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1. d4
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This was a game i recently played on playchess.com
It is a good example of how being aggressive pays off in otb chess, much more than correspondance chess.
Please leave comments using the new facility to do so. I haven't analysed very thoroughly, as this was more a game of instinct than calculated moves |
 
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1... d5 2. Nf3 e6
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Planning c5 |
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3. h3
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Strangely quiet move |
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3... c5 4. a3
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Another quiet move, better would be something like Nc3 or Bf4. |
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4... Nf6
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Developing towards the centre still, starting to gain a nice advantage |
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5. Bg5
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Good move, developing and attacking |
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5... Be7
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Quietly defending, and developing a further piece |
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6. Bf4
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A slightly strange move, retreating back for no apparent reason |
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6... Nc6
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Continuing development towards the centre. |
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7. dxc5
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A reasonable move, though would have worked better had white kept his bishop on g5. Still it forces me to move my bishop a second time which is undesirable in the opening |
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7... Bxc5 8. Nc3
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First big mistake. I suspect white is playing for a certain set-up, rather than playing against me. |
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8... O-O
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Castle often castle early is the standard advice. I could have played Qb6 picking up a pawn, but in the heat of a blitz game i missed this. |
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9. g4
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A very odd move, leaving white unable to castle kingside, and weakening his pawn structure. |
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9... Qb6
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I find the move I missed last time, and overall i am in a much better position |
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10. b4
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Defending the b2 pawn, however much better would have been e3 |
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10... Bxf2+
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I take the pawn and push right into whites territory. |
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11. Kd2 Nd4
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I saw a chance to go on the offensive at this point. Better might have been Ne4 , but this offers the chance for white to make a mistake.
If white takes the knight then: 12. Nxd4 Qxd4 13. Kc1 Qxf4, leaves me a piece up and coasting to an easy win |
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12. Ne5
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White sidesteps this trap |
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12... Rd8
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Quietly setting up an attack rather than rushing in with Ne4 . This move means that the obvious response Nxe4 leaves an awkward discovered check after dxe4 |
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13. e3
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Probably the best move, trying to drive away the knight and releasing the bishop onto a good diagonal. |
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