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18... exf5 19. gxf5 f6
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A rather sad move to make but almost forced. 19...gxf5 loses right away to 20. Bg5, while the attempt to exchange pieces then capture on f5 still leads to disaster 19...Nxe3 20. Qxe3 Bxd3+ 21. Qxd3 gxf5 22. Nh5! |
 
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20. Bh6
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Exchanging the best defender of the King. The fact that Black can win a pawn here is unimportant as that would only expose his King to all sorts of threats and gluttony would soon prove a deadly sin. |
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20... Bxh6 21. Qxh6 fxe5 22. dxe5
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Better than 22. Bxc4, since this position is much more dangerous with Queens on the board for Black than it is for me. |
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22... Nxa3+
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The only way to expose my King and create some counterplay. Otherwise, Black would just be forced to watch his King get squashed. |
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23. bxa3 Bxd3+ 24. Rxd3 Nxf5
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Black has two pawns for a piece but my pieces aren't on their best squares and I'll need some time to regroup. Also, if he can expose my King, he'll have enough counterplay to balance the small material disadvantage. |
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25. Qh3
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I didn't want any more pieces being exchange for now. |
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25... Qe7
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Escaping the pin and attacking my weak pawn on a3. |
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26. Kb2
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Forced. |
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26... Ng7
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Preparing to blockade the pawn on e6 and hopefully advance the central pawns and open some lines on the Q-side. |
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27. Rf1
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Overprotecting the Knight and bringing more piece into play. |
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27... Rad8
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Now that the d3 Rook wasn't tied to defence, Black needs to defend his pawn as well. |
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28. Rdd1
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Again not the most obvious move, I was still aiming to improve the position of my pieces, while avoiding exchanges. |
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28... c6
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I think this was my opponent's last mistake. It's just too slow. 28...c5 was better, since then Black's pawn chain the Q-side could be secured and the d4 square was not available for a White Knight. |
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29. Qg4
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Now the a4 pawn cannot be defended properly. |
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29... c5
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Almost an admission of mistake. After 29...Ra8 30. Nd4 Black's counterplay stops. |
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30. Qxa4
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A double-edged decision since now the a-file is open but that pawn chain had to be dismantled. |
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30... Ne6
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Now Black is ready to activate his pieces at the expense of my King and Queen. |
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31. Ne2
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Putting another piece in control of d4. |
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31... Qb7
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With the idea of Ra8, while not allowing Qc6. |
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32. Qg4
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Retracing my steps and hitting the Ne6. |
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