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21. Qe5
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Fritz also considers 21. h6 and 21. Qd2 forking the pawns on g5 and b4. |
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21... Nd5
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This is strong, the knight takes up a powerful central position. However Fritz likes the immediate c3. |
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22. Qxg5+
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So I get my pawn back. |

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22... Kh7
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Clearly the best square, avoiding checks on the long dark diagonal.
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23. Ne2
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Developing my knight at last. Fritz agrees that this is the best move for white. I was starting to think black had an advantage her. Fritz thinks so too, about plus 0.5 to black. |
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23... Rg8
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She attacks my queen. Again Fritz points out that c3 could have been played at once. |

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24. Qe5
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My queen takes up a central position, but without much support, she is unable to achieve much. |
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24... Bd7
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At last the bishop is developed. |
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25. Rdg1
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I contest the open g file. Fritz doesn't think much of that move and looks at Qe4+, Rh2 and h6. Black's advantage put at plus 3.59, after what it considers the best move, h6. |
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25... c3
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Fritz considers this best. |

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26. bxc3
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I take. |

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26... Rae8
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A sound move attacking my Queen. |
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27. Qh2
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This seemed to me to be the logical move, although I feared I was about to be overwhelmed on the Queen-side. Fritz thinks that white should give up the queen instead with 27. Rxg8. The reality of the position is that white is lost now, and I chose to play this and live in hope that she would not spot the winning technique on the Queen-side. Certainly giving up the queen is almost equivalent to resignation. |
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27... Bf5
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There are many ways to win now. This is one of them. The mate threat is 28....Qxc2 |

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28. Ng3
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Virtually the only way to stop the mate threat. The other move 28. Nf4 is met with 28....Nxf4 and I can't take back with my queen, as I get mated on c2. |
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28... bxc3
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She takes, with some nasty threats on the Queen-side. Fritz agrees that this is best. |

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29. Nxc3
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Probably best out of some dreadful options. |

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29... Qa1+
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Interesting way to finish off. |
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30. Nb1
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I play this rather than letting my knight go with check. |

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30... Reb8
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It is mate in 5 now. |
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