ANNOTATED GAME

March Madness 2007
johnb221 (1477) vs. mumus (1458)
Annotated by: johnb221 (1200)
Chess opening: English opening (A20)
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11. Qb3
I feign an attack on a weak pawn

 
11... b6
he moves it to a safer square
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12. Qd1
my Queen goes home

 
12... a5
he wants a queenside battle?

 
13. b4
I'll give him one!

 
13... Qe7
is he planning d4, followed by an attack on b4?

 
14. Nh4
I'll mess with his unprotected bishop...

 
14... Bd7
he runs away

 
15. e3
it occurred to me that had he played Bg4 and followed it up with e4, I could have had problems
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15... axb4
the queenside battle is on!

 
16. axb4
we trade pawns for starters

 
16... Rxa1
he wants to up the ante...

 
17. Qxa1
so we trade rooks.

 
17... g5
he switches fronts on me!

 
18. Nf3
I run away!
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18... Bf5
he attacks an unprotected pawn

 
19. Nxg5
I nab a pawn and unleash a discovered attack on an unprotected knight!

 
19... hxg5
he either didn't notice or didn't mind losing a pawn in the trade, so he takes the knight
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20. Bxc6
and I take his..

 
20... Bxd3
I see, he regains the pawn anyway...

 

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