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ANNOTATED GAME

TOUGH AS NAILS
floppyjoe (1526) vs. paulplatinum (1340)
Annotated by: floppyjoe (1560)
Chess opening: King's gambit (C30)
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1. e4
e4 Standard opening.

 
1... e5
e5 Standard reply.

 
2. f4
f4 Kings Gambit

 
2... Bd6
Bd6 I don't like this move because it blocks the advance of the d-pawn.

 
3. Nf3
Nf3 White develops a knight.

 
3... h6 4. Bc4
Bc4 White develops a second piece putting pressure on the f7 square and exerting influence in the center.

 
4... exf4
exf4 King's Gambit Accepted.

 
5. O-O
0-0 White castles to the kingside putting more pressure on the f7 square.

 
5... Bc5+
Bc5 Black is not developing properly but has a king check here.
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6. d4
d4 Check refuted.

 
6... Bb6 7. Bxf4
Bxd4 White has three pieces developed now as he recaptures a pawn.

 
7... g5
g5 Whites dark square bishop is attacked.

 
8. Bd2
Bd2 White makes a blunder here. He should have moved the bishop to g3 or maybe e3.

 
8... g4
g4 Black continues pushing the g-pawn and forces the knight to move. Another blunder, perhaps White should have let the pawn take the knight and recapture with the queen putting more pressure on the f7 square.

 
9. Ne5 Bxd4+
Bxd4 Black capitalizes and gets a free pawn with check.

 
10. Kh1 Bxe5
Bxe5 Free knight anyone?

 
11. Bxf7+
Bxf7 The f7 square is sufficiently weakened and White draws out the king.

 
11... Ke7 12. Nc3
Nc3 White develops his remaining knight.

 
12... Nf6
Nf6 Black develops a knight and tries to trap the white-square white bishop.

 
13. Bg6 Qg8
Qg8 Black keeps pestering the white-square bishop.

 

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