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11. Bh4
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obviously. |
 
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11... Na5
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To be quite frank with you, I think that this move is a bit passive...Black might argue that the scope of the b7 Bishop has become quite effective but in my view,Black's Knight isn't doing which weakens his position...a move such as b4 forces the Knight to move back to its previous square which just gives White a free tempi. |
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12. Rad1
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Ra-d1! Good solid move! |
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12... Nxe4
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Exchanging pieces. |
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13. Bxe7
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13... Nxc3
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going into an exchange. |
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14. bxc3
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only move |
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14... Qxe7
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Only move once again |
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15. Rfe1
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A good solid move! Giving the Rook a good scope. |
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15... Rfe8
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A reasonable reply from Black. |
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16. c4
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c4 is a good solid move which strengthens White position furthermore. In this position it is quite clear that White is better/stronger. |
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16... Rad8
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A good strong logical move but note that the d pawn is not under attack because say White plays a passive move such as h3 then a continuation is: 17... Bxd3 18.Qxg3 Rxd4 19.Bh2 !! |
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17. d5
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Now black is really starting to feel the heat. White is clearly winning in this position. |
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17... Kf8
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A bit passive. There are more logical replies such as c6!? |
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18. Qe4
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The threat is obvious but Black has to waste some time in order to thwart White's threat. |
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18... Qf6
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Black is starting to whither here. A forced move like Qf6 shows that White is controling the game. |
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19. Nd4
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Nd4!? I am not sure how this works after: 19. ... exd5 20.Qh7 Rxe1 21.Rxe1 g6!? After g6 the mating threat on h8 is no longer available but to be fair White has a huge positional advantage. |
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19... exd5
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this is where things start to get complicated;this is a critical point in the game as both players will need to try to tactically outplay his/her opponent. |
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20. Qh7
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Very nice idea from White... the threat of Qh8 mate is obvious! Qh7 deserves an exclamation mark as Black is now in deep trouble. |
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20... g5
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the only move that avoids a loss in material. Despite black being ahead in material, White clearly has a better position-this is an important point to note..."NEVER RELAX WHEN YOU ARE MATERIAL AHEAD" Unfortunately, it seems like Black has deliberately tried to disobey this Golden Rule in this game. |
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