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13... O-O-O
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Black's army is fully developed, castled and ready to enter battle. |
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14. Qe3
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White retreats, sensing the danger poised at his over-extended queen. He has also subtly eyed the unguarded a7 pawn, but I have other plans. With my next move I invite him to grab the pawn if he so chooses. I would indeed be delighted to have his strongest piece misplaced on the corner of the board pursuing a phantom attack. |
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14... Nd5
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This move provokes the white queen, and puts the question to the knight on c3. If the knights are exchanged on d5, I will have removed his last developed minor piece and assumed total domination of the center. I will also take implied control of the d file. |
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15. Nxd5 Qxd5
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I decided to recapture on d5 with the queen instead of the bishop, as I too am now eyeing an unprotected pawn, the one on g2. In light of 16. 0-0, my short-sighted plans are Rg8, threatening Bxh3. |
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16. b3
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Preparing to activate the bishop, but the situation is already too nefarious due to the differences in development. |
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16... Qe5
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The intention here, other than obviously attacking the rook on a1 and preventing the deployment of Bb2, is the translocation of the queen from the d file to the f file. From here I can bear down on f2, should white castle short, and also occupy the a1-h8 diagonal in the event of white castling long. |
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17. c3 Qf6
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White's Qxe4 here loses to black's Qxf2+ and after Kd8 and Bd5 white has real problems. |
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18. Ba3
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Taking a snipe at f8, but here the best defense for black is a counterattack! |
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18... Rd3
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This is a boldly offensive move that certainly invites white to grab Qxa7. |
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19. Qxa7 e3
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The best continuation. Black threatens mate with Qxf7+ Kd8, Qxd2#. And if white tries 21. Qa4+, black pushes c6 and the attack is over. If 22. Bxf8 the same mating continuation as before applies. As it stands, white has to contend with all these threats: Rxd2, exd2+, exf2+, Qxf2+ and their attacking variations. |
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20. O-O-O
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White here missed the crashing 20. Qa8+! which would have ruined everything for me: 20. Qa8+ Kd7 21. Qxf8 and the bishop on a3 supports f8. Instead, white blundered by castling long (20. 0-0 was much better). I had already calculated the winning combinations the day before. My next move effectively ended the game. Can you find it? |
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20... Rxc3+
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Capturing the rook obviously leads to certain death: 21. dxc3 Qxc3+ 22. Qb1 Bf5+ 23. Rd3 Bxd3#. |
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21. Kb1
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Kb2 just leads to the discovery move Rxb3+, and although the game is somewhat prolonged, white is just devastated. The other move -- the move played -- allows the bishop to join in the attack. |
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21... Bf5+
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If 22. Ka1 Rc1# (21. Kb2 Rc1+ 22. Kxc1 Qa1#). |
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22. d3
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White interposes d3, perhaps hoping for the incorrect 22...Bxd3+? (23. Rxd3 24. Qa8+ Kd7 25. Qxf8 and white survives). |
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22... Rxd3
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White resigned in light of 23. Rxd3 Bxd3+ 24. Kc1 Qa1# (23. Qa8+ Kd7 24. Qa4+ c6 does not stop the mate). |
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