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Kd3 [pgn]1. e4 f5 2. exf5 Nf6 3. Be2 d6 4. Bh5+ Nxh5 5. Qxh5+ Kd7 6. Nf3 c6 7. Qg4 Kc7 8. Ng5 Qe8 9. Ne6+ Bxe6 10. fxe6 Na6 11. 0-0 Rc8 12. c4 g6 13. d4 Kb8 14. Nc3 Bg7 15. Be3 Nc7 16. Rac1 Rf8 17. Qe4 Rf5 18. g4 Rf6 19. d5 Rf8 20. Rfd1 h5 21. h3 Be5 22. Ne2 hxg4 23. hxg4 Rh8 24. Nf4 Bxf4 25. Qxf4 ...

Bc3 [pgn]1. e4 f5 2. exf5 Nf6 3. Be2 d6 4. Bh5+ Nxh5 5. Qxh5+ Kd7 6. Nf3 c6 7. Qg4 Kc7 8. Ng5 Qe8 9. Ne6+ Bxe6 10. fxe6 Na6 11. 0-0 Rc8 12. c4 g6 13. d4 Kb8 14. Nc3 Bg7 15. Be3 Nc7 16. Rac1 Rf8 17. Qe4 Rf5 18. g4 Rf6 19. d5 Rf8 20. Rfd1 h5 21. h3 Be5 22. Ne2 hxg4 23. hxg4 Rh8 24. Nf4 Bxf4 25. Qxf4 ...

Bd4 [pgn]1. e4 f5 2. exf5 Nf6 3. Be2 d6 4. Bh5+ Nxh5 5. Qxh5+ Kd7 6. Nf3 c6 7. Qg4 Kc7 8. Ng5 Qe8 9. Ne6+ Bxe6 10. fxe6 Na6 11. 0-0 Rc8 12. c4 g6 13. d4 Kb8 14. Nc3 Bg7 15. Be3 Nc7 16. Rac1 Rf8 17. Qe4 Rf5 18. g4 Rf6 19. d5 Rf8 20. Rfd1 h5 21. h3 Be5 22. Ne2 hxg4 23. hxg4 Rh8 24. Nf4 Bxf4 25. Qxf4 ...

Rxa4 ... the game continues! [pgn]1. e4 f5 2. exf5 Nf6 3. Be2 d6 4. Bh5+ Nxh5 5. Qxh5+ Kd7 6. Nf3 c6 7. Qg4 Kc7 8. Ng5 Qe8 9. Ne6+ Bxe6 10. fxe6 Na6 11. 0-0 Rc8 12. c4 g6 13. d4 Kb8 14. Nc3 Bg7 15. Be3 Nc7 16. Rac1 Rf8 17. Qe4 Rf5 18. g4 Rf6 19. d5 Rf8 20. Rfd1 h5 21. h3 Be5 22. Ne2 hxg4 23. hxg4 R...

I'm not sure why you avoided taking on b2 as it was a draw. I agree that taking the pawn on b2 instead on move 48 would have drawn the game but you have already posted the correct answer to your question yourself: Why you failed to take the b-pawn is simple, you are going for repetition... Martin s...

I would expect no less ... there is still play left. Bf2 [pgn]1. e4 f5 2. exf5 Nf6 3. Be2 d6 4. Bh5+ Nxh5 5. Qxh5+ Kd7 6. Nf3 c6 7. Qg4 Kc7 8. Ng5 Qe8 9. Ne6+ Bxe6 10. fxe6 Na6 11. 0-0 Rc8 12. c4 g6 13. d4 Kb8 14. Nc3 Bg7 15. Be3 Nc7 16. Rac1 Rf8 17. Qe4 Rf5 18. g4 Rf6 19. d5 Rf8 20. Rfd1 h5 21. h3...

Terry McCracken wrote:Do you have any idea how condescending you are?

No idea at all but if I really wanted to be condescending then I could have said that he should have played his last move two moves ago.

Ke2 ... I think I have a decent advantage. Enough to win? Perhaps [pgn]1. e4 f5 2. exf5 Nf6 3. Be2 d6 4. Bh5+ Nxh5 5. Qxh5+ Kd7 6. Nf3 c6 7. Qg4 Kc7 8. Ng5 Qe8 9. Ne6+ Bxe6 10. fxe6 Na6 11. 0-0 Rc8 12. c4 g6 13. d4 Kb8 14. Nc3 Bg7 15. Be3 Nc7 16. Rac1 Rf8 17. Qe4 Rf5 18. g4 Rf6 19. d5 Rf8 20. Rfd1 ...

Kf3 and if Rxb2 then Rxa4 [pgn]1. e4 f5 2. exf5 Nf6 3. Be2 d6 4. Bh5+ Nxh5 5. Qxh5+ Kd7 6. Nf3 c6 7. Qg4 Kc7 8. Ng5 Qe8 9. Ne6+ Bxe6 10. fxe6 Na6 11. 0-0 Rc8 12. c4 g6 13. d4 Kb8 14. Nc3 Bg7 15. Be3 Nc7 16. Rac1 Rf8 17. Qe4 Rf5 18. g4 Rf6 19. d5 Rf8 20. Rfd1 h5 21. h3 Be5 22. Ne2 hxg4 23. hxg4 Rh8 ...

Kf2 [pgn]1. e4 f5 2. exf5 Nf6 3. Be2 d6 4. Bh5+ Nxh5 5. Qxh5+ Kd7 6. Nf3 c6 7. Qg4 Kc7 8. Ng5 Qe8 9. Ne6+ Bxe6 10. fxe6 Na6 11. 0-0 Rc8 12. c4 g6 13. d4 Kb8 14. Nc3 Bg7 15. Be3 Nc7 16. Rac1 Rf8 17. Qe4 Rf5 18. g4 Rf6 19. d5 Rf8 20. Rfd1 h5 21. h3 Be5 22. Ne2 hxg4 23. hxg4 Rh8 24. Nf4 Bxf4 25. Qxf4 ...