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17. Qd5+
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I thought I could manage to squeeze just a little more damage from the black position. There is nothing big; I just thought that I would rather the black Queen be attack my pawn chain than the bishop (who would want to give a queen for a pawn?), so this longer route may accomplish something small. Of course, black can block with the bishop and lose his queenside pawn majority. I was also ok with The black King moving onto the some file as my rook. Also I was fine if the rook blocked the check because it seems to disharmonize the black pieces a little and blocks f7 as an escape square for the black King. Then I would just move on to d3 and if black wanted the small little positional things back, then he could move back to the original position and I would have in effect gotten to move twice in a row. I wanted to poke his position a little. I forgot though, that if his queen blocked the check, she could move out by Qf5 and not lose a tempo and then I might want to just trade queens when black blocks the check. This would of course put his bishop in a more active position and would have linked his rooks. It may have been safer to just move straight to d3. |
 
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17... Be6
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My gamble worked out ok this time though. Black fell for the small trap... |
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18. Qxb7
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and lost his queenside pawn majority. |
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18... Qf7
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There is a lot or queen manuevering in this game. This actually surprised me a little. I wasn't expecting a counter attack so quick. Black threatens c4, and if I'm not careful, I can lose my theme bishop. Not to worry though... |
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19. Qe4
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because the Queen is quite a capable girl, and black's threats are at least temporarily thwarted. I have gotten her back into the middle of things where she seems to love it. She doesn't have to worry about evil rooks breathing revenge down the b-file either. |
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19... Bd5
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A good move I must say. My poor Queen could get in trouble real fast, and she's the only one who can protect the sensetive g2 pawn right now (If I'm to save my Queen that is). |
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20. Qg4 Be6
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Black is really going after that Queen. That black bishop either has a crush or a hatred! Things are starting to get a little heated for her now. She better watch out. |
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21. Qe2
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She had enough and decided that she'd just had enough of that bishop and needed some comfort from her King. |
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21... Qg6
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Now black is getting hungry. The Queen is looking at both the d2 and g2 pawn! Black is starting to strike back. |
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22. g3
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what else could the poor, sensetive pawn do? He needed the support of his friends. And besides, the pawn on c2 is a lot hardier, so if he is taken, then white's position won't be as badly damaged. |
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22... Bd5
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Ooooo. The bishop really is just mad isn't he? He just wants to take something. |
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23. O-O-O
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I decided to reward the hardy pawn on c2 and felt that since I was already 2 pawns ahead and the light-squared bishop was black's most active piece (next to the queen), why not trade? |
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23... Bxh1 24. Rxh1 Ba5
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Trying to charge the dark-squared bishop with some energy. |
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25. h5
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I want to start putting pressure on Black's kingside. My pieces are pretty well lined up for an attack, and my pawns are ready to roll. |
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25... Qh6 26. f4
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Right now I really need to build up a strong pawn formation on the kingside. I want to shut out the black Queen. Now that I only have one rook, I really need to be invading with pawns. I don't want to have an open board where the enemy rooks will be powerful. The two black pawns in the center are possible targets, but I must be careful before black may use them as a springboard for his own attack. |
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26... d5
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Black is trying to apply his own pressure on my King. White should be trying to lock up the center or neutralizing the pawns. Otherwise, black can really weaken white's queenside. |
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27. c4
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White is now contesting black's advance; he has enough material in the vicinity to do it and if he just sits back and waits, black can start to mess up white's pawn structure. |
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27... dxc4 28. Nxc4 Bc7
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The bishop must retreat, but he still wants a little bit of activity and decides to put a little pressure on the white queenside. White's theme bishop, however, is still sitting back next to his master like a dog waiting to be let off the leash. He hungrily is eyeing the two remaining black kingside pawns and the sensitive square h8. |
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29. Ba3
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The master sends the dog to attack. Black will lose his last offending pawn, but may try to use this as a line of attack for a rook. |
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29... Rfe8
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Black puts his rook on the same file as the white Queen and eyes the tender pawn on e3. I was actually wondering when black would do this; it seemed inevitable. |
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