This was, for me, an artistic game. I chose not to take his Queen a couple of times. Thank you, rodneytucker73! |
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1. e4
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My usual. |
 
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1... e5 2. d4
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Now here follows an ominous buildup to what I thought would be an epic battle in which I would be in the lead. |
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2... f6 3. f4 Bd6 4. Nf3 Nc6
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The d-pawn must feel very threatened and yet protected at the same time. |
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5. Bb5 a6 6. Bxc6 dxc6
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My opponent thought a while before making this move... He must have been mourning the imminent loss of his d-pawn. |
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7. dxe5
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Here begins the Massacre of the King's Pawn. |
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7... fxe5 8. fxe5 Bd7
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?? Why not save his other Bishop? This just leads to a myriad of other problems. |
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9. exd6 cxd6 10. Qxd6 Nf6 11. Bg5
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Trading off a minor piece. |
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11... h6 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. O-O Qe7 14. Qd4 O-O 15. Nh4
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Fork on g6. |
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15... Qf7
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He spotted it. |
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16. Nd2 f5 17. Rf2
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Taking on f5 would result in a Queen trade. |
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17... c5 18. Qe3 b5 19. Qg3+
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Here begins the beauty of the game. |
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19... Kh7 20. Raf1
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Battery. |
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20... Qe7 21. Qg6+ Kh8 22. Qxh6+ Qh7 23. Ng6+ Kg8 24. Qg5 fxe4 25. Nxf8+ Kh8 26. Ng6+
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I chose not to take the Queen multiple times, for aesthetic purposes. |
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26... Kg7 27. Rf2f7+ Kg8 28. Ne7+ Kh8 29. Rf7f8+
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Pièce de résistance. |
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29... Rxf8 30. Rxf8+ Qg8 31. Qh6#
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No Queen taken. I love this, and thoroughly enjoyed it! Please rate and comment. |
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