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22... Nxd5 23. bxa3 Rac8
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23. ...... Rac8 - threatening Rc2+. |
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24. Rd2 Ne3+
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24. ..... Ne3+ - reinforcing the c2 square with check. |
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25. Kf2 Rc2 26. Rxc2 Nxc2
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26. ....... Nxc2 - rook trade. |
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27. Rd1 Rc8
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27. ...... Rc8 - bolstering the c2 knight. |
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28. g4 f6
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28. ....... f6 - reinforcing the e5 pawn and creating some luft for Henry. Also, Henry will start a Royal Progress very shortly to the middle of the battlefield. |
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29. h4 Kf7 30. Ke2 Ke6 31. h5 Kd7
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31. ...... Kd7 - I get a sudden attack of the passivitis but I do not want white's rook to make ingress into my position via the b column. |
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32. Rd3
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32. Rd3 - that rook is heading for the b column, I must stop this. |
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32... Rc3 33. Rxc3 dxc3
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33. ...... dxc3 - with another rook trade but can I protect my isolated passer on c3? |
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34. Kd3 Nd4
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34. ..... Nd4 - Ger can take the pawn on c3 if he wishes but then my horsie will take on f3, giving me a new passer on e4 and maintaining a clear 1 pawn advantage. |
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35. f4 c2
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35. ...... c2 - so he does not take my c pawn. I therefore advance it to one square away from Glendadom. This will tie down his king and dark squared bishop but what can Henry do while this is happening? |
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36. Bb2 Ke6 37. a4
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37. a4 - if Bxd4?? then the c2 pawn crowns at once. |
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37... g6 38. fxe5 fxe5
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38. ...... fxe5 - pawn trade. |
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39. Kd2 Kd5 40. Kd3 gxh5 41. gxh5
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41. gxh5 - another pawn trade. |
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41... Ke6 42. Kd2 Kf5
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42. .... Kf5 - Henry decides to make a p(r)awn cracker of the footman on h5. |
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43. a5 Kg5 44. Bxd4 c1=Q+
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44. ...... c1/Q+ - Glenda makes a brief appearance, to drag the WK one square up the board and make him lose a vital tempo. |
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45. Kxc1 exd4
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45. ...... exd4 - now I take the WB and find myself in a K & P ending, and as you will see, a winning one!! |
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46. Kd2 Kxh5 47. Kd3 Kg4
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47. ....... Kg4 - Henry decided to go up the board just in case the WK tries to stop my h pawn from crowning. |
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48. Kxd4 h5 49. Kc5
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49. Kc5 - the race is on ...... |
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49... h4 50. Kb6 h3
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50. ..... h3 - ....... but I think I am gonna win it! |
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51. Kxa6
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51. Kxa6 - no doubt Ger felt very happy, two white passers on the a column ....... |
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