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1. e4 e6 2. Nf3
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my favorite line against what I thought would be the french... |

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2... f6
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3. d4
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staking a claim to the center |

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3... d6
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4. e5
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maybe not the best move, but an aggressive one nonetheless |

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4... dxe5 5. dxe5 Qxd1+
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eliminates the option of castling |
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6. Kxd1 f5 7. Bc4 Be7 8. Bf4 h6 9. Nc3 c6 10. Ke2
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brings the king into the game, connects the rooks |

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10... b5 11. Bb3 Bb4 12. Nd4 Bxc3
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opens the b file for later attacks... |

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13. bxc3 g5 14. Bd2 Ke7 15. c4
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clearing out the b file completely |
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15... bxc4 16. Bxc4 a5 17. Rhb1
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threatens Rxb8 followed by Rxb8 and Nxb8 , forking the king and rook |

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17... f4
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he misses the attack and... |

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18. Rxb8
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boom! |

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18... Rxb8 19. Nxc6+ Kf7 20. Nxb8
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all of a sudden the game has been busted wide open |

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20... Bb7 21. Bxa5 Bxg2 22. Rd1 f3+
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last ditch checking attempt inadvertently traps his bishop |

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23. Ke3 Ne7
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attacks my knight prepares for a last ditch check |

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24. Na6 Nf5+ 25. Ke4 Rc8 26. Bb3 Ne7 27. Rd7
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pins the knight |

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27... Ke8
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bad way to remove the pin, allows me to take e6 |

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28. Bxe6 Nc6
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attacks the bishop on a5 |

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29. Nc7+ Kf8
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moves his king away from his other pieces |

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30. Rf7+
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continues the attack |

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