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11. Rc1
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I felt it was time for me to develop my rooks. At first glance it looks easy - the queen side rook belongs on c1 and the king side one on e1. However I have a plan to play Nf3-e5 and if he takes on e5 then the king side rook belongs on d1, or if he doesn't I may play f2-f4 and then I may want that rook on f1. So I decided to move the queen side rook first, until it becomes clearer where I want my king side rook. |
 
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11... Bb7
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He continues to develop. |
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12. Ne5
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And I carry out my plan. If I were playing for a win, maybe Qe2 followed by Rd1 or instead Re1 may have been better moves, but as I am happy to draw, I play this, allowing an exchange of knights. |
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12... Nxe5
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He takes. |
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13. dxe5
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I take back. |
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13... Qxd1
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He takes again. |
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14. Rfxd1
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I take back. Now in my databases I can find four games with this position. In all of them balck now played Bxc3 - the points being that if then white takes the knight black can recapture with the bishop, and if white takes the bishop with the rook black has the nasty knight fork Ne4 attacking the rook on c3 and the bishop on g5. My opponent however did a different move. |
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14... Ng4
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Attacking e5 and if f2-f4 he has Ne3 forking rook on d1 and bishop on c4. I have Rd4 protecting the rook, but then he has Bc5 winning. |
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15. Bf4
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So this is best. |
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15... Bc5
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Attacking f2. |
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16. Bg3
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Protecting. |
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16... Rfd8
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He wisely challenges my control of the completely open d file. |
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17. h3
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I drive his knight back. |
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17... Nh6
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Back it goes. |
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18. Rxd8+
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I trade rooks. |
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18... Rxd8
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He takes back. |
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19. Rd1
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I challenge the d file again. |
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19... Rd4
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Rook advances. |
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20. Rxd4
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I take. |
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20... Bxd4
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He takes back. |
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