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11. O-O
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11... b6
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Slightly unusual, but it makes sense. Black wants to push a5 and exchange bishops with Ba6.
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12. g4
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Starting the attack. White now has the plan of playing knight to g3 and then pushing g5 if possible.
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12... h6
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A logical move that prevents g5 for the moment, though the pawn on h6 can become a target later on.
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13. Ng3
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13... Qc7
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Interesting idea. This stops white from playing h4, which would be a good attempt to break up the pawns around the king.
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14. Ra2
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During the game I did not see a great way to immediately proceed with my attack. So I lifted the rook with intentions of swinging it over the g2 and bringing another piece into the fight.
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14... a5
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Continuing the plan of putting the bishop on a6 and removing an attacker of the king side.
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15. Rg2
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15... Ba6
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16. Nf5
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Perhaps Bxa6 first was better. But this move still puts pressure on black, with the clear idea of playing g5 and ripping open the position.
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16... Ne7
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A good way to defend, as if I play g5 now black will simply take the knight.
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17. Bxa6
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Relieving the tension.
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17... Rxa6
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18. Qd3
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!? h4 was probably better. My hope was that I would invoke c4, which would close down the queen side and make attacking the king easier.
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18... c4
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I don't know about this move, it just makes things much simpler for me.
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19. Qc2
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19... Nxf5
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? This is a strategic mistake. This allows me to open up the g-file too easily. But to be fair the pressure was starting to mount on the king side, and perhaps my opponent believed that exchanging pieces would relieve some of that pressure. A better alternative would have b5.
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20. gxf5
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20... Kh8
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Avoiding any tactics of Bxh6 after e4.
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