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So the queen drops back to break the pin. I think he would have been better advised to play Qd8, allowing his king to move, and then his rook to move. My pin on his rook is too powerful for him. |
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22. f3
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And I again threaten e3-e4. |
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22... e5
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This looks to me to be a dreadful move - I was still thinking Qd8 must be his best move, admitting that he last move was wrong. Now the centre is opening up and his king is going to be vulnerable. |
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23. e4
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I want the centre opened as much as possible. |
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23... Qb6
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Now he comes up with his own pin. |
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24. Rad1
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So I protect my d pawn. |
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24... Be6
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He finally develops his bishop. OK what did I do next? |
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25. Kh1
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Did you find it? Breaking the pin threatens d4xe5 |
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25... Qb2
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So he prepares to meet d4xe5 with Qxe5. So find the best move now? |
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26. f4
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Did you find it? I am determined to get a pawn to e5 and win his rook. |
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26... Bxc4
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So he takes the bishop. So which pawn is it best to use to take on e5? Or should I move my attacked rook? |
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27. dxe5
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Would you have played this? |
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27... Bxf1
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Again, I have a choice. Which is best? Recapture the bishop, or take the rook, and if so, with pawn or queen? |
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28. exf6+
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is this what you would play dear reader? This is best. If I take with the queen, after his king goes to e8 or f8 I can't pick up his rook on a8 with 29 Qh8+ followed by 30. Qh8xRa8 as he can reply Qb2xg2 mate! Now however, because I took with the d pawn on move 27, the d file is open and if his king drops back to e8 or f8 I can mate him with my queen. Yes, he can avoid this with Qxf6, but then 29. Rd7+ wins his queen (if 29....Ke6 then 30. Rd6+). Sure he has rook and bishop against my queen, but in this open board my queen is much better. I have a simple winning plan of h2-h4-h5-h6-h7-h8=rook, winning his rook, which is hard to stop. In this position then, my opponent, obviously able to see all these variations, resigned.
Many thanks for reading, please rate this annotation on the star system, leave a comment or two to let me know how I am doing. Until next time dear reader! |
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