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I am playing black against a much better player on the slow ladder. I am very proud that I was able to be victorious. I mated him in 14 moves, and the white king ends up taking a very long walk across the board. Its very unusual where the white king ends up. I don't think I have ever seen such a thing before. Let us analyze this game and find out what the heck happened. |
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1. e4
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The white king sends out a foot soldier. |
 
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1... e5
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Monkey see, monkey do. |
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2. f4
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White plays the Kings Gambit. |
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2... exf4
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Black accepts the offer and takes a pawn. |
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3. Bc4
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White continues to develop. |
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3... Nf6
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Black continues to develop and threatens the white pawn on e4. |
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4. d3
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White protects his pawn and now threatens the black pawn on f4. |
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4... d5
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Black ignores the threat on his pawn and threatens the white bishop. |
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5. exd5
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White neutralizes the threat on his bishop and we are now back to even on points. |
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5... Nxd5
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Black notices that the white pawn is vulnerable and he executes the capture. As a side effect, this move also protects the black pawn on f4. Perhaps this is one of the key moves in the game. Perhaps this is the start of the downfall for white. |
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6. Nf3
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White develops a horse. This keeps the black pawn on f4 from advancing any further just in case that pawn takes a notion to do so. |
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6... Qe7+
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The black queen decides that it is time to enter the fray. She puts the white king in check. |
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7. Kf2
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The white King begins taking a long walk in the park. You are not going to believe where this guy eventually ends up when the game is done. Stay tuned for that. |
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7... Ne3
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The black horse is chomping at the bit. He charges forward to threaten the white queen. |
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8. Qd2
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White could have taken the horse with the bishop but decides against it. Instead the white queen steps out of danger. This might be one of the moves that leads to the downfall for white. It is not a horrendous blunder, but I think there were probably better moves that white could have made. |
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8... Bg4
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Black is starting to taste blood in the water. The black bishop joins the fight. |
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9. Nc3
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White decides there is no reason to panic, and so he simply develops another horse. |
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9... Bxf3
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Black thinks it is time to start clearing the forest. Black trades bishop for horse. |
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10. Kxf3
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Rather than making the trade with a pawn, the white king continues his walk in the park. |
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10... Qg5
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The black queen would love to check the vulnerable white king, but there is no convenient way to do so. The black queen advances to a square that may be a good launching pad for an attack. |
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