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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Qe7
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This is known as the Gunderam defense. |
 
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3. d4
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Nc3 is usually a pretty popular response instead, since Nd5 is protected by Pe4 and can be followed by NxPc7+ which forks the king and rook. Black has decent defenses against that, though. |
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3... a5
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Black usually plays d6 or Nc6 or Nf6. Pa5 is not really recommended.
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4. dxe5 d6 5. exd6 cxd6
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I would lean towards QxPd6 instead, to prevent isolating that d pawn. |
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6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Na3 Qxe4+ 8. Be3 f6 9. Bd3 Qc6 10. Nb5 d5 11. Bf4 Bc5
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Oof. Black should have played Na6, to protect against Nc7+. Better yet, black should probably not have moved Pd5 earlier (10). |
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12. Nc7+ Kd8 13. Nxa8 Na6
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Qc8 might have been better. |
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14. Bxa6 Qxa6
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Good. This prevents doubling pawns (PxNa6) while attacking Na8. |
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15. Nc7 Qa7
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I like Qb6 better, which attacks Pb2. But this sets up BxPf2+, which eliminates white's ability to castle. |
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16. O-O
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Unless white beats black to it. |
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16... g5 17. Bg3 h5
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Here white is strongly encouraged to play QxPd5. |
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18. h4
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Moving the castle pawns is generally not a great idea. |
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18... Ne7
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This was a good move on black's part. |
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19. hxg5 fxg5 20. Nxg5 Kc8
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Black needed to either move the king to prevent Nf7+ rook fork on the other side. Rf8 would have been another option, putting pressure on white's f pawn. |
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21. Be5 Rg8
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Black withdraws support of Ph5. Of course the rook had to be moved, but Rf8 might have been better. |
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22. Qxh5 Bd4
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Solid move--this attacks Pb2. If white trades he will need to move Nc7 or lose Pb2 to the black queen. |
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23. Bg3 Bxb2 24. Rae1 Kd8 25. Qf7
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Oops. Black can play RxNg5. |
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25... Re8
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That was an awkward mistake. White will certainly play NxRe8. BxN will be answered with Ne6+ driving the king away from the bishop so QxBe8. |
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26. Rxe7
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Completely not the way I would have played this. |
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26... Rxe7 27. Qf8+ Be8 28. Rd1
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I think I would have gone for Nce6+ instead, to protect the knight. |
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28... d4
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While protecting that pawn is nice, RxNc7 is probably better. RxPd5+, Rd7. |
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(1925)