Emergo

Game 2 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. e5d3
2. c4d6
3. g4b2
4. d1a4
5. g7e3
6. b4c2
7. f5e7
8. c5a1
9. f6b5Black attacks very late in the entering stage. Of course this gives white the initiative. Eventually black comes out with a shadowpiece of 3 men in compensation.
10. a2b5x
11. c5bd5x
12. ec5xd6b4xAfter d64x white, if nothing else, has c4 to tower up and liberate d4.
13. d5b1xa1c5x
14. f3c1Black immediately attacks with the shadowpiece. Nevertheless it is white who has the initiative.
15. g45ca1x
16. d12c2e6xNot c2e4x, because 17. g76 followed by 18. b12, is a straight knock out.
17. b12a1c3x
18. b2f4xed6Backing away because of the threat f56. But white is not very strong himself. Black might have tried:
18. ...ef6
19. f5d7xc5d6
20. d75xc3d4
21. d53xd42x
which would have given a chance to target f4.
19. gf7eg7x
20. f56g7e5x
21. fe4e53x
22. e42xSeven under one usually is less than comfortable for the owner, but this one is well protected and black has but one piece able to attack it on its own.
c34And this piece is retreating to avoid an exchange which would bring the cap down to one.
23. e34c4d5Now white can exchange, but deems it too risky.
24. e2f3d67
25. f3g4d5e6Not good because white can come to d4.
26. ed4a43
27. dc4c53x
28. c42xe65Too late ...
29. g4f3e54
30. c3d4ec4x
31. db4xca4x
32. c23a4c2x
33. c31xBLACK RESIGNS.

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