ANNOTATED GAME

A Queen is not enough
zhannetka-84 (939) vs. charleshiggie (2016)
Annotated by: charleshiggie (2222)
Chess opening: Queen's pawn game (D05)
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31. e6
This is another blunder, just losing a pawn. White is slightly better now. PMCA gives 31. axb6 axb6 32. Qd4 Ne6 33. Qxb6 Rc8 34. Rc1 Bd7 35. Rxc8 Rxc8 36. Bd2 Kg7 37. Qb7 Nc7 38. Kf2, with a very slight edge to white.

 
31... Nxe6
Black is better than white now.

 
32. Bc3+
This doesn't help much.

 
32... d4
I defend the check by attacking his bishop.

 
33. Re5
This is a mistake too. Simply retreating the bishop to b2 was best.

 
33... dxc3
So I take the bishop.

 
34. Kf2
It is hard to see what this achieves.

 
34... Rd2+
So I throw in a check.

 
35. Kg3
Oh no! she moves the king to the wrong square!

 
35... Rg8
Now she is losing her queen.

 
36. Qxg8+
So she takes my rook

 
36... Kxg8
I take back.

 
37. axb6
She takes.

 
37... axb6
I take back.

 
38. Re3
Rook attacks pawn, a good move

 
38... c2
Pawn advances.

 
39. Rc3
She stops my pawn from queening. The rest is very easy for white, so I will play through it without comment.

 
39... Ba4 40. Rc4 b5 41. Rc8+ Kg7 42. h4 Rd1 43. f4 c1=Q 44. Re8 Qxf4+ 45. Kh3 Rh1#
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