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11. h4
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I continue my attack on the King-Side! |
 
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11... h5
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Black knows this line well out of experience so he counters with h5. |
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12. gxh5
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instead of playing g5 which leads to Nh7 and my attack on the King-Side is thwarted, I chose to play the novelty of gxh5! Not only does this open up my position slightly but it leaves my opponent bewildered. Goldaxe2006 knows lots of Theory on this line so this novelty left him wondering what to do. |
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12... Nxh5
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Nxh5 seems to be the most logical reply.
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13. Rg1
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Rg1, in my view is a strong,logical move as it prevents dangerous advances of the f-pawn at a later stage. |
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13... Qa5
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Black immediately attacks on the Queen-Side, typical of Black in the Sicilian Dragon. |
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14. Nb3
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Nb3 immediately questions the motives of the Queen on a5! A good move, the only draw-back here is perhaps that now the c3 Knight is open to some strange and timely sacrifices. |
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14... Qc7
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The best Queen for the square, if the Queen were to retreat to d8, I would have just won a couple of free moves and the short expeditions of the Queen would have been quite pointless. |
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15. Nd5
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Nd5! I like this move because it averts potential sacrifices on the c3 square by black, it also tries to cramp up Black's position and forces Black's Queen onto a square which is not in the game. |
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15... Qb8
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Black's Queen retreats to b8, as you can see it is not doing anything at all on this square. |
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16. Be2
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Be2! Supporting the f3 pawn and developing the Bishop, a very logical reply from myself. |
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16... Nc4
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Black tries to gain some counter-play by offering the exchange. |
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17. Bxc4
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In exchanging the pieces, I believed that my position was a little superior to my opponent's. |
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17... Rxc4
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Black takes...What else can he do? |
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18. Kb1
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I chose to play Kb1 to avoid potential threats of the Black Bishop coming to h6 if a few pieces are swapped off, so eventually my Queen could have been pinned to the king or some pieces would have been in some very awkward positions. |
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18... Nf6
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Black chooses to bring his in-active Knight into the game...a very logical move on Black's part. |
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19. Bd4
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I immediately aim to pressurize Black's position! |
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19... Be6
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Be6?! Immediately putting the motives of my d5 Knight to question. |
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20. Nxf6+
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I choose to exchange, believing that after a series of exchanges, I come out with a slightly superior position. |
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20... Bxf6
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Taking with the f-pawn would have severely worsened Black's position.
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