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21. Bxh6
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He throws in the bishop sacrifice. |
 
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21... bxa3
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I decide that rather than accept, I will grab a pawn on the other side of the board. |
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22. bxa3
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He takes back. |
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22... Bxa3
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I grab the pawn. |
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23. Rcb1
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Gameknot computer says this is a mistake and instead suggests 23. Ra1 gxh6 24. Rxa3 Qg7 25. Qc2 Rfb8 26. Raa1 Ra6 27. Reb1 Rxb1+ 28. Rxb1 a4 29. Qb2 a3 30. Qa2 Ra8 31. Kf1 which does seem pretty level. |
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23... gxh6
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I finally take the bishop. |
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24. Qxh6
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He takes back. |
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24... Rae8
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Played to protect the e pawn. Gameknot says it is a mistake and recommends Nd8 25. Rb5 Rf7 26. Ng5 Bf8 27. Qh5 Rg7 28. Ra1 a4 29. Qh6 Qc6 30. Rbb1 Be7 31. Ra2 Ra7 32. Re2 The computer is probably right, but I didn't want to break the connection between my rooks. |
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25. Ng5
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Attacking e6 again. |
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25... Qg7
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Of course, piece for pawn up, I offer a queen exchange. |
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26. Qh5
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Which my opponent wisely declines. |
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26... Nd8
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Overprotecting e6 but Gameknot computer suggests Bb4 27. Rec1 Re7 28. Ra1 Rb8 29. Ra2 Ree8 30. cxb4 axb4 31. Rd1 b3 32. Rb2 Re7 33. Qf3 Qh6 34. Qf4 Ra7 35. Kh2 instead. It is certainly an interesting concept - to return the piece to get two powerful passed pawns on the queen-side. |
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27. f4
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Gameknot prefers 27. Rb6 Qh8 28. Qg6+ Qg7 29. Qh5 and maybe a draw by repetition. I also wonder about the immediate 27. Re3 preparing Rg3 |
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27... Nf7
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I seek to remove his attacking knight for my defensive knight, but gameknot says it is yet another mistake and suggests … Be7 28. Rb5 Bxg5 29. fxg5 Nc6 30. Rc5 Rc8 31. Rb1 Rc7 32. Rb6 Nxe5 33. Rxc7 Qxc7 34. Rxe6 Qf7 35. Qxf7+ Nxf7 36. Re7 |
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28. Re3
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A good attacking move. |
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28... Nxg5
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So I remove the aggressive knight. OK, find black's best move here? |
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29. Rg3
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Did you find it? Instead of the automatic recapture many would make, white find a wonderful to keep his attack alive. I have to play really carefully over the next few moves. |
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29... Be7
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So my bishop comes back to prevent Rxg5 |
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30. Rb7
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But white pins the bishop, and threatens Rxe7 followed by Rxg5. |
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30... Rf7
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So I break the pin. I did also consider Nf7 here, with the idea that after he takes my queen with check, I have rook, knight and bishop for the queen, but his rook is very active, for instance my a pawn is going. I think that would be very hard to win. |
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