ANNOTATED GAME

Being very polite with the opp... :-)
friuly (1496) vs. damafi (1397)
Annotated by: damalfi (1200)
Chess opening: Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening) (A45)
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20. d5
[%clk 0:03:56] Here I missed Bxd5. After RxB, Ke6, the R has to retreat, and then d5 renews the threat. Even so, I got action for my dsb.
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20... Bd7 21. Kb1 Rab8
[%clk 0:04:47] Nxb6 will promote exchanges, I don't want them.
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22. h4
[%clk 0:03:40] I can react or ignore it.

 
22... b5 23. Na5 b4
[%clk 0:04:21] If Nc6+, BxN, dxB, bxa3.

 
24. Nc4
[%clk 0:02:39] Here I missed RxN!, and if BxR, bxa3 should be a winner. Instead I went for the slower...
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24... bxa3 25. Nxa3 Rc3
[%clk 0:04:15] I'm sure he didn't expect this move from a 1390 player... :-)
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26. Nc4
[%clk 0:02:18] Again, RxN gives me advantage. But I played the even more sadistic...
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26... Bb5
[%clk 0:04:00] Unpinning the pawn. But I swear that after bxR, BxN+ will lead to mate or near so.
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27. Rc1
[%clk 0:02:19] He definitely fears my attack. Ok...
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27... Rxc1+ 28. Kxc1 Bxc4 29. Bxc4 Rxb2
[%clk 0:03:40] I think this is stronger than Bxb2+. This also invites white to a last trick!

 
30. Bxa6
[%clk 0:02:00] ? This will bind white in a bad way...

 
30... Ra2 31. Bf1
[%clk 0:01:40] Only place to save the B.

 
31... Ra1+ 32. Kd2 gxh4
[%clk 0:03:50] ... and now the R can take the pawn at the cost of a B. Here, white thought about defend the B so to be free to move the R, and played...

 
33. Ke2
[%clk 0:01:27] ? ...and with this innocent move, the game is LOST after ONE black move. Can you find it? "Stop the video if you want, and find the right move." :-)

 
33... Bc3
[%clk 0:03:40] White is near-zugzwanged...

 
34. Rxh4
As elwoos kindly notes, I missed checkmate in one here. I'm being very polite with my opponent here...

 
34... Ra2+
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35. Kd1

 
35... Rxf2
[%clk 0:03:43] ...or Rd2+, winning d5. But this will be always there...

 
36. Rf4

 

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