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21. Na5
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The computer has White's advantage gradually increasing here. Now Black has awkward choices. I decided to concede the exchange for a pawn to get rid of one of the pesky knights. |
 
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21... Rxc5
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? The computer prefers 22...gxf5. |
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22. Bxc5+
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or bishops ... The computer identifies this as a mistake because White doesn't gain as big an advantage as she would have done with 22. Nxc5: Best: -4.38 » 22. Nxc5 Nxc5 23. Bxc5+ Ka8 24. fxg6 b6 25. Rxf6 exf6 26. Bxf8 Qxf8 27. Nb3 Qg7 28. Bf5 Kb7 29. Nd4 h4 |
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22... Nxc5 23. Nxc5
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Now White is 3 points to the good. |
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23... b6
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At this point I commented that one of Freddy's "rules" for this project is that forks are a waste of time; but I thought his comment was aimed more at White than Black and that this looked like Black's best move in this position anyway. |
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24. Rfb1
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White sticks to principles and leaves Black with the choice, threatening check on b7 whichever knight Black takes. However, her better opportunity was to bully Black's misplaced R with 24. e5! when the R would either have had to retreat, wasting time and giving White's pawns a chance to dominate or give itself up for a pawn. |
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24... e5
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Black doesn't have to hurry to take a knight. This move offers a better way of deploying the Bishop, now that the knight is gone from e6. |
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25. Ne6
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The knight returns to e6 but the beast has been freed... Now Black must decide whether to equalise materially or do something else... |
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25... bxa5
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Money has it ... |
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26. a4
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Not sure what this was intended to achieve but it leaves Black some nice squares. The compute prefers backtracking with 26. Rd1. |
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26... Qc6
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At last the Queen can enter the fray to purpose, forking e4 and c2 while also supporting a possible ...Bc5+ |
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27. Ra2
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White's plan to double rooks is too slow. Black is now winning. Again the computer prefers Rd1. |
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27... Bc5+
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? According to the computer this is a mistake but, I think, a natural one for a human - finally a chance to activate that bishop! It also induces a fatal error by White.: Mistake: +1.78 » … Bc5+ 28. Kh1 Bb4 29. Ng5 Rd6 30. Rg1 gxf5 31. Bxf5 Bc3 32. Nf3 Qc4 33. Ra3 Bb2 34. Rd3 Rxd3 35. cxd3 Qxd3 36. Re1
Best: +3.34 » … Qxe4 28. Nxf8 Rxf8 29. fxg6 Qxg6 30. Rab2 Qc6 31. Rb7+ Ka8 32. Bd7 Qc5+ 33. Kh1 e4 34. Be6 e3 35. Rd7 e2 36. Bf7 Qc6 |
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28. Kf1
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?? this blunders a piece away that White can ill afford. |
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28... Qxe6 29. Rab2
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?? The computer announces mate in 5 for Black now. |
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29... Qc4+
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I'd worked out the mate in 5 for myself now. |
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30. Ke1 Qxe4+ 31. Kf1 Qf4+
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White agreed and waved the white flag, spelling out how mate was forced. |
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