Avoiding Center Control

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Here's a game I played recently, in which black has made more pawn advancements - dominating the center - than his piece advancements.  I was able to get around this though and thought I'd post it in way of a puzzle here.  Note that my Bishop and Knight are in jeapordy of being put in check by black's pawn.  It's white's move and every move can make a difference.  Good luck!

 

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The end result here is although you're down a piece, you're in a way better position now for a counterstrike!  Smile

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Nicely played.  If black moved Bh3, instead of white moving next to Kh1, I would have moved Qh5, putting black's King in check, followed by a Qxh3 since black's Bishop is now undefended.  Once black then moved pawn to d4, my Queen has a variety of options for a continual play on King checks, not to mention my Bishop diagonal defense as well.  Smile