Annotated Chess Game 11811698

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5

Caro Kann, Advanced.

3... Bc8f5 4. Bc1d2 e6 5. a3 c5 6. Ng1e2 Nb8c6 7. c3 Qd8b6

More pressure on d4 and threatening Qxb7.

8. b4 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc6xd4 10. Ra1a2

Worried about Nxd4 Nxd4 Qxd4, I guess.

10... Ra8c8

Taking control of the open c file.

11. Ne2xd4 Qb6xd4 12. Nb1c3 Qd4xe5 13. Bf1e2 Ng8f6 14. O-O Bf8d6 15. Be2b5 Ke8e7 16. g3 Bf5h3

Nice open white diagonals!

17. Rf1e1 Qe5f5 18. f3 Bd6xg3

! Getting the King out of his shell.

19. hxg3 d4 20. Nc3e2

? Removing the protection for f3.

20... Qf5xf3 21. Ne2f4

Protecting against Qg7#, and offering to exchange Queens.

21... Qf3xg3

Up two pawns at this point - perhaps more, since the King is completely exposed.

22. Kg1h1 Nf6g4

Threatening Qh7# on the next move.

23. Re1e2 Ng4f2

Forking the King and Queen. Only Rxf2 saves the Queen.

24. Re2xf2 Qg3xf2 25. Nf4xh3

Getting rid of the supporting Bishop, and attacking the Queen. All my minor pieces are gone, but the King is completely exposed. Up one in material at this point.

25... Qf2f5

Theatening the Knight and the Bishop.

26. Bb5f1 Qf5d5

Forking the King and Rook.

27. Bf1g2 Qd5xa2 28. Bg2xb7 Rc8c2

Threatening the Bishop. The Bishop pair is worrisome. Up the equivalent of a Rook at this point.

29. Bd2g5 f6 30. Bg5f4 e5 31. Bf4g3 Rh8d8 32. Bb7e4 Rc2c3

Releasing the Queen for Qxa3.

33. Qd1g4

Threatening Qxg6+.

33... Ke7f8 34. Be4xh7 Qa2xa3 35. Kh1h2 Qa3xb4 36. Nh3f2 a5 37. Nf2d3 Qb4c4 38. Nd3xe5 fxe5 39. Qg4f5 Kf8e7 40. Bg3h4

? Qxe5+ might have been better.

40... Ke7d6

! Ke1? is followed by Bg6#!

41. Bh4xd8 Qc4e2

! No way to prevent mate the next move.