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ANNOTATED GAME

jokosan's IV mini-tournament
neilskye (1358) vs. arunas69 (1388)
Annotated by: neilskye (1719)
Chess opening: Philidor (C41), Steinitz variation
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3
Standard attack and development

 
2... d6
I personally don't like to play this defence as I feel it hinders development. I prefer to defend with 2...Nc6 or counterattack with ...Nf6 then bring out the f-bishop before playing d6 or d5

 
3. Bc4
Again, my standard response to this kind of defence, opens up a number of possibilities

 
3... h6
far too early to play this move, there is no danger of me playing Bg5 yet anyway. A waste of a move which would be better used developing a piece

 
4. Nc3
White is now well developed and completely controls d5

 
4... a6
I can't think of any reason why black has moved four pawns before moving any pieces. He should have at least developed a knight by now. There is no likelihood of me playing Bb5 anytime soon as I have already moved my bishop.

 
5. O-O
White is well dug in, ready to launch an attack soon

 
5... Bg4
eventually develops a piece, however he should develop a knight first

 
6. Nxe5
looks like a daft move, its actually not a bad start to an attack, the offer of the queen is often hard to resist and so acts as a good decoy

 
6... Bxd1
Black falls for the trap, mate in two can now be forced by white. Always be suspicious if someone is giving away a free queen

 
7. Bxf7+ Ke7
only possible move

 
8. Nd5#
Checkmate. That's one way of sacrificing a queen to win a game, but be careful, if black refuses the offer of the queen then white may be in trouble. Also this attack will not work if black has a knight on f6
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