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Annotated by Micah Wiesner |
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1. d4
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annotations by micah wiesner. keep in mind this is a blitz game so there are some blunders but any feedback would still be very helpful |
 
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1... Nf6
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I haven't played too many queen pawn games in my life so to keep it sharp I opted for a gambit, the Gibbens Gambit, played often by Clyde Nakamura to make the game a tad more tactical |
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2. g4 Nxg4
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deflecting the knight from the center and opening up a strong g-file for my rooks. Already it is clear I must castle long |
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3. e4 d6 4. f3
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4. Be2 h5 5. h3 is also a common line but I didn't know that at the time and also was very content at the idea of controlling such a large center |
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4... Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Bg5
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6. Be3 may be even stronger but I figured if I was kicked with h6 blacks kingside would just be weakened |
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6... Bg7 7. Qd2 O-O
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I think my opponent may have castled too soon. Now I am set up to pick apart his kingside pawn structure, exchange his defenders by his kind and he will have a very exposed king |
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8. Bc4
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pinning the f7 pawn |
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8... c5
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looking for d5 to immobilize my bishop |
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9. Nge2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nc6 11. O-O-O
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My king is safe I still control the center fairly well and my pieces are all on great squares |
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11... Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Ng4
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looking for the rook fork on f2 |
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13. Qd2 Ne5
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With Ne5 black's knight gains a great square and kicks my bishop but also becomes a possible target to my pawns as I plan on opening up the kingside by exchanging my e and f pawn |
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14. Be2 Qa5
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adding pressure to c3 but dropping the center pawns. what a blunder |
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15. Bxe7 Re8 16. Bxd6 Be6
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black is now down 1 pawn but has great piece placement with bishops on adjacent diagonals pointed at my king. |
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17. f4 Nc6 18. e5
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This essentially ruins blacks plan for any attack. My dark-squared bishop also helps put a cap on the d-file and any ideas of counterplay look to have gone down the drain |
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18... Nb4 19. a3 Nc6 20. h4
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with my king safe it is finally time to go to work on his |
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20... Bf5
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20. h5 may be better for him but bear in mind i still have possibilities with f5 in the future |
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21. h5 g5 22. h6 Bf8 23. Nd5 Bxd6 24. Nf6+ Kf8 25. Qxd6+ Ne7
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black's king is essentially trapped but what to do now? I feel like my next few moves may have been a bit too slow and allowed black to stay in the game longer than he should have |
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26. Rhg1 Rad8 27. Qb4 Qxb4 28. axb4
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I felt like black had too many weak pieces to defend at this point so simplifying the game by eliminating the queens wouldn't make much of a difference for me |
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28... Rxd1+ 29. Bxd1
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protecting c2 and keeping the threat of Rxg5 |
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29... Rc8 30. Rxg5 Bg6 31. c3 Nf5
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stopping the threat of f5... but not for long |
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