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17. fxg5 fxg5 18. Nxg5
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The knight is threatening 19.Ne6, forking queen and rook, 19.Nxh7, and of course the queen can come charging in. |
 
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18... c5
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Provocative. The queen must either retreat (?) or dive straight into the action: |
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19. Qg7
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My inherent risky nature forbids a quick retreat. I checked all lines, err, quite thoroughly, and I saw no chance for the queen to be trapped. |
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19... Rg8 20. Qh6 Nc8
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(??) Loses the rook on g8, and weakens overall position even more. |
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21. Qe6+
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A fork, claiming Black's rook, unless Black particularly wants to be checkmated with 21...Kf8 22.Qf7#. |
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21... Qe7 22. Qxg8+ Nf8 23. Nxh7
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At this point, my opponent triumphantly exclaimed, "YOU'VE MADE A MISTAKE!!!". He then went on to explain that 23.Ne6 would have clinched the game for me, while the text allowed him to equalise. Would I like to take that back, he asked? I said no straight off - I would never ever be able to claim a win in the game if I did, and, plus, I had examined the "mistake" and I had my own opinion about that... |
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23... Qxe4+ 24. Be2 Qxh1+ 25. Kd2
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Definitely a "MISTAKE" but my opponent's, not mine. That queen cannot possibly get back to defend the knight, and so, my attack can now press home. |
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25... Ne7
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(??) Loses the queen...if I had been in a mood to take it. I was prepared to ignore that for the moment, and use it as a fallback if my attack should slow. |
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26. Nf6+
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A neat Zwischenzug (in-between-move) which is the only way White can immediately claim BOTH Black knights. |
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26... Kd8 27. Qxf8+ Kc7 28. Qxe7+ Kb8
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Retreating into a corner. Now I just need to manoeuvre my queen and knight into a checkmating position...and did I mention my fallback of just taking the Black queen? |
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29. Qd8+ Bc8 30. Qxd6+ Kb7 31. Qc6+ Kb8
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I could see no way of pressing my attack home. Then I had a brainwave...albeit a pretty simple one...bring in another piece! |
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32. Be5#
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The Coup De Grace. I hope you all enjoyed looking at this game! |
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