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This is a King's Indian Defense against my mentor OldGus. I got a pawn up although was seriously cramped when I overlooked a strong attack from White and my defense quickly fell apart and I was forced to resign. |
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4
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I thought we were heading to a four pawns game which OldGus just finished a mini-tournament. |
 
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4... d6 5. f3
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I'm not familiar with this move |
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5... O-O 6. Be3
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White is developing nicely here and Black needs to get moving |
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6... b6
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I'm trying to get my light squared Bishop into the game |
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7. Bd3 Bb7 8. Nh3 Nc6 9. a3 a5
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Black is quickly running out of moves and I need to get some room |
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10. O-O Ba6
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A second move of the light squared Bishop but Black is really backed up at this point |
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11. Nf2 e6
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11. ... e5 12. d5 and Black falls further back into arrears |
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12. f4
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Now suddenly it is sort of a Four Pawns game |
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12... Rb8 13. b4
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A Five Pawns game? |
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13... axb4 14. axb4
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14. ... Bb7 15. b5 Ne7 16. Ra7 and White is really bearing down on Black and in such a cramped position it is only a matter of time until it crumbles |
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14... Nxb4
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So, I decided to act boldly |
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15. Ra4
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15. Rxa6 Nxa6 and some of the tension is released |
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15... Nxd3 16. Rxa6 Nxf2 17. Bxf2 Ra8 18. Rxa8 Qxa8
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I ended up a pawn up after the smoke cleared and but my position is still cramped and my pieces are not in play for the most part |
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19. Re1 Bh6 20. e5 Nh5 21. g3
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21. exd6 Nxf4 22. dxc7?? Qxg2# Although this move opens up the insanely lovely a8-h1 diagonal for my Queen. Old Gus suggests that I could have forced a draw along this line by eventually moving Qf3 |
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21... Ng7 22. Qb3 Qa5 23. Re2 Qa7
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This lost the game for me. Much better is 23. ... Qa8 reestablishing the long diagonal or even 23. ... Ra8 |
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24. Ra2
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Now I cannot control the a-file and doom comes quickly |
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24... Qb7 25. exd6 cxd6
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Probably better is 25. ... c6 26. c5 b5 |
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26. c5
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Not much left for Black here |
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26... dxc5 27. dxc5 Ra8
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I'm hoping for a Rook trade and then to somehow blockade the b-pawn after cxb6 but it is hopeless at this stage |
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28. Qxb6 Rb8 29. Qxb7 Rxb7
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Now I lose material and the c-pawn is all but unstoppable |
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