ANNOTATED GAME

the greedy Queen!
charleshiggie (2015) vs. serveta74 (1304)
Annotated by: charleshiggie (2211)
Chess opening: English opening (A13)
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11... Qe3+
With this check, I am taken out of the opening databases.
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12. Kb1
So it seems sensible to put the king to a safer square.

 
12... Qg5
The queen moves back. I now make a terrible mistake. I play Nh3, thinking that if Qf5, attacking bishop and knight, then I have Bg2 protecting the knight. I didn't see that Qf5 is check!

 
13. Nh3
So I hit the queen.

 
13... Qf5+
He does this move and suddenly I am thinking "Help, I am losing to a 1304!"

 
14. Ka1
So my king goes to the corner, completely safe at last. The post-match computer analysis prefers Rd3 with "only" 1.5 advantage to black instead of 4.06.

 
14... Qxf3
He takes the bishop.
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15. Ng5
I hit the queen. Now I think Qh5 is best for him, as then he attacks my knight. Maybe I play h4 protecting it, maybe he then drives it back with h6. I basically losing. But the queen's hunger is the undoing of the black position.
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15... Qe2
He targets the c4 pawn. I looked carefully at Rh-e1 here, and then after he moves the queen, sacrificing with either rook or knight on e6, but they don't seem to work, so I decide to target another weakness.
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16. Rhf1
I target f7. Now he must do something about and it is not easy. Of course Nh6?? allows Qe7 mate. If the f pawn moves, then I can play Rf1-e1 and take on e6 after he moves his queen. I think best is to return some of the sacrificed material with Qh5 and sacrificing queen and pawn for rook and knight, when I take on f7. He would then still be materially up, but his backward development and my actve pieces give me the better position, for example Qh5 17. Rxf7 Qxf7 18. Nxf7 Kxf7 19. Rf1+ Ngf6 20. Qe7+ Kg8 21. Qxe6#
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16... Qxc4
But the greedy queen takes her last piece!
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17. Rxf7
I take, threatening mate in two moves in three different ways!

 
17... a5
He hits my bishop.
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18. Rf8+
I elect for this finish.
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18... Nxf8
Forced!

 
19. Qd8#
And mates! Please feel free to comment on this annotation, and the game. Please rate my annotation with the star system. Many thanks for reading this. Until next time dear reader!
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