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21. Nxc7
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so i take away the possibility of a fruitless bishop/knight exchange, and eliminate the linchpin in his pawn structure, forcing his rook to move too |

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21... Rxa2
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that was easy to predict, and now he's forcing me to get my bishop out of danger too |

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22. Bd3
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which i do |
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22... e4
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he goes on the attack again |
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23. Bb1
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and i move in on his rook |

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23... Rd2
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he moves the rook out of danger and protects the d6 pawn, which he doubtless intends to move into a fast and furious piece exchange at d5 |
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24. Qb3
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so i provide some reinforcements for that exchange |

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24... Nd7
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and so does he, assuming he can move to e5 on the next turn |

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25. c5+
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but things get a little disrupted here - he's in check and his pawn structure is threatened some more |

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25... Qf7
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he realizes the threat and opts for a queen exchange so he can keep his edge |

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26. Qxf7+
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the only possible wise decision is to accept, and i do |
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26... Kxf7
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so he completes the exchange |

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27. cxd6
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now i've got a pawn exchange situation, and i opt for the d file since that gets his rook back out of my bottom rows for now |

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27... Rxd6
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and his rook completes the exchange |

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28. Re1
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i shore up the e file, which could let me gain both a bishop and a pawn from an exchange |

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28... f5
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but he adds backup too |

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29. Ba2+
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so i abandon the pawn and attack his king, hoping i can get at that back row somehow and use that abandoned knight to keep things moving |

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29... Kf6
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happily, he obliges with a perfect fork for my knight - it's been sitting back there so long he's probably neglecting it in his calculations |
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30. Ne8+
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but i haven't forgotten and now he's out a rook |

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30... Ke7
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he moves to make sure he'll at least take my knight in return |

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