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21. Nxd4
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I think Bxd4 holding on to e5 is better, as now black is able to activate all of his pieces and White goes quickly downhill. Nonetheless, Whites pieces are still going to be jumbled up in the centre and White is lacking any kind of plan apart from to go with the flow. The initiative is firmly in Blacks hands. |
 
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21... Nxe5 22. Be2
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The exchange of this bishop will leave Black controlling all of the important light squares, especially arouind the White King. |
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22... Rad8
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...Rfd8 looks more natural, but I had already envisioned a simple but deadly combination. |
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23. Qc1
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Getting off the danger file, but in actuality is a big error as this allows... |
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23... Ba8
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POW! Suddenly White is in dire trouble; the threat is ...Rxd4 followed by ...Qc6, when Whites kingside weakness proves fatal. ...Ba8 stops White from meeting ...Rxd4 with Rxb7, when Black has nothing to show. Unfortunately, White fails to come up with any satisfactory reply. |
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24. Rd1 Rxd4
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In hindsight, ...Ng4 may have been yet more effective, forcing White to exchange off his vital light squared bishop in the face of ...Qxh2. But I think ...Rxd4 has so much more impact don't you? |
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25. Rxd4 Qc6 26. Nd5
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The only move. |
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26... exd5
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Black has 2 knights for the rook, but the excellent posting of both is worth far more than the slight material advantage would suggest. |
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27. Bf4 Nc4 28. Bf3 Ne6
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Forking d4 and f4, defending against the threat of Rxc4 and ready to meet Rxd5 with ...Nd4 attacking the bishop all at once. After Rxd5 Nd4, White cannot retreat the bishop as he loses either the rook or allows the knight to hop into e2, forking King and Queen. If White retreats his rook instead, Black can play ...Ba3 and the f4 bishop must fall.
Instead White trys something else, but the refutaion of that is easy... |
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29. Bxd5 Qc5
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White is busted. |
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30. Bxe6
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Obviously Bxa8 Qxd4 leaves White with an extra pawn but also with both of his bishops under attack. |
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30... Qxd4 31. Bxc4 Qe4
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And it is all over. Black is going to capture on c4 and, with an extra piece coupled with a weak White king, the result is not in doubt.
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