Annotated hard-fought game
[White "middlefield"]
[Black "Kilgore"]
[Event "InstantChess"]
[WhiteElo "1678"]
[BlackElo "1756"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ICCause "2"]
[ICEcause "3"]
[Annotator "Kilgore"]
1.e4 c5 {Sicilian Defense} 2.Qf3 d6 3.Bc4 e6 {to prevent mate Qxf7} 4.Nh3 Nc6 5.O-O Nf6 6.a4 Nd4 {the Q must retreat or lose the c pawn} 7.Qd1 Nxe4 8.c3 Nc6 9.d3 Nf6 10.Qf3 Ne5 {attacking the Q and B} 11.Bb5+ Bd7 12.Qxb7 Bxb5 13.Qxb5+ Qd7 14.Bg5 Qxb5 15.axb5 Nxd3 16.b6 {if black takes the pawn, the rook at a8 is lost} Nxb2 17.Rxa7 {If black exchanges rooks, the pawn wil Queen!} Rb8 18.b7 Kd7 {the King marches to support the R blocking the passed pawn} 19.Bxf6 gxf6 20.Na3 Kc6 21.Rb1 {the black N has one safe move} Nd3 22.Nc4 Bh6 {at least the doubled pawns gave black a way to get the B out} 23.Na5+ Kc7 24.g3 Ne5 25.Kg2 Nc6 26.Nxc6 Kxc6 27.f4 Rhe8 {setting up the R for a move to the 7th rank} 28.Nf2 Re7 {the passed pawn is now defended twice, but attacked 3 times. whew!} 29.Ra8 Rbxb7 30.Rxb7 Rxb7 {taking with the K would have been a mistake, now the R has mobility} 31.Rh8 {the h pawn will fall no matter what, black will need an escape for the B} f5 32.Rxh7 Bf8 33.Kh3 Kd5 34.g4 fxg4+ 35.Nxg4 Kc4 36.Rh8 {? move for white} Bg7 37.Rh7 Bxc3 38.Nh6 Kd5 39.Nxf7 {black must be careful not to be on a square that allows a N check.} c4 40.Kg2 Bd2 {freeing up the way for the dangerous passed pawn} 41.Kf2 c3 42.Ke2 Bxf4 43.Kd3 Bd2 {white's best bet may be to try and push his passed pawn} 44.h4 e5 {another passed pawn to add pressure!} 45.Kc2 e4 46.Rh5+ Kd4 47.Nxd6 Rb2+ 48.Kd1 e3 {the march is unstoppable} 49.Nf5+ Kd3 {white must lose a N to prevent mate} 50.Ng3 {??} Rb1# {mate} 0-1
