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12. f4
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Trading the pawns here wold be a bad idea. Keeps great center control while keeping the queen at a distance. |
 
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12... Qe7
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(Black is now a pawn up and in a favourable position. )
However I did not feel this way. |
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13. Nd2 h4
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(A kingside pawn thrust is initiated) |
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14. Qe2
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This is the only square for the white queen. Castle next |
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14... h3 15. O-O-O Nc6
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I'm not sure about this move. I think Nd7 would have been stronger.
(This was a mistake. Better was Nd7 followed by Nb6 )
We both agree on this.. |
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16. d5
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It allows white to immediately move my pawn forward and kick out the knight. |
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16... Na5
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(Hoping to exchange knight for bishop but this is another mistake.
Better to return the knight to b8 then head for b6 via d7) |
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17. Bb5+
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I did not want to trade my last bishop for a knight. |
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17... c6
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(Pretty much forced. If the king moves or Bd7 Bxd7 Qxd7 then b4 wins the knight. ) |
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18. dxc6
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This is good for white, now the queenside is opening up. |
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18... bxc6
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(At least now the knight has the opportunity to escape from a possible b4 but
at the cost of weakening the queenside. ) |
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19. Ba4
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Not going to trade off the my active bishop for black knight thats not really doing anything anyways. |
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19... g3
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(At this stage of the game it looked like White's pieces were tied up defending against the kingside pawns so that despite the weaknesses on Black's queenside they were at the moment unexploitable. White presses home his advantage on the kingside.) |
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20. Rde1
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This was probably a wasted move. gives black tempo with already strong position. I felt i was losing here. |
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20... g2 21. Rhg1 Bg4
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(A terrible move, pushing the White queen to a perfect square supporting a counter attack ) |
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22. Qf2 Bd7 23. e5
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Start going forward in the center. |
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23... d5
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(d5 was a very strong move threatening to open up the centre. I didn't have much choice here. ) |
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24. Nc5 O-O-O
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Seems safe for black. But maybe he was just as safe in the center.
(Developing the rook with a view to supporting a future advance on the kingside. ) |
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25. Na6
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Obvious threat of Qxa7. |
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25... Kb7
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This is better than moving the bishop off the c pawn.
(Forced. Allowing Qxa7 would be fatal. ) |
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