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1. b3
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I illustrate this game to emphasise- never give up.
On move 26 I lost a bishop due to sloppy playing. After that I concentrated on attacking his king by advancing a pawn right up and by getting my queen and 2 rooks over. Sure, a player of 1700 rating would have seen through it, but for some of us whose rating hovers between 1550 and 1600 will enjoy this game.
(More entertainment than education )
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1... e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e4 Bb4 4. Nf3 d6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. d3 Bg4 7. Be2
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pretty routine so far |

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7... Nd4 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. Bxc3 Nxe2 10. Qxe2
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his exchanges so far have not made much sense |

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10... O-O 11. h3
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I want to drive his bishop away |

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11... Bxf3 12. Qxf3 c5 13. O-O b5 14. Bb2 a5
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Unfortunately I wake up late to his pawn advance into my territory |

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15. Qe3
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I move my queen out of the way to advance the f pawn |

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15... Qc7 16. f4 Nd7 17. f5 Rab8 18. Rf3
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the rook lift |

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18... c4 19. d4 f6 20. Rg3 Rf7
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bad strategy on my part- see my bishop locked in |

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21. Rc1 Nb6 22. Qc3 Ra8 23. d5 Qa7
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masked attack on my king |

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24. Kh2
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I move my king out |

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24... Rc8 25. b4
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now it is getting messy for me |

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25... Na4
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knights are my weak point, I have lost my bishop |

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26. Qd2 Nxb2 27. c3 Na4 28. h4
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pawn advance starts and a plan is forming in my desperate brain- will it work |

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28... axb4 29. axb4 Nb6 30. h5
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pawn goes up, up |

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30... Ra8
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I have to be careful about his moves on the left flank |

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31. h6
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what will he do, this pawn must be beginning to annoy him |

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31... Qe7
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Not sure why he does that- now he feels a bit of pressure |

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32. Rf1
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rook comes over to join attack |

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32... Ra3
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he is putting pressure on my c pawn- I lose that, his pawn will become queen |

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33. Rg4 Qa7 34. Qe3 Ra2 35. Rh4 Qb8 36. Rf3
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attack on his king building up |

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