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1. d4
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Welcome to a short but explosive annotation, a game which from quiet beginnings erupts into a devastating double sac attack leading to a resounding win for black in less than 20 moves.
Queens pawn opening, not one I play, but I come across it often now and am fairly comfortable playing against. |
 
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1... d5
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My usual response.... |
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2. c4
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Immediately striving to dominate the center of the board, as black I don't think it's best to break the strain at the first time of asking... |
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2... e6
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So I lend support and open up space for my K's bishop to enter the game... |
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3. Nc3
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The pawn still isn't worth giving up the center for in my opinion, so... |
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3... c6
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Forming a solid pawn structure at the expense of impeding my Knights natural spot of c6... |
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4. e3
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Shutting the door on c4 for free. |
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4... Nf6
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More development.... |
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5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bd3 Bd6
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Almost mirroring each others movements, nothing seems out of place..... |
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8. a3
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I don't see how this move was more important than to play 0-0 here, and seems a waste to me..... |
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8... O-O
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I try and complete my development and feel as if I have gained a tempo in the process.. |
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9. O-O Re8
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This rook slide proves a very important move, without it my plan comes to nothing.... |
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10. b4
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Opening up space for some kind of attack coming from the queenside? |
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10... Ne4
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This was risky but I really liked this move, as, unless he wants to trade the bishop it's fairly safe and I wanted it to stay there for as long as poss... |
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11. Qc2 Ndf6
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Now my Q's Bishop is free to enter the fight and I dominate much of the board... |
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12. b5
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This is a little annoying, but there's no way I'm gonna take it.... |
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12... Bg4 13. Nd2 Qc7
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Now this is where I started to think about a sac, not realising just quite how well it would turn out... |
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14. g3
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Pretty much forced... |
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14... Bh3
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Obviously.... |
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15. Re1
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Now it starts!! |
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