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Play chess online turn-based chess at http://osk03.chesshorsey.com Letsplaychess.com Instructive game: How safe looking moves are often not the most critical moves Part 1 of 3 [Event "Muswell ... (Show Full Description)
Play chess online turn-based chess at http://osk03.chesshorsey.com Letsplaychess.com Instructive game: How safe looking moves are often not the most critical moves Part 1 of 3 [Event "Muswell Hill vs Athenaeum Chess club"] [Site "Muswell Hill"] [Date "2009-03-26"] [Round "?"] [White "T.Gavriel"] [Black "McKinnon"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "99"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 a6 7. f3 Be7 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O Nc6 10. g4 Nd7 11. h4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Ne5 13. Qg2 Nc6 14. Be3 b5 15. g5 Qa5 16. Kb1 b4 17. Ne2 Bb7 (17... e5 18. f4 Be6 19. b3 d5 20. exd5 Rfd8 21. d6) 18. h5 f5 19. gxf6 Bxf6 20. Nf4 Qe5 21. Bc1 Nd4 22. Rxd4 (22. Rg1 Nb5 23. h6 Na3+ 24. Ka1 Rac8 25. Bd3 Rf7) 22... Qxd4 23. Nxe6 Qe5 24. Nxf8 Rxf8 25. h6 (25. Bc4+ d5 (25... Kh8 26. h6 g6 27. Rd1 Qc5 28. Qe2) 26. f4 Qd4 27. Bb3 Kh8 28. e5 Be7 29. Rg1) 25... g6 26. Bd3 Bh8 27. Rd1 Rf4 28. Bc4+ Kf8 29. Bd5 (29. Qd2 Rxf3 30. Qxb4 Bxe4 (30... Bc8 31. Qb8 Qc5 32. Bxa6) 31. Rxd6 Ke7 (31... Qe7 32. Rd8#) (31... Ke8 32. Qb8+ Ke7 33. Qd8#) 32. Rd5+) 29... Bc8 30. Qd2 Rxf3 31. Qxb4 Ke7 32. Qb8 Bd7 33. Qg8 Bf6 34. Qxh7+ Kd8 35. Qxg6 Ba4 36. Qg8+ (36. h7 Bxc2+ 37. Kxc2 Rf2+ (37... Rc3+ 38. bxc3 Qxc3+ 39. Kb1 Qa1+ 40. Kc2 Qc3+) 38. Rd2 Rxd2+ 39. Kxd2) 36... Kd7 (36... Kc7 37. Qf7+ Bd7) (36... Kc7 37. Qf7+ Bd7) 37. Qf7+ Kd8 38. Bb3 Bc6 39. Rg1 Be8 40. Qd5 (40. Rg8 Rf1 41. Rxe8+ Qxe8 42. Qd5 Be5 43. h7 Qb5 44. h8=Q+ Bxh8 45. Qxd6+ Ke8 46. Qe6+ Kd8) 40... Qh2 41. Rd1 Be5 42. Qb7 Bd7 43. Qb8+ Ke7 44. Qg8 (44. Bg5+ Bf6 45. h7 Qxh7 46. Qxd6+) 44... Bf6 45. h7 Qe2 (45... Qe5 46. Qf7+ Kd8 47. h8=Q+ Bxh8 48. Qxf3) 46. Qf7+ Kd8 47. Rxd6 Be7 48. h8=Q+ Kc7 49. Rxd7+ Kxd7 50. Qhe8+ 1-0 â–ºSubscribe for my regular chess videos: http://goo.gl/zpktUK â–ºSupport the channel by donating via PayPal: http://goo.gl/7HJcDq

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