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1. d4
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Cat and mouse until 19 Qc3 |
 
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1... Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Nbd7 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Be2 Qa5 8. Bd2 Qc7 9. Bf3 a6 10. Qb3 h6 11. Nge2 Nb6 12. Ng3 g6 13. Na4 Nbd7 14. O-O h5 15. Ne2 g5
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Black is creating space for me to get in behind the g & h pawns and attack his king side. |
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16. g3
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Need a retreat for my bishop. |
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16... g4 17. Bg2 Kf8 18. f4 Kg7 19. Qc3 b5
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Didn't see that one. |
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20. Nxc5
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Might as well take a pawn down with me. |
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20... Nxc5 21. Qe3
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Time to throw caution into the wind |
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21... bxc4
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Accepts the gift |
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22. fxe5
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Clear the path for Qg5 |
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22... dxe5 23. Ba5
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Need to get black's Q away from the action |
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23... Qxa5
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Obliges |
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24. d6
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Same for the bishop. |
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24... Bxd6
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Obliges once more. Black seems to have dropped his guard being so many pieces ahead. |
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25. Qg5+
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The coup de grace. |
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25... Kf8 26. Qxf6 Rh7 27. Qxd6+ Kg8 28. Qxe5
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Back to all square. |
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28... Bb7
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Prevents Qe8 |
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29. Rf5
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Double attack on the knight and threaten Rg5 Kf8, Qd6 Ke8, Re5# |
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29... Rh6
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Black has seen the mate |
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30. Qxc5
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But has to lose the knight and it's just a case of maintaining the pressure from here with black's king vulnerable to repeated checking |
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30... Qd2 31. Rg5+ Rg6 32. Rxg6+ fxg6 33. Qxc4+ Kf8 34. Rf1+ Ke8 35. Qf7+ Kd8 36. Qxb7 Qe3+ 37. Kh1 Ra7 38. Rf8#
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A bit lucky maybe, but just goes to show you should never give up. |
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(1732)