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25.b3 Nf6

25.b3 to prepare a4 and drive the comfortable Bishop away....


25...Nf6 so that the black knight can come into play again....


(5 mins)

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25.b3 Nf6

b3 with the idea of a4 kicking the bishop out and Nf6 getting the knight back in action.

7 minutes.

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1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Nbd2 Nbd7
6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2 dxc4 $2 9. Nxc4 c5 10. Nce5 cxd4 11. exd4 Nb6 12.
Ng5 g6 13. Ngf3 Kg7 14. Bg5 Nbd5 15. Rac1 Bd7 16. Qd2 Ng8 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Be4
Bb5 19. Rfe1 Qd6 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. Qa5 $1 a6 22. Qc7 Qxc7 23. Rxc7 h6 24. Rxb7
Rac8 25. b3 Rc2 *





One day again.

This will be very interesting to follow. White does have an advantage but honestly I think very few people could convert this into a win for white. I don't think I would be able to but i'm curious how the master played this position.

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I like
26. a4
not really because of the attack on the bishop (its forved to move to a decent square...but because white needs to hold on to his queen side pawn advantage (making the bishop move is defending the pawn)
for black the respons should be quick..:
26....Be2
this move pressures the knight and devlopes the bishop to a safe square (if rook take than rook takes back) the knight on f3 cant go anywhere so white is going to have forced double pawns while heading into an end-game😛...hes up a pawn but now white is relitivly unactice (sure his knight LOOKS nice but it cant carry out a real threat on the pawn...black can play h5, follow by Nh6 and the f7 pawn is more than safe)

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26. a4 Be2

26.a4 to complete the two move attack on the Bishop started last move...

26...Be2 because there doesn't seem anywhere else worthwhile for the Bishop to go to.....

(3 mins)

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ummmm bump i guess (at what time each day do you put out new moves... just so i dont get impatient?)

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Originally posted by c guy1
ummmm bump i guess (at what time each day do you put out new moves... just so i dont get impatient?)
Later tommorrow morning. I still haven't picked my move yet.

Was out celebrating my B-day and now I want to go sleep. I don't drink if your wondering.

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K, happy Xth(rd) Birthday

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26.a4 Be2 4 minutes.

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1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Nbd2 Nbd7
6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2 dxc4 $2 9. Nxc4 c5 10. Nce5 cxd4 11. exd4 Nb6 12.
Ng5 g6 13. Ngf3 Kg7 14. Bg5 Nbd5 15. Rac1 Bd7 16. Qd2 Ng8 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Be4
Bb5 19. Rfe1 Qd6 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. Qa5 $1 a6 22. Qc7 Qxc7 23. Rxc7 h6 24. Rxb7
Rac8 25. b3 Rc2 26. a4 Be2 *

1 day again.

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Total Points (Max possible 42)

20 Points:Rahim
19 Points: Stives
15 Points:
14 Points:
13 Points: cguy1
11 Points: BLReid
10 Points:
9 Points:
8 Points: Golub
7 Points: Schakuhr
6 Points:
5 Points:
4 Points: Wormwood, Shinidoki, TheGambit
3 Points: Chesswick,Zebano, CrazyLilTing, ngkabra
2 points: tomtom232, OctopusBoy
1 point: Sickboy, Loki74
O points: flexmore

Points include the last move also, moves 25 and 26.

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Alright...this move doesnt seem too complicated
27. Nh4 attacking the unprotected (due to pin and double attack) pawn
This also applies more pressure on the kingside and forces black to tie down more defences to his already cramped kingside. If Bh5 (defending pawn) then h3 followed by g4 and white has an attack on the kingside
Black is too stretched out...the fRook is pinned in defending the fpawn. The bishop can permantly go anywhere without giving white an advantage. Whites bank rank can be quickly defended by eighter h3, giving a flight square to the king and preparing the g and f pawn attack. The knight should probably go somewhere...Nf6 looks good simply because it gives a flight square and black cant be emidiatly punished.

27...Nf6 simply because black has nothing better to do.

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27. Ned7 attacking the rook and preparing for 28. Nfe5
27. ...... Rfe8 moving the rook out of danger 27. .... Rfc8 is of no use because the knight can sever the connected rooks by an eventual Ndc5.(2 min)

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Great thread, just picked it up, hope you don't mind me joining so late on:

27. Nh4 freeing up the f pawn to play f3 to restrict the black knight after 27...Nf6. also winning attacking the g6 pawn
27....1-0 black might chose to resign now with the ineveitable loss of the pawn and the lack of mobility of pieces...might play 27...Nf6

10mins

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27.Nh4 Kh8

27.Nh4 to attack with both knights at g6,

27...Kh8 to unpin yhe King and to allow 28...fxg6 if White sacrifices there.

(2 mins)