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1. e4
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The was one of a set of 6 games I played simultaneously with gm4u on Gameknot. He is someone I have played in over-the-board games. We had a couple of friendly games at a local pub. We won the first one, and I managed to draw the second, and I got the impression he was slightly better than me. |
 
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1... c5
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So I reply with my usual, the Sicilian Defence. |
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2. c4
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This is unusual, but not unheard of. |
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2... Nc6
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White has been left with a "hole" on d4, which cannot be protected by pawns. This move makes d2-d4 by white less likely. |
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3. Nc3
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He develops his knight. |
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3... g6
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I am planning Bf8-g7, to further discourage d2-d4 |
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4. g3
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He decides to develop his bishop in the same way. |
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4... Bg7
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So I complete the maneuver started. |
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5. Bg2
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And so does he. |
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5... d6
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Once again I pick from the opening database the most popular move for black. |
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6. h3
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He prevents my bishop from coming out to g4. This is quite a common move in the Closed Sicilian. |
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6... e6
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On the Gameknot world opening database that I was using, Nf6 is more usual. However there were some white wins against it, while there were none against e6. I also wanted to prevent him from playing d2-d4. I also already had thoughts of playing d6-d5 myself. |
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7. Nge2
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He develops his knight as to not block the diagonal for his bishop on g2. |
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7... Nge7
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And I do a similar move with my knight. |
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8. d3
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He continues to develop. |
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8... O-O
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I castle. |
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9. O-O
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So does he. |
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9... Rb8
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I am still following the Gameknot World Opening database. Rb8 is the most popular more, and also doesn't score any loses. |
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10. Rb1
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He copies me. |
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10... a6
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I continue to follow the database. There are 3 games on it with this position, all black wins, although I find it hard to believe that there is anything intrinsically better with the black position. |
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