A game vs. one of my teammates.....enjoy:) |
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1. d4
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For those that know me, this is no suprise........ |

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1... f5
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Dutch defense.... |

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2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3
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A little unusual. The Leningrad variation 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 is much more common. |

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3... d6 4. Bg5
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Trying to find an early way to further weaken black's kingside. I'm not extremely familiar with the Dutch, so I decided that I should at try to act as if I knew what I was doing:) |

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4... g6 5. e3 Bg7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. Nge2 Nbd7 8. O-O
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All logical developing moves by both sides so far.... |

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8... e5
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Hoping I'll take so his knight can re-take. |

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9. f3
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Inferior.....my idea was to support a later e4, but I then realized that with black's dark squared bishop and queen still on the board, I had inadvertently opened up a diagonal to my king. Yikes! |

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9... Re8 10. Re1 e4 11. fxe4 b6
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fxe4 was the play........ |

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12. exf5 gxf5
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Now black has an isolated pawn on an already weakened kingside. I just gotta punish this..... |

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13. Bxf5 h6 14. Bh4
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Preserving the pin on black's queen. |

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14... Rxe3
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This take by black was expected. It actually helped my cause, as I can now make a play myself on the e file. |

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15. Qd2 Re7 16. Nf4
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Willing to exchange rooks, while throwing more gas on the fire that is black's weakened kingside. |

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16... Rxe1+ 17. Rxe1 Bb7 18. Ng6
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And I can see a possible mate delivered on h7. |

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18... Nf8 19. Ne7+ Kh8
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19...Kf7 20. Be6 KxN 21. Bd5 saves the game, but loses the Bb7. The end is now near.... |

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20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Qxh6+ Nh7 22. Qxh7#
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A pretty little attack. This game reinforced my disdain for playing the Dutch when I have the black pieces, as I am far too conservative defender. Good game ritt:) |

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