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perrypawnpusher - TwoCatsOnTheCouch
Chess.com, 2025
The pawn center is in place. Now, some more development?
21.Na3 Bd3
Hurrying things along.
22.e5 dxe5 23.fxe5 Rhf8
Not quite what I had in mind when I started out.
True, White has a protected, passed pawn, but it's not going anywhere.
24.Re3 Bf5 25.Nc4 c6 26.Nxb6 axb6
Putting the Bishop on the a1-h8 diagonal is a bit optimistic. Probably better is 19.Bb4 Rf7 20.Rd1.
29...g5 30.h3
Opening things up on the Kingside will lead to more problems.
30...Ng7 31.g4 h5 32.Rg3 Rf4 33.Rf3 Rxf3 34.Kxf3 hxg4+ 35.hxg4 Rf8+
Black's extra piece continues to be worth a lot more than White's two extra pawns. This is often true in master play, but among club players, the pawns often have their say.
Not today.
36.Kg3 Rf4 37.Rd1
Hope against hope.
37...Bxg4 38.Rd3 Nf5+ 39.Kg2 Nh4+
I would not be offended if Readers had a good laugh at the predicament of my King.
40.Kg3 Be2
The final insult: White's Rook is trapped, and moving it to e3 allows the Knight fork from f5.
White resigned
Masterful play by my opponent. I congratulate him!
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