ANNOTATED GAME

Never give up!
japanesebeef1 (1404) vs. whizzkid111 (1228)
Annotated by: whizzkid111 (1200)
Chess opening: Sicilian defence (B30)
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15... f5
? Looks sharp at a first glance but it is a bad move because it makes the e7 pawn backward and e6 square is also weak.

 
16. Rfe1
Exploiting the weakness

 
16... Bf6
to offer a trade and to support the e7 pawn

 
17. Bh6
White is correct not to swap off

 
17... Rf7 18. c4 Bd7
To finally develop the Bishop

 
19. g3
To support the h4 square for the pawn

 
19... Rb8
I wanted to exchange Rooks

 
20. h4
He should have played Rbc1 to avoid the exchange.

 
20... Rxb1 21. Rxb1 Bg7 22. Bg5
White is right not to exchance this time.

 
22... Qf8
I wanted to support an h6 push but by doing this I allowed his Rook to do some very good work. And the h6 push would have been not very good anyway.

 
23. Rb6
White is now attacking the a6 pawn

 
23... Qc8
To support the a6 pawn.

 
24. Qa5
Putting more pressure on the pawn

 
24... Qf8
Whatever I do I could not save the pawn so I let him have it

 
25. Rxa6
White has now won back his pawn plus his position is better, White has a passed pawn ( on a2).

 
25... Bf6
I needed to get some more space and allow my King to g7 to help avoid a future pin on the 8th rank by the Rook.

 
26. Ra8 Be8
I have no other choice.

 
27. Bc2
! A good move which is threatning 28. Ba4 which will cost me some material.

 
27... Bxg5 28. hxg5 e5
I would say that that was forced because otherwise I would lose the Bishop after 29. Ba4

 
29. dxe6 e.p. Re7
The Rook threatens to get the pawn back but more importantly supports the Bishop.

 

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