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1. e4 c5
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Sicilian. |
 
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2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Nf6 7. Nb1c3 a6 8. Na3 d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. exd5 Nb4 11. Be2 Bc5 12. O-O O-O 13. Bf3 Bf5 14. Bg5 Re8 15. Qd2 b5 16. Rad1
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That move looks to complete white's development. |
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16... Nd3
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16 ... Nd3 Dubbed Octopus Knight by Raymond Keene. |
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17. Nab1 h6 18. Bh4 b4 19. Na4 Bd6 20. Bg3 Rc8 21. b3 g5 22. Bxd6
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22 Bxd6 Qxd6 The DSB exchange. |
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22... Qxd6
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And looks like black's development completes here. |
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23. g3 Nd7 24. Bg2 Qf6 25. a3 a5 26. axb4 axb4 27. Qa2
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Ironically, two moves from now she has to move back to d2. |
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27... Bg6 28. d6 g4 29. Qd2 Kg7
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Looks to protect the king. |
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30. f3 Qxd6
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30 ... Qxd6 31 fxg4 Pawn exchange that opens up the f file. |
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31. fxg4 Qd4+ 32. Kh1 Nf6 33. Rf4
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Threatens to capture the queen, but she needs to stay on the a7-h1 diagonal, where a7 is the only safe square for her. |
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33... Ne4
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...Or black can interposition with the knight. 33 ... Ne4 is stronger than 33 ... Qa7. |
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34. Qxd3
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This is why Ne4 is stronger. 34 ... Nf2+ forks the king and queen, except for that f4 rook... |
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34... Nf2+ 35. Rxf2
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But it gives black a free queen for his LSB. |
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35... Bxd3 36. Rfd2
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White played this instead of 36 Rxd3 to put pressure on black's queen. |
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36... Qe3
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...But then now e3 is a safe square for the queen while staying on the a7-h1 diagonal. |
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37. Rd2xd3
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Capturing the bishop while threatening the queen. |
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37... Rc1
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Black would want to exchange now. |
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38. Nb2
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White decides not to go for the exchange yet. |
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38... Qf2
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But now she's safe on f2. |
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39. Nd2
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39 Nd2? Allows black to mate in 3. Nc3 would also allow mate. Perhaps Rxc1? |
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39... Rxd1+
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White has no choice but to recapture now. |
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