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19. Rdh1
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ok, so now I'm starting to feel some pressure |
 
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19... h6
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Not that many choices here, if I am to keep the h pawn |
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20. Rg3
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Help! The paparazzi are harassing her royal highness! |
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20... Qf6
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Her royal hiighness must protect h6, because the g pawn is pinned |
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21. Qf4
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! A double threat: c7 and h6 (my g pawn is still pinned, so h6 is really only protected by the queen and attacked twice) |
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21... Kh7
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I cannot parry both threats, so I decide that h6 is more important (obviously) |
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22. Qxc7
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So much for my two pawns up |
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22... Rf7
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Now my paparazzi are harassing the white witch. Errr... I mean, the white queen |
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23. Qf4
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Back to where the action is |
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23... Rg8
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Preparing g5 |
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24. Rg5
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ok, so g5 is no longer an option |
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24... g6
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I go for the next best thing, g6 |
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25. Rg3
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with Rgh3 to follow, a triple attack on h6. Did I mention that h6 is my weak point?
Actually, we both missed 25. Rxh6 ("did I mention that h6 is my weak point?") Kxh6 26. Rxf5 Kg7 27. Rxf6 Rxf6, where he gains queen and 2 pawns for 2 rooks, and an interesting game to follow. I don't know if he considered this line, but I totally missed it. Fritz is screaming for it, giving it a 2 evaluation instead of roughly zero evaluation for the line actually played in the game. |
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25... g5
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finally, g5. I thought, if I ever manage to exchange the queens and the rooks, some advanced pawns will come handy. |
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26. Qd6 f4
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if he takes with the pawn, I can force a trade of queens |
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27. exf4
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He did take the pawn. Perhaps queen and 2 pawns for 2 rooks would have been better. |
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27... Qxf4+
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Forcing the exchange |
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28. Qxf4
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Not that many options to ponder |
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28... Rxf4
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Now the mating threats have disappeared, and I have a more pleasant game (still a pawn up). One pretty important step closer to victory |
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29. Rd3
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d4 has to be defended. But why not 29.c3? |
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