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1. d4
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Sometimes there is no reason to lose a game other than perhaps we are playing more games than we are able to manage, or we are moving later at night or early in the morning. I lost this one for who knows what reason. The game was fairly even and I basically gave it away by not paying attention and noticing a really obvious threat. I do a d4 as I can handle a queen game better these days. |
 
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1... e6
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This usually means black is going to push his king bishop down and check me. It is annoying really. Not sure if I do the best thing but I do... |
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2. a3
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a3, and that matter is closed, though I would have preferred to move my knight out or move my pawn to c4. CAn't always get what we want in this game. |
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2... Nc6 3. c4 Nf6
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He is doing well, with both his knights out. I have only moved out three pawns. Need to start developing some minor pieces. |
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4. Nf3 Bd6
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He is going for a quick castle. |
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5. Nc3
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I am a little relaxed with the way the board looks for now. Not good enough to tell who is more developed or not, but everything looks familiar enough for me. |
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5... O-O
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He castles. |
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6. e3
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Want to let my king bishop out. |
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6... a6
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Not sure if he had to do that as I usually am not too aggressive with my knights, but it is a common move. I might have thought pawn to b6 and set up a fianchetto but this works too. |
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7. Bd3
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set up a castle and develop white bishop a bit. |
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7... Ng4
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Getting used to seeing this sort of aggressive type of play, where somebody sets up a few pieces to attack something like a pawn. I am not sure if this is a good or bad play on his part. Seems he has an covered minor piece a bit far down the board from his side. |
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8. h3
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Easy to ward of the problem, and he moves his knight to... |
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8... Nh6
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h6, where its attack capabilities be come pretty limited. I seem to be doing okay. |
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9. O-O
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castle and things don't look too bad for either of us. |
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9... e5 10. d5 Ne7
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In fact here spider777 seems to be getting impatient and trying to force something into happening. I know the feeling and I used to be the same way, especially when the center of the board is all congested. Just trying to chip away at something. Mame something happen. These days I tend to find it is not the end of the world to let a congested board hang around for a while. |
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11. e4 c6 12. Bxh6
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This seems like a good move to me though I usually would not like to trade off a bishop so soon, but it takes away a knight and opens up his castled position. In this aspect I see it as a trade with a bit of gain for me. |
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12... gxh6 13. b4
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Now I am starting to feel the pressure of the congestion, but I am not panicking. |
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13... Bc7
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Not sure if this was a good move or not, probably I wold have done something similar. |
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14. c5 cxd5 15. exd5 d6
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I am starting to lose focus I think. I recall beginning to feel impatient about this point in the game. Things are even in material and I seem to be in a slightly better position and his king has become exposed. Maybe I get impatient and lax at the same time. |
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16. c6
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I don't feel like I should have done this. I am suffering from tunnel vision. Maybe should have laid back and let him have been the aggressor here. |
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