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Topic: 2 Quiet Queens in Quandary

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razoman

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 e6 5. Bg2 dxc4 6. Nf3 b5 7. a3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. Nxb5 Qb6 11. Nc3 Nbd7 12. Na4 Qc7 13. Nxc4 Rfd8 14. Qc2 c5 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. dxc5 Rac8 17. b4 a5 18. Nxa5 Qa6 19. Bb2 Nb8 20. Nb6 Rc7 21. Nac4 Nd5 22. Rfd1 Nxb6 23. Rxd8+ Bxd8 24. Nxb6 Nd7 25. Nxd7 Rxd7 26. Rd1 Rxd1+ 27. Qxd1 Be7 28. Qd7 Bf8 29. b5 Qa5 30. b6 Bxc5 31. Qc8+ Bf8 32. b7 Qe1+ 33. Kg2 Qxe2 34. b8=Q Qe4+ 35. Kf1 Qd3+ 36. Ke1 Qe4+ 37. Kd2 Qd5+ 38. Kc1 Qh1+ 39. Kc2 Qe4+ 40. Kb3 Qd3+ 41. Qc3 Qd5+ 42. Ka4 Qe4+ 43. Ka5 Qd5+ 44. Ka6 Qd6+ 45. Qxd6 1-0

razoman

There were 11 successive checks by black in this game.

Raeth

The king just started heading to the new queen for safety! :-(O)

Blutigeroo

Yes, but why not go to a2? :-/

Raeth

You must be referring to move 41...

So after 41 Ka2 Qd5+ 41 Ka1 Qd1+ 42 Qc1 and Black starts falling apart huh?

razoman

I chose Qc3 because it has a mating threat.