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1. e4
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Hope this game turns out interesting after me giving it that title !
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1... e6
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The French defence , which I most commonly use against 1.e4 |

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2. d3
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Unusual move here. Blocks in his own white squared bishop , but has me on relatively unknown ground already as far as this opening is concerned..but continue as normal I think |
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2... d5
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Usual 2nd move for French defence |

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3. Nd2
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More unusual opening moves ! Must be trying to get me onto unfamiliar ground for sure. Now both his bishops are blocked in though |
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3... c5
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Again the standard 3rd move |

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4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. a3 Qc7
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More commonly I would go to B6 with the Queen here , puttin pressure on the b2 pawn , but his bishop seems stuck on c1 for a while yet , so the long diagonal looks more useful |

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6. c3 Nf6 7. h3
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Prevents me playin N-G4 |
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7... d4 8. Be2
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Bishop developed of sorts and clear for castling. Looking a bit cramped for white though . Lets see if it stays like that |

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8... Bd6
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I liked the idea of Q B linked along this diagonal , also dont want his pawn to go to E5 |
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9. cxd4 cxd4 10. b4
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My pawn on d4 is looking weak I can support it with p-e5 , but that blocks my 2 pieces on the open diagonal |

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10... a6
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Solely to prevent that pawn going one square further for now |

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11. Rb1 b5
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Trying to block any more pawn advances Queenside |

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12. O-O Bb7
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This now gives me both bishops acting together on long diagonals. Hopefully will become stronger once the centre opens up |
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13. Re1 O-O 14. Bf1
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Now we see an unusual position for white with all those pieces on back rank ! |

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14... Rad8
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Indirectly lending support to advanced pawn |

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15. Nb3
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Which he applies pressure to immediately ! |

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15... e5
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Not to keen on using this pawn to support pawn on D4 as it blocks the diagonal that my Queen and Bishop are on , but I think I have no other alternative |
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16. Bg5
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Now starting to develop properly , and pins my Knight |

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16... Be7
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Always best to deal with pins immediately I think |

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