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1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4
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Queen's gambit Accepted |
 
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3. e4
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grab centre control.. I can regain the pawn at will (theoretically) |
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3... b5
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he protects the advanced pawn |
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4. a3
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I don't want a pawn rush this early |
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4... Bb7
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challenging my control of the center |
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5. Nc3
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protecting my e4 pawn |
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5... e6
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opening a lane for his black bishop |
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6. Nf3
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preparing to castle |
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6... h6
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I guess he feared Bg5 |
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7. Nxb5
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abandoning my e4 pawn, but I can gain a pawn on the exchange |
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7... Bxe4
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he grabs the unprotected pawn |
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8. Bxc4
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I do likewise |
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8... Bd6
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he prepares to castle |
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9. Nxd6+
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don't know why I did that, just didn't like the bishop |
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9... Qxd6
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I think I would have taken it with the pawn |
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10. O-O
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put the king in a safe place |
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10... Nf6
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now he's ready to castle... |
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11. Qa4+
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so I'll delay him |
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11... Nbd7 12. Ne5
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just to irritate him... |
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12... O-O
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I would have played Qxd4, but he castles |
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