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1. e4
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Standard open-game Opening for white |

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1... c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5
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White pushs with intent of staking more space in the center, baring in mind the risk of over-extension. |

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3... g6 4. d4 Bg7 5. Bf4 Qb6 6. b3 Bg4 7. c3
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Continuing to uphold the center. |

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7... c5
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black naturally aims to undermine it. |

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8. Be2 cxd4 9. Qxd4
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white offers to exchange queens early in hopes of leaving the middle game to whomever is superior in thier minor piece placement . |

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9... Qc6
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declined. |

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10. h3 Bf5 11. a4
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attempting to claim more space on the queenside relegating castling to lower priority. |

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11... a6 12. b4 Bc2
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white didn't expect a double attack on a4, but it proved escapable anyways. |

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13. b5 Qe6 14. Qd2 Be4 15. Nd4 Qd7 16. f3 Bxb1 17. Rxb1 e6 18. O-O
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Finally castling as a rook move, inorder to double up the rooks on the queenside. |

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18... Qc7 19. b6
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still pushing |

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19... Qc5 20. Kh1
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relieving the knight pin immediately. (though in hindshight, 20. Be3 may have been worth hanging the e5 pawn in exchange for the tempo & initiative.) |

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20... Nd7 21. Be3
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Not caring too much for the e5 pawn compared to protecting the queenside advantage and the chance to attack the queen. |

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21... Bxe5 22. Nxe6
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! and this where white expected a great combination of possible attacks, with something along the lines of 22. ... Bxc3 23. Bxc5 Bxd2 24. Nc7 Kd8 25. Nxa8 Nxc5 26. Rf-d1 Bf4 27. Rxd5 Nd7 28. Rb4 Ng-f6 29. Rxd7 Nxd7 30. Rxf4 Ke7 31. Nc7 Nxb6 32. a5 and white would come out ahead.
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22... Qe7
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But trading queens was once again declined. |

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23. Nc7+ Bxc7 24. bxc7 b6 25. Rfe1
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preparing to pin the queen from atleast 2 moves away. |

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25... Rc8 26. Bxa6 Qd6
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Black sees it, but can't stop it with movement of the queen alone. 26... Ne5 would have fared better. |

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27. Bc5+
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Discovered check and the queen the falls! Black resigns. |

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