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1. d4
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Black - their team captain, and distracted with a player turning up late - misplays the opening, drop the exchange (rook for bishop), sacs more material for an attack, but careful defence wins the day! |

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1... Nf6
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The Indian Defence |

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2. c4
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Main line |
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2... e6
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I thought he was heading for a Nimzo-Indian |
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3. Nc3 c5
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but he heads for a Benoni |

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4. d5
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Which I go into. |
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4... d6
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A usual move in all Benoni systems. |
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5. e4
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I grab the centre. |
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5... e5
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And he closes the position up and heads for a Czech Benoni. I don't like this move, as it loses a tempo, but as the position is closed, it doesn't matter too much. It has been played before. |
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6. g3
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But this is unusual too. I hope to play f2-f4 and to be able to take back with a pawn, should he exchange on f4. |

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6... Be7
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Usual development. |

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7. Bg2
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I develop my bishop too. |

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7... Nbd7
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This is not in my opening databases, although such a natural developing move can hardly be wrong. 0-0 has been played before, as has Bg4, although I think this just loses time to f2-f3. |
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8. f4
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As according to plan. |

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8... Qa5
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This doesn't achieve anything, so 0-0 looks better to me. |

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9. Bd2
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Simply breaking the pin. |

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9... O-O
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Now he castles. |

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10. f5
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I thought this was great for me, clamping down on the king side. I tend to think he should have exchanged on f4 first, and I was keen to prevent this exchange. Fritz prefers Nf3 though. |
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10... Qd8
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The queen scurries back. |
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11. g4
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I continue with this King side advance. Fritz is still not impressed! |

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