Emergo

Game 5 of a 'best of 19' match - not counting draws - between

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

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1. e5c3
2. d5f4
3. c6d1
4. a3g7
5. b1e7
6. b4g6
7. e6f7
8. d7d2
9. a2e3
10. a1c1
11. c5d3?Gives black access to b3. In retrospect e4 seems better.
The entering stage has been dominated by black's attempts to cram the white position, rather than to attack. White will doubtlessly succeed in building a large piece, once the entering stage is over, but 'cleaning up', that is: preventing white to do likewise, may not be that easy.
12. b3a4 This is the only moment black can attack without worrying white might take over: now that the entering stage is over, this will happen anyway. I've chosen a4 because this makes (at least appears to make) ef6 less attactive. Now fate strikes...
13. c6b5a4x
14. a3b4c35x
15. db5xac4xThere's choice here, but I've seen the alternative.
16. c53xd3f5x
17. cg4xe75xChoce again...
18. a1b2c13xAnd yet again. Ed starts to 'clean up', that is: to deprive black from pieces to work with, before liberating any white prisoners.
19. gf4f53x
20. a23f35x
21. f4b2xge6x
22. fe5e64x
23. e53xBLACK RESIGNS.

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