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41. Rg6
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!! Excellent move! White protects the vulnerable Nf6 while threatening a brutal discovered check. (Note that 41. Nd4 would have been a waste of time, as black could simply evade while maintaing all current threats, and the Nc2 is needed to cover e1). |
 
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41... Kc7
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The only move. White is threatening checks and forks aplenty. I must now find a square for my king that will be safe from any check if I am to have any chance of initiating any offense of my own. |
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42. Rg7+
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White keeps up the pressure, and slowly starts cutting off life saving defensive resources for the black king. |
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42... Kc8
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Whew....safe for the moment at least. White cannot safely check with his next move. |
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43. Nd7
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! But he can fork my rooks! Strong move! |
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43... Rf1
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! So I respond with a strong move of my own! Whites Rh1 is now attacked, but more importantly the e1 square is now being hit by black three times to whites two. 44. RxR is awful, as black will simply queen on f1 instead. White must protect his Rh1 and come out of any e1 queening scenario with the raw end of the deal. |
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44. Rh2
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White wisely gets out of the way, and I'm sure he hopes to double his rooks on the g file if he can. |
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44... e1=Q+
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Game on! Black now wins material, but still has big defensive problems. |
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45. Nxe1
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Practically forced. |
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45... Rexe1
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Forced on my part to preserve that rook from the threat is was receiving on e5. |
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46. Nb6+
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White frees up his attacking position with a tempo check. |
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46... Kd8
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Once again, the black king is alone and under fire. I attempt to get him over to the e file where he will have some cover from the Re1. |
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47. Rxh5
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! And white threatens mate in 1. |
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47... Rec1+
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The question here was whether to play 47...Rf8 to prevent the mate, or to try to find some mating nets of my own. Since I could play Rf8 anyway if my attacking ideas failed, I opted to go on a little king hunt of my own. |
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48. Kd4
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White runs for the cover of his pieces. |
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48... Rf4+
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It was at this point that I thought a draw my three-fold repetition was possible. I analyzed lines involving the white king making circles around my Nd3. I wasn't sure if I could defend well enough after I played Rf8 and my opponent followed with R5h7, so I kept on checking - hoping that my material advantage would come into play. |
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49. Kd5
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Finding a temporarily safe home for his king. 49...Nb4 loses, as his mate in 1 threat is just too great. |
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49... Rf8
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Alleviating the immediate mate in 1 threat. White now has time to make the move that I feared most. |
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50. Rhh7
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!! White delivers a massive blow! Coupled with the assistance of his Nb6 and his king, white threatens a brutal mate on the 8th rank. |
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50... Nf4+
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!! Very strong move for a couple of reasons - It obviously delivers a life saving check that white must address, but much importantly it will clear the d file for blacks Rc1 to assist in the defense of his monarch. |
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