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12... Ne7
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I'm fixin' to castle. Although I end up never needing to castle. But the development of the knight was _crucial_ to the outcome!
I don't really like where my Knights are. But those pawns are cramping my style... for now. |
 
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13. Nxe4
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Took my Bishop. I love my Bishops, was said to see Mr. W.S. go. But the passed pawn, "priceless!" |
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13... dxe4
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Look out, bad things are going to happen! |
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14. Ng5
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He's attacking my kingside castle. sad thing is, nothing to back it up. His pawns have him as tied up as me. But theres a nice spot that just opened up that would make a lovely home for a Knight. |
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14... Nd5
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I'm seeing some possibilities here! c3 is unguarded. Taking it will expose d4 (except for the queen, but he won't trade a piece for his queen.) |
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15. c4
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Ah ha!!! That was the nail in the coffin as far as I can see. |
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15... Nc3
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Got to the place I wanted, just didn't get to take the pawn. Oh well.
D4 is doomed, I'm thinking my Bishop will look good there! |
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16. Qc2
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Had to move here somewhere I guess. There were more inhospitable squares than friendly ones for the queen. Not sure where the better choice was. c2 protects the king better than b3, so I think this was the best move under the circumstances. |
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16... Qxd4
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Thought about taking it with my Bishop, but decided the Queen would be better. Much better! |
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17. Bd2
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Opps! That was a mistake. And probably the "real" nail in the coffin instead of 15. c4
Really more a series of small errors that went south.
He never noticed my BS Bishop. Bummer.
Or Yipppeee! Depends on your side of the board.
I had to look at that for a while, just to make "sure". Sweet!
The wall of pawns didn't look so intimidating from the back side, and really proves what I have been reading in I.A. Horowitz' "How to Win in the chess Openings" about making certain that you are not giving up territory by pushing a pawn. Pawns should support pieces, not vice versa. |
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17... Qf2#
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Checkmate! No interpostion possible. Knight perfectly placed to prevent flight and the Black Queen is as safe on f2 as her home square.
My take is that there was too much pawn movement on the part of white, too early in the game.
He had no safe haven for his king.
The pawns that were moved were not guarded by other pawns as they should be. |
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