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Copyright 1991,1996, 1997, 1998 John Richard Coffey.
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0 [Next]	White: Alan E. Woodbury Black: A class A player Where: Great Western Open, Reno Nevada in 1995.
1 [Next]	The Sicillian Defense.
2 [Next]	The Alapin Variation.
3 [Next]	Black is going to tranpose to a French like opening.
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6 [Next]	We have tranposed to the Advanced Variation of the French Defense. White hopes that his e5 pawn cramps the black developement, while Black hopes to undermine the pawns on d4 and e5.
7 [Next]	Black hopes to put pressure on d4.
8 [Next]	White develops and defends d4.
9 [Next]	This usually happens sooner or later. I don't like it because it frees the square c3 for the white knight.
10 [Next]	Now the pawn on d4 can't be defended by other pawns, so it has to be supported by pieces.
11 [Next]	Alan tells me that Black should not trade off his dark-square bishop because that can be used to undermine the pawns on d4 and e5.
12 [Next]	White would like to trade his "bad" bishop for Black's "good" bishop. What makes bishops good and bad? If many pawns are stuck on the same color square as a bishop then that bishop is said to be "bad" because its scope can be limited by his own pawns.
13 [Next]	Black is determined to put pressure on d4.
14 [Next]	White sets a trap. It looks like the pawn on d4 is not defended well enough, but White knows otherwise.
15 [Next]	Black takes the bait. This pawn is poisoned.
16 [Next]	Exchanges.
17 [Next]	Recaptures.
18 [Next]	And the check allows White to win the b4 bishop.
19 [Next]	Blocks the check.
20 [Next]	Wins the bishop.
21 [Next]	Black gets two pawns for the bishop. He is probably lost, but he can fight on a while longer.
22 [Next]	Here White sets a very powerful trap that Black falls for.
23 [Next]	It would appear to Black that he can chase the knight and then push the pawn to d3 and win the bishop.
24 [Next]	But watch where this knight goes.
25 [Next]	Black wants to win a bishop.
26 [Next]	This move wins a queen by force. If Kd8 then Nxf7+ forks the queen and king. If instead Ke7 or Kf8 then Nc4+ wins the queen. Black could easily resign the game now, but he plays on a little longer.
27 [Next]	He makes this capture so that he has time to win the bishop on e2.
28 [Next]	Recaptures.
29 [Next]	Black got what he wanted. Sort of.
30 [Next]	The bishop move is strong because it threatens mate.
31 [Next]	Back must avoid mate. Here White misses the fastest way to mate, which is 17. Rc1 Rc8 18. Kxe2 Rc6 19. Rxc6 bxc6 20. Qb8+ Bc8 21. Rd1+ Ke8 22. Qxc8#
32 [Next]	Force the king to move. Note that if Be8 here, then Kxe2 followed by Rhe1+ is very strong.
33 [Next]	The king might look secure here.
34 [Next]	Taking the rook forced resignation a few moves later. But I think better is Rc1+. The game would follow .....
35 [Next]	Rc1+. If Black responds Kb6 then Qc5+ forces mate next move.
36 [Next]	Bc6.
37 [Next]	Qd6+. Now if Kc8 then Ba5 threatening mate. If b6, then Rxc6+ Kb7, Rxb6+! Kc8 (if axb6 Qxb6+), Rb8+! Rxb8, Qc7 mate.
38 [Next]	Kb6 and now what move should white make?
39 [Next]	Qe5!! Forces mate in 4 more moves. The threat is Qa5 mate. So if a5, Bc5+ Ka6, Qc7! Kb5, Qb6+ Ka4, Rc4 mate or b3 mate!

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