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Copyright 1991,1996, 1997, 1998 John Richard Coffey.
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0 [Next]	Fidelity Mach III (2265) vs. John Coffey (2000) Practice Game/30 around 1991. Black to Move
1 [Next]	Black to Move
2 [Next]	Black to Move
3 [Next]	I like to play the Dragon. Black to Move
4 [Next]	Black to Move
5 [Next]	Black to Move
6 [Next]	Black to Move
7 [Next]	This game started out like my game with Ed Boardman. Black to Move
8 [Next]	I didn't want to allow Qd4 again, so I moved ... Black to Move
9 [Next]	I figure that if White isn't going to put his bishop on c4, then I should ... Black to Move
10 [Next]	White's attempts to win a pawn didn't phase me. Black to Move
11 [Next]	I figured that I could part with the pawn. It only helps me to open lines to the enemy king. Meanwhile I finish my development. Black to Move
12 [Next]	Black to Move
13 [Next]	This is a rather crude computer-like way to protect a single pawn. It would be tempting to sacrifice the rook here, but why not bring more pieces into play? Black to Move
14 [Next]	Black to Move
15 [Next]	Where is a safe place for my bishop? Black to Move
16 [Next]	Black to Move
17 [Next]	If I could just remove some of the defenders for the king ... Black to Move
18 [Next]	The computer didn't actually take my bishop on h6, but prefered to give up the queen rather than get mated. If White does take the bishop on h6, then black plays Qxc3 forcing mate.
19 [Next]	Now if any piece goes to d2 to protect c2 ...
20 [Next]	Mate.