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1. e4 d5
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Counter-Counter, one of my favorite openings as of late. |

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2. exd5 Nf6
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Scandinavian. I am prepared to lose the pawn to gain development. |

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3. c4 e6
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Scandinavian, Icelandic gambit. if
4. dxe6, Bxe6 and I am a pawn down with 2 minors developed. |

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4. dxe6 Bxe6 5. d4 Bb4+
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Clears way for castle while providing check. |
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6. Bd2 Bxd2+
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Trade off dark squared bishops. Qxd2 is expected in lieu of Nxd2 due to following Qxd4 |

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7. Qxd2 O-O 8. Be2 Re8
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Looking to establish a pin on the bishop at e2. |

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9. Nc3 Bxc4
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Take the free pawn and pin the bishop. |

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10. Nf3 Qe7
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Now I have 3 attackers to 3 defenders on the bishop, with one of them being the king. He cannot castle yet without losing the bishop. |
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11. Ne5
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Ok, he interposed. I need to trade off the bishops while I can. |

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11... Bxe2 12. Nxe2
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More expected Qxe2 here, but don't know how that would play out. |

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12... c5
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The c5 push attempts to strip the defender off the N at e5. |

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13. f4
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He supplies another defender. |

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13... cxd4 14. Nxd4 Ng4
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Playing to pick up the f4 pawn. Trade knights, and pick up the pawn in the process. |

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15. O-O Nxe5 16. fxe5 Rd8
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Instead of playing Qxe5, which would be followed by Rfe1! and cause me problems, I decide to put a pin on the knight at d4. |

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17. Qe3
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Removes the pin while defending. |
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17... Qc5
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Re-applies the pin, and adds an attacker. At this point, I should be able to supply more attackers than he can defenders. |

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18. Rad1
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Adds a defender |

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18... Nc6
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and I add an attacker. |

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19. Rf4
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And he adds a defender. |

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19... Rd5
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Ok, so I'm looking to do Ra-d8 next move and complete the imbalance of attackers and defenders. |

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