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50... h2
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somewhere along the line, I forgot that I was going to exchange...and made a really bad move! ): |
 
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51. Rxf3
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I tried to remove protection first and he got his queen! And a 1 point lead. |
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51... h1=Q
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I have to move the rook to escape his attack. |
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52. Rg3+
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so I put him in check...double protecting my rook with a pawn and a bishop. The goal here was to keep all my pieces protecting each other so that the queen can't pick them off. This move put the king in check and did just that. |
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52... Kf5 53. c7
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one more space--and I've got a queen too. |
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53... Qc1+
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Check! He won't let me make it! |
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54. Kb4 Qb1+
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check again--black's best bet is to keep me in check hoping to pick off pieces...we can see both sides of this situation being played out--there are two specific goals in mind--mine is to defend my remaining pieces, his is to attack and pick off my pieces. May the best man win! |
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55. Kc5
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I'm trying to hide behind my pawns now... |
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55... Bb7
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he moves the bishop to prevent my pawn from crossing to the other side. This is actually a good move....I'm stilted because I am out in the middle of the board....he can attack with the queen easily. |
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56. Re3
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this move made Re5 possible which would be check and give me a little more protection for my king....however, my pawn on f2 is now weak. |
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56... Qc2+
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check......if I moved to b4--it would have been game....his bishop and queen are too powerful--the best bet is b6 (behind my pieces). However, I block off my pawn by doing so. |
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57. Kb6
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I threaten his bishop. |
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57... Bc8
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he moves to block off my pawn--hopewell still has the upper hand. |
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58. Re8
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Re8!!!!!!!!! This was one of my best moves in the game....he is either forced to loose the bishop or move it and allow me to queen my piece. The best thing to do was probably Be6. If I proceeded with my pawn in this case, he would have had the c8 spot double protected. |
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58... Qxf2+
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who says I would have moved my pawn in that case--probably would have moved the king to b7 first. Anyway, it doesn't matter because hopewell hopes that by putting me in check he can postpone or escape this dilemma. He has noticed that my rook on e8 is no longer protected. Neither is the bishop on d6. |
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59. Bc5
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Bc5!!!!! Suddenly he is in trouble. The queen is threatened as well as his bishop and he can't put me in check. He is forced to move the queen and his bishop is mine. I now have a 1 pt lead. |
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59... Qh4 60. Rxc8
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and he has only a queen and king to play with. |
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60... Qh6+
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check...trying to split my pieces again. |
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61. Kb7
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I hide behind my pawns--once again, he is not able to check me....and I'm set for my next attack. |
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61... Qe6
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this seemed like a logical move....he needed to get closer. |
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(1807)