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15... c6
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?? Ugh, horrible move! I was looking at this move as both defensive and offensive (16...b5) but there are two huge problems with that idea; 1)It is in no way defensive (the knight has another square to attack on) and 2)It allows White a powerful offensive
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16. Ne4
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! The knight could not have been better placed; it forks the queen and the under protected(and pinned) knight, and the queen can't retreat to protect the knight (and even if she could, Black would still be behind three material points - two pieces for the queen) Black is about to be seriously hurt!
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16... Qa5+
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This is just a stalling move, really. It was my only hope to get a tempo to save material loss, but I could already see the move that would stop this plan, and I just had to hope that Freddy did not...
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17. b4
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! I think I might have had better chances of winning the lottery :) The b-pawn is immune; 17...Qxb4? 18.c3! but Black could have continued; 18...Nc2+ 19.Kd1 Qxc3 - I didn't see that at the time, but if I had I would have played it - I would have still lost, though (actually, it would have lost more quickly)
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17... Nxc2+
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The best way to get anything out of this mess, I think
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18. Kf1
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I was expecting Kd1 here, driving away the knight, but I think this may have been another one of Freddy's traps...
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18... Qxb4
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?? and I fell right into it! my reasoning was that after White's attack, Black could (finally) begin an attack of his own. The problem was there was no 'after'.... (before you read further, go onto my profile and take a look at the puzzle I made from this position)
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19. Qxe5+
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!! Freddy announces mate in 6
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19... Kd7
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Not that it affects the outcome, but this move loses quicker - the mate in 6 is now a mate in 3
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20. Nxf6+ Kd8 21. Ne8+ Kd7 22. Qc7+
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Of course, Qe6# is mate, but Freddy gave me this extra move to ask me to do this annotation (and the puzzle) and answer these questions; 1) Where did I make the wrong moves? and 2) How did White play the game?
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22... Kxe8
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((after all, what's a good mating attack without a sacrifice thrown in?))
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23. Qf7#
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so, the answers; 1) I made a minor mistake early on, with 8...Qd7?, but my two major blunders were 15...c6?? (neglecting my defence when I needed it most) and the losing move, 18...Qxb4?? (though to be fair, Black was lost at that point anyway - White's attack would have left me 8 points behind which is disastrous, especially against someone rated almost 1000 point higher than you) on a slightly more long-term point, it was underestimating the pin from the bishop. 2) As the queenside was protected and my centre good, White took the fight to the kingside instead, with effective results. He also took advantage of the pin when Black did nothing about it, and finally he had a great attack - early game, White's bishop and knight were targeting the areas around my king, and once the knight dropped off, it was the two bishops. And one last point; White pretty much had the initiative the whole game, whereas all that went through Black's mind was 'defence!'
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