Annotated Chess Game 11622151 by Uncle Stosh

March 2016 Quartet mighty pawn

1. Ng1f3 d5 2. e3
Reti opening challenges center squares of black
2... Ng8f6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Bf1xc4 e6 5. O-O Bf8e7 6. Nb1c3 O-O 7. d4 Nb8c6 8. e4 a6 9. e5 Nf6d7
bottles up white square bishop
10. Bc4d3 f6 11. exf6 Be7xf6 12. Bd3c4 Nd7b6 13. Bc4b3 Qd8d6 14. Nc3e4 Qd6e7 15. Bc1g5
bishop has escort of both knights
15... Bf6xg5 16. Nf3xg5 Bc8d7 17. Ng5f3 Kg8h8 18. Ne4c5 Ra8b8 19. Nc5xd7 Qe7xd7 20. Nf3e5 Nc6xe5 21. dxe5 Qd7f7 22. Bb3c2 Nb6c4 23. Qd1d3
checkmate threat at h7 forces black to let knight on c4 die
23... g6 24. Qd3xc4 c6 25. f4 Qf7d7 26. Bc2e4 Rf8f7 27. Ra1d1 Qd7e7 28. Rd1d6 Rb8f8 29. Rd6xe6
theft of pawn and threat to queen
29... Qe7h4 30. Re6f6
cuts off threat of connected rooks
30... Rf7xf6 31. exf6 Rf8xf6 32. g3
pawn holds queen at bay
32... Qh4g4 33. Qc4d4
queen forces rook to shield king from check
33... Kh8g7 34. Be4f3 Qg4e6 35. g4
this pawn wins the game
35... Qe6xa2
theft of pawn was expensive