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1. e4
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This game started out as a direct contact sport with one exchange after another until only one of us was left standing... |

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1... e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 dxe4 5. Nxe5 Nxe5 6. dxe5 Qxd1+ 7. Kxd1 Bg4+ 8. Be2 O-O-O+ 9. Bd2 Bxe2+ 10. Kxe2 Ne7 11. Nc3 Nc6 12. Bg5 Rd4 13. Rad1 Rxd1 14. Rxd1 h6 15. Bf4 Bb4
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This is blacks first mistake. And as a result, I earn a pawn |

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16. Nxe4 g5 17. Be3 b6 18. a3 Be7 19. a4 Nxe5
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By this stage, I realized that the only thing to do was to stay even and take advantage of little mistakes by capturing more pawns since major pieces seem to be one for one |

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20. b3
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So I developed my pawn structure |

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20... Ng4 21. h3 Ne5 22. Bd4 f6 23. c3 Bd6 24. Nxf6 Nc6 25. Be3 a5 26. c4 Nb4 27. Bd4 Rf8 28. Nh7 Re8+ 29. Kf3 Nc6
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This move was the turningpoint in the game.. I go two pawns up and force black into making a tactical blunder that earnns me position, and a bishop |

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30. Bxb6 Ne5+
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right here. |

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31. Kg2 cxb6 32. Rxd6
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that nets me a bishop and then the castle to follow |

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32... Kc7 33. Rxh6 Rh8
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T first glance, this looks like a good situation for black, but actually it just plays into my hand |

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34. Re6 Nd3 35. Nxg5 Nc1 36. Re3
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with this move, the knight is essentually trapped |

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36... Rd8
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and with this move, the fork is on |

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37. Ne6+
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Forked! |

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37... Kc8 38. Nxd8 Kxd8 39. f4
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so my strategy is to march my pawns up the board and Black does the noble thing...black resigns... |

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