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15... Qf8
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This is the most secure square since Qd7 takes away an escape square from the knight in the event of Bb5. and Qe7 is just asking for Ne5. My theory is why give your opponent something to shoot at! |
 
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16. Bb5
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Now Bb5 is played to drive away the knight from the defence of e5 giving white access to e5 and the open c-file. However, it increases black's control of d5 and awakens the slumbering gaint on b7. All of these things are not very good for white so a more tempered approach is needed. Here 16. Rfd1 is very solid for white. Truth be told I was predicting 16. Rfd1 and planning to meet it with Ne7 |
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16... Ne7 17. Be2 Rac8
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Challenging white's control for the c-file. |
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18. Ne5
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White finally achieves securing the nice outpost for his knight. But it removes a defender from d4 so Black can now initiate an attack on it. |
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18... Nf5
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!! This essentailly forces white to give up control of the c-file(only real asset) in order to prevent the fall of d4. |
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19. Rxc8
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forced |
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19... Rxc8
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White manages to save d4 by deflecting the rook off of the d file. |
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20. g4
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This is a good because it drives back the knight from f5 However it creates a serious weakness on the light squares which black can try to exploit. |
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20... Ne7
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20....Ne4 21. Qd3 Ne7 22. Bf3 allows white to improve upon his LSB. |
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21. f3
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preventing ...Ne4 and Nxg4 but now white's kingside has serious holes. |
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21... Ned5 22. Bg3 Qe8
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The threat is to invade white's space with ...Qa4 followed by Qc2. |
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23. a3
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way too passive best was Nc4 and black can not make anything good happen via 23. Nc4! Qa4 24. b3 Qb4 25. Qxb4 Nxb4 and the game is a draw. |
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23... Qa4 24. Qd3 Qc2
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and the battle for the 2nd rank begins. |
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25. Rb1
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Forced |
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25... Ne3
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!! This is the killer because it ensures domination on white's second rank and drives a huge wedge into white's position. This effectively gives white no room to make a mistake. |
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26. Re1
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?? and here it is. It often happens that if you can force your attacker opponent into defence they will often do something desperate to get an attack going. What I think happened was the my opponent forgot why he had moved his rook to b1. I think white's best hope to hold is 26. Bf2(challenging the knight) Nfd5 27. Qxc2 Rxc2 28. Bd3 |
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26... Nfd5
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Now the knight on d3 is well defended and b1 is a sitting duck. |
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27. Qb5
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White tries to actively defend b2 but now the linch pin of his whole defence falls |
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27... Qd2
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!! it is all over except for the fat lady singing |
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28. Rb1 f6
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!! This is the strongest way to win. Not 28. ...Qxd4 29. Qd3! Nc2 30. Qxd4 Nxd4 and white has gotten the most from a very bad situation. |
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