ANNOTATED GAME

Rise of a Chess God part 6/1000
andra (1049) vs. markpinkston (1418)
Annotated by: markpinkston (1611)
Chess opening: Scandinavian (centre counter) defence (B01)
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26. g5
This over advances the pawn and makes it weak. I think Rc1 to get the rook to an open file was necessary.

 
26... Rd4
Attacking one of the weak points in white's position. I expect a sequence like: 27. Rb1 Rg4 28. Kf3 Rxg5 29. Rc1 Rb5 30. Rc4 b6 31. axb6 Rxb6 and the white rook is tied to the defense of the b pawn.

 
27. Rc1
Sacrificing the b pawn for rook activity.

 
27... Rxb4
And I will not look a gift horse in the mouth.

 
28. Rc7
Too little, too late. I will give up the b pawn since I can get both the g and a pawns for it.

 
28... Rg4+ 29. Kf3 Rxg5 30. Rxb7 Rxa5
And now a 4 pawn advantage should lead to a resignation.

 
31. h4
If he's not going to resign, he has to move something.

 
31... h5
But now he is down to king and rook moves. And neither of them have anything productive to do.

 
32. Kf4 Kg7
From here my king cannot be checked and protects the base of the pawn chain. White simply has nothing to do but shuffle pieces around, so he resigns. 0-1

 

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