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ANNOTATED GAME

Challenge from knight_nite
vectevs (1673) vs. knight_nite (1330)
Annotated by: charleshiggie (2222)
Chess opening: Nimzo-Indian defence (E20)
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1. d4
I am annotating this for two friends from Oswestry, who were playing each other on Gameknot.
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1... Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3
So it starts very conventionally. Now d7-d5 would lead to the Orthodox Line of the Queen's Gambit Declined. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen%27s_Gambit_Declined Or Bf8-b4 is the Nimzo-Indian Defence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nimzo-Indian_Defence

 
3... c5
This is quite playable too. Now 4. d4-d5 leads to Benoni systems.

 
4. Nf3
But white doesn't go for that.
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4... cxd4
And Black prevents the pawn advance.

 
5. Qxd4
I personally think this is the wrong way to recapture, as it allows black to develop the Nb8 with an attack on the white queen, gaining time.
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5... Nc6
Like this. I think this looks a bit like an English opening now.

 
6. Qd1
The queen returns to base, but Qf4 or Qh4 could well have been considered too.
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6... d5
Black advances in the centre, gaining space.
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7. cxd5
White takes.

 
7... exd5
Black takes back.
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8. Bg5
This is a mistake. White has to prevent further advance of the d pawn with e3.
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8... d4
This gives black an advantage.

 
9. Bxf6
White reduces the black fire-power.

 
9... Qxf6
The correct way to recapture, as to not compromise the king side pawns.

 
10. Ne4
10. Nb5 was played instead in paulatica (1537) vs. fromluxembourg (1915), but white also lost. I don't think 10. Nb5 is an improvement.
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10... Bb4+
Black correctly develops with tempo
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11. Nfd2
White blocks.
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11... Qe5
Threatening the knight as the other knight is pinned.

 
12. a3
White hits the Bishop.
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