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1. e4
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Basic king's pawn opening. |

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1... e5
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Popular black defense, symetrical play. |

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2. Nf3 Nc6
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Both players bring Knights out. Good developmental play so far. |

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3. Bc4
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Brings bishop out, challenges black's weak f7 square. |

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3... Nf6
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Another developmental move. |

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4. O-O
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Castles. Protects king, develops rook. Problem is he leave pawn hanging at e4. |

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4... Nxe4
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Black gladly destroys the center pawn. Black now owns much of center. |

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5. d4
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White trys to undermine blacks play by sacrificing a pawn and knight for pawn and knight. |

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5... d5
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Black sees this and attacks white's bishop. |

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6. Bb3
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Black yet again takes white's center pawn. |

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6... exd4 7. Nxd4
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White's night recaptures |

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7... Bc5
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I now bring my bishop out for more development. |

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8. Nc3
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More development. |

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8... Nxd4
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Black now takes the night, challenging the bishop, white can't retake because fo the c5 bishop. |

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9. Nxe4
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White trades knights of his own. |

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9... dxe4
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black retakes. I now have a pawn, knight and bishop in the center. |

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10. Be3
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Nice move attacks knight directly, bishop indirectly and develops another piece. |

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10... Nxb3
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Knight takes the bishop. Trading pieces when he is up in development and pieces. |

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11. axb3 Qxd1
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I trade kings giving him the open file temporarily. |

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12. Rfxd1 Bxe3
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Trading more pieces, also weakens white's pawn structure |

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