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About a month ago, there was a Hurricane named Sandy. When it hit the Northeast, it had Hurricane force winds, with gusts up to 80 mph and was named Superstorm Sandy as it became post tropical. It produced a ton of damage. Before, the storm, however, I was not concentrating, on this particular game. Instead, I was thinking about what I had to do, to prepare for this storm. However, unlike Tropical Storm Irene, I did not play as badly because I did not quite as nervous, and that resulted in a better loss. |
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1. e4
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Standard. |
 
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1... e5
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The King's Pawn Game. Of course, this is going to turn into the Ruy Lopez. |
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2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6
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? Now, she decides to kick my LSB, but that does not bother because I will just exchange. In fact, this is a mistake as I will win a free pawn, after this exchange. |
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4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. Nxe5 Be6
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To me, this is a waste of time. I understand that she wanted to develop, but she cannot do this Queenside, without bringing her Queen out too early. However, I do not care because I am going to continue by castling Kingside. |
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6. O-O Bd6
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She takes advantage by kicking my Knight. Of course this is not going to achieve because I will move to a safe square. |
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7. Nf3 Bf4
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I do not know why she played this, but it does not bother because I am just going to continue with development. |
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8. Nc3 Bc4
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Because she Kicks my Rook, I am just going to protect it. Therefore, I feel that she is still wasting time. Instead, black already should have played ...Nf3, so that she could castle. |
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9. Re1 b5
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I do not know why she played this. |
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10. b3
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Because she decided to attack my pieces, I kick back. |
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10... Be6 11. Bb2
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Now, I decide to fianchetto my DSB. Of course, I am planning to finish development and connect my rooks, at some point. |
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11... Nf6
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She also wants to develop and castle Kingside. As I had mentioned a couple of moves ago, she should have done this, earlier, but it is not too late. |
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12. d3
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?! In this position, I am just trying to protect my e4 pawn. A second look proves that this pawn was not hanging, due to my c3 Knight, so this was a waste of time. At this point, however, I am starting to get distracted by Hurricane Sandy, as it is already beginning to cause damage in the Caribbean and expected to make a sharp turn into the Northeast. However, this is just the beginning of things to come and the distractions are only going to get worse with no way out of, this one, as Hurricane Sandy bears closer to the Northeast and produces more damage. |
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12... Bd6
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I don't know why she moved there. |
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13. e5
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The distraction is temporarily over, as I decide to fork her DSB and Knight. However, that is soon going to change, and the distractions are going to get much worse and eventually lead to a loosing blunder. |
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13... Bb4
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Because she retreats her bishop, I am going to take her Knight, without hesitating. Therefore, I will trade her Knight, for my e5 pawn. |
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14. exf6 Qxf6 15. Ne4
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?? Now, this is where I really start to go wrong. I decide to kick her Queen, but I overlooked an important detail. What was it? In this position, I left my DSB hanging, and she is now going to win it, with the same piece that is attacked (her Queen). Why did I miss so much? At this point, Hurricane Sandy has devastated the Carribean Island and is now working on the Bahaman Islands. There have already been fatalities in Haiti, as well as other areas. If you think this is bad, it's not the other half. After the Bahama's the Hurricane is directly going to the Northeast, and this storm is already several hundred miles wide. |
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15... Qxb2 16. Neg5
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Now, I decide to fork her LSB and f7 pawn. As cedeburca once mentioned, I am only interested in Knight forks, even though there is a lot more to chess, then just that. Note: I am trying my best, for someone who is not at his best. Of course, this is not going to stop her from castling Kingside, eventhough, she should have done it earlier. |
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16... O-O 17. Nxe6
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This fork, however, happens to work out because I am going to win an extra pawn, after this exchange. |
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17... fxe6 18. Rxe6 Rae8
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? Now, she decides to finish her development and connect her Rooks. However, this is not a good move. Instead, 18...Rc8 was best because I am now going to win a free pawn. Having said that, the distractions caused by Sandy are not nearly as bad as that of Irene. Why? With Tropical Storm Irene, I would not have seen these types of opportunities. Instead, I would have blundered and lost material by doing something like forking her DSB and Queen with 18...c3. |
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19. Rxc6 Rec8
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? Once, again, I do not what she is thinking, in this position, but this looses another pawn, for black. |
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