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1. e4
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This was a fun one. Playing against a 1600+ opponent for the first time here at Gameknot, I not only held my own, but walked away with a victory. I think that the key to winning this one was my edge in development, as that allowed me to make multiple threats in quick succession that my opponent just couldn't match. |
 
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1... e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bc4 Nc6 5. O-O h6
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Up to this point, the game has been pretty standard, although I think h6 shouldn't be played until necessary for black. |
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6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 Nxd4 8. Qxd4
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I have a nice lead in development, but he can push the queen back with tempo, so it's not quite as great as it appears. |
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8... c5 9. Qd3 Be7 10. Re1 a6 11. b3
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Preparing for Bb2 |
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11... b5 12. Bd5 Nxd5 13. exd5
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I had been planning this bit since c5, as I wanted to open up the file for my rook. |
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13... O-O
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It doesn't look like a particularly strong position right now, but here's where all the fun starts. :) |
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14. Qg3
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Pinning the g-pawn to his king and threatening Bxh6. Note that this wouldn't have been a problem for him if he hadn't played h6 instead of developing earlier. |
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14... Kh7
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Defending the pawn, but putting his king on an easily accessible diagonal for my queen. |
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15. Ne4
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Centralizing the knight. This would be the last move I make without a direct threat for some time. |
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15... Bb7 16. Qd3
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Threatining mate with Nf6+! |
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16... g6 17. Qe3
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Now the pawn on h6 is inadequately guarded so here goes! |
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17... g5
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He's defended everything so far, but look at how those pawns that were guarding his king are just marching forwards... |
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18. Qd3
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Since the b1-h7 diagonal was cleared by that pawn move, it's back to the discovered attack. |
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18... Kg8 19. Bb2
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Here's where the REAL fun starts. Just one more threat to the equation. |
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19... f6
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The most natural defense, but dooms black completely. Can you figure out what the next move for white is without peeking? |
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20. Nxg5
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Obviously, not taking the knight isn't good for black, as it poses dual threats of a Ne6 fork and Qh7#. However, taking it opens black up to the following little sequence. |
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20... hxg5 21. Qg6+
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If he had taken with fxg5, that would merely change this move to checkmate. |
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21... Kh8
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The ONLY move. |
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22. Re3
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Rh3# is the threat, let's see what he's got. |
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22... g4
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Although it prevents mate, I think I prefer Bc8 here. Either way the followup is similar though. |
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