When inexperienced players are confronted with complexities, they usually fail. This game is a case in point. |
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1. e4
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We all used this move, back then... |
 
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1... e5
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...and almost always replied with this. |
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2. f4
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This wasn't at all uncommon among us. We'd usually accept on the Black side. |
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2... Bc5
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I decided to vary from the norm, just for the hell of it. |
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3. fxe5
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T. M. seizes the unprotected KP. |
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3... Qh4+
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Anytime I could safely play Q-R5 ch, I figured good things would follow. |
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4. g3
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Blocking off the check... |
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4... Qxe4+
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...but now he's in trouble. |
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5. Ne2
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It hardly matters at this point... |
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5... Qxh1
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This gives me a winning material advantage, if the game gets far enough for it to matter. |
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6. b3
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Playing out the string. |
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6... Qxh2
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Taking the free Pawn. |
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7. Bb2
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Completing his fianchetto and guarding the advanced Pawn. |
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7... Bf2#
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Finishing the game elegantly. |
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