ANNOTATED GAME

steinlager's mini-tournament CLXXIII
milly64 (1041) vs. steinlager (1223)
Annotated by: milly64 (1200)
Chess opening: Nimzovich-Larsen attack (A01), modern variation
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31. Bf3
I move my LB to f3 in case black should decide to come down with his other rook it will provide some defence.

 
31... Re8e5
Black does bring his e8 rook to e5 using his pawn as protection. The rook has only one white pawn at b5 which he could take.

 
32. Rd1
I decide to attack the rook at e1 and move my d2 rook down to d1.
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32... Rc5+
Black moves his rook over to c5 and checks the king. Leaving the pawn at b5, he may regret that.
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33. Kd2
I move my king over and out of check.

 
33... Ree5
Black cannot afford to lose his rook on e1 and moves it to the e5 square.
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34. b6
I quickly move my b5 pawn up to b6 and out of black's clutches. Black's c5 rook is unable to do much as there is a black pawn at c6 so it can only go sideways whilst black's e5 rook can move up the e file to act in defence of the king.

 
34... Kb8
The king moves over to b8 but it is obvious that black's days are numbered.
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35. Qc7+
I went with Qc7 using my pawn as defence and checked the king.

 
35... Ka8 36. Qc8#
King moves to a8 and with Qc8 and pawn at b6 its checkmate.
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