ANNOTATED GAME

A Simple plan
elyhim (2517) vs. conde7 (2503)
Annotated by: elyhim (1200)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B90), Najdorf, Byrne (English) attack
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22. Rd5d3
Threatening Rc3

 
22... Kb8 23. a3
limits the scope of black's bishop and creates an escape hatch.

 
23... Qc8
The point of Kb8 besides side stepping the Rc3 is that black can now reroute his queen to the more central e6.

 
24. Rc3
I am in lawn cutting mode now! My aim is to take away as much of conde7's space as I can and squeeze him into undefendable position.

 
24... Qe6
?! I would have played the more active 24...Qf5 hitting at f3

 
25. Ka2
I have a small problem that all my pieces are tied up doing something. The only useful move I have is this one which allows black to go on the offensive.

 
25... b5
I like this move.

 
26. Kb1 b4 27. Rcd3 Nf4
forces the exchange of the bishop pair.

 
28. Bxf4 exf4
The exchange has one glaring defect for black. In that it opens the e-file!

 
29. axb4
A bit of a messy pawn structure but I am up a pawn! With complete control of the centre
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29... Rg1
Despite the messy pawn structure white's advantage is clear.

 
30. Na5
The only way to retain the pawn advantage.

 
30... Bxg5 31. Rd3d4
Threatening Re4 to dominate the board.

 
31... Bf6 32. Re4
I give up the pawn advantage for a even bigger plus-central dominance. Though in a few short moves I regain the pawn advantage.

 
32... Qf7 33. Nb3 Bh4 34. Nc5 Bf2 35. Nxa6+
now I am winning.

 
35... Kb7 36. Nc5+ Bxc5 37. bxc5 Kc7 38. b4
The storm is coming and black's remaining pieces are hopelessly out of place.

 
38... g5 39. Rde1 Kd8 40. Kb2
The game ends as white has finally unpinned his bishop and will easily out match black.
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