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perrypawnpusher - joshuagasta
"Giuoco Piano Game" tournament, Chess.com, 2022
At this point in the game I could see that I would win material. It is a good example of how a lead in development can translate to further advantage.
18.e5 dxe5 19.dxe5 Qb4 20.exf6 Qd4+ 21.Kc1 Nxf6
I was happy to reach the above position, seeing myself as being a pawn better, with a relatively safe King. Imagine my surprise when I was preparing this post to see that in this position Stockfish 15 sees (32 ply) White as more than a Queen better!
22.Bxf6
Good enough, although tactical Readers will no doubt find 22.Re7 Bd7 23.Bxf6 Rxf6 24.Rd1 with an x-ray attack on the Bishop at d7.
How did I miss that? Well, during the game I looked at 22.Re7 Ne8 and explored no further. I suspect that Alonzo Wheeler Jerome is turning over in his grave at me missing the subsequent 23.Rxf8+ Kxf8 24.Rxe8+ Kxe8 25.Qe7 checkmate.
Ooops.
22...gxf6 23.Re7 Qg4 24.Rf4
Again, this moves the game forward, but it should not have been hard to find - the time control was 3 days per move - 24.Ne4 Bf5 25.Rxf5 (deflection) Qxf5 26.Rg7+ Kh8 27.Ng3 and Black's Queen is in danger, but can not give up her protection of h7.
Hmmm... This might enlighten my italicized comment after the previous diagram.
24...Qxg2
What I needed now was for all my pieces to work together.
25.Qc4+ Kh8 26.Qd4 Qg5 27.h4 Qh6 28.Nd5
Okay, that should do it.
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