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1. e4
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This game is one I played on a site similar to GameKnot. It was in the second to last round of a tournament and I needed to win or draw in order to avoid elimination. |
 
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1... e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5
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The game solidifies into the Wing Attack, which slightly favors white if played accurately |
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6. Bb3 Be7 7. Re1 O-O 8. h3
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Mostly waiting for black to commit while restricting black's potential for king side expansion |
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8... Bb7 9. c3
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Giving the white bishop an escape route and preparing to strike at the center |
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9... d5
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Black strikes first! |
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10. d4
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White goes ahead with his strike |
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10... dxe4 11. Nxe5
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This instead of 11. dxe5 to hopefully win the over-extended pawn on e4 |
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11... Bd6 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Bg5
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Pinning one of the defenders of that e4 pawn |
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13... h6
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Forcing white to either retreat or exchange and leave black with the bishop pair. I decided to exchange to avoid losing the initiative |
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14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. d5
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Forcing away the last defender of the e pawn. In retrospect this move obstructs the white bishop and allows black's white bishop to remain active on d7 so all the focus on winning the e pawn was probably misplaced |
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15... Bd7 16. Rxe4 Bc5
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Black has some serious attacking chances here, but I was pretty sure I could defend this position. |
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17. Qe2 Rae8
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? I think Qg6 would have been better here as this allows white to bring its knight into the fight.
I think the variation 17. ...Qg6 18. Qf3 Bf5 19. Re1 Rae8 is better |
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18. Nd2 Qg6 19. Qf3 Rxe4
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?? Once again I think black would have been better served to force the issue with Bf5 as this allows the white knight to become even more active while gaining a tempo on the black bishop |
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20. Nxe4 Bb6 21. Rd1 Re8 22. d6
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?? The knight on e4 is left to the mercy of black's rook |
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22... c5
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?? Declining the knight? Blocking the white bishop on the a2-g8 diagonal is not necessary as 22. ...Rxe4 23. Bxf7 Qxf7 Qxe4 leaves black with a winning advantage |
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23. Bc2
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Defending the knight before it is too late |
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23... Qe6
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Getting the queen away from the bishop's discovered attack. |
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24. Qd3 c4
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This appears to be a good move as it opens up the black bishop with a tempo on the queen but... |
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25. Nf6+
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! A devastating invasion by the knight. Black resigned here. |
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