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31. Nxd6
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and i follow through |

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31... Kxd6
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and so does he - now, from a position of relative strength, he's blown his advantage and evened things up in terms of material - he's also left his back rows completely open to my bishop, which can dart in and try to disrupt the pawn structure a bit |
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32. Rd1+
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but first, a check to keep his king moving and get my rook out into the open |

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32... Ke5
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he doges away |

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33. Rc1
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and i challenge the bishop to get him moving |

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33... Nc5
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a nice move to block me for now |
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34. Rd1
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so i get back on the open file |
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34... b5
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and he sets in motion a play for promotion |

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35. Rd8
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now, finally, into the back rows to start dismantling things |

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35... b4
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he advances again, threatening my bishop |

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36. Rh8
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so i challenge the base of his pawn structure |

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36... h5
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and he responds with an advance |
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37. Rg8
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another challenge to the new base |

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37... Kf6
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and he fortifies it |
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38. Rc8
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attacking his bishop and stacking up so he has to lose at least one piece, but it's something of an empty threat for the moment considering his likely next move |

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38... b3
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which is of course to attack my bishop and threaten promotion |

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39. Bb1
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so this move gets me out of harm's way, and staves off any credible promotion threats for a bit - meanwhile, he's now going to lose either a bishop or a knight, and he knows it, so my threat carries some force after all |
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39... Bd5
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he decides he'd rather lose the knight apparently |

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40. Rxc5
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so i oblige him and give myself the decisive edge |

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40... Ke5
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now the king's going to try and come in and scare me off |

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