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21. Nde4
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I'm feeling pleased with myself again now. I'm gonna shift that nuisance bishop off that diagonal and my rook is gonna wreak havoc with his king side. Where are you gonna move it to now ? |
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21... Qa5
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Oh - he didnt bother trying to save it. Oh well I'm having it anyway. |
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22. Nxf6+
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I thought if he takes back with knight i'll follow with Qxd3 |
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22... exf6
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... but he didnt. So now I set the position up on the board at home and sat and pondered all sorts of moves but I came full circle and decided that the knight sac was justified if I could just get my queen to g6 so... |
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23. Qxd3
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..forgetting all about Ne5 - the reason I didn't make this move a while back. |
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23... Ne5
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...a bit deflated now I start to think about salvaging a draw. |
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24. Rh8+
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My rook is better down there than stuck on h1. I doesnt really prevent his bishop moving though as if it goes to f5 my queen is threatened. |
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24... Ke7
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the thought of perpetual check crossed my mind but I thought he would just get the king to g7 via f8 |
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25. Qe2
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nothing better I dont think but now... |
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25... Qxa2
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The storm clouds are gathering !! |
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26. Bd4
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the best square for my bishop which I felt was the key to my chances of a draw. It also opens the e-file so his knight is pinned for the time being. |
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26... Bg4
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I was surprised at this at first as I was expecting him to go to f5 (or even a6) but thinking about it I suppose I could have played Rxa1 and got away with 27....Qb1+ because he couldnt use his knight cos its pinned. |
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27. Rh7+
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.. necessary to save my rook. |
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27... Kf8
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...but now his knight is free - and dangerous ! Again, I set the position up and tried desperately to find something clever but all I managed was... |
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28. f3
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I was planning to move the knight to e4 after Bf5 - getting a bit desperate now. However, according to subsequent computer analysis I missed a sequence here that left him nothing better than perpetual check - can you spot it ??? |
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28... Qa1+
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It was 28 Rh8+ Kg7 29. Qxe5 !!! |
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29. Kd2
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and now I spent a while working out whether I could get away with things by moving my king to the right squares all the time to survive |
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29... Nc4+
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the knight joins the king hunt |
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30. Kc2
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I admit I cant remember now why I chose this over d3 or c3. |
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30... Bf5+
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the bishop joins the fray |
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