<THE SQUARES NEXT TO THE KING MIGHT BE TURNED INTO TACTICAL TARGETS>

<<<<<Black <VISUALIZES> the Black c7-queen <OCCUPYING> the d7-tactical base.

From there the Black d7-queen reaches the <SQUARE NEXT TO THE KING> on h3. So the h3-square is actually not <LOOSE> but <EN PRISE>, allowing Black to neatly win the exchange with 25 ... c8-h3+! 26 g2xh3 c7-d7+ <queen fork> 27 g3-g4 d7xe8.>>>>>

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Event "ICC 3 0"
Site "Internet Chess Club"
Date "2007.11.19"
Round "-"
White "midomido"
Black "SIENSIEN"
Result "0-1"
ICCResult "White checkmated"
WhiteElo "2821"
BlackElo "2845"
Opening "English: Neo-Catalan"
ECO "A13"
NIC "RE.12"
Time "03:03:55"
TimeControl "180+0"

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. b3 c5 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O d4 7. e3 e5 8. exd4 exd4 9. Re1+ Be7 10. d3 O-O 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. Rxe5 Bd6 13. Re1 h6 14. Nd2 Re8 15. Rxe8+ Qxe8 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Qe7 18. Qf3 a5 19. Bd2 a4 20. Re1 Qc7 21. Bd5 axb3 22. axb3 Ra2 23. Re8+ Bf8 24. Bf4 Ra1+ 25. Kg2 Bh3+ 26. Kxh3 Qd7+ 27. g4 Qxe8 28. Bxb7 Rg1 29. Bg3 Be7 30. Qe4 Qd8 31. f4 Bd6 32. Bd5 Qe7 33. g5 Qxe4 34. Bxe4 hxg5 35. fxg5 Bxg3 36. hxg3 Rb1 37. Bd5 Rxb3 38. Be4 Kf8 39. Kg4 Ke7 40. Kf4 g6 41. Ke5 Ra3 42. Kd5 Ra5 43. Kc6 Ke6 44. Kb6 Ra1 45. Kxc5 Rg1 46. Kxd4 Rxg3 47. c5 Rxg5 48. Kc4 Ke5 49. Bc6 f5 50. d4+ Ke6 51. d5+ Ke7 52. d6+ Ke6 53. Bd5+ Ke5 54. Bf7 Rg4+ 55. Kb5 Rd4 56. d7 Rxd7 57. Kc6 Rxf7 58. Kb6 f4 59. c6 f3 60. c7 Rxc7 61. Kxc7 f2 62. Kc8 f1=Q 63. Kc7 Qc4+ 64. Kb8 Kd6 65. Ka7 Qb4 66. Ka8 Kc7 67. Ka7 Qa4# 0-1