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39... Qc2+
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Wrong. Qd4+. Always look for forks and pins. Forks and pins bleed out opponents. |

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40. Kg3
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Ok, now Qc3+. Free rook! |

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40... Qd1
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What does this do? It is nothing. |

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41. Rxh7
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Ok, black wants to play Qd3+, except the knight must be driven off that square first. So e5 pushes the knight. |
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41... Qe1+ 42. Kg4 Qd1+ 43. Kh4 Kc6 44. h3 Qe1+ 45. Kg4 Qg1+ 46. Kh4 Kb6
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Black was better off with the king protecting the d pawn and moving the rook back onto the first rank. |

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47. Kh5 Ra8
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Now d7 is undefended. |

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48. Rxd7 Qc1
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Oh my word. Black just sacrificed the queen with Nd5+. White’s black bishop picks off the biddy for a knight. |
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49. Nxe6
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NO! Black seizes the bishop with Rh8! |

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49... Qh1
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[Hold ps head in hands.] |

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50. Bf4
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White loses the knight and remaining pawn, not in that order. |

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50... Rb8
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Or not. Why Qxh3+ followed by Qxe6 wasn’t obvious eludes me. |
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51. Kh4 Rh8+
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Reasonable. |

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52. Kg4 Rxh3
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No. Qxh3 is followed by seizing the knight. Mate is pretty close. |

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53. Rd6+ Kb5 54. Nc7+ Ka5 55. Rxa6+
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Nice. |

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55... Kb4 56. Bd2+ Kc4 57. Ra4+ Kd3 58. Bf4 Rh2
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Oops. White may think a bishop/rook trade advantageous. |
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59. Ra3 Rg2+ 60. Kf3
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Nope. Ra2+ and white loses a rook. (Discovered check by the queen). |

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60... Rg1+
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Ok, force mate. Kf2, Qg2#. Even better!
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61. Kf2 Qh4+
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Blunder. Trade rook for bishop? The noise was on the king’s neck, and he was teetering on the scaffold. Black cut the rope. |

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62. Kf3
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Ok. Qg4+, Kf2, Qg2#. So simple. |

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62... Rf1+ 63. Kg2 Qxf4 64. Rxb3+ Kd2 65. Rb2+ Kd1 66. Nd5 Qe4+ 67. Kxf1 Qxd5 68. Rb1+ Kd2 69. Rb2+ Ke3 70. Re2+ Kf4 71. Rf2+ Ke5 72. Re2+ Kd6 73. Kf2 Qa2
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BLUNDER! AH! Black just sacrificed the queen. |

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