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25) Scott R. - Bloom P. [B46]

Major (2) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Be2 Nge7 7.0-0 Nxd4 8.Qxd4 Nc6 9.Qd1 "Out of Book," says Fritz. 9...Be7 10.Be3 b5 11.f4 Bb7 12.Bf3 d6 13.Qd2 Qc7 14.Rfd1 Na5 15.Ne2 Nc4 16.Qc3 Bf6 17.Bd4 e5 18.fxe5 dxe5 19.Bf2 Qe7 20.b3 Nd6 21.Bc5 Rd8 22.Qb4 a5 23.Qa3 b4 24.Qxa5 Qe6 25.Qxb4 Be7 26.Bxd6 Bxd6 27.Qxb7 Bc5+ 28.Kh1 0-0 29.Rd5 Bf2 30.Rad1 Rde8 31.Qd7 Qh6 32.a4 Re6 33.Rd6 Qf6 34.a5 Qh4 35.Rxe6 fxe6 36.Qxe6+ Kh8 37.Qg4 Qh6 38.Qf5 Kg8 39.Qxe5 Qh4 40.Qe6+ Kh8 41.a6 h6 42.e5 Qg5 43.Qd6 Re8 44.e6 Bc5 45.Qd5 Qe3 46.Qe4 Qf2 47.b4

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|.+.+r+.i|
|+.+.+.0.|
|P+.+P+.0|
|+.g.+.+.|
|.).+Q+.+|
|+.+.+B+.|
|.+P+N1P)|
|+.+R+.+K|
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Fritz only gets interested in this game when it is already decided. White has a combination of threats to Queen or to mate and they cannot all be stopped. 47...Bb6

[17.81 Fritz 5.00: 47...Qe3 48.bxc5 Qxc5 49.Qg6 Qf8 50.a7 Qg8 51.Qf7 Rf8 52.Qxf8]

48.c4

[10.78 Fritz 5.00: 48.Qg6 threat Be4 is better 48...Rxe6 49.Qxe6 Qe3 50.Qc8+ Kh7 51.Qf5+ Kg8 52.a7 Qe8]

48...Bd8

[24.91 Fritz 5.00: 48...Qe3 49.c5 Qxe4 50.Bxe4 Bc7 51.a7 Be5 52.a8Q Rxa8 53.Bxa8]

49.Qd4

[11.34 Fritz 5.00: 49.Qg6 idea Be4 is better 49...Qxf3 50.Qxe8+ Kh7 51.gxf3 Bb6 52.Qc6 Bd4 53.e7 Bf6]

49...Qh4 50.Qxh4 Bxh4 51.a7 1-0

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