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7) Price M. C. - Sparkes D. A. [C14]

Major (1) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.Bxe7 Qxe7 7.f4 a6 8.Nf3 c5 9.Qd2 Nc6 10.a3 "Out of Book," says Fritz. 10...0-0

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|+p+n1p0p|
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|+.0p).+.|
|.+.).).+|
|).H.+N+.|
|.)P!.+P)|
|$.+.IB+R|
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11.g4 Overlooking the check on h4.

[-0.72 Fritz 5.00: 11.0-0-0 f6 12.exf6 Qxf6 13.g3 cxd4 14.Nxd4 Nxd4 15.Qxd4]

11...cxd4 12.Ne2

[12.Nxd4 Qh4+]

12...Nc5 13.Nexd4 Ne4 14.Qe3 Nxd4 15.Qxd4 Qc5 16.0-0-0 b6 17.Qxc5 bxc5 18.Rg1 c4 19.Rg2 f5 20.g5 g6 21.Nd4 Rf7 22.Be2 c3 23.b3 Rc7 24.h4 Bd7 25.Rh1 Kf7 26.Rh3 Bb5 27.Bxb5 axb5 28.Nxb5 Rb7 29.Nxc3 Rxa3 30.Kb2 Rba7 31.Rgh2 d4 32.Na4 R3xa4 33.bxa4 Rxa4 34.Ra3 Rxa3 35.Kxa3 Nc3 36.Kb3 Nd5 37.Rf2 d3 38.cxd3 Ke7 39.Rf3 Kd7 40.d4 Kc7 41.Kc4 Kc6 42.Rf2 Kb6 43.Kd3 Kc6 44.Ke2 Kb6 45.Kf3 Kc6 46.Rc2+ Kb7 47.h5 Ne7 48.hxg6 hxg6 49.Rh2 Kc7 50.Rh7 Kd7 51.Rf7 Ke8 52.Rf6 Kd7 53.Kg3 Nc6 54.Rxg6 Nxd4 55.Rf6 Ne2+ 56.Kf3 Nd4+ 57.Ke3

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|.+.+.+.+|
|+.+k+.+.|
|.+.+p$.+|
|+.+.)p).|
|.+.h.).+|
|+.+.I.+.|
|.+.+.+.+|
|+.+.+.+.|
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57...Nc2+ Black is in lots of trouble, but this Knight is headed the wrong way.

[9.56 Fritz 5.00: 57...Nc6 58.g6 Ne7 59.g7 Ng8 60.Rf7+ Ke8 61.Rf8+ Ke7 62.Kd3]

58.Kd2 Nb4 59.g6 Nd5 60.g7 Nxf4 61.g8Q Kc6 62.Rxe6+ Just the sort of clarifying sacrifice a human likes and computers hate. In fact, both the Knight and King are perilously short of squares and can each be profitably harassed.

[#7 Fritz 5.00: 62.Qg3 Ng2 (62...Nd5 63.Rxe6+ Kc5 64.Qg1+) 63.Qxg2+ Kc5 64.Kc3 f4 65.Rxe6 f3 66.Qxf3]

62...Nxe6 63.Qxe6+ Kc7 64.Qd6+ Kb7 65.e6 f4 66.e7 f3 67.e8Q f2 68.Qeb8# 1-0

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