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Opening with King's Gambit. |
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1. e4
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King's Pawn Opening. |
 
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1... e5
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Right back at me. |
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2. f4
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Gambit Pawn. |
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2... exf4
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Accepting the Gambit Pawn. |
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3. Nf3
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K.G. |
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3... Qe7
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Queen coming out early, must get the Horses out to greet her. |
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4. Nc3
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Fighting for early center-control. |
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4... c6
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c5 meant to discourage any diagonal for the White Bishop or a Fork Check on the King at c7. |
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5. Bc4
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I get the Priest out in prep for Castling Kingside. |
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5... h6
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h6 to discourage an attack on the f-Pawn. |
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6. h4
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Discouraging the g5-f4 marriage. |
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6... d5
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Pawn-Fork, Pin on the e-Pawn. |
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7. Bb3
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A safe, quiet place to wait. |
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7... Bg4
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Bishop pinning the Knight to my Queen, telegraphs the Black King's intent to Castle on the opposite wing. |
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8. O-O
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Hoping to control the f-File, but g3 is a perilously weakened square. |
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8... Nd7
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Strange place for the Queen's Knight. |
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9. exd5
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Clearing out the middle. |
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9... cxd5
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Knight before Bishop on this option. |
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10. Nxd5
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Knight attacks the middle, and the Lady. |
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10... Qd6
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She's pushed around. |
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