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The moves following here look like a harmless, automated trade of the minor pieces. But actually I (white) missed a chance to win material here. What should I have done in move 14?

The actual game is below. Find the moves for white that win material.

[Event "rated standard match"]
[Site "Free Internet Chess Server"]
[Date "2008.10.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Magnakai"]
[Black "LinuxGuy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1634"]
[BlackElo "1852"]
[ECO "C00"]
[TimeControl "1800+30"]
[JsCom "startply 26"]

1. e4  e6  2. Nc3  d5
 3. exd5  exd5  4. d4
 Nf6  5. Bg5  Be7
6. Nf3  Bg4  7. Bb5+  c6
 8. Be2  O-O  9. O-O
 Nbd7  10. Re1  Re8
11. Ne5  Bxe2  12. Rxe2  Ne4
 13. Nxe4  Bxg5 $4
 ( 13.
... dxe4 14. Bf4 Nxe5 15. dxe5 g5 16. Bg3 Qxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Rad8 18. Rde1 h5 $11
 ) 14. Nxg5 $2
 ( 14. Nxf7 Qe7
(14. ... Kxf7 15. Nd6+ ) 15. Nfxg5 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Nf6 17. f3 Nxe4 18. fxe4 Rf8
19. Qd3 Qf7 $18  ) Nxe5  15. Rxe5
 Rxe5  16. dxe5 $2
 (
16. Nxf7 Re1+ (16. ... Kxf7 ) 17. Qxe1 Kxf7 18. Qe5 Qf6 19. Re1 Rf8 20. f3
Qxe5 21. dxe5 Ke6 22. Kf2 c5 $16  ) Qxg5
 17. Qd4  Re8  18. f4
 Qf5  19. Qxa7  Qxf4
 20. Qxb7  Qxe5  21. Qxc6
 Qe3+  22. Kf1  Qe2+
 23. Kg1   1/2-1/2



Hint 1: show
Win the black d pawn and f pawn.

Hint 2: show
The e5 knight takes both pawns.


								
				

					
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