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1. c4
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English. Claim on central space. |
 
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1... e5
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Counter claim on centre. |
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2. e3
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Preparing for later d4 thrust. |
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2... Bc5
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Blacks Bishop is biting on granite there..but he is stopping an immediate d4. |
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3. Be2
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Just developing bits on Kingside and tempting him to play e4 prematurely. |
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3... Nf6
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Natural development. |
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4. Nc3
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just getting me bits out. |
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4... c6
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Preparing the freeing d5 push. |
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5. Nf3
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This is a mistake...if black plays an immediate e4 I'm jumping straight back to g1 and then playing f3 to open up the f file for my kings rook after I castle kingside. |
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5... O-O 6. O-O d6
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Black is supporting e5...it looks like he really doesn't want to push d4. |
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7. a3
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OK lets start some play on the Queenside and get some pawns rolling and get my black squared Bishop active on the long diagonal a1-h8 then I can connect my rooks. |
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7... a6
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Looks likme black has similar ideas and he is also creating a retreat square for his Bishop. |
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8. b4
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As per plan. |
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8... Ba7 9. Bb2
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That's a better square for me old Bishop. |
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9... Be6 10. d4
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I'm going to push for as much space as I can. |
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10... e4 11. d5
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Gross error..chess blindness!...I was thinking of pushing d5 when I made my last move (d4). When I returned to the game I automatically played it without even noticing that my knight was threatened!! |
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11... cxd5
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Surely black should have playedexf3 winning a piece. |
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12. cxd5
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Another bad error. Black could still win a piece by exf3...I don't believe I just played exd5 especially because I was already alerted to the danger of black playing exf3! |
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12... Bd7
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That really lets me off the hook. |
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13. Nd2 Bf5 14. Qb3
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Now I can start to build up a lot of pressure on the Queenside. |
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