ANNOTATED GAME

Why NOT to move the h & a pawn's early
johnsmith95 (1234) vs. william1956 (1331)
Annotated by: johnsmith95 (1200)
Chess opening: Philidor (C41), Steinitz variation
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Because of moving pawns instead of developing, black quickly gets overwhelmed in this game by whites developed pieces.
1. e4
I do the kings pawn opening.

 
1... e5
Kings pawn game.

 
2. Nf3
Not sure what opening this is called, but I generally play it. Develops the knight, while attacking the e pawn.
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2... d6
Defends the pawn.
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3. Bc4
Develops my LSB, and attacks the weak f7 square.

 
3... Nd7
...? Any idea's what the point of this move was?
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4. d4
Center control!

 
4... a6
Black needs to develop! My white bishop is already on the a2-g8 squares, and has no ideas of moving to b5. I think Nf6 would be good here.

 
5. Nc3
Developing yet another piece.

 
5... h6
Black is in desperate need for development. Again, I think Nf6 is best.

 
6. dxe5
"When your development is superior to the opponents, attack!"

 
6... dxe5
He takes back...

 
7. Bxf7+
This move is actually a big deal, as you'll see in the next couple of moves.
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7... Kxf7
Obvious answer.

 
8. Nxe5+
Black can't take the knight with his own, because then I win his queen with ...Nxe5, Qxd8

 
8... Ke8
This is wrong, but I'm not really sure what to advise black to do at this point...
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9. Qh5+
And now for the major point of this annotation! If black hadn't pressed his h pawn in the beginning and mearly developed, he would have been able to press his g pawn, or defend in some other manner.

 
9... Ke7
Forced.

 
10. Qf7+
The black king is in peril!

 
10... Kd6
Again, forced.

 

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