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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31. Nxb6
I snap the pawn off, threatening to take his bishop on d5 and reaching a drawn opposite coloured bishops ending.

 
31... Be4
So he moves the bishop.

 
32. a5
My a pawn advances again.

 
32... Bc5
Attacking e3, and preventing any immediate advance of my a pawn as that would leave my knight on b6 en prise to his bishop.

 
33. Kf2
I play here, rather than to e2, to stop his bishop coming in to g2 to attack my pawn on h3 (he would probably play g7-g5 first)
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33... g6
Preparing to mobilise his king side pawn majority.
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34. Be2
I also wanted this square for this bishop, as I want to challenge his control of the h1-a8 diagonal and then I can threaten to promote my a pawn.
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34... f5
He advances.

 
35. gxf5
I take.
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35... exf5
He takes back.

 
36. Bf3
I challenge his bishop.
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36... Bd3
He avoid the exchange.
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37. Be2
I challenge it again.

 
37... Bc2
He avoids the harrassment of his bishop. I decide to give up a pawn to push my a pawn again.
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38. Nc8
With this.

 
38... f4
He advances again.
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39. a6
So do I.

 
39... Be4
He tries to get control of the vital diagonal again.
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40. Bf3
I challange again.

 
40... Bd3
He attacks the pawn.

 

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