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MIDDLEGAMES

KCN Practice Chess Games 2000-2002

Game 3 White (550) - Black (760), Columbia Grammar, June 9, 2000.

1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.exd5 Nxd5 4.Nxd5 Qxd5 5.d4 Nc6 6.c3 e5 7.Nf3 Bg4 8.h3 White has no time for pawn moves here. 8...Bxf3 9.gxf3 exd4 10.cxd4 Nxd4 11.Bb5+ This check does nothing for white. 11...c6 12.Ba4 Be2 is better, guarding the f3 pawn. 12...Nxf3+ 13.Kf1 Qxd1+ 14.Bxd1 Nd4 Black has quickly won 2 pawns and traded queens. 15.Be3 0-0-0 16.Bg4+ Kb8 17.Bf4+ Bd6 18.Bxd6+ Rxd6 19.Rd1 Rhd8 20.Kg2 f5 Black plays to trap the white bishop. If 21.Bh5 g6, White has one tricky way out. 21.Bf3 at least exchanges bishop for knight: if 21...Nxf3 22.Rxd6 first and then capture the knight, or 21...Rg6+ 22.Kf1, when the knight is unfortunately pinned and so cannot capture the free bishop. 21.Bxf5 Nxf5 22.Rxd6 Rxd6 23.f4 Rg6+ 24.Kh2 Ne3 25.Re1 Rg2+ 26.Kh1 Rg3 27.Kh2 Rf3 28.f5 Nxf5 29.Re8+ Kc7 30.Rf8 Kd7 31.Rb8 Kc7 32.Re8 Nd4 33.b4 b6 34.a4 c5 Black is pushing his c pawn for a queen. 35.bxc5 bxc5 36.h4 c4 37.Kg1 c3 38.h5 c2 39.Kh2 c1Q 40.Kg2 Qf1+ 41.Kh2 Rh3#

 

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