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Hello everyone! Here is a game that I actually lost, but not before putting up a very strong resistance. |
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1. d4 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. Bd3 e6 4. Nd2 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. f4
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This game was part of a stonewall themed mini-tournament, and this is the opening position. |
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6... Bd6 7. Ngf3 Bd7 8. Ne5 O-O
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Both sides develop their pieces. |
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9. g4
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! White goes for the jugular, and immediately storms my kingside. |
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9... cxd4 10. exd4
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Pawn exchange. White recaptures with his e pawn, and does not allow me to play Nb4. |
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10... Be8
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I maneuver my bishop to cover my kingside and to allow my knight to land on d7, which would further contest White's e5 outpost. |
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11. O-O Qb6
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I pin the pawn on d4, "removing" a defender of the knight. I also put some pressure on b7. |
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12. Ndf3
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White covers both his knight on e5 and his pawn on d4. The knight is ready to hop on g5 as well. |
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12... Nd7
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I threaten the knight once more. |
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13. Bxh7+
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!? White sacrifices his bishop to burst open my kingside before I play g6. All hell is going to break loose at this point. The position can ce defended, but the right sequence of moves is quite hard to find. A great move for the sake of playing chess! |
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13... Kxh7
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Not taking would be silly. |
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14. Ng5+ Kg8 15. Nxd7
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! White decides to remove my knight on d7 so that Nf6 would not be an option. |
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15... Bxd7 16. Qd3
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! My opponent threatens mate on h7, and prepares to place his queen on h3! |
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16... g6
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The best move. 16.f5 is a possibility, but it busts my kingside wide open, and I did not want that to happen. |
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17. Qh3
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Obviously. Mate is once again threatened on h7. How can I prevent mate? Can I defend that square? No. Can I take out one of the attacking pieces? No. Can I block the line of attack? No. Can I make some breathing room for my king? Not really. (17...Rfc8 18.Qh7+ Kf8 19.Qxf7#) Can I check my opponent's king? I can (17...Qxd4+), but it achieves nothing and I simply lose my queen. Can I move my king away? |
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17... Kg7
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I can, and I must. Surprisingly enough, I can safely access the f6 square, which is in front on my pawn barricade. |
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18. Qh7+ Kf6 19. f5
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! White opens up files for his rook and bishop. |
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19... exf5
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I must try to blunt White's attack, so I capture the pawn. If I can survive the assault without losing heavy materials, then I could win! |
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20. Qh4
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! Very strong. I'm not sure if I can allow the discovered check to happen. |
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20... Kg7
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I did not take any risk, and I moved away. White can check me on h7, but then I would go back to f6. |
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21. Nh7
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!! Very dangerous; White attacks my rook and threatens mate (once again) via 22.Qh6+ Kg8 23.Nf6#.
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