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1. b3
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Larsen's opening, also called Queen's fianchetto opening. The idea is to prepare for a fianchetto of the queen's bishop which will attack throught the long diagonal b2-f6, This was the first time I've encountered such a strange opening. |
 
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1... e5
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Limiting the influence of the would-be finachettoed bishop and attempting to control the center, also d5 or c5 were both possible |
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2. Bb2 Nc6
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Protecting my central pawn and developing a piece |
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3. e3
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Preparing for d4 |
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3... d5 4. Bb5
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White threatens to wina pawn after ... a6? Bxc6 bxc6 Bxe5 but the reply was easy! |
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4... Bd6
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This develops a piece and prepare for castling as e5 wastes time and inceases the influence of the finachettoed bishop. |
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5. Bxc6+
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Mistake, now white exchanged his bishop fo a knight without gaining any advantage, if it was afte a6 then this move wouldn't have been too bad. |
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5... bxc6 6. d4
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Now white has blocked the way of his own fianchettoed bishop! |
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6... e4 7. c4 Qg5
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Threatening to win a pawn but it was just a threat! |
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8. g3
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Really poor move, Ne2 was better, after that I can't take the pawn. Now white is in trouble! |
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8... Bg4 9. Ne2 Bf3
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Exploiting the weakness of the light squares in the white camp. |
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10. Rg1 Ne7
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Probably Nf6 was better here, but Ne7 isn't bad! |
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11. Ba3
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White realizes that his blocked bishop isn't doing him any good so he decides to exchange it! |
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11... Bxa3 12. Nxa3 O-O 13. c5
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Mistake, white closed the situation with no advantage for him, cxd5 was far better and then he could attack through his half-open c file! |
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13... Nf5
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Bringing force to the combat zone, and I was thinking I could play Nxe3 aftewards which puts the white in serious trouble |
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14. Qd2
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Preventing Nxe3! |
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14... Qh5 15. h4
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Theaten to win a pawn, and h4 was the only possible reply! |
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15... Qg4 16. Nf4
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A mistake the loses the white a pawn, but understandable because Nxh4 wasn't that obvious! |
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16... Nxh4
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Wining a pawn |
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17. Qa5 Rfc8 18. b4
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attempting to assault my queen's side and open things up! |
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