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26... g6
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Repelling the intrusive rook. |
 
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27. Rf3 Bd6
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Black sets a small trap. White may think she can win a pawn via 28. Rxf RxR 29. QxR, but black would of course win the Nh2. |
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28. h4
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White doesn't fall for it and continues to push the kingside. |
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28... c4
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Black is playing a little risky. He may think d pawn is safe from capture because the enemy queen is tied down protecting her Nh2, but consider 29. Qxd BxN 30. Qxc Kb8 31. Rxf and black has a nice attack. |
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29. Re1
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Supporting the advanced e pawn, but just as importantly creating a square for the Nh2, which frees up her queen. |
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29... cxb3
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Black starts killing defenders, and the c file will now be open for business once his king can get off of it. |
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30. cxb3 Be5
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Protecting two pawns, and maintaing control of the h2/b8 diagonal. |
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31. Rc1+ Kb8
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Shredder 10 puts this game as dead even right now. |
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32. Nf1
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It feels natural to get this knight back into play, But Qd2 would force the issue against black's kingside pawns. |
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32... Rdc8
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Nice move - black will own the c file now. |
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33. Rxc8+ Qxc8 34. Qc2
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A miss-step by white that drops a pawn. |
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34... Qxg4 35. Qf2 Qe6 36. Kb2
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Protecting the b pawn. |
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36... Rc8 37. Nd2 Rc6
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Rc3! was much stronger. |
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38. Nc4
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The most natural square for the white knight. |
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38... h5
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Why not g5 try to eliminate any threat of the outside pawn? Now black's g pawn is weak. |
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39. Qg2
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Attacking the weakness. |
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39... Qe8 40. Qf1
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Perhaps Rf1 was better, as white's rook is currently pretty weak and not accomplishing much. |
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40... Qe6
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Black regains a strong position, as f6 is now amply protected from the threat of NxB. |
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41. Rf2 Bg3
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? This move only assists white. Consider 42. Rg2, which attacks a piece that would be tough to protect and also threatens black's g pawn. |
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42. Rc2
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? White missed her chance to regain material equality. |
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