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15. axb7
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I trade off a pawn for my opponent's more valuable pawn, while making Black's c and a-pawns very weak. I have superior control of all the board, so I can't blunder away this advantage. |
 
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15... Bxb7 16. Nd2
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I wanted to get my knight to c4, where it's strongly placed, and cannot be chased away by pawns. |
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16... e6
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Black is threatening to trade his bishop for my knight, which damages my superior structure |
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17. Nd3 Bd6
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Maybe this isn't the best place for the bishop, I think Be7 is better, Black needs to control c5, because Nc5 is a strong place for my knight. I can just harass Black's bishop with Nc5. |
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18. Nc4 Bc7 19. Nc5 Bc8
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I have gained so much tempo in this opening, and have excellently positioned pieces. I just need to bring my other rook and bishop into play, to take full advantage of my advantage. |
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20. Bf4
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If bishop trades, then gxf4 is simple and I have an overwhelming threat of Nb6, not to mention some pawn winning tactical possibilities. |
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20... Nd5
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This defends the bishop, and it will defend the rook after I trade on c7, so then there won't be a pin on the a-pawn. |
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21. Bxc7 Nxc7 22. b4
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Now it's time to bring my pawn in to challenge the pinned c-pawn. Black's pieces are ridiculously placed, and I have a threat of b5. |
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22... O-O 23. b5
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Perhaps Black didn't see my threat, or maybe he couldn't find a way to defend it. The knight is tied down to defending a8 from my Nb6 threat, and the c-pawn is the only thing blocking my bishop's path. Black will lose an exchange. |
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23... Nxb5 24. Nb6 axb6 25. Rxa8 bxc5 26. Rxb8
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I'm up an exchange, but Black will get some pawns, so the resulting endgame will be tough. |
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26... Nxc3+
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This move gives me much better winning chances, I think Bd7 gives Black the best chance to draw. |
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27. Kd2
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Now Black's knight is in danger, so he doesn't have time to defend my sneaky piece-winning threat |
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27... cxd4 28. Ra1
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Black has three pawns for the exchange, but now I win a piece back since there is nothing stopping Ra8. Even if Black plays Bd7, Ra8 is still crushing since taking my rook leads to mate, and I am double attacking Black's rook. |
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28... e5
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If Nb5, then Bxc6 Nc7 Ra7!, or Bxc6 Nd6 Ra8 with Bd7 to follow, also winning a piece. |
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29. Raa8
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I win a piece no matter how Black continued, but the resulting endgame is still hard since Black is up a lot of pawns. |
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29... f5 30. Rbxc8 Rxc8 31. Rxc8+ Kf7 32. Rxc6
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Black has two pawns for the rook, and he is starting to overextend them, I think it's a better idea for Black to keep the pawns back where they are safe. |
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32... e4 33. Rxc3
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I sacrifice part of my material advantage, to reach and ending where my material advantage is simpler. |
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33... dxc3+ 34. Kxc3 Kf6 35. Kd4
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This move forces Black to let me play Bxe4, which sacrifices more of my material advantage, to give me an even simpler material advantage. |
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35... h5 36. Bxe4 fxe4 37. Kxe4
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Being up a rook for two pawns ( 3) was a more complicated ending than when I was up a bishop for a pawn ( 2), and now I have an even simpler ending where I'm up a simple pawn ( 1), for a simple win. |
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37... Kg5 38. h3
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All I need to do is restrict Black's king from coming in, and put him in zugswang until he allows my king to come through and push him away from defending his pawns. |
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