Annotated Chess Game 11668494

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5

Caro-Kahn defense.

3. Nb1d2 Qd8b6 4. c3 Ng8f6 5. Bf1d3 dxe4 6. Nd2xe4 Nf6xe4 7. Bd3xe4 e6

Blocking in the White Bishop.

8. Qd1c2

Lining up on the b2-h7 diagonal.

8... f5 9. Be4f3 Bf8e7 10. Ng1e2 O-O 11. O-O Be7f6 12. Bc1e3 Qb6c7 13. Qc2b3 Rf8e8 14. Ra1e1 Nb8d7 15. g3 Nd7b6 16. Bf3g2 Kg8h8

Preparing for e5?

17. Ne2f4 e5 18. dxe5 Bf6xe5 19. Nf4d3 Bc8e6 20. Qb3c2 Be6xa2

? Pawn grab.

21. b3

Trapped!

21... Ba2xb3 22. Qc2xb3 Be5f6 23. Be3f4 Qc7d7 24. Nd3c5 Qd7c8 25. Re1xe8 Qc8xe8 26. Nc5xb7 Qe8c8 27. Nb7a5 Nb6d5

?? Forgot that the white B is already gone?

28. Bg2xd5 g5

?? Forgot about the Bishop?

29. Bf4d2 Ra8b8 30. Qb3c4 cxd5 31. Qc4xd5 a6

Preparing for R-b5 attacking the Q.

32. c4

Easily prevented.

32... h6 33. Rf1e1 Kh8g7 34. Na5c6

?? Setting up the K-Q fork.

34... Kg7g6 35. Re1e6 Kg6f7

!? Otherwise N-e7+ forking the Q cannot be prevented.

36. Qd5xf5 Rb8b1 37. Kg1g2 Qc8xe6 38. Nc6d8

!! KQ fork.