ANNOTATED GAME

nurfaza's mini-tournament I
johnb221 (1476) vs. nurfaza (1456)
Annotated by: johnb221 (1200)
Chess opening: English (A35), symmetrical, four knights system
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64. Qa8+
I check him and attack the a-pawn

 
64... Kg7
his only move..

 
65. Nf3
I can't take his pawn without giving up mine

 
65... Qe6
he protects the pawn

 
66. Qd5
I offer to trade queens again

 
66... Qe7
he backs off again

 
67. e5
if he doesn't take it, I'll play Qd6 followed by e6, etc.

 
67... fxe5
he takes the bait!

 
68. Qxe5+
now he's forced to trade queens!

 
68... Qxe5
and has to do it

 
69. Nxe5
now I just need to get my knight to the a-file!

 
69... Kf6
he's headed there too, no doubt!

 
70. Nc4
my knight may be a "short range" weapon, but it moves faster than a king

 
70... Ke6
he's on my trail...

 
71. Kf3
I bring my king over too

 
71... Kd5
he keeps coming

 
72. Nb2
I head for the corner

 
72... a5
probably a mistake.. he should have tried to block my king with Kd4

 
73. Kf4
I decide the knight can handle it and head for the other two pawns

 
73... h6
he prevents my king from coming closer to them

 

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