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12. Bxf8
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Of course. |
 
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12... Kxf8 13. h3
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?! I kind of questioned this one. Why disrupt a position that can safely be castled into? h3 does prevent black getting to g4 with a knight, but why commit so early? |
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13... Bh5
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Giving my opponent the opportunity to start over extending. Will he take it? |
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14. g4
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He does, and makes a huge commitment on the kingside. Now if I can just find a way to exploit it. |
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14... Bg6 15. a4
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Perhaps now a little hesitant of 0-0, white now tries to free his Ra1 as b1 is being attacked. |
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15... Ke7
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It's taking forever, but I'm trying to get castled:) |
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16. Qa3+
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Yes, I see the possibilty of having to dodge a few checks, but they are easily rebuffed. |
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16... Kd7 17. Ne5+ Nxe5 18. dxe5 Ne4
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As this knight protects d5, black is encouraged it take it so he can play Qd6. |
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19. Nxe4 Bxe4
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White now gets his chance to play Qd6 , but sees that it will run out of gas. Meanwhile, he loses the exchange. |
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20. O-O
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Correct. Get the king to safety and protect the exchange. The check might still get to be played. |
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20... Rb3
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! Hitting the enemy queen and the weak c pawn. White is gonna strut around for a bit, but because of the limited scope of his pieces I should be able to evade him successfully and get my Rh8 over and into play. |
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21. Qd6+
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"Hey big guy....buy a lady a drink?" |
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21... Kc8
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"You're no lady. Leave me alone. You're drunk." |
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22. Qc6+
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"I'm not drunk. I'm in the mood to mate." |
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22... Qc7
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"Oh, no you didn't! That's MY man!" |
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23. Qa6+ Kd7
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And the frisky queen strikes out. |
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24. Rac1
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Protecting the vulnerable c pawn. This was one of those classic "Which rook do I move?" decisions for my opponent. Better him than me:) |
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24... Rhb8
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Ok, the gang's all here. Time to get to work........... |
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25. f4
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Protecting his "hanging" e pawn (but I have no intent of taking it). Perhaps also consistent with the best pawn structure he could hope for. |
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25... Qc5
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White's e3 pawn is weak. |
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(1700)