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1. e4 
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Kings pawn. | 
   
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1... e5 2. Qh5 
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Looks like scholars mate to me. Kind of ironic that he played this move as I had just watched a video about how to stop scholars mate. | 
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2... Nc6 
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Instead of attacking his queen with my g pawn I protect my e pawn. g6 would allow his queen to take my e5 pawn with check and forking my rook on h8. | 
   
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3. Bc4 
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Part of the scholars mate set up. Allows him to back up his queen. 4. Qxf7# | 
   
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3... g6 
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Now attack the queen. | 
   
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4. Qf3 
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Still has the threat of checkmate on f7. | 
   
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4... Nf6 
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Scholars mate stoped. | 
   
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5. d3 h5 
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This was a mistake. I should have played h6 instead and my life would have been a lot easier. | 
   
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6. h3 Bc5 
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Preparing to castle. | 
   
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7. Bg5 
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Pins my knight to my queen. This will be a thorn in my side for several moves. | 
   
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7... Be7 
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Protecting my queen but not sure of my purpose. | 
   
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8. Bxf7+ 
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Not allowing me to castle. | 
   
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8... Kxf7 
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Now pins the knight to my king. The knight on f6 is double pined. | 
   
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9. Ne2 b6 
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So I can bring my white bishop out. | 
   
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10. c4 d6 
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A good bishop. | 
   
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11. O-O 
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Brings his king to safety. | 
   
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11... Ba6 12. a3 b5 
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Going to try and relieve some pressure in my position. | 
   
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13. a4 
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Why not just a4 in move 12? | 
   
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13... bxc4 
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Creating myself a half open b file. | 
   
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14. dxc4 Bxc4 15. Nec3 
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I'm not sure what his purpose was in this move. If he needed a knight there why not Nbc3? | 
   
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