ANNOTATED GAME

4NCL Holmes Chapel v Manchester M 2
CharlesHiggie (ecf172) vs. John D Lyth (ecf169)
Annotated by: charleshiggie (2222)
Chess opening: QGD Slav defence, Alekhine variation (D10)
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31... Bc8
Bishop drops back

 
32. Bf3
I hit c6.

 
32... Qb6
He protects

 
33. Qe3
My queen comes over.

 
33... a6
He solidifies the queen-side.

 
34. Qe4
I hit c6 again.

 
34... Kc7
He protects again. This is where I missed a quicker win. 35. a5 Qxa5 36. Qxc6+ wins for example Kb8 37. Qa8+ Kc7 38.Qa7+ Kd8 39. d5. The higher boards in my team all saw this - which perhaps shows why they have a slight edge over me!
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35. Qe3
I protect c5 again.

 
35... Rfd8
Rook comes back

 
36. Bh5
Bishop hits pawn.

 
36... Rdf8
Rook comes back.

 
37. Kc2
With dreams of opening up the queen-side, by putting my rooks on a1 and b1 and playing b2-b3, but it is not the best move.

 
37... Qa5
Ok, stop and find white's next move!

 
38. Bxf7
Did you find it? I should have played it a move earlier, when it was even stronger.
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38... Rxf7
So he takes.

 
39. g6
Now these pawns can't be stopped.

 
39... Rf5
Rook moves out of the way.

 
40. g7
I hit the rook.

 
40... Rd8
His rook comes over.

 
41. g8=Q
Good enough, but h6-h7 was even stronger, and would have caused my opponent to resign, he confided to me later.
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