[Event "Middlesex League"] [Site "?"] [Date "2018.01.09"] [Round "?"] [White "Blackie, N."] [Black "Pollack, O."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C00"] [BlackElo "181"] [Annotator "Nevler"] [PlyCount "63"] [SourceDate "2018.01.10"] [SourceVersionDate "2018.01.10"] 1. e4 e6 2. Qe2 c5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 d5 6. exd5 Qxd5 $6 {Not catastrophic, but why allow white to gain time to develop?} (6... exd5 { and black must stand ok here}) 7. Nc3 Qf5 8. Nb5 $1 Nb4 $2 {Way too aggressive. ..after black's brief counter-attack he will be down a rook for not much compensation} 9. d3 c4 $6 {A logical consequence of his last, but not objectively the strongest} 10. Nc7+ Kd8 11. Nxa8 ({I had considered the line} 11. Bf4 cxd3 (11... g5 12. O-O-O gxf4 13. Nxa8 {But it looked way too messy from afar with the possibility of the a8 knight not being able to escape, although the computer calculates it is much better for white!}) 12. O-O-O) 11... cxd3 12. cxd3 Nxd3+ 13. Kf1 Nf6 ({He very nearly played} 13... b6 { which would have resulted in instant resignation after} 14. Nd4) 14. Be3 b6 { with the idea of Ba6 next} 15. Nd4 Qg6 16. Nb5 Bd7 17. a4 Nd5 18. Bd4 $2 (18. Be4 $1 {Would have won instantly} f5 19. Bxd3 Bc6) 18... Bc6 19. Rd1 $1 N5f4 $1 {Taking his only shot...and it's a good one!} 20. Bxc6 $1 (20. gxf4 Qxg2#) (20. Qc2 Bxg2+ 21. Kg1 Nh3+ 22. Kxg2 Ndf4+) 20... Nxe2 21. Kxe2 Nf4+ (21... Qh5+ 22. Bf3) 22. gxf4 Qc2+ 23. Ke3 (23. Rd2 Qxc6) 23... Qxc6 24. Bxg7+ Kc8 (24... Ke8 $4 25. Nac7+) 25. Bxh8 $4 ({Why not the fork} 25. Nxa7+ {winning the queen!} Kb7 26. Nxc6) 25... Qxa8 {At least I didn't spoil the win, although the game is not over yet...} 26. Bd4 f5 27. f3 Qd5 28. Rd3 Kb7 29. Rg1 Bc5 30. Rg7+ Kb8 (30... Ka6 31. Rxa7#) 31. Ke2 $1 {I was proud of this beautiful retreat, the final indirect blow....unpinning the bishop creates too many threats for black to handle} Qc4 (31... Bxd4 32. Rxd4 {and mate or loss of the queen is inevitable} Qxd4 (32... Qb3 33. Rd8#) 33. Nxd4) 32. Be5+ {A very interesting game, not without mistakes!} 1-0

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