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1. c4
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In 1975 I was an advocate of the English Opening, in large part because I did not see it being used all that much when I first started playing. I did own any written resources at the time and I wanted an opening that my opponents were as unfamiliar with as I. |
 
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1... e5 2. Nc3
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I had read in a bookstore that the order of moves can be quite important in this opening. ( Actually, I think that is true for all openings.) |
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2... c6
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Probably played to take the game away from book. What he did not know was I did not have any at the time ( I have some now.) I did my reading at the bookstore. And I had managed to join the USCF so I did get the monthly magazine for a while. |
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3. Nf3 d6
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Black has taken a consevative approach this far - something I really did not like at the time. I preferred a tactical game with a lot of hand to hand fighting. |
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4. d4 Nd7 5. Bg5
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I made this Bishop thrust in part to provoke f6 which I believed weaken his Kingside. True, it helps bolster his center and I lose a tempo but given the play thus far I felt I had a tempo to toss. |
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5... Be7
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On 5. -----, Ne7 I intended 6. de, de; 7. Qc2 when Black must either give up some material or move a pawn. (This also clears the way for a Queenside castle.) |
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6. Ne4
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This provides a second layer of support for the g5 Bishop and threatens the d6 pawn as well. |
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6... f6
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Finally. Black could have also gone in for d5 to which case I intended to take away his castling priviledge and to try and win a pawn with play along this line: 7. -----, d5; 8. cd, cd; 9. Nd6 ch (taking away the castling priviledge or picking up the Black Queen - his choice), Kf8; 10. Bxe7 ch, Qxe7; 11. Nxc8, Rxc8; 12. de, Nxe5; 13. Qxd5. |
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7. Bd2 exd4 8. Nxd4 c5
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Black overlooks his weak pawn at g7. |
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9. Ne6 Qb6
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The only safe spot available to Queen. |
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10. Nxg7+ Kf7 11. Nf5 Qxb2
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To even out the material balance. |
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12. Bc3 Qb6 13. Nexd6+ Bxd6 14. Nxd6+ Ke7 15. Nf5+ Ke8 16. g3 Qe6
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A total blunder!!!! How soon we forget!!! The g7 square is still on the board and it is still unprotected!! |
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17. Ng7+
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Black resigned. |
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