I have 4 excellent games for the blog this time round, 3 from Kai Pannwitz who recently played for Scotland in the European Youth Championship in Prague.
I also have another well annotated game by David Cumming played on the internet.
Thank you to David and Kai for letting me post their games.
The first game is from Kai who almost beat his higher rated opponent but made an unfortunate error just a few moves from success:
| | (white to move) | 1. | d4 | Nf6 |
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| 2. | c4 | c5 |
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| 3. | d5 | b5 |
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| 4. | cxb5 | a6 |
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| 5. | bxa6 | g6 |
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| 6. | Nc3 | d6 |
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| 7. | e4 | Bg7 |
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| 8. | Bb5+ | Nbd7 |
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| 9. | Qe2 | O-O |
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| 10. | Bd2 | Qb6 |
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| 11. | a4 | Bxa6 |
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| 12. | Nf3 | Bxb5 |
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| 13. | Nxb5 | Ng4 |
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| 14. | Bc3 | Rfb8 |
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| 15. | O-O | Bxc3 |
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| 16. | bxc3 | Qb7 |
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| 17. | Nd2 | Ngf6 |
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| 18. | Rfb1 | Qc8 |
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| 19. | f4 | c4 |
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| 20. | g4 | Nc5 |
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| 21. | g5 | Nh5 |
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| 22. | f5 | Nd3 |
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| 23. | Nd4 | Rxb1+ |
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| 24. | Rxb1 | Ne5 |
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| 25. | Rb4 | Nf4 |
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| 26. | Qe3 | Nfd3 |
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| 27. | Rb6 | Rxa4 |
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| 28. | Nc6 | Nxc6 |
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| 29. | Rxc6 | Ra1+ |
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| 30. | Kg2 | Qd7 |
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| 31. | Nxc4 | Ne1+ |
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| 32. | Kg3 | gxf5 |
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| 33. | Nb6 | Qa7 |
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| 34. | Qd4 | f6 |
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| 35. | gxf6 | Qa2 |
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| 36. | Qf2 | f4+ |
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| 37. | Qxf4 | Qg2+ |
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| 38. | Kh4 | Nf3+ |
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| 39. | Qxf3 | Qxf3 |
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| 40. | fxe7 | Qxe4+ |
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| 41. | Kh3 | Qe3+ |
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| 42. | Kh4 | Qxe7+ |
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| 43. | Kh3 | Rg1 |
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| 44. | Nc4 | Qd7+ |
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Here is another well played game from Prague:
| | (white to move) | 1. | d4 | d5 |
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| 2. | c4 | c6 |
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| 3. | Nf3 | Nf6 |
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| 4. | Qc2 | e6 |
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| 5. | g3 | Nbd7 |
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| 6. | Bg2 | dxc4 |
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| 7. | Qxc4 | Nb6 |
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| 8. | Qc2 | Nbd5 |
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| 9. | O-O | Qd7 |
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| 10. | Nc3 | Bd6 |
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| 11. | e4 | Nxc3 |
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| 12. | bxc3 | Be7 |
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| 13. | Ne5 | Qc7 |
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| 14. | Bf4 | Bd6 |
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| 15. | Nxf7 | Bxf4 |
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| 16. | Nxh8 | Bh6 |
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| 17. | e5 | Nd5 |
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| 18. | Qxh7 | Ne7 |
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| 19. | Ng6 | Nxg6 |
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| 20. | Qxg6+ | Qf7 |
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| 21. | Qxf7+ | Kxf7 |
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| 22. | Rab1 | b6 |
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| 23. | Bxc6 | Rb8 |
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| 24. | f4 | Ba6 |
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| 25. | Rf3 | g6 |
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| 26. | Kf2 | Rc8 |
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| 27. | Be4 | Kg7 |
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| 28. | g4 | g5 |
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| 29. | f5 | exf5 |
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| 30. | Rxf5 | Rxc3 |
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| 31. | Rf6 | Bd3 |
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| 32. | Rg6+ | Kf7 |
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| 33. | Bxd3 | Rxd3 |
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| 34. | Rxh6 | |
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Before the last game from Kai, here is another game from David Cumming:
| | (white to move) | 1. | e4 | e5 |
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| 2. | Nf3 | Nc6 |
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| 3. | Bb5 | Nf6 |
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| 4. | O-O | Nxe4 |
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| 5. | d4 | Nd6 |
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| 6. | Bxc6 | dxc6 |
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| 7. | dxe5 | Nf5 |
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| 8. | Qxd8+ | Kxd8 |
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| 9. | Nc3 | Ke8 |
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| 10. | h3 | h5 |
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| 11. | Bf4 | Be7 |
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| 12. | Rad1 | Be6 |
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| 13. | Ng5 | Rh6 |
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| 14. | Rfe1 | Bb4 |
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| 15. | Nge4 | Rg6 |
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| 16. | Kh2 | b6 |
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| 17. | f3 | h4 |
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| 18. | a3 | Bxc3 |
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| 19. | Nxc3 | Rd8 |
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| 20. | Rxd8+ | Kxd8 |
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| 21. | Rd1+ | Kc8 |
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| 22. | b4 | Bc4 |
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| 23. | Rd2 | Re6 |
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| 24. | Kg1 | c5 |
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| 25. | bxc5 | b5 |
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| 26. | Rd1 | Ra6 |
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| 27. | Bc1 | Re6 |
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| 28. | Bf4 | Rc6 |
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| 29. | Ne4 | Be6 |
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| 30. | Kf2 | Ra6 |
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| 31. | Bc1 | Ra4 |
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| 32. | Rd3 | Kb7 |
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| 33. | Nd2 | a5 |
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| 34. | Ke1 | b4 |
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| 35. | axb4 | axb4 |
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| 36. | Nb3 | Ra2 |
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| 37. | Nd4 | Bc4 |
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| 38. | Nxf5 | Bxd3 |
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| 39. | cxd3 | Kc6 |
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| 40. | Kd1 | Kxc5 |
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| 41. | Bd2 | b3 |
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| 42. | Kc1 | Kd5 |
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| 43. | Nxh4 | Rc2+ |
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| 44. | Kd1 | Kd4 |
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| 45. | f4 | Kxd3 |
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And a final game from Kai, a game of knights!:
| | (white to move) | 1. | e4 | c5 |
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| 2. | Nf3 | d6 |
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| 3. | c3 | Nf6 |
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| 4. | Be2 | e6 |
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| 5. | O-O | Be7 |
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| 6. | Bb5+ | Bd7 |
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| 7. | Bxd7+ | Qxd7 |
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| 8. | Re1 | Nc6 |
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| 9. | d4 | cxd4 |
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| 10. | cxd4 | d5 |
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| 11. | Nc3 | dxe4 |
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| 12. | Nxe4 | Nd5 |
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| 13. | Qb3 | b6 |
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| 14. | Bg5 | O-O |
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| 15. | Bxe7 | Ndxe7 |
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| 16. | Rad1 | Qd5 |
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| 17. | Qa3 | Rfd8 |
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| 18. | Nc3 | Qd6 |
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| 19. | Qb3 | Rd7 |
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| 20. | Qc2 | Nf5 |
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| 21. | d5 | Nb4 |
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| 22. | Qe4 | Qf8 |
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| 23. | dxe6 | Rxd1 |
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| 24. | Rxd1 | fxe6 |
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| 25. | Qxe6+ | Qf7 |
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| 26. | Qxf7+ | Kxf7 |
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| 27. | Rd7+ | Kf6 |
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| 28. | a3 | Nc6 |
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| 29. | g4 | Nfe7 |
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| 30. | Ne4+ | Kf7 |
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| 31. | Nfg5+ | Kg8 |
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| 32. | b4 | a6 |
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| 33. | Rb7 | Rb8 |
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| 34. | Rxb8+ | Nxb8 |
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| 35. | f4 | Nbc6 |
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| 36. | Ne6 | Nd5 |
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| 37. | Kf2 | Kf7 |
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| 38. | f5 | Ne5 |
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| 39. | h3 | Nc4 |
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| 40. | Nd4 | Nxa3 |
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| 41. | Nc6 | Nc2 |
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| 42. | Nd6+ | Kf8 |
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| 43. | b5 | a5 |
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| 44. | Nc4 | a4 |
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| 45. | Kf3 | a3 |
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| 46. | Nxa3 | Nxa3 |
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| 47. | Nd4 | Nc7 |
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| 48. | Ke4 | Naxb5 |
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| 49. | Nxb5 | Nxb5 |
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| 50. | Kd5 | Nc3+ |
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| 51. | Kc6 | b5 |
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| 52. | Kc5 | Ne4+ |
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| 53. | Kxb5 | Nf2 |
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| 54. | Kc4 | Nxh3 |
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| 55. | Kd5 | Nf4+ |
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| 56. | Ke5 | |
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Play 
