ANNOTATED GAME

Cheddleton 3 v Holmes Chapel, 4NCL
Roger Edwards (1757) vs. Charles L Higgie (1869)
Annotated by: charleshiggie (2211)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B23), closed, 2...Nc6
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31. h3
Threatening to take on g4

 
31... h5
So I protect, with a threat of h5-h4.

 
32. h4
And he blocks it up again.

 
32... b5
So I try to open the position on the queen-side.

 
33. Qd3
His queen comes back over.

 
33... bxc4
I take.

 
34. bxc4
He takes back. Computer now gives black an microscopic edge.

 
34... Qa4
I try to attack on the queen-side.

 
35. Nc3
He protects and attacks my queen.

 
35... Qa5
Queen drops back.

 
36. Rxe7+
He takes my rook.

 
36... Bxe7
He takes back.

 
37. Be1
In some variations now he is threatening to move Nc3 and have a discovered attack on my queen.

 
37... Bf6
I return to take control of this lovely long diagonal.

 
38. g3
He stabilises his king-side pawn formation. if 38. Ne4, with a discovered attack on my queen, simply fxe4 and I am attacking his queen too!

 
38... Nf7
I am brinign my knight to h6 to free my Bf6.

 
39. a3
Played so he can move his Nc3 without losing his a2 pawn.

 
39... Nh6
I complete my plan.

 
40. Qd2
Not sure why he played this.

 
40... Be8
Carrying on with my plan to mobilise my white squared bishop.

 

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