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Ruy Lopez: Archangelsk and Mller Defences

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 b5 5.Bb3 Bb7 6.00 Nf6 7.Ng5 d5 8.exd5 last book move 8...Nxd5
9.Nxf7?? White loses the upper hand [9.Qh5 Qd7 10.Nc3] 9...Kxf7 Black wins a piece 10.Qf3+ White
forks: d5+f7 10...Ke6 White has a cramped position. White's piece can't move: c1 11.Nc3 White threatens
to win material: Nc3xd5 [11.Re1 Nd4 12.Qf4] 11...Nd4 Black threatens to win material: Nd4xf3
12.Qg4+ Kf6 [12...Kf7 13.f4 Bc5 14.fxe5+ Ke8 15.Kh1] 13.d3 [13.Nxd5+ Bxd5 14.f4 Nxb3 15.fxe5+
Kxe5 16.axb3 (16.cxb3? Kd6+) ] 13...h6 Prevents intrusion on g5 [13...h5 and Black could well hope
to play on 14.Bg5+ Kg6 15.Qe4+ Kxg5 16.Bxd5 Bxd5 17.Nxd5 Kh6 (17...Nxc2? is nothing because of
18.Rac1+-) ] 14.f4 Ke7 15.Re1 White pins: Re1xe5 [15.fxe5 Nxb3 16.axb3] 15...Nxb3?? [15...Kf7
was a good chance to save the game 16.Rxe5 h5 17.Bxd5+ Qxd5 18.Rxd5 hxg4 19.Rxd4 Bc5=]
16.Rxe5+ [16.axb3?! succumbs to 16...Kf7 17.Rxe5 Nf6 18.Qe6+ Kg6 19.Qf5+ Kf7 20.Qe6+ Kg6 21.Qf5+
Kf7 22.Qe6+=; 16.cxb3 is a useless try 16...Kf7 17.Rxe5 Qc8] 16...Kf7 [16...Kd6 doesn't do any good
17.Re6+ Kc5 18.Ne4+ Kd4 19.c3+ Nxc3 20.bxc3+ Kxd3 21.Qe2+ Kxe2 22.Nf2+ Be4 23.Rxe4#] 17.Qe6#
[17.axb3?! is easily refuted 17...Nf6 18.Qe6+ Kg6 19.Qf5+ Kf7 20.Qe6+ Kg6 21.Qf5+ Kf7 22.Qe6+=;
17.cxb3 is not possible 17...Qc8 18.f5 Nf6 19.Qg6+ Kg8] 10

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