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1. b4
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oh crud another odd opening. huh. his idea is to fiancetto the bishop to b2 and with a possible c4, b5 to cramp my queenside. |
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1... c6
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this slows down b5. |

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2. Bb2
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yep |

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2... Qb6
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an early queen attack. now c4 is difficult. |

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3. a3
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defending the pawn. |

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3... a5
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attacking that pesky b4 pawn again. |

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4. c3
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just another brick in the wall. |

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4... d5
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the b4 pawn is also pinned, so I overprotect another light square. by stopping c4 the bishop looks awkward here. |

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5. e3
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gaining a share of the center, and contesting my queenside. |

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5... e5
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the pawn center, although still dynamic is temporary. |

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6. Qh5
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vis a vis. the queen rushes in. I will have to see what fritz thinks of this move. |

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6... e4
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this gains space, and does not tie up my pieces in the defence of the e5 square.
I don't fear a check on e5 as the queen is all alone. I have robbed the kings knight of his favorite square. I am looking at c4! now by white in order to bring the Bishop into the attack. |

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7. Qe5+
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hmmm a little forward aren't we? |

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7... Be6
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blocking with the bishop. and also keeping an eye on the c4 square. |

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8. c4
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ahhh, now he sees. oh what to do. |

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8... Nd7
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how about ignoring it with an intermezzo? Developing with tempo. Get thee away evil white queen!!! |

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9. c5
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ohhh tradesees? ok. when behind in space, trade pieces!!! |

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9... Nxe5 10. cxb6 Nd7
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that pawn on b6 looks like a good a target as any. Two pawn islands vs one, and ahead in development. I like those odds. I did consider Nd3! that also looked interesting |

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11. Bd4 axb4
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freedom for the rook. |

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12. a4
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white wisely preserves the structure. |

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