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19. Rb1
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Threatening my bishop. |

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19... Bxc3+ 20. Kxc3
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I expected Qxc3, but perhaps he hoped I'd hang my queen with exf. |

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20... Qe5+ 21. Kd2 b5
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I didn't want to lose material, though this pawn didn't really play a role after this. |

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22. f4
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Forcing my queen to move, perhaps hoping I'd abandon the defense of my b pawn. |

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22... Qf5 23. g3
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Protecting the f pawn, but fatally weakening the white squares. |

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23... Rfd8
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Taking the open d file, I should have played this earlier. |

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24. Ke1 Ng4
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Attacking the queen, and looking at Qc5 followed by f5 to protect my passed pawn. |

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25. Bxg4 Qxg4
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I didn't expect the trade, but give up defense of my e pawn and hope to win his queen. |

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26. Qe2
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Offering a trade. |

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26... e3
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I push the pawn, seeing Qxg4 Bxg4, which will blockade the king. |

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27. Qf3 Qf5
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Attacking the rook and thinking about advancing my b pawn. |

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28. Ne2
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Blunder, setting up my mating attack. |

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28... Qxb1+ 29. Nc1
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Forced. |

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29... Qxc1+
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30. Ke2 Qd2 31. Kf1 Bh3 32. Kg1 Qe1 33. Qf1 Qxf1# |

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30. Qd1 Qc3+ 31. Kf1
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Ke2 leads to mate 1 move quicker. |

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31... Bh3+ 32. Ke2 Bg4+ 33. Kf1 Rxd1+ 34. Kg2 Qd2#
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0-1 |

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