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18. Qf3
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Building a major piece battery along the f file. |
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18... O-O
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I might have been tempted to castle queenside and then try and expose the weaknesses around the white king. |
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19. Rf2 f6
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Solidifying the centre, weakening the kingside. It's normally best not to move pawns in areas under attack. |
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20. Raf1
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apparently biting on granite but the g pawn will soon loosen the kingside |
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20... Rfb8
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Black now attempts to generate counterplay on the queenside, however he is removing a vital defender from the kingside. |
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21. a4
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Attempting to slow Blacks queenside play |
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21... Qa5
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The queen lends a hand in preparing the ...b5 push at the cost of further distancing herself from her King. |
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22. h4
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Preparing the g5 push and creating the option of h5 when the bishop will get in the way on both f7 and e8. |
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22... Be8
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?! blocking the the Rooks defence of the kingside which could be costly should Black not be careful. |
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23. Bc2
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defending the a4 pawn. 23.g5 is another possibility that is worth looking at. |
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23... b5
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!? A pawn sac to try and get the counterplay going, probably not good but black needs space. |
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24. cxb5 axb5 25. Nxb5 c4
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The point, c5 is freed for the Black pieces. |
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26. Kh1 Nc5
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?? A mistake, loses a whole pawn and gives white a massive attack. |
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27. Bxe5
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The f pawn is pinned to mate on f8, the b8 Rook is attacked and the Dark Squared Bishop has taken up a very offencive square on the long diagonal. |
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27... Rb7 28. Bc3
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The perfect square for the DS Bishop, it holds the queenside together applies pressure to the kingside and is protected by Blacks c4 pawn! |
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28... Qa6
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28.Qd8 is another try that should be looked at. |
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29. g5
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29... Nxa4
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? Black exchanges his best piece to gain a worthless wing pawn. |
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30. Bxa4
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Obviously not letting the DS Bishop be exchanged. |
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30... Bxb5
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Getting the awkward LS Bishop out of the way of the Rooks. |
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