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14. Qxg7
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So the pawn goes. |
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14... O-O-O
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Materially down, black sacrifices again, pinning everything on a king side counter-attack, hoping to take advantage of white's undeveloped queen-side. I would expect that black realised that objectively Rf8 was the best move, but 0-0-0 unbalances the position and has practical chances. |
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15. Nxf7
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White correctly takes the offered material. |
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15... Rhg8
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Black attacks the white queen - it is the only way to save the exchange. |
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16. Qxh7
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But at the cost of a third pawn. |
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16... Rdf8
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but both black's rooks now have nice open files against the white king. |
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17. Bxd5
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Robert again plays the best move, removing black's best placed piece. |
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17... exd5
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Black takes back. |
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18. Nh6
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and now, white is threatening both the Be7 and the Rg8. |
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18... Bc5
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Once again, black pins his hopes on counter-attack, hoping to confuse his young opponent. Either 18.... Qe6 or 18.....Rh8 lose less material, but offer little in the way of long-term chances. |
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19. Nxg8
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So white takes. |
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19... Bxe2
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Black takes, threatening the only protector of f2. Dispite being materially down, black's counter-attack looks dangerous. |
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20. Bf4
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Cool play from the youngster! Robert blocks the f file and prevents black's king from running to g8. |
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20... Bxf1
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So white recaptures some material. |
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21. Kxf1
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White takes back. |
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21... Rxf4
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And black sacrifices yet again! Black correctly removes one of white's best placed pieces and damages white's king side pawn formation. |
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22. gxf4
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So white takes back. |
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22... Qxb2
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Black is rook and pawn down, but he is going to regain the rook on a1 surely? |
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23. Qf5+
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No! Robert has prepared a clever defence, showing that not only can he attack, he can also defend accurately.Now if Kd8 24. Qf6+ forces the queens off. |
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23... Kb8
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So the black king went this way. |
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