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17... Qxd5 18. Bc3
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I think White must soon forfeit his Queen one way or another. She's remained on the e-file too long, and White is out of free tempi. This move is probably superior to 18.d3 (losing to ...exd3 with the dual threats of ...Re6+ and ...d2+). 18.Qb4 just results in the Queen being chased around by 18...Rb6, so that doesn't help much either. |
 
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18... Qb5 19. d3
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The only move. Black has finally forced an opening on the e-file. |
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19... exd3 20. Kd2
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Again, this is probably the best option. White makes a run for the Queenside. |
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20... Re8
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But now White must give up his precious Queen, or else lose by force after 21...Re2+. |
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21. Qxe8+ Qxe8 22. Rae1 Qb5 23. cxd3
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White will only have a chance if he can double his Rooks on the e-file or create counterplay with his pawn majority. So naturally, Black will seek to use his fantastic mobility create a series of active threats that White cannot ignore, and slowly gain position and material until his advantages are overwhelming. |
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23... Ra6
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Drawing the Rook off the e-file and back into Rook Hell--guarding a second-rank pawn. |
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24. Rea1 Rd6
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0-1. With no e-file Rook, there's no way to guard this pawn adequately. Either it falls now, or the Bishop does after 25.d4 Qe2+ 26.Kc1 Rc6! White sees it and resigns. As so frequently happens in this opening, one or two slight inaccuracies early on lead to hugely exploitable weaknesses, and the highly-tactical midgame was too quick and violent to allow White to convert his pawn advantage.
Many thanks to rjacobs for the game! Comments on the analysis or the game itself are much appreciated. If you leave a rating, please also comment letting me know what I did well or need to improve on. Thanks for reading! |
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