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11. Ng5
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I'm happy (I know I keep saying this) cos I have additional pressure on the light squares e6 and f7 with good threats on the king side. |
 
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11... Ne5
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a good square for his knight, threatening c4 |
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12. hxg6
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Press on! - I figured that gxh7 threatening Qh5+ was adequate compensation if he went for c4. |
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12... hxg6
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That g6 pawn makes a good target for the future |
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13. Rxh8+
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We exchange rooks. |
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13... Bxh8
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that dark squared bishop could be a nuisance along that long diagonal. I wonder whether to challenge it with Bd4. |
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14. Nd2
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No rush - continue development - I'l get the pawn back as well in a minute... |
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14... c6
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Making space for the queen. I was expecting Bf5 or Bg4 where I think I was preparing Be2. In any case I rejected dxc6 because I didnt want to open the b-file. |
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15. Qb3
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Defending c4 and d5, preparing to castle and also defending b2. That bishop was starting to concern me. Nd2xe4 may have been better though because .... |
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15... Nd3+
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I didn't consider this |
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16. Bxd3
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I didnt have much choice about this I didnt think. |
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16... exd3
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and now I started to worry about his other bishop as well cos he has the potential now to control the light coloured squares. |
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17. dxc6
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I didnt fancy 17. Qxd3 Bf5 so I decide to castle. My plan is 0-0-0 followed by c5 to try and open the centre. I did this first to threaten to clear the b3-f7 diagonal for my queen as well. |
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17... bxc6
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I know he can now come at me down the b-file but ... |
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18. O-O-O
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I now have my king out of the middle and another defender for my b-pawn. |
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18... d5
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I was hoping to play c5 with the threat of Qf7+ and also I could open up either the d or e file to bring my rook in to play but he played this first. |
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19. c5
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Maybe I should have exchanged pawns. The diagonal for my queen is now blocked and I still didnt see any point in Qxd3 cos of Bf5 so I abandoned thoughts of opening the centre and forced his knight back. |
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19... Nd7
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Even though the bishop is now hemmed in, I still didnt fancy Qxd3 cos of Ne5. |
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20. Rh1
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... so I go after his dark-squared bishop. Now - he can't move it to g7 cos of Ne6. If he moves it to e5 I planned f4 and if he goes to f6 .... |
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20... Bf6
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I planned the following... |
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(1874)