rffuse - perrypawnpusher
Chess.com, 2026
Playing against "my" opening...
21.Ra3 Qd5 22.Raf3 Re8 23.Qg5
White's pieces are gathered on the Kingside, but have not yet put together an attack
23...Qe4 24.h4 Rd8 25.h5 Qa4 26.Ra3 Qe4 27.g4
White is not amused by Black's Queen's dancing; he has work to do.
Things look scary for the second player, but I was shocked - after the game - to see that Stockfish 17.1 (33 ply) - rated the position as 7 1/3 pawns better for Black!
Indeed, fear has big eyes.
27...Qe2 28.Raf3 Rd2
Even stronger was 28...Rc7 29.Qf5 (29.Kb1 Qxc2+ mates; 29.R3f2 Rxc2+ mates; 29...Ne4 mates) 29...Ne4 mates.
Still, my move will do.
29.R3f2
29...Rxc2+ 30.Kb1 Rxb2+ 31.Ka1 Qxf2
Taking the lazy way out, instead of 31...Ra2+ 32.Kb1 Qc4 33.Qe5 (33.Rb2 Rd7 mates; 33.Rxa2 Qxf1+ 34.Kb2 Rc7 and mates) 33...Qb3+ 34.Rb2 Rxb2+ 35.Qxb2 Qd3+ 36.Ka2 Qxf1 White wins.
Exchanging a Queen for two Rooks is still a good deal.
32.Rxf2 Rxf2 33.Qe5 Rd7 34.Qe6+ Kf8 35.Qe1 Rdd2 White resigned
There was no need to play out 36.Qc1 Ra2+ 37.Kb1 Rfb2+ 38.Qxb2 Rxb2+ 39.Kxb2 Nxg4 returning the two Rooks for the Queen and ending up with two connected, passed pawn (plus the extra piece)
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