Annotated Chess Game 10558793 by Uncle Stosh

March 3some 2014 Reti

1. Ng1f3 Nb8c6 2. c4 e5 3. Nb1c3 Ng8f6 4. e3 a6 5. d4 exd4 6. exd4 h6 7. a3 d5 8. Qd1e2
Q+ tests
8... Bf8e7 9. Bc1e3 dxc4 10. Qe2xc4 Bc8d7 11. b4 b5 12. Qc4d3 O-O 13. d5 Nc6b8 14. Bf1e2 Be7d6 15. O-O c6 16. Nf3d2 Bd7e8 17. Be2f3 Be8d7 18. dxc6 Bd7xc6 19. Nd2e4 Bd6e5 20. Qd3xd8 Rf8xd8 21. Rf1d1 Nb8d7
exchange sequences are complex at this stage
22. Ne4xf6
check takes priority on response for black move selection
22... Nd7xf6 23. Bf3xc6 Ra8c8 24. f4 Be5xc3 25. Rd1xd8
again check sets tempo of exchange
25... Rc8xd8 26. Ra1f1 Nf6g4 27. Be3c1 Rd8d3 28. h3 Bc3d4 29. Kg1h1 Ng4f2 30. Kh1h2 Rd3c3 31. Bc1b2 Rc3xc6 32. Bb2xd4 Nf2d3 33. g4 Rc6c2 34. Kh2g3 Rc2a2 35. Rf1a1 Ra2xa1 36. Bd4xa1
knight vs bishop closing
36... Nd3c1 37. Kg3h4 f6 38. f5 Kg8f7 39. Kh4g3 Nc1b3 40. Ba1b2 Nb3d2 41. Kg3f4 Kf7e7 42. Bb2c1 Nd2c4 43. h4 Ke7d7 44. Kf4e4 Kd7e8 45. g5
pawn advance critical to control black king
45... hxg5 46. hxg5 Nc4d6 47. Ke4d5 Nd6xf5 48. gxf6 g6 49. Kd5e6 Ke8f8 50. Bc1b2 Nf5e3 51. Bb2c1 Ne3g4 52. Bc1g5 Kf8e8 53. f7 Ke8f8 54. Bg5e7
pawn advance to queen cannot be stopped