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18. Kxg2 Nf4+
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double check - The rook cannot take the knight
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19. Kg1 Nxd3
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This was a heavy blow, and to me, White is already fighting to stay in the game. I didn't consider myself lost here yet - I was still pinning my hopes on my pawn structure - but I didn't like my position at all!
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20. Be3
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Avoiding Nxc1 - trading down material only benefits Black
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20... Kf7
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stopping White from playing f6, which was indeed what I was planning!
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21. Nd2
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White is just bringing out his pieces... He would like the knight to get to e4... if it wasn't for that meddling bishop! (and that pesky d3 knight, which prevent Rf4, then Ne4... sure, it could result in further exchanging but the lsb is powerful enough here to be worth it)
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21... Rhf8
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*sighs* now Kg8 and Freddy has castled by hand.. drat! (doesn't really matter now anyway, White doesn't have a lot of firepower on the king)
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22. h3
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Still focused on playing f6, White notices another problem arising from it - 22.f6? gxf6 23.gxf6?? Rg8+! and mates. This move allows White the h2 square to escape to
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22... Ba8
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allowing the rook full access to the b-file...
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23. Kh2
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?? I don't remember why I made this move, but I do know that I failed to realise the significance of Black's last move - Rab1 was forced here, I think. After this move, I completely lose control of the game, like trying to hold water in your hands.
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23... Rb2
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! It also walks straight into a pin! The rest of the annotation is taken directly from my mind as I played through the rest of the game
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24. Rfb1
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'okay, must get that rook out...
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24... Rc2
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'okay, it's staying but at least I have the b-file... and Rb7 is good if I can get rid of that bishop...' [when I'm two points down like this, my main aim is usually to get a pawn to make it -1, which is more manageable for me]
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25. c4
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'I'm not gonna let Freddy get another pawn out of this....'
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25... c5
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'wait a moment... oh snap, he won another pawn! the bishop can't recapture!'
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26. d5
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'If I take on c5, Freddy takes on e5 and then either c4 or c5 falls... oh well, advanced pawns are goooood....'
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26... Nxe5
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'So much for a stable pawn structure....'
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27. Kg3
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'okay, pin broken... but Black can still pick up the c4 pawn... not good...
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27... Bd6
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'wait a moment - there's a discovered attack... but now I can pin the knight to the bishop!'
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28. Bf4
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'That has to mean something!'
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28... Rc3+
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'okay, a check from the rook...'
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