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15... h5
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Gulp! obviously, why not? Black could get me out of my plan (to attack the kingside), and now he is using it against me! :-) |
 
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16. g5
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The counterside of h5 is that deprives the knight from its good square to go in case of g4. Now, I'm opening my king in a very bad way... I know. |
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16... Ne8
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Now this doesn't look too much as an attack... but I have to be careful again. I don't know if I'll be able to use Nh4 for a threat on g6, of if it will be good for me... |
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17. h4
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I decided to be "solid", but I am walking on the edge. |
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17... f6 18. Qa2+
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Probably, Qb1, threatening e4, threatening g6, would have been better. Black can't go fxg since Nxg5 goes deeply into his king's court. |
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18... Kh7
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Now I'm sure he won't dare to take fxg. |
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19. Bf4
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Trying to progress step by step, since nothing clear came to my mind. But I forgot that now black can go... |
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19... e5
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Ouch! So simple to see! This can be THE blunder. |
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20. dxe5 dxe5
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Ok, just stay calm, nothing had happened, still. His dsb is really sad, there. Much better for him, I think, was f5. He granted me a good future for my dsb. Now, I'm sure that after Be3, f5 will come, so I had to be smarter... |
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21. gxf6
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Now, if e5 is not defended by a pawn, and the queen is behind... much better! Of course, if exB, fxB, Nxg7, and the game can go on. The black pawn in f4 blocks most of his attacks. |
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21... Bxf6
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Bg4 would have been the right choice, I guess. |
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22. Ng5+ Kg7
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Look what a nice check Ne6 is... but useless, for now... except that to have my queen in e6. What for? Hmmmm... |
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23. Be3
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OOOOk, now that center is blocked, and I have a good grip on the white diagonal (and a useless lsb), I can retreat on a good square. |
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23... Nd6
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Good, avoiding Nf3 (must have I prevented it?). |
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24. Ne6+
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Let's say that is a sac, and not that I forgot about the h pawn... :-) |
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24... Bxe6 25. Qxe6 Qe7
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Q in e6... what for? Well, let's say that on order to activate my lsb without lose tempoes... (but a pawn!). |
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26. Bh3 Bxh4
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Let's say that this opens his king's position. |
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27. Bc5
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After the queen's exchange, the knight is also pinned. Without the queen, there is little black can do. |
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27... Qxe6 28. Bxe6
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I have a bishop pair... will I hold against a strong player? The game is becoming long and multistaged. |
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28... Be7 29. Kg2
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The idea is to support Nf3. My knight has a way to act throug b3, a5, but I'm not tempted. |
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