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but I have attacking ideas and don’t want to expose her. The greedy 29. ... Qxd5 loses material to 30. Bxb5!.
29. ... Rg8 30. Qf3 To hold the pawn.
30. ... Re7 With the threat at ... e5-e4 winning a
piece. 31. Be4 Rg7
23. Qg4 Kh8 Forced.
24. h4 Bf6
With the idea of doubling on the g-file. 32. Rg1 Re8 33. g4?
Wins a pawn with threats against White’s king.
38. Rdg2 38. Qe4 was a better defense for White.
38. ... fxg5 39. hxg5 Rxg5 40. Rxg5 Rxg5 41. Rf1 Qg8
With the threat of ... Rh5+, winning. 42. Qf3 Forced. 42. ... f6 43. Re1 Blundering in an already lost position. Unsound, as it exposes his king.
25. Qf3 Why move the queen back into danger?
25. ... Rcd8
More interesting question—did the play- ers see that the h4-pawn is hanging? 26. Nxf6? Opening the g-file for Black’s counter-
attack! 26. ... gxf6 27. Qh5 Kh7 And Black’s king is safe, as f7 is pro-
tected. 28. Nd5?
33. ... Reg8! With pressure on the g-file.
34. Rd2 Sharp 34. g5 loses after 34. ... Nxe4 35.
g6+ fxg6 36. fxg6+ Rxg6 37. Qxe4 Qc8 leaves Black winning since both ... f5 and ... Qh3 mate are threatened.
34. ... Nxe4 Removing another threat to my king. 35. Qxe4 Kh8?
No need to move the king. Except to avoid discovered checks after g5/fxg5.
36. Qe3 Kh7
43. ... Rg3 Wins.
44. Qh5?? Qxd5+, White resigned. White played passively in the opening
and Black equalized with no pressure for White. White also foolishly opened up his king to attack on the g-file.
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28. ... Bxd5! Removes the dangerous knight—again
with king safety in mind—White cannot checkmate with a lone queen.
29. exd5 Here I could take a pawn with my queen
37. g5
Looks aggressive but fails. After 37. Qe4, draw by repetition was a likely outcome.
37. ... Qd8!
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