxf5+ and the queen gets it, if 28. ... Kg8 29. Qxf6+ and black loses his bishop on the 30th move.

 
27... Rhf8
To prevent 28. Qxf7

 

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