This is a game from a mini tournement I played. I like this game because it really represents the way I play. I try to play a gambit 80% of the games I play and this is a nice example of that. |
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1. f4
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The Bird's opening. I don't encounter it very often, but I now a gambit against it: The From's gambit. |

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1... e5
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Black offers a pawns in return for rapid development and attacking chances. |

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2. fxe5
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White could've played e4 going into the king's gambit, but I would've played d5 gambiting one of my own pawns again. |

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2... d6 3. exd6 Bxd6 4. Nf3 g5
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To chase the knight away and threaten Qh4 . |

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5. g3 g4 6. Nh4 Ne7 7. d4 Ng6 8. Nxg6 hxg6
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I get an open h-file which I'll later use for the attack. |
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9. Qd3
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To prevent things like: 9. Nc3 Bxg3 10. hxg3 Rxh1 or 9. Bg2 Rxh2 10. Rxh2 Bxg3 . |

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9... Nc6 10. c3 Bf5 11. e4 Qe7 12. Bg2 O-O-O 13. O-O Ne5
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These moves are theorie. |

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14. Qc2
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Normally Qe3 is played. |

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14... Bd7 15. Bf4
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15. dxe5 isn't possible because of 15. ... Bc4 16. Kh1 Rx2 17. Kxh2 Rh8 18. Bh3 Rxh3 19. Kg2 Qxe5 20. Bf4 Qh5 and white can't cope with the threats. |

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15... Nf3+
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I sacrifice another pawn to open up his kings position. |

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16. Bxf3
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If 16. Kh1 then Rxh2 and mate follows. Perhaps 16. Rxf3 was best. |

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16... Bxf4 17. gxf4
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After a bishop moves follows Be3 and black has a good attack. |

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17... gxf3 18. Rxf3
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When I saw this position on move 15, I thought I would have good chances here. |

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18... f5
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First I try to open the h1-a8 diagonal for my bishop. Best here for white would've been Nd2 I think. |

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19. e5 Bc6 20. Rf2 Qh4
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I come closer with my queen. |

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21. Na3 Qh3
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Better was 21. Be4 22. Qd2 Qg4 23. Kf1 Rh3 and blacks attack is comming through. |

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22. Rd1
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This move loses, but it was already hard to see what white could've don't against the threat Rh8-h4-g4 . Perhaps best for white was Rg2 to sacrifice the exchange, but it was just hopeless. |

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22... Rh4 23. Rd3 Rg4+ 24. Rg3 Rxg3+ 25. hxg3 Qh1#
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