Emergo

Game 4 of a 'best of 19' match - not counting draws - between

Christiaan Freeling (NL), white, and Ed van Zon (NL), black.

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1. e5c3
2. b4d6
3. d2c5Black attacks early, but to no avail: white makes an exchange that doesn't affect the shadowpiece and leaves a weak black piece in the center, where it is unlikely to survive.
4. e6d64x
5. b4d6xf4
6. b4g7
7. a1c4Another try: again the solution is simple.
8. a3c4a2x
9. a13xb5
10. e6b1
11. e2g4
12. d7e4
13. e7a1
14. f7a4Black's shadowpiece is a single man. White now can take the initiatine with a feeding combination.
15. f76g7e5x
16. d65d4f6x
17. e2f3g4c2x
18. a2b3ac4x
19. b3f7xe5g7x
20. e76!g7e5x
21. f6b4xac3x
22. e5a3xbd4xAnd white is far from finished ...
23. ab3ca3x
24. d76!ac3x
25. b3d5xc26x
26. dc5!b53x
27. ca3xc6a4xBlack is forced to build a discouraging high white piece.
28. b32a4c2xAnd two more ...
29. bd2xLiberating a piece of ten!
bd1x
30. ce2xd1f3x
31. e24xfe7Going for the piece on c5.
32. c5b4a3c5xWhite sacrifices the weak piece to prevent black from using it to build up a large piece.
33. e45Black resigns.

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