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1. d4
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I am going to attempt to annotate my own game here to see why I lost. This is my first annotation. |
 
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1... d5 2. c4 dxc4
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Up to this point the moves had already been made for the mini-tournament. Queen's Gambit Accepted. This is my first game using this opening. |
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3. e4
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I decided to establish a presence in the center. |
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3... b5
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He is protecting his c-pawn and limiting my white bishop. |
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4. a4
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I apply pressure to his b-pawn. |
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4... Bd7
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He prepares for the possible attack, which would also protect his c-pawn if we exchanged pawns here. |
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5. Nc3
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This seems to be a poor move. I thought to attack his b-pawn and protect the center. |
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5... b4
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Knight forced to move. |
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6. Nd5 e6
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Knight just not getting a break. |
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7. Ne3
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He's safe here. |
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7... c3 8. bxc3 bxc3 9. Bc4
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Preparing to castle kingside. |
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9... Bb4 10. Nc2
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Blockade the pawn and attack the bishop. |
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10... Ba5 11. Nf3 h6
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He prevents movement on to g5. |
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12. O-O
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Protect the king. |
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12... Ne7 13. Re1 O-O 14. d5
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Opening thrust in the center is premature. I needed to develop more pieces first. |
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14... exd5 15. exd5 Bg4
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Knight gets pinned. |
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16. Bf4 Re8 17. d6 cxd6 18. Bxd6
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Center pawns are gone. Very open game now. |
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18... Nf5 19. Be5
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I think Rxe8 was probably a better move, followed by Be5. |
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19... Nc6 20. Qxd8
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I see I am losing a positional battle, so I decided to remove some pieces. Not sure what else to do here. |
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20... Raxd8 21. h3 Bxf3 22. gxf3
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I didn't see much choice in the matter here, so now my king has a huge hole in his defenses. |
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