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1. e4 g6 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6
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If you're wondering about the opening, it's a kind of self-styled Robatsch defense I've been working on, with delayed fianchetto |
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4. Nc3 Bg4 5. Be2 Bg7 6. O-O Nc6 7. Be3 O-O
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Normal development, white has a strong centre, black will be looking for opportunities to get his knights in... |
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8. Qc1
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Thematic move against fianchettoed B, met with... |
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8... Re8 9. Bh6 Bh8
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And corncutter goes to an out-of-the-way but powerful corner-square position. White's B admittedly scary and Black's K can't move now, but the bet is that that nasty chap will end up being more mouth than trousers and eventually have to retreat (let's hope)... |
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10. Qg5
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Here's trouble, big time - she's not here to do the ironing... |
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10... Bxf3
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I work to reduce White's effective foreces in the area... |
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11. Bxf3 Nxd4
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First hints of counter-attack: that's the good guys a pawn up, and White's c-pawn needs defending... Also note the possible gratuitous swap-off which would displace his K-side pawns (I'd never give up this lovely knight on his hemmed-in light-squared B, but he doesn't know this! |
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12. Bd1
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So back it goes, now White's rooks have lost sight of each other - good news for the revolutionary forces of freedom and justice |
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12... c6 13. b4 a6 14. f4
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Ouch! - it's that kind of attacking move that can spell trouble |
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14... Ne6 15. Qg3
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Queen redeploys and Black now has a combination (15... Nxe4 16Nxe4...BxR) that looks very tempting. Little do I realise, the body bag will never be recovered... |
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15... Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Bxa1 17. f5 Ng7
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The f-pawn is a pain in the [word deleted by GK editorial staff] but it's the N on e4 that's really worrying, eg f6...Nh5 (not ...exf Nf6) fxe...NxQ Nf6 mate) If ...Qxe, Re1 and the N threat holds. I'm sweating... |
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18. c3
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I think, well he can't take it because his bish is still in the way, let's just wait for the N to move... |
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18... Qd7 19. Bg4
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Racking up defence of the pesky f-bloke... meanwhile threatening the mortal x-ray f6 advance... |
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19... d5
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Tell the nasty horsey to go away...! He has a three-way fork on f6 now... Help! |
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20. f6
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well, here it is, end of game I can hold him off for a couple of moves maybe... |
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20... Ne6 21. Qd3
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why not fxe? is he planning something even more humiliating than taking my queen (may Allah's blessings be upon her) and getting me in checkmate? |
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21... Qc7
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If I'm getting extra moves, let's do some damage limitation - and get out of that triple fork for a start... |
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22. Ng3
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What? They're running away!!! Can those hours of constant prayer and meditation have been of some use? Quick, do something decisive... |
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22... exf6 23. Rxa1
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Whoops, there goes that Bishop... seems like so long ago now, and I'm almost relieved... |
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23... f5
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Yeah! Get oudder here! The danger is his Queen and B getting together on the long diagonal, note: must keep horse here to protect d4 |
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