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Chess Titans (2006)

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Me vs Level 10 Chess Titans game notes

A Nice game with a e6 sicilian (French sicilian) opening - normal/pin variation - the computer played a slightly poor move with 5. Bb4 but after 6. Bd2 the position is equal, on move 7 I played a good move (Nbd5), and after 7. Bxc3, apparently white is better after Bxc3, but I played Nxc3 which still gives me a good position. The engine then played a blunder 8. Qxa2 which after Rb1 and Qa3, Nb5 and Qc5, white can play Bb4, where the engine suggests giving up the queen with Qxb4+. In the game, Bd3 still leads
to a big advantage for white, and after 10. d5, Nb5 once again is a winning move for white, but I castled still keeping all my advantages. After Nxe4 which is another mistake by the engine, and 12. Nxe4 and dxe4, instead of taking back the pawn (which keeps whites advantages), I found the stronger move 13. Bb5+ utilising the now-open diagonal to blacks king which leads to a forcing series of moves after 13. Bd7, and Bb4 - which comes with a convenient tempo since the black queen is on a3, and after Qxa2,
the position is a forced mate on black. The correct move for black was Qxb4, giving up the queen. But after Qxa2, I played Qd6 where all the white pieces attack the exposed black king and prevent castling. After 15. Kd8 I played Rfd1 getting my last piece in the game continuing to make threats and keep on the pressure. After 16. e3, i played the correct move Qe7+, and after Kc7, Rxd7+, and after Nxd7, Qd6+ forcing the black king to c8 (deliberately delaying the capture of the knight to speed up mate), and then
Qxd7+ , and after Kb8 (the only move), Bd6 mate to finish the game.

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