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1. e4
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annotations by sf115. I'm proud of this game because I convincingly beat someone rated over 350 above me. |

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1... e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Ne5
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a unusual variation of the scotch. Probably bad |

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5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bg5 Bc5 7. f4 Ng6 8. e5
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A bit messy for black. Perhaps 8. Nf5 is better |

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8... h6
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The only way to save the piece |

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9. exf6 hxg5 10. fxg7 Rg8 11. fxg5 Qxg5 12. Qe2+ Kd8
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12...Ne7 was better. After that black could take the pawn on g7 and try to castle queenside. White would still have a big advantage. |

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13. Nf3 Qh6 14. Qd2
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Not the best move. After 14...Re8 15. Be2 Be3 White's big advantage has dis-appeared. Thankfully for me though black didn't play this. |

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14... Qxd2+ 15. Nxd2 Re8+
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Not a great move. 15...Bd4 would put more pressure on white and it would be about equal. The pawn on g7 can now be used as a decoy |

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16. Be2 Bd4 17. g8=Q
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17. Rf1 would have been much better. After 17...Bxg7 18. Rxf7 Re7 white has an advantage. |

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17... Rxg8 18. O-O-O f5 19. Rhf1 d6 20. Nb5
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not great |

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20... Be3 21. Kb1 a6 22. Nc4
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good counter attack |

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22... Bg5
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This is bad because it loses controll of the d4 square. White gets the advantage again |

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23. Nd4 f4 24. Bf3 Bd7
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This blunders a pawn. Probably the decisive mistake. |

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25. Bxb7 Ra7 26. Bc6 Bg4 27. Rde1
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All the white pieces are very active |

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27... Ne7 28. a3 Bd7
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black wants to swap off. Better if 28...Bf6 |

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29. Bxd7 Kxd7 30. g3 Bf6
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Another pawn blundered. The game is lost for black completely now |

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31. Rxf4 Bxd4 32. Rxd4 Nc6 33. Rdd1 Raa8 34. Ne5+
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A clever swap off using a pin. |

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34... Nxe5 35. Rxe5 Raf8 36. Re2
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Defending all the white pawns |

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36... Rf5 37. Rh1 Rf3 38. Ka2 Rf5 39. Rg2 Rh5 40. h4
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A wrong move 40. g4 is better |

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40... Rg4 41. c3 c5 42. Rf1
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White looks for play elsewhere |
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42... Kc6
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43...Rxf4 doesn't draw. 43...Rxf4 44. gxh4 Rxg2 45. Rh1 Rg6 46. h5 Rh6 47. b4 white has a winning advantage. |

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