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31... Rh8
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Black's rook protects the bishop and prepares a potential discovered attack on White's queen by the rook and White's rook by the bishop by 32...Bg5. |
 
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32. g5
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?? White fails to see Black's plan and moves his pawn right into the line of fire. White will lose a pawn and a rook. White has little chance of drawing now. |
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32... Bxg5
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!! Attacks both White's queen and rook. |
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33. Qg4 Bxd2
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!! White loses a whole rook, with nothing to compensate for it. Now both White's d pawn and b pawn are hanging. |
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34. Rf2 Rxd3
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Black captures the hanging d pawn and protects his bishop. |
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35. Rf3
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? White is defending a losing position and shouldn't trade down material. White gives up by offering this trade. Better would have been a last chance attack on the Black king or on Black's pawn structure. |
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35... Rxf3
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Black gladly accepts the trade. |
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36. Qxf3 Qe7
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Black is getting ready for a mating sequence on White. |
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37. Qf2
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This is a good fork against Black's bishop and b6 pawn, but capturing either puts White's queen too far away from the protection of his king. |
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37... Qh4
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37...Qh4 offers a trade of queens, and also indirectly defends Black's bishop. If 38. Qxd2??, then ...Qh2+!! loses White's queen. White's position is hopeless, and he will soon be mated. |
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38. Qxb6
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White's queen is now too far away to stop Black's inevitable mating sequence. |
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38... Qh3+
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Forcing the king towards the edge. |
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39. Kf2 Qg4
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Now the White king can only go to f1. |
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40. Qxd6
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Mate in two from here. |
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40... Rh2+ 41. Kf1 Qd1#
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Checkmate.
White gave the initiative away early by playing waiting moves instead of developing and making unprofitable trades. Later, White ruined any chance at a draw by leaving pieces hanging and playing for unsuccessful attacks.
Black won by defending well and capitalizing on White's blunders and weaknesses. |
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