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1. e4
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Yet another blitz game. |
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1... c5 2. Qf3
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? I still don't know why my opponent played this, as he didn't even try for Scholar's Mate. |
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2... Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. d3
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d4 doesn't work because the white queen is misplaced. |
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4... d5 5. Nd2 e5
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Black's pawn center is usually white's pawn center, but white threw away valuable time here. |
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6. exd5 Nxd5 7. Nc4 b5
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Gaining time and space. |
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8. Na3 a6
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Also good was Rb8. This doesn't really lose time because white must spend a move to get the knight back into the game. |
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9. Be2 Be7 10. Nh3
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Because of the queen, the knight must be awkwardly placed. |
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10... O-O 11. Qg3
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Instead of castling or bringing the a3 knight back into play, white makes another bad queen move. Bh6 is easily met with Bf6. |
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11... b4
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! White's uncastled king is coming to haunt him. cxb4 is impossible due to Bh4! followed by ...Nd4 and ...Nxb4, threatening Nc2+, Nxe2 and Qxd3, and hoping to trap the white queen. |
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12. Nc2
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? Better was Nb1, saving a pawn. |
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12... bxc3 13. bxc3 Nxc3 14. Bf3
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?? The losing move. White expects me to defend the knight, but black has... |
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14... Qxd3
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Now white can't castle! |
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15. Ne3
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Bh6 was stiffer. Now black piles it on. |
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15... Nd4
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Threatening e2 3 times and also preparing for Nc2+ plays. |
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16. Ng1
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White is undeveloping. |
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16... Rd8
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And now, with Qd2/d1 plays afoot, white is completely lost. |
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17. Bxa8
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? Loses immediately, but white was lost anyway. |
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17... Nc2+ 18. Nxc2 Qd1#
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And a decoy combination leading to checkmate to finish. I hope you all enjoyed this game. |
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