Chess Openings, Dutch defence, Blackburne variation (A81)

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CHESS OPENINGS

Annotated chess games with this chess opening:

chess opening #44428

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knight over bishop
water123 (1852) vs. iggibb (1710)

Annotated by blitzkov (1200): hi! this game shows the power of the knight! my favorite! the dutch, a dubious move going to protect my king as much as i can! ! i think this is the best move! now, i can go f4 and extra guard my king! (bg5 so i can go f4 without trapping my dark colored bishop) i think qb6!? is best (attacking b2 and frees his knight from the pin) i got my two favorite pieces on the board (the…

chess opening #17250

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An Expert Lesson in Development
ionadowman (2036) vs. jstevens1 (1691)

Annotated by jotheblackqueen (1200): 1. ............. f5 - The Dutch Defense. This move controls e4, so deterring white from putting a pawn on e4 and getting total control of the centre. 4. c4 - white decides to expand on the queenside and black decides to counterthrust with d5 clearing a square for either the black lsb or the knight to get to it. 5. ............ c6 - bolsters the pawn on d5. 6. Nh3 - this move gives the…