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Please feel free to comment; I am very inexperienced towards chess in general, and may have missed a few key points in my annotation of this game. Constructive criticism is encouraged and accepted graciously!
A game where passiveness can destroy an advantage and lose the game. |
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1. e4
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Starting with well-known e5. |
 
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1... Nf6
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Alekhine's defence... Black plays the move in order to entice white's pawns forward so that it weakens white's position and makes targets for black to attack (hypermodern). |
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2. e5
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White usually starts attacking as soon as he sees Nf6. |
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2... Nd5
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Clearly, there are few moves better than this one.
Beginners tend to play 2...Ne4, which is weak to 3.d4, cutting off all escapes, or 3.d3, gaining plural tempi.
Nevertheless, this move is solid. |
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3. c4
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White continues the attack. |
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3... Nb6 4. d4
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White has advanced two central pawns and a flank pawn, with a strong central position. However, white has not developed any minor pieces, and the position may be vulnerable. |
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4... d6
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Black plans to dissolve white's strong center. |
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5. exd6 exd6
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5. ... cxd5, in a way, makes more sense with two central against the opponent's one. Personal play style dictates which is chosen. |
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6. Nf3
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White has developed a minor piece, but now its black's move, with initiative. |
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6... Be7 7. Bd3 O-O
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Black castles first, signifying his speed. |
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8. O-O Bg4
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Black pins the knight, and the d4 pawn is no longer protected. |
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9. h3
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White drives the invader away. |
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9... Bh5
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Black decides to continue the pin rather than retreat to e6 or d7. |
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10. b3
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White decides to place his black-squared bishop in fianchetto, indirectly eyeing the enemy king position from far away. |
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10... Nc6
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Black decides to attack the unprotected pawn. |
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11. Bb2
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The bishop is now in fianchetto and guards the pawn. |
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11... Bf6
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Another attacker develops, and the Bishop is on a more effective square than on e7. Notice how black countered the fianchetto with a bishop on the same diagonal. |
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12. Be2
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The bishop moves here to stop the pin and provides the queen and the knight as protectors to d4. |
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12... Re8
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Black takes the e-file while its open. |
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13. Re1
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White neutralizes black's attack as well. |
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