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1. e4
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standard opening yet again |
 
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1... g6
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he prefers to avoid the center-board opening and just frees up his bishop and sets up f7-f5 |
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2. d3
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i protect the free-floating and free up my black bishop to prevent his uncontested move to h6 |
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2... Bg7
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he goes to g7 instead, bringing the bishop into play and avoiding a piece trade - he has a good attacking position if i forget myself and move that c1 bishop out anytime soon |
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3. Nf3
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bringing out the knight |
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3... d6
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freeing the other bishop and protecting some more row 5 real estate |
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4. Be2
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setting up the castling, nothing more, though that bishop may be useful later |
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4... Nf6
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and he sets up the castle as well, though his position on that side is potentially a little flawed |
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5. O-O
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i castle |
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5... O-O
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and he follows suit |
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6. c4
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now that the king's tucked away, time to set up a bit more aggressive pawn structure |
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6... b6
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he keeps staggering his pawns to prevent any further decisive advance |
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7. b4
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and i keep moving forward for the attack - so far he's maintaining a defensive position while i try to set up an advance |
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7... Bb7
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moving the bishop out, potentially to cut some holes in those forward ranks if he gets a chance |
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8. Na3
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the knight goes out to protect some pawn positions and free up that rook to set up shop on an open rank eventually |
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8... a6
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defending against the knight coming in, which i wouldn't have gained much from anyway |
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9. b5
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offering the first piece trade |
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9... Nxe4
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but he declines, sacrificing a knight in order to cut some holes in my pawn structure. he also gets a bonus that i missed at first, which is that his bishop at g7 attacks the rook, and if i moved it to b1, he'd have me forked with the queen and i'd lose the bishop anyway |
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10. dxe4
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sure enough, i take the knight |
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10... Bxa1
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and he grabs my rook without a problem |
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