ANNOTATED GAME

Simultaneous match
Charles Higgie (1941) vs. Daniel Gormally (2474)
Annotated by: charleshiggie (2222)
Chess opening: Nimzo-Indian (E48), 4.e3 O-O, 5.Bd3 d5
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21. Nb5
I attack his bishop.

 
21... Bxb2
He takes.

 
22. Nxa7
I take back.

 
22... Nf5
He threatens to take on g3 then e5.

 
23. Bf4
So I avoid that.

 
23... h6
He threatens g7-g5 driving my bishop back.

 
24. g4
But I strike first.
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24... Nd4
Knight takes up a strong central post.

 
25. Be3
But this is an annoying pin, eyeing the pawn on b6 should the knight move, and the b6 pawn can't advance because of my knight and bishop.

 
25... Nf3+
But it moves away with check.

 
26. Kf1
More or less forced.

 
26... Nxe5
My e pawn goes, attacking my bishop on c4 in the process.
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27. Bb5
Preventing his knight from going to d7 to protect his pawn on b6.

 
27... Bd5
He attacks my a pawn.

 
28. a4
So I push it.

 
28... Nc4
Knight comes to protect the pawn on b6.

 
29. Nc8
But I simply attack it again.

 
29... Nxe3+
He takes my bishop.

 
30. fxe3
I take back, and my pawn handily covers the d4 square preventing his bishop coming back to defend.

 
30... Ba3
Maybe with thoughts of playing Bc5

 

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