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1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Be2 Nc6
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The opening is fairly basic - Queen Pawn's game. Both sides strive to mobilize their pieces for future combat. |
 
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8. O-O Ba6
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Developing the bishop to an active diagonal. It also forces a resolution with the pawn on c4. |
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9. cxd5 Nxd5
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A horrible miscalculation - black puts his hopes on the bishop on g5, but white has more tactics. |
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10. Bxa6 Bxg5 11. Nxg5 Qxg5 12. Bb7
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Forking the knight and rook, which gives white the exchange. Notice black's light squared weakness. |
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12... Nce7 13. Bxa8 Rxa8 14. Nxd5
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Trading pieces when ahead in material. |
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14... Nxd5
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Now, a very technical part of the game has arisen. The position is equal and stable, except for a material advantage of white. White first starts with the mobilization of his rooks. |
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15. Qf3 Qd8 16. Rac1 Rc8 17. a3
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Blocking the b4 square for black's strong knight. |
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17... Qd7 18. Rc4
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Doubling rooks on the only open semi-file for white. |
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18... Qb5 19. Qe2 Rf8
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This simply wastes a tempo for black. Note that the c4 rook is pinned by the black queen. |
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20. Rfc1 a5 21. e4
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Finally removing the knight from its strong post. |
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21... Nf4 22. Qd2
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Freeing the rook and attacking the knight. |
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22... Ng6 23. Rc4xc7
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White now owns an open file, and has a positional and material advantage. However, there is still a whole game to win. |
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23... Qh5 24. Rc7c8
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Trading rooks. |
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24... Nh4
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Black obviously is attempting counter-play - the only chance in such a position. |
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25. Rxf8+ Kxf8 26. f3
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This is a strong move by white - it supports e4, protects g2, and takes the g4 square away from black's queen. |
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26... g6
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Creating an escape hole. |
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27. Qf4
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Black is now basically blockaded in, and white dominates the position. |
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27... g5
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Attempting a breakthrough, but weakening black's king-side. |
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28. Qd6+
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Assault! |
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28... Kg7 29. Qe5+ Kh6
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Black is fully blockaded, but white needs to add the rook to the battle. And this can only be accomplished by opening lines. |
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