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13... Ne4
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Centralizes the knight. I wouldn't mind him exchanging his good bishop for my knight. |
 
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14. Rac1
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but that wasn't in the cards. Instead he gets his Rook over to a semi-open file. |
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14... Ng5
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My intention here was to try to entice the exchange of knights and after the eventual recapture with my queen i could move my bishop out with the threat of Bxh3 or even Bf5 enticing the exchange of bishops. At this point i didn't have a definitive plan of action and was just trying to simplify. Not the greatest strategy but at least i was striving for something... |
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15. Nxg5 Qxg5
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So he accepts the exchange. |
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16. Kh2
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Preventing Bxh3. Something i also failed to recognize at the time was that Bf5 simply hangs a pawn after the exchange which certainly wouldn't help my cause. |
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16... Re8
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So i move my rook over to a semi-open file, just trying to get some activity for my pieces. |
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17. Qc2
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Doubling up on the diagonal and threatening the h7 orchid. |
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17... Re6
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My goal here was to sac a pawn in an attempt to gain activity for the rook and eventually pile up on the king side. In retrospect, i believe this was simply unsound. |
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18. Bxh7+ Kh8 19. Bf5
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So now i'm a pawn down. Great... |
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19... Rh6
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Continuing with my plan simply because i just can't see what else to do... |
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20. Bxc8
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Well hey... at least my bad bishop is off the board now. |
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20... Rxc8 21. Qe2
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I don't know the purpose of this move? |
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21... g6
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My goal here was to get my king of the back rank and try to pile up on the semi-open files. |
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22. f4
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This creates a target at e3 although i don't really have the manpower to take advantage of it. |
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22... Qe7
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Still, it is something to look at at least. At this point i was thinking maybe i could exchange queens, try to keep the board locked up and hope for a draw. |
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23. Qg4
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threatening my rook on the back rank, maybe now i can make use of that target at e3? |
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23... f5
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Or not... This makes the queen move and it adds more manpower to cover the e4 square. But maybe better was Re8? |
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24. Qf3
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I'm out of ideas other then remove the queens and try to get a draw. |
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24... Qe4
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So i went for it. |
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25. Qxe4
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And he accepts the exchange. |
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