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1. d4
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Before this game, I was 2-2 vs. Will. I rely heavily on attacking and position play; Will seems to play from position and combinations. I wanted to play a Queen-side game because the wider King-side often leads me into sloppy attacks. |
 
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1... e6 2. c4
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I prefer a gambit, accepted or refused, to the other Queen's pawn openings. |
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2... b6
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Will mentioned that he dislikes the gambit, but this defense was new to me. |
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3. Nc3 Bb7 4. e4
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Up to this point, I was continuing standard lines, not seeing a good alternative. e4 here was played mainly from curiosity. |
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4... Bb4 5. Bd3 Qf6 6. Nf3
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This position can be found here: http://gameknot.com/chess-games.pl?n=238591&bd=8274923&h=0&fb=0&pm=0&m=d2d4e7e6c2c4b7b6b1c3c8b7e2e4f8b4f1d3d8f6g1f3.
I'm not sure of the exact continuation from here, but White's next three moves are 7. O-O, 8. Ne2, 9. Qa4 eventually winning the bishop. I established a strong position, and then lost the game later by moving e5, unblocking the bishop. Game was eventually called a draw about seven moves later after Will failed to find the mate. He had mate in 2 plus some garbage stall moves by White. |
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