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1. d4
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I've picked this game for annotation because it resulted in an improbable victory from a near impossible position - (at one stage I was down 2 knights, 1 bishop, 1 rook and 4 pawns and had only captured a single pawn in return)
Tolemac has subsequently thrashed me in every game since. |
 
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1... Nf6 2. d5
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Not being a student of chess openings, this seemed like a good move at the time |
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2... e6 3. c4
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protecting my advanced pawn |
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3... Bb4+ 4. Nc3
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Blocking check |
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4... Ne4 5. Qc2
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protecting my knight and threatening Qxe4 |
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5... Qf6
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Realised Qxe4 would result in the loss of rook and leave king exposed after Bxc3 |
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6. Bd2
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Tolemac's previous move Qf6 was great, all my attention was on c3 and then... |
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6... Qxf2+
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BAM!... I'm in all sorts of trouble now |
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7. Kd1
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Forced |
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7... Qxf1+ 8. Be1
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Forced |
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8... Nf2+
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Forked! |
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9. Kd2
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Forced and keeping my bishop protected |
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9... Nxh1 10. Nf3
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Saving my knight |
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10... exd5
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pawn action |
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11. cxd5
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Had to ensure I captured one piece this game |
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11... O-O
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A surprising move... as it gives me a target (it did however free blacks rook for a potential attack on the E file) |
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12. Ng5
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Given the state of the game, I'm prepared to take any opportunity on offer |
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12... Qf4+
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Argh! A trap! |
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13. Kd1
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Forced |
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13... Qxg5
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Can things get any worse?... I've lost rook, bishop, knight and 2 pawns and have only captured 1 pawn in return |
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