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Hi everyone!
Well, now that I have got my first ever Expert Victory out of the way I have another little gem for you against a near-Expert called myrydin (Tim). Despite a queenless middlegame a player whose king is stuck in the centre is gonna cop a little trouble. In order to find out whether it is King Henry or his Welsh counterpart King Myrydin that comes to grief you will just need to read on. I begin with Nf3 which is the Reti Opening. GA analysis is here: https://gameknot.com/analyze-board.pl?bd=27211149&rnd=0.27808322082055636
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1... Nf6 2. c4 e6
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2. …… e6 - transposing into an English Opening. |
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3. d4 d5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Bd3
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5. Bd3 - after a few pawn moves on both sides I finally clear the way for kingside castling. |
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5... dxc4 6. Bxc4 Bd6 7. Nc3 Bd7 8. O-O Na5
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8. ….. Na5 - instead of castling black decided to harass Fou Leblanc. |
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9. Be2 a6 10. Bd2 b5
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10. …...b5 - pawn roll. |
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11. a3 Nb7 12. e4
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12. e4 - pawn break threatening a pawn fork on e5. |
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12... Be7 13. Re1 h6 14. Bd3 c5 15. d5 c4 16. dxe6 Bxe6
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16. ….. Bxe6 - pawn trade. |
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17. Bc2 Qc7 18. Ne2 Bg4 19. Ned4
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19. Ned4 - Sir Lollabout temporarily allows a pin on f3 but this will not last. |
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19... Rd8 20. Qc1 Bxf3 21. Nxf3
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21. Nxf3 - B for N trade. |
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21... Bc5 22. e5
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22. e5 - King Myrydin has let himself be stuck in the centre and a pawn thrust exploits it. This will set of a chain of events that will win an important pawn. |
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22... Ng4 23. Re2
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23. Re2 - first the pinned f2 pawn must be guarded. |
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23... Qb6 24. Be1
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24. Be1 - uh oh, the familiar Jo Stevens passivits appears to set in …….. |
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24... h5 25. Qg5
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25. Qg5 - But Glenda ensures that appearances are deceptive and she is eyeing up Tim's pawn on g7. |
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25... Qh6 26. Qxh6 Nxh6
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26. ….. Nxh6. |
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27. Bc3
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27. Bc3 - putting pressure on g7. |
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27... Be7 28. e6
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28. e6 - threatening a bishop fork on g7. |
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28... f6
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29. Bg6+ - black's last move prevented that fork but allowed another. Tim's h5 pawn is hanging. |
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29. Bg6+ Kf8 30. Bxh5 Rd5 31. Bg6
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31. Bg6 - Fou Leblanc keeps King Myrydin stranded on the back row and locks in his king rook. |
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31... Nc5 32. Nd4
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32. Nd4 - Sir Lollabout supports my vital e6 passer. |
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32... Rg5 33. Bc2 Ng4 34. h3 Rgh5
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34. ….. Rgh5 - he lays a trap but I see that Henry will cop Old Matey on h1 if I take his g4 knight. I must be patient, very patient. |
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