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0 [Next]	itsyourturn.com. May 2010. "maus timanfaya" vs. John Coffey. Black to Move
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6 [Next]	If White had played h3 (which seems logical to me), then oddly enough Fritz 10 likes Be6, Bxe6 fxe6. Now if d3 then Bb4+, Bd2 Bxd2+ followed by O-O is equal according to Fritz. Black to Move
7 [Next]	Black to Move
8 [Next]	Atlhough White did not take the biship, he should have, so we will look at how this continues... Black to Move
9 [Next]	Possible for white would have been d3 gxf2+, Rxf2 Qd7 (not Nxg4?, Bxf7+) and white's weak pawn structure gives black a miniscule advantage. Black to Move
10 [Next]	Note that the Black knight is immune because of Rh1+ forcing mate. Fritz 10 thinks that this odd position is drawn because White can play Bxf7+ Kd6 (apparently not Ke7 blocking the queen) Bd6+ with a perpetual. But I wondered about ...
11 [Next]	Black to Move
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13 [Next]	Back is not only a pawn up, but White is weak on the kingside.
14 [Next]	What really happened in the game is that white retreated the knight to h1. Black to Move
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17 [Next]	Black to Move
18 [Next]	This is not what I played, but Fritz 10 prefers Bb4 so as to be able to answer Bg5 with Qd6 (followed by Nd7).
19 [Next]	What I actually played was Qd7. Black to Move
20 [Next]	Black to Move
21 [Next]	Note that Bxh4?? loses a piece to Bxf3. Black to Move
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24 [Next]	Black to Move
25 [Next]	Black not only threatened the pawn, but also Nc5, followed by Ne6 potentially headed to g5. Add to this the possibility of Rh6 followed by Rg6, and black is winning. One of the pawns on f3 or h3 will fall. Black to Move
26 [Next]	Black to Move
27 [Next]	To see how the game continiued, click on the "Next page" link below.