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11. dxc5
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But Laura opens it up a bit, a clever plan, considering Black's king is still in the centre. |
 
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11... dxc5
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Black takes back. |
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12. Qe2
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White wisely avoids the exchange of queens. With the queens off the board, it is much harder to take advantage of Black's king in the centre. |
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12... Nbd7
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Black develops. |
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13. Nbd2
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So does White. Post match computer analysis (PMCA) gives this move as a mistake, - the first it gives of the game - and suggest the line 13. Bb5 g5 14. Be5 Ke7 15. Rd1 Nxe5 16. Rxd8 Nxf3+ 17. gxf3 Rxd8 18. e5 Nh5 19. Nd2 Nf4 20. Qe3 as better. However I can't see much wrong with this fairly natural development. |
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13... Nh5
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Black hits the white bishop. |
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14. Be3
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Bishop drops back, avoiding exchanges, which is exactly the right strategy if, like white enjoys here, you have a space advantage. |
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14... g5
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This aggressive pawn thrust is to my mind a bit over-optimistic. Be7 followed by 0-0 seems sounder to my mind. |
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15. Bb5
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Laura produces a powerful pin. This is an excellent move. |
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15... Bd6
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PMCA gives this as a mistake, and instead suggests Nhf6 16. Ne5 Qc7 17. Ndc4 Bxe4 18. Red1 Rd8 19. cxb4 axb4 20. Nxd7 Nxd7 21. Bxc5 Bd5, but the position was quite hard for Black. |
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16. Nc4
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Knight advances, attacking bishop. This is another good move by the talented Italian player. |
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16... Bc7
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The bishop drops back. |
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17. Bxc5
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Laura cleverly takes advantage of the pin on the knight on d7 to win a valuable pawn. The knight on d7 can't take the bishop on c5 because of the bishop on b5 pinning the knight. |
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17... Nf4
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Knight comes in to attack the white queen. |
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18. Qe3
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So the queen moves. As the knight on d7 is pinned, and the pin is very hard to get out of, maybe Qd2 is even stronger - still keeping an eye on the knight on f4, but also perhaps preparing to gang up on the knight on d7 with Ra1-d1, and, if Black allows it, Nf3-e5. I think in some variations, pressure on d7 can be stepped up with Nc4-b6 too. Black is quite tied up here already! |
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18... g4
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This is another mistake, driving the knight on f3 to the square it wants to go anyway, and also unprotecting the one active piece in the Black army - the knight on f4. A truely dreadful move. |
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19. Nfe5
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This is by far the best move white could have played in this position. White now has two pieces attacking the knight on d7. 19..... Bc8 is the only way to fight on, although white has a huge advantage now - she has handled this off-beat and tricky defence by Black very well indeed. The knight on f4 is unprotected to add to Black's problems. Black cannot protect both knights. |
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19... Qg5
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Black protects the knight, but seems to have missed something..... what would you play as White now? |
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20. Bxd7+
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White is very clever and takes the knight with the bishop, with check. The only move the king can move to is d8, when Nxf7 check forks the king and queen. It is hopeless for Black, and Black resigned. White could have also taken on d7 with the knight, but this is much more effective!
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