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24. Nxf5
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Trying to rattle the troops, but my guys are in best defensive position and I'm not going to be falling for any of that gxN stuff... |
 
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24... Rad8 25. Nh4 Rd7 26. Re1 Qd8
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Bits centralized, and I'm weathering the storm... |
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27. Qg3 Rde7 28. Rf1 d4 29. Rd1 Qb6 30. Qf2 Ng7
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If White takes cxd, ...Qxb with some direct threats (with all those rooks) |
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31. Kf1 f5 32. Bh3 Qb5+
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Gains the tempo for... |
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33. Kg1 dxc3
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the pawn-take, and now things look fairly solid for Black... |
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34. a3 c2 35. Rc1
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Can't take the pawn, of course, without some back-up on e1 |
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35... Rd7
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And then, just like that, Black completely blows his winning chances. I won't make any excuses, just give this move a double ?? |
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36. Qxc2
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Dur!
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36... Re2
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Chess teaches us to carry on so after a number of deep breaths we take stock - all his bits are marginalized, I have two pawns and a rook for two bits, and a rook on the seventh. On, On! The Thracian storm wind etc... (let's not get carried away, it's only a game ed.) |
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37. Qb3+ Ne6 38. Qg3
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Again the White Q comes back to centre stage and that f pawn looks distinctly wobbly... |
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38... Qa4
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To thwart this, Black must come up with a plan... |
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39. Kf1
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He's seen it, but... |
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39... Rd1+ 40. Kxe2 Nd4+ 41. Kf2 f4 42. Bxf4 Qb5
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This interposed move stops his Q from getting to b1 and start checking me. Qxf...Rf1+! |
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43. Qe3
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White is not out of the woods yet - with that hanging rook there are plenty of chackmate chances... |
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43... Qf1+ 44. Kg3
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All forced to... |
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44... Ne2+ 45. Kg4 h5+ 46. Kg5 Rd5+
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He decides to block with the N which, if nothing else, was unexpected... |
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47. Nf5 Qxf4+
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The only continuation giving any kind of parity for Black... |
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48. Qxf4 Nxf4 49. Kf6
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Didn't take the N! |
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49... gxf5 50. Bxf5 Rd2
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So, now the dust has settled, Black can be fairly pleased with how things turned out. I wouldn't mind sacking the N on the h pawn and walking the bc pair home... |
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51. Be4 Kf8
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Why didn't I take the g now? |
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