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Scandinavian Defence

1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 White threatens to win material: Nc3xd5 3...Qa5 4.d4 Nf6
5.Bd2 c6 Controls b5 [5...Bg4 6.Nf3] 6.Bc4 Black's piece can't move: f8 6...Bf5 7.Nd5
Qd8 8.Nxf6+ gxf6 9.c3 e6 Consolidates d5 10.Nf3 Nd7 11.Bf4 Nb6 12.Bb3 Nd5 Black
threatens to win material: Nd5xf4 13.Bg3 Bd6 14.Nh4 Bg6 15.Qf3 f5 16.Nxg6 hxg6
White has the pair of bishops 17.000 [17.Bxd6!? and White is still in the game
17...Qxd6 18.h4=] 17...Qg5+ Black plans f4 18.Kb1 f4 19.h4 Qf5+ 20.Bc2 Qf6 21.Bh2
Rxh4 22.c4 Ne7 23.g3 White prepares d5 23...Rh8 24.d5 [24.gxf4 000] 24...cxd5
25.Ba4+ Kf8 26.gxf4 Rd8 27.Bg3 [27.Bc2 Kg7 (27...dxc4?! 28.f5 e5 29.Qe2) 28.Qb3
Rc8 29.cxd5 Nxd5+] 27...Kg7 [27...Rxh1 28.Qxh1 Bxf4+] 28.Rhg1? [28.Bb3 e5
29.Qg4 Rxh1 30.Rxh1 exf4+] 28...b6 [28...dxc4!? 29.Bc2+] 29.Bb3 [29.cxd5 e5
30.Rh1 exf4 31.Bh2+] 29...Qf5+?? with this move Black loses his initiative [29...e5!?
30.f5 Qxf5+ 31.Qxf5 Nxf5 32.Rxd5 Nxg3 33.fxg3+] 30.Ka1 [30.Bc2 Qf6 31.Bb3 e5+]
30...Qe4 Black threatens to win material: Qe4xf3 [30...Be5!] 31.Qc3+ f6 32.Rde1
Qf5 [32...d4 33.Qd2 Qf5 34.c5 (34.Qxd4? is inferior since it leads to 34...Bb4 35.Qe3
Bxe1 36.Rxe1 Nc6+) 34...Qxc5 35.Bxe6=] 33.Bc2 White threatens to win material:
Bc2xf5 33...Qh3 [33...d4!? is worthy of consideration 34.Qb3 Qh3] 34.f5 Nxf5 [34...e5
35.cxd5 Nxf5] 35.Rxe6+- d4 36.Qe1?? gives the opponent counterplay [36.Qf3!?
Bxg3 37.Qb7+ (37.fxg3?! Rd7=) 37...Kh6 38.fxg3+-] 36...Ne3 [36...Bxg3 37.Bxf5 Qxf5
38.Re7+ Kf8 39.fxg3 Rh2 40.Rxa7 Re8 41.Qb4+ Qc5=] 37.fxe3?? there were better
ways to keep up the pressure [37.Rxe3 dxe3 38.Bxd6 Rxd6 39.Bxg6 (39.Rxg6+ Kf7
40.fxe3 Qh2) 39...exf2 40.Qxf2] 37...Qxe6 38.Bxd6 Rxd6 39.Rxg6+? [39.Bxg6 Kf8

40.Bb1+] 39...Kf8+ 40.Qb4?? the position was bad, and this mistake simply hastens
the end [40.e4 d3 41.Bb3+] 40...Rh1+ 41.Bb1 dxe3 42.c5 [42.a3 doesn't get the cat
off the tree 42...e2 43.Ka2 e1Q 44.Bf5 Qa1+ 45.Kb3 Rh3+ 46.Bxh3 Qxh3+ 47.Ka4
Qd1+ 48.b3 Qd7+ 49.Qb5 Qxb5+ 50.Kxb5 Qxb3+ 51.Ka6 Rd7 52.Rxf6+ Ke7 53.Rf7+
Kxf7 54.c5 Qa4#] 42...Rdd1 [42...Rxb1+ 43.Kxb1 Qf5+ 44.Kc1 Qf1+ 45.Qe1 Qxe1+
46.Kc2 Qd1+ 47.Kc3 Qd3+ 48.Kb4 Rd4#] 43.cxb6+ Kf7 [43...Kf7 44.Rxf6+ Kxf6
45.Qf4+ Ke7 46.Qb4+ Kd8 47.Qf8+ Kd7 48.Qe7+ Kxe7 49.bxa7 Rxb1#] 01

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