Annotated Chess Game 11622152 by Uncle Stosh

March Quartets 2016 Reti marathon

1. Ng1f3 d5 2. e3 Nb8c6 3. h3 e5 4. Bf1b5 Bf8d6 5. Bb5xc6 bxc6 6. O-O Bc8b7 7. b3 Ng8f6 8. Bc1b2 Qd8e7 9. d3
weak choice to let black square bishop have access
9... h6 10. Nb1d2 Nf6h7 11. c4 f6
king has weak pawn protection
12. Nf3h4 Qe7f7 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Nh4f5 Bd6c5 15. Qd1g4 Bb7c8 16. Qg4xg7
destroys castle option
16... Rh8f8 17. Qg7xf7 Rf8xf7 18. Nf5xh6 Rf7g7 19. Nh6g4 Bc8xg4 20. hxg4 Rg7xg4 21. d4 Bc5d6 22. dxe5 fxe5 23. f3 Rg4h4 24. g3
pawns on king flank decide game
24... Rh4h6 25. e4 O-O-O 26. exd5 Rd8g8 27. Nd2e4 Nh7f6 28. Ne4xd6 cxd6 29. g4 Nf6xd5 30. Bb2c1 Nd5f4 31. Bc1xf4 exf4 32. Rf1e1
black connecting rooks to attack is lethal threat
32... Rg8h8 33. Ra1c1 Kc8d7 34. Kg1f2
black pawn on f4 reduces escape routes for king
34... Rh6h2 35. Kf2f1 d5 36. Rc1d1 Kd7d6 37. Rd1d4 Rh2xa2 38. Kf1g1 Ra2h2 39. Re1f1 Rh2b2 40. Rf1f2 Rb2xb3 41. Rd4xf4 a5 42. Rf4f6 Kd6c5 43. Rf2c2 Kc5b4 44. Rf6b6 Kb4a3 45. Rb6xb3 Ka3xb3 46. Rc2c5 a4 47. Rc5xd5 a3
black pawn march to queen needs protection of king to final step
48. Rd5b5 Kb3c4 49. Rb5a5 Kc4b4 50. Ra5a7 Rh8b8 51. Kg1g2 Kb4b3 52. g5 Kb3b2 53. Kg2g3 a2 54. f4 a1=Q 55. Ra7xa1
rook sacrificed with goal of advancing white pawn to queen
55... Kb2xa1 56. Kg3g4 Ka1b2 57. g6 Kb2c3 58. Kg4g5 Kc3d4 59. g7 Kd4e4 60. Kg5g6 Ke4xf4 61. Kg6h7
no stopping pawn advance now
61... Rb8b7 62. Kh7h8 Rb7b8 63. g8=Q
success but short lived