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79) Blackmore M. - Page M. C. [C56]

Exeter Premier (3) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Nf6 5.0-0 Nxe4 6.Re1 d5 7.Bxd5 Qxd5 8.Nc3 Qa5 9.Nxe4 Be6 10.Neg5 0-0-0 11.Nxe6 fxe6 12.Rxe6 Bd6 13.Qe2 Qh5 14.g3 "Out of Book," says Fritz. 14...Rde8 15.Kg2 h6 16.Bd2 Qf7 17.Re1 Kd7 18.Re4 Rxe4 19.Qxe4 Rf8 20.Re2 Qf5

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21.Nxd4 Wrong move order!

[-2.56 Fritz 5.00: 21.Qxf5+ Rxf5 22.Re4 Rc5 23.Nxd4 Nxd4 24.Rxd4 Rxc2]

21...Nxd4 22.Qxd4 Qf3+ Oops. 23.Kg1 Qxe2 24.Qxg7+ Qe7 There is no advantage in retreating the Queen.

[-2.38 Fritz 5.00: 24...Kc8 25.Bf4 Qxc2 26.Qxh6 Qb1+ 27.Kg2 Qxb2 28.Qe6+ Kb8]

25.Qxh6 Bc5 26.Be3 Bxe3 27.fxe3 Qf6 28.Qf4 Qxf4 29.exf4 Ke6 30.Kf2 Kf5

[30...Rh8 31.h4 (31.Kg2 Rd8) 31...Kf5 blockades 32.Kf3 Rg8 33.a4 a5 34.c4 c5 35.b3 b6 36.h5 Rg7 37.h6 Rg8 38.h7 (38.Kf2 Kg4) 38...Rh8 39.g4+ Kg6]

31.Kf3 Re8 32.g4+ Kf6 33.h4 Re1 34.h5 Rc1 35.Ke4 Rxc2 36.g5+ Kg7 37.f5 Rxb2 38.Ke5 Re2+ 39.Kf4 c5 40.f6+ Kf7 41.Kf5 Rf2+ 42.Ke5 Rg2 Doesn't stop the threat!

[42...Rh2 43.g6+ Kf8 44.Ke6 Rxh5 45.g7+ Kg8]

43.g6+ Kf8 44.Kf5 Rf2+ 45.Kg5 c4 46.h6 White's counterplay has been allowed to hget totally out of hand! 46...Rg2+

[0.00 Fritz 5.00: 46...Kg8 47.f7+ Kf8 48.h7 Kg7 49.Kh4 c3 50.Kg3]

47.Kf5 Kg8 48.f7+ Kf8 49.Kf6 Rf2+ 50.Ke6 Re2+ 51.Kf6 1/2-1/2

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