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18... Ne7
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...dxe4 just opens the f file for the white pieces |
 
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19. Qg3
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as the f file isn't going to open up the queen takes an alternate route |
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19... Ng6
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a surpisingly strong defencive knight |
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20. e5
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this move both opens the diagonal towards the black king and entombs the light square bishop |
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20... Be8
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defends the threatened Bxg6 winning a pawn |
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21. a4
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here i'm trying to clamp down on the queenside by getting a pawn to a5 as white clearly controls the kingside |
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21... Kh7
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?! walks into a pin on the g6 knight allowing the advance of the h pawn |
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22. h4 Kh8 23. h5 Qh4
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? traps the knight which can only be saved at the cost of a pawn |
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24. Qxh4 Nxh4 25. g4 f5 26. Bd2
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simply connecting the rooks and preparing to take advantage of the position of the knight |
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26... fxg4 27. fxg4 Bd7
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27...Nf3? 28.Be2 wins the exchange.
here white has a clear space advantage and his minor pieces are much better placed than than blacks. All this should add up to a white win. |
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28. Be2
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need to prevent the knight escaping to f3 |
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28... Kh7 29. a5
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? at the time i liked this move as it prevents b6 but it just reduces whites winning chances later in the game |
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29... g6
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black is still trying to save the knight |
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30. Rab1
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! forcing off a pair of rooks giving white an even stronger position |
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30... Rxf1+
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the only way to aviod losing immediatly. 30...Rab8 loses to 31.Rxf8 Rxf8 32.Rxb7, 30...Rfb8 31.Rf7 , 30...Bc8 hangs the rook |
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31. Rxf1 Kg7
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now white controls the only open file and his 2 bishops are far better than the two black minor pieces. |
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32. Be1 g5 33. Bxh4 gxh4
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the h4 pawn is completely lost, there is no possible way to save it. |
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34. Kh2 Rf8
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blacks only choice really as white will soon play Rf6 when black must trade the rooks anyway |
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35. Rxf8 Kxf8 36. Kh3
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?! i think 36.a6 is stronger here, there is no rush to capture the pawn and allowing black to play a6 himself closing the queenside off completely reduces whites winning chances. one weakness can be defended, its the second weakness that wins it. this is especially true when, as here, the attacking side has a large space advantage as white can easily change fronts but blacks bishop would take 3 or 4 moves to travel from the kingside to the queenside. |
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36... Kg7 37. Kxh4 Be8 38. g5 Bf7 39. Bg4 hxg5+
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? this just ends the game quickly, 39...Bg8 or 39...a6 are far more resiliant but white wins anyway after 39...Bg8 40.Be2 a6 41.Bd3 Bf7 (41...Bh7 42.Bxh7 Kxh7 43.gxh6 Kxh6 44.Kg4 and the white king penitrates) 42.Kg4 Be8 (42...Bg8 43.Bg6 Bf7 44.gxh4 ) 43.Bc2 Bf7 44.Bf5! hxg5 (44...exf5 (not capturing the bishop allows either Bxe6 or Bg6 winning) 45.Kxf5 hxg4 46.Kxg4 and black is helpless against the two passed pawns) 45.Kxg5 exf5 46.h6 andblack can't stop the white king from penitrating. |
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