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21. Rde1 Bxg2
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I had waited for quite a while for this Bishop to be able to undertake some action on the long diagonal. |
 
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22. Qh2 Bxh1 23. Qxh1 Nf5
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Again I am wondering if taking out his Bishop and doubling his c pawns would not have been better. |
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24. Rg1
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He continues to hammer at me on the g file. |
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24... a6 25. Ne4
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This was certainly an unwelcomed move. |
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25... Kh8
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To eliminate any unfavorable checks occuring on f6. My Knight is tasked with blocking his Queen on the h file. |
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26. Nxg5 hxg5 27. Nf6+ Nh6 28. Rxg5 Rg8
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I would be more than happy to trade Rooks at this point. |
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29. c3 b5 30. Bb3 Qxd3+
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Why not? Anything I can get now may be helpful later. True it does allow him the b1-h7 diagonal. |
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31. Bc2 Qe3 32. Nxg8 Rxg8
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I did not overlook his Rook at g5; I just felt my Knight was more important. |
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33. Rh5 c5 34. Rh3 Qg5 35. a3 f5
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I am seeking a means to extricate my King from the pin. |
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36. exf6 e.p. Qxf6
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I did not wish to surrender my Knight's double protection. |
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37. Qe4
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Preparing to mate at h7. |
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37... Qf1+
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I may end up with doubled pawns but I needed to ease the pressure on my King. |
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38. Ka2
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Probably hoping for QxR when the game is over, but as indicated I was just trying to simplify things a little and hoping he would exhange Queens on e4. |
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38... Qc4+ 39. Qxc4
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No such luck, doubled pawns it is. |
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39... bxc4
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Well the threat at h7 is gone but I still need to get my pieces more into the game. |
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40. Re3
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Unpinning the Knight for a pawn I can readily protect? |
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40... Re8 41. Re5
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I would have thought he would have gone after the c4 pawn first, in any event I had already crossed off the c pawns. |
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41... Ng4
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Bringing my Knight back into play. |
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42. Rxc5 e5 43. Rxc4 Nf6 44. Bg6 Ra8 45. b4 Kg8
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Finally. Moving out of the corner toward the action on the board. |
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46. Kb3 Kf8 47. Rc7
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Holding the King to the defense of the g7 pawn. |
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