also dedicated to ellisbell... |
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. h3 Bg7 4. c3 e6 5. Na3 a6 6. Nc4 Qc7 7. Be2 Ne7 8. O-O b5 9. Ne3 O-O 10. g3 d5
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whatever taste they come in: always d5... |

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11. d3 Bb7 12. Ng2 dxe4 13. dxe4 Bxe4 14. Bf4 Qb7
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enforcing the pressure on Nf3... |

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15. Bd6 Rd8
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why not pin the Bishop? |

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16. Qd2 Nf5
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the Bishop was already dead meat: why not attack it twice? |

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17. Qf4 Nxd6
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piece, in the pocket... |

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18. Rad1 e5 19. Qg5 f6 20. Qg4 f5 21. Qh4 Qf7
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leaving White one option: taking Rd8, or else Bf6... |

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22. Qxd8+ Bf8 23. Nxe5 Qf6 24. Nd7 Qg7 25. Nf6+ Kh8 26. Rxd6 Nd7 27. Qxa8
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forced... |

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27... Bxa8
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but Black forgot this one... |

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28. Rxa6 Bxg2
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pick up the pieces... |

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29. Nxd7
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hard headed... |

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29... Bxf1 30. Bxf1 c4 31. Ra7 Qe7 32. Bg2 Kg7 33. Kh2 Kh6 34. Rb7 Bg7 35. Bc6 Qe2 36. Kg2 Qxb2
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the start of the end, for White... |

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37. Bxb5 Qxc3 38. a4 Qb3 39. Rc7 c3
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too late, White realizes what is happening... |

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40. Nc5 Qb4 41. Ne6 Qb2
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just, the winning tempo... |

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42. Rxg7 c2 43. Rc7 c1=Q
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relentless... |

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44. Rxc1 Qxc1
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restoring the balance... |

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45. a5 Qa3 46. a6 g5 47. Be2 Kg6 48. Nd4 h5 49. Nc6 Qc5
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the rest is a matter of technique, really... |

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50. Bf3 g4 51. hxg4 hxg4 52. a7
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clever, in a way: only a pity, Black takes with check... |

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52... gxf3+ 53. Kxf3 Qxc6+
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and White resigned... |
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