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1. c4
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English Opening. |
 
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1... c5
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Trying to go into a symetrical english. |
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2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. h3
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The last few moves were main line. However cxd5 Nxd5 g3 is more common than h3. Play would continue: 4:cxd5 Nxd5 5:g3 Nc7 with black building up a big centre with f6 and e5 and white trying to exert pressure with his bishop on g2 and knights. |
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4... d4
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Taking on c4 looks ok but white can regain the pawn with Qa4 or even d3 and Bxc4. |
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5. Nb5 Nc6 6. d3 e5
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Black can look forward to a good game because of his central control. |
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7. Bg5 Be7 8. g3 O-O 9. Bg2 Be6
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Finishing development. |
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10. Nh2 Qd7 11. g4 Rab8
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Threatening a quennside pawn push with a6 and b5. |
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12. O-O a6 13. Na3 b5 14. b3 b4
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I closed the queenside as I thought I had better prospects of a kingside attack. |
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15. Nb1 h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nd2 Be7 18. Ne4 h5
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Maybe f5 was better as it was a little less loosening. |
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19. f4
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White attempts to seize the initiative with this move. |
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19... hxg4 20. hxg4 Bxg4 21. Nxg4 Qxg4 22. f5
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This threatens f6 opening up the kingside. |
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22... Bg5
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I think f6 was better as it dosnt allow f6 which proves awkward for black. |
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23. Rf3 Bf4
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Stopping Rg3. |
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24. f6
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This pawn becomes a thorn in blacks side. |
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24... g6 25. Nxc5
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Material is now level, and I would say that white has an edge. |
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25... e4
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I felt if I didnt take some positive action that I would be pushed back and suffocated.This opens e5 for my knight. |
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26. Nxe4 Ne5 27. Rh3 Be3+
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This may have been a mistake and I think I should have left this square for the knight. Maybe Qf5 to be followed by Ng4-e3. The knight is a short range piece and needs to be closer to the action than the bishop. |
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28. Kh1
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After this white looks fine and a clear pawn up |
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28... Rb6
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I was running out of ideas here and I was surprised when my draw offer was accepted. White has a strong knight on e4 that I cant move, a few open files towards my king with attacking prospects and an extra pawn which shouldn't be too hard to win. |
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