ANNOTATED GAME

Pins and traps.
1700 player vs. damalfi
Annotated by: damalfi (1200)
Chess opening: Scandinavian (B01), Icelandic gambit
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22... Qg6 23. h4
Good move, threatening to trap my Q.

 
23... Ne4
Planning a counter sac. Nd7 was wiser, but I don't like to go back, if possible.

 
24. h5 Nxf2
I have an almost trapped rook for the next "free" move. c5 is still mine, if I have the tempo to play c6.

 
25. hxg6
Accepting the exchange, that gives much danger to white.

 
25... Nxd1
forced.

 
26. Nxf7 Rdf8
The N is pinned, the next move the pawn g6 will be gone, and the only move that allows W to save this N is Rg3 (to Rf3), but that gives me tempo to play save the N or to take the pawn g6, or to threaten the Ra7...

 
27. Ra8+
If I move the king, allowing RxR, RxR, the pawn in g6 can become dangerous after Ke1 by white.

 
27... Nb8
Freeing the R.

 
28. Bxd1 hxg6
White choose the best option, freeing the R and keeping the bishop pair.

 
29. g5
...to give more squares to the lsb, but closing the diag for the other.

 
29... Rxf7+ 30. Ke1 Rh4 31. Be3
Looking for Ba7, winnin the N.

 
31... Re4
Pinned.

 
32. Kd2 Kc7
Unpinned (and saved).
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33. Bc2 Rxc4 34. Bxg6 Rd7
Pinned pawn.

 
35. Bd3 Rxd5
Pinned bishop. This dance is really interesting and funny. A pity my opponen blundered here.

 
36. Rg4 Rxg4
...and no one will know how this nice endgame would have been :-(
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