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1. e4 Na6
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Unusual. White has to decide whether to give up his bishop (usually slightly stronger than the knight), in return for doubling blacks pawns. |
 
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2. Bxa6 bxa6 3. d4 c5
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Taking doesn't seem to do much good, so Be3 pretty much forces the swap off, whilst centralising the bishop. |
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4. Be3 cxd4 5. Bxd4 Qa5+ 6. c3 e6 7. a4
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Getting pawns to a5 and b4 seems to lock down the dark squares. |
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7... Qc7 8. Qh5 Ne7 9. Nf3 Qc4 10. Na3
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Ne5 should have been played. Now black could take on a4, but risks a discovered attack, and his own a-pawns are weak. |
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10... Qc7 11. a5 Ng6 12. O-O Ne7
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Ng5 would be best, but white tries to force the issue. |
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13. Bc5 Qb8 14. Ra2
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An idle threat dealt with, now black continues to dally around to get rid of the bishop. |
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14... Ng8 15. Bd6
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Unsound, but white thought he would have chances over the board by bringing in Na3 whilst keeping the tempo. |
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15... Qxd6 16. Nc4 Qc6
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Mistake. |
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17. Nfe5 Qc5 18. Qxf7+ Kd8 19. Rd1 Ne7 20. b4 Qb5 21. Rad2 Rb8
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There was no good way out, but this move allows a brilliant mate in 6 - can you see it? |
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22. Qe8+
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!! |
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22... Kxe8 23. Nd6+ Kd8
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White could recapture the queen, but he has something better. |
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24. Nef7+ Kc7 25. Ne8+
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Infiltration behind enemy lines! |
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25... Kb7 26. Nd8+
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An aesthetically pleasing position. |
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26... Ka8 27. Nc7#
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And mate. White's Knights seem to have danced around with impunity. |
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