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1. e4
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Rampage!
An unusual game for me. Which is probably why its a favourite. ;-) |
 
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1... e5 2. Nf3 d5
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My opponent is supposed to respond K-c6. I know that opening. Now I'm lost, I really need to study openings. |
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3. exd5 e4 4. Nd4 f5 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bc5 7. Nb3 Bd6 8. d3 O-O 9. Bg5 Be5 10. d4
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Although rather exposed on the e file, I'm quietly happy so far. Often novelty whilst far more interesting throws me and I make too many mistakes. |
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10... Bd6 11. c5 Be7 12. Bc4
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Protecting d5, but also looking at the exposed check. |
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12... Kh8 13. O-O Nbd7 14. f3
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Wasn't quite sure what to do here. I like the formation pretty much as it is and I'm slowly learning about letting threats hang rather than charge in for swapsies. So this is a bit of a nothing move to try and add to the central domination. |
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14... Nxd5 15. Bxe7
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With the bishop under threat I choose to deal with that first rather then BxK. |
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15... Nxc3
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And then I get a shock. That wasn't what I was expecting. If I move the queen the bishop goes and I'm a piece down, so I felt I was rather forced into the swap rampage that followed.... |
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16. Bxd8 Nxd1 17. Be7
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Hmmm, take the knight or protect the bishop.... I decided if he lost a tempo moving the rook I'd still get the knight, got to be better right?
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17... Ne3
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Ah.
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18. Bxf8 Nxc4
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But then that surprised me. I expected KxR, kxK..KxB. I'm not sure why he chose to go thatta way. Maybe to extract the knight, but it also allows me to extract the bishop. |
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19. Be7 Nxb2 20. fxe4
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I wanted my opponent to play pxp as I erroneously believed I had the back row mate. Fortunately yet again he doesn't do what I'd expected (otherwise I'd have lost my rook!) |
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20... b6 21. c6 Nf6 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. e5
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Its very rare I get this kind of situation. Had it against me a few times, but by now I'm looking to push those central pawns and see what I can force. |
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23... fxe5 24. dxe5 Be6 25. Nd4 Bd5 26. Rxf5 Nc4 27. e6 Be4 28. Rf7 Nd6
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That doesn't gain black much. R-c8 might have been better, though its difficult at this stage. |
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29. Rxc7 Rg8 30. g3
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Nearly missed that. |
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30... h5 31. Rd7 Nf5 32. Nxf5 Bxf5 33. e7
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An unusually good move for me (well I think so). Normally I would have protected with one or t'other of the rooks, but I figured if he takes the rook I reunite my pawns and he has a problem. |
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33... Bxd7
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Which he does. |
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34. cxd7
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And then he does. ;-) |
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