The Game from 21/10/03
White Black
01) Pawn to Queen four 01) Knight to Queen's Bishop three
02) Knight to King's Bishop three 02) Pawn to Queen four
03) Pawn to King three 03) Bishop to King's Knight five
04) Pawn to Kings' Rook three 04) Bishop take Knight at King's Biship six
05) Pawn takes Bishop at King's Bishop three 05) Pawn to Queen's Rook three
06) Knight to Queen's Bishop three 06) Knight to King's Bishop three
07) Pawn to Queen's Rook four 07) Pawn to King three
08) Pawn to Queen's Knight three 08) Bishop to Queen's Knight five
09) Queen to Queen three 09) Queen to Queen three
10) Pawn to King's Bishop four 10) Knight to King five
11) Bishop to Queen two 11) Knight takes Knight at Queen's Bishop six
12) Bishop takes Knight at Queen's Bishop three 12) Bishop takes Bishop at Queen's Bishop six - CHECK
13) Queen takes Bishop at Queen's Bishop three 13) Pawn to King's Bishop four
14) Bishop to King two 14) Pawn to King's Rook four
15) Pawn to King's Rook four 15) Pawn to King's Knight three
16) Pawn to King's Bishop three 16) Castle - Kingside
17) Rook to King's Knight one 17) King to King's Knight two
18) Bishop to Queen three 18) Knight to Queen's Knight five
19) King to Queen two 19) Knight to Queen's Bishop three

I paused here for a couple of days to consider what would be the best move. I narrowed down the choice to backing the Queen off to Queen's Knight two, or moving the Pawn forward to Queen's Rook five. After much deliberation on the various merits of each move I opted for backing the queen off to draw out the Black pieces.

20) Queen to Queen's Knight two 20) Queen to Queen's Knight five - CHECK
21) Pawn to Queen's Bishop three 21) Queen to Queen's Rook four
22) Pawn to Queen's Knight four 22) Queen to Queen's Knight three
23) Pawn to Queen's Rook five 23) Knight takes Pawn at Queen's Rook four

Having backed my Queen off, I then forced the Black Queen around with Pawns until the Black Knight had to be sacrificed.

24) Rook takes Knight at Queen's Rook five 24) Pawn to Queen's Bishop four
25) Queen to Queen's Rook three 25) Pawn takes Pawn at Queen's Knight five
26) Pawn takes Pawn at Queen's Knight four 26) Rook from Queen's Rook one to Queen's Bishop one
27) Pawn to Queen's Knight five 27) Rook to Queen's Bishop two
28) Pawn takes Pawn at Queen's Rook six 28) Pawn takes Pawn at Queen's Rook three
29) Rook takes Pawn at Queen's Rook six 29) Rook to Queen's Bishop seven - CHECK
30) King takes Rook at Queen's Bishop two 30) Rook to Queen's Bishop one - CHECK
31) King to Queen two 31) Rook to Queen's Bishop seven - CHECK
32) King takes Rook at Queen's Bishop two 32) Queen to Queen's Bishop three
33) King to Queen two 33) King to King's Bishop two
34) Rook to Queen's Rook seven 34) Queen takes Rook at Queen's Rook two
35) Queen takes Queen at Queen's Rook seven - CHECK 35) King to King's Bishop three
36) Rook to Queen's Knight one 36) Pawn to King's Knight four
37) Pawn takes Pawn at King's Knight five 37) King to King's Knight three
38) Pawn to King four 38) Pawn from Queen four takes Pawn at King five
39) Pawn takes Pawn at King four 39) Pawn to King's Rook five
40) Pawn takes Pawn at King's Bishop five - CHECK 40) Pawn takes Pawn at King's Bishop four
41) Bishop to King two 41) Pawn to King's Rook six
42) Rook to Queen's Bishop six - CHECKMATE 42)



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