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1. d4
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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
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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 |

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

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

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5. Qxd4
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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
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Like this. I think this looks a bit like an English opening now. |

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

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

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9. Bxf6
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White reduces the black fire-power. |

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

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10. Ne4
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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+
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Black correctly develops with tempo |
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11. Nfd2
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White blocks. |
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11... Qe5
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Threatening the knight as the other knight is pinned. |

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12. a3
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White hits the Bishop. |
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