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15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Rxe5
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Now White has a ironfisted grip on the center, with a Rook in the center, and the Knight ready to move to e4. But White isn't dead quite yet. Not until he overlooks Rxh5. |
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16... d3 17. Rxh5 O-O
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17....O-O. Nope. Too little, too late. The Queen and d3-pawn can be forked, and Black has castled into a trap. |
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18. Rd5
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Forking the Queen and pawn. |
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18... Qc7
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Eyeing h2, it appears. |
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19. Rxd3 a5
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19....a5?? This is pathetic! What does it accomplish? |
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20. Nf1
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20.Nf1. This move proves to be White's saving grace on move 24. |
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20... Rab8 21. Rd4 b5
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21....b5. More waste. |
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22. Rg4
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The King is feeling the heat now. |
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22... a4
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22.a4. Yes, let's push the Queen from her harmless post to somewhere where she can hurt us. |
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23. Qd5 Rbd8
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If not for 20.Nf1, the White Queen would be lost, for Rd1 would be mate. |
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24. Qh5
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Three pieces --Rook, Queen, and Dark Bishop -- bear down on Black's King. |
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24... Rd1 25. Qxh6
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This is better than taking with the Bishop. |
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25... Bf6
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Predicted, and 26.Bg5 stops it. |
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26. Bg5 Bxg5 27. Rxg5
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Mate in one, if Black doesn't watch it. |
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27... Rxf1+
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Desperate. |
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28. Kxf1 g6
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28....g6 stops mate. |
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29. h4
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29.h4. Working his way to h5. |
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29... Re8
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29....Re8? This doesn't accomplish much, except for delaying the inevitable. |
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30. h5
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30.h5. Finally, he reaches h5. Now Black's King's safe haven is no longer safe. |
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30... Re6
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30....Re6 stares down my Queen. |
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