Can you find the move?

I recently finished a game with a much highly rated player. Due to my irrational and baseless petrification for a back rank mate (plus the fact that even if I drew, I would still get rating points) I offered a draw since I saw I had a possible perpetual if black didn't want to lose a rook.
However, I could have cleanly forced the win at move 23 (the move I played still wins but the move I want you to find wins quickly and without a doubt). You'll have to back it up with adequate analysis ofcourse. I would have posted just the position in question, but I don't know how.

Here is the game. I played as white. Any further comments are welcome.

Game 7866637

The pgn doesn't seem to work.

Edit: Move 23 not 22

get the pgn sorted my friend so we can have a look!

Originally posted by Goshen
I recently finished a game with a much highly rated player. Due to my irrational and baseless petrification for a back rank mate (plus the fact that even if I drew, I would still get rating points) I offered a draw since I saw I had a possible perpetual if black didn't want to lose a rook.
However, I could have cleanly forced the win at move 22 (the move I p ...[text shortened]... . Any further comments are welcome.

Game 7866637

The pgn doesn't seem to work.

Thanks Robbie! Actually it's move 23 not 22. Can you see it? Plus analysis please. Also the final position of the actual game. Can you point out white's win?

Originally posted by Goshen
Thanks Robbie! Actually it's move 23 not 22. Can you see it? Plus analysis please. Also the final position of the actual game. Can you point out white's win?

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Yes Robbie! We see this all the time in master games. Doubling or even tripling on a file. I should have thought of it. I was a pawn down and all I could think of was getting it back.

Originally posted by Goshen
Yes Robbie! We see this all the time in master games. Doubling or even tripling on a file. I should have thought of it. I was a pawn down and all I could think of was getting it back.

Originally posted by robbie carrobie
it can be a positional mistake to take the queens knight on c6 with your knight , for
it means that black gets a huge pawn centre, in this instance your opponent never went for it but
recaptured with his queen instead, but just something to keep in mind 🙂

well it seems to me that black gets rid of his backward and very vulnerable d6 pawn
weakness after Nxc6 ...dxc6, but then again tactics are present for the h4 d8 diagonal
is super weak for black, indeed, i think it was a positional mistake for him to exchange
his dark dark bishop, so he won a pawn, my goodness look at the trouble he had with
his rubbish queens bishop after that, pawns all on white squares, the super weak h4-d8
diagonal but yes indeed, you may have been justified in exchanging on c6 because
of lack of development, why black took back with the queen i dont know, maybe he
was scared you were gonna play Qh4-d8

in the position that you cite, c4 looks like a great move, gaining time on the knight
and trying for c5 in which you get a terrific bind against all of blacks weak pawns, if
black tries to play Nxe3 you get instant access to the f file, his pawns are
backwards, his bishop is restricted and he is going nowhere.



14.c4 Nxe3, 15.fxe3 Qc5 16.Qh4 (threatening mate) ...Qe7
17.Rxf7!! Kxf7 18.Bg6+ hxg6 19.Rf1+ Kg8, ending up with this position



White to play and Happy days!

Hi Goshen.

I stopped here.



You played 12.Rae1.
OK it's a move but it's too cosy and cute for me.
And anyway I might want that Rook on b1.

This lad has Nicked a pawn in the opening, stuck his Queen in my half
of the board, he is undeveloped and will be playing without that h8 Rook
for quite a while.

So 12.Bc4



Threat BxN and Nf5.

Of course there are more pawns for him so I would look at him snaffing them.

Nice one Mr. Chandler! White is fully developed while black has just one piece out. A dream position. Thanks.

I guess I was blindly following the principle, don't move the same piece twice in the opening. But then, all was left was the a1 rook and besides the move Bc4 has its tactical justification. Good one. I've learnt something. I think a good thinking process might be to check all checks and find ways to exploit them. In this case, the check being Nxe6+. So any piece placed in line with the queen is actually protected.

Don't kick yourself. Rae1 feels right as well.
I'd never argue against a developing move unless there is a 100% combo on.

If your opponent has violated an opening principle or two then often the only
way to punish them is to do a bit of counter-violating yourself.
(Chess is a wonderful game - two wrongs can make a right).

My line looks like a plausible OTB try as the pawn goes with check.
But it has the scent of a typical ME trap. Offering players pawns with
a check knowing the open lines will (eventually) favour you is trappy chess.

Here my wee traps (there are three there) does not appear to have a
down side as I am threatening Bxd5 and Nf5. (Trap B)

Trap (A) is of course is the Queen winning trick.

(Trap C) is the variation I gave.
He sees he can refute the Queen winning idea by snagging a pawn with a check.
GOTCHA!

Originally posted by greenpawn34
Hi Goshen.

I stopped here.

[fen]rnb2k1r/1p1p1ppp/p3p3/3nP3/3N2Q1/2qBB3/P1P2PPP/R4RK1 w - - 0 12[/fen]

You played 12.Rae1.
OK it's a move but it's too cosy and cute for me.
And anyway I might want that Rook on b1.

This lad has Nicked a pawn in the opening, stuck his Queen in my half
of the board, he is undeveloped and will be playing witho ...[text shortened]... ash through. You can find all the smashes yourself. Qc5 then Bxe6 or Qd6 then Nf5.} [/pgn]

only play traps when there is nothing better!

Originally posted by queenabber
so after
12. Bc4 Ne3
13. fe Qe3+
14.Kg1 h5! is it so clear?