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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6
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Phillidor Defense |

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3. d4 exd4 4. Qxd4
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Nxd4 is another way. |

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4... Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6
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White does not want to move his queen from this position, if he moves then 4. Qxd4 was wrong. |

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7. Bg5
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This is very intersting move, if it is not book move then write it after my name :) ... White's idea is simple, if Black moves his queen then she becomes more passive, if Be7 then Qxg7, if Nf6 then White can ruin Black's kingside pawn structure by BxN PxN or BxN QxB QxQ PxQ or he can do something else as Nc3 where Bg5 will not be proved bad as it pins the knight and doing good job at g5, but if Black plays ... |

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7... f6
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f6 is the move that White wanted to move when he played Bg5. Because f6 is for knight and ... |

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8. Be3 Qe7 9. Nc3
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you see now White's position is pretty good whereas Black's positoin is weeping, his kingside is totally packed specailly his pieces do not finding good squares to go, Black can castle long but he cannot do it so early as a7 pawn will hang plus white queen can threat any unwanted attack going to a7 and a8. |

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9... g5
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this move is very interesting too, actually in this game this is the move which decides the middle game. |

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10. Nxg5
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10... Bg7
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White's knight is now hanging if he moves the knight say Nf3 then f5 attacking the white queen, white moves the queen then fxe5, taking pawn back, no any bad pawn structure and kingside mobilized. |

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11. Nd5
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so White plays this move, considering previous analysation, moving forward not backward, not giving any advantage or time to Black. |

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11... Bxd5 12. Qxd5
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this exchange favores White as Black's good bishop has gone. |

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12... c6
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13. Qf5
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staying on 5th rank as supporting g5 square. |

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13... fxg5 14. Bxg5
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White got 2 pawn for knight, so its ok ... |

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14... Qe5 15. Qxe5+ Bxe5 16. O-O-O
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activating the rook and supporting b2 pawn, 2 in 1 |

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16... h6 17. Be3 Ke7 18. Rd3 b6 19. c4
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19... c5 20. Rhd1
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Black cannot take h3 pawn, if he does then g3, bishop is locked. |

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20... Rd8 21. Ra3
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?! this is actually time wasting move, upto now i think this is only bad move White played. Actually White was hoping Ra8 in reply, but ... |

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21... Rd7 22. Rad3 Nf6
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White was looking for this knight move for long. |

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23. f4
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