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This game could have gone either way with either player making one or two mistakes along the way |
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1. e4 e5
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No Surprise here! |
 
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2. d3 d5
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Black presses forward claiming real estate |
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3. Nc3
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I decide to play defensively and create an opportunity for an exchange that will leave us Queenless |
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3... d4
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Instead, Black presses the land advantage ahead. |
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4. Nd5
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Knights can turn the table on real estate acquisition quite quickly |
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4... Be6
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I don't mind exchanging a Bishop for Knight..just a preference I have. |
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5. c4
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And so I make my stand. Black controls 4 squares in my territory, I control 6 in his..early advantage me. |
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5... c6
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A Blunder in the offing. I can run away, or stay and fight.. .I choose |
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6. Nf3
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Stay and fight. In my peanut brain, a Knight for a Pawn...what a nut. |
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6... Bg4
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Dave kindly offers me a way out - he was feeling sorry for me I guess, but in my state if mental collapse. |
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7. h3
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I offer to exchange his Bishop for my Knight - a point for point exchange I suppose, although now as I review the game, I think that the prudent move would have been to remove my Knight from danger. |
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7... Be6
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As Black does - well played Dave. |
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8. g3
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Me, I decide to capture some of my own territory by sacrificing a Knight |
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8... cxd5
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Thus..I am three points down and in MUCH worse position than just one move ago. |
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9. cxd5
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With a brave face, I try to "even the score", failing miserably. |
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9... Bd7
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With the long reach of the Bishop, teh board structure is still in Dave's favor, although in some ways, he is a bit more exposed than I am with the present board. |
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10. Nxe5
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Again, I push ahead, trying to assert my self on the game. (The best form of defense is attack - at least by doing that I can distract others from my obvious blunder. ) |
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10... Bb4+
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Being just a point behind after the exchange, I am not surprised by the full frontal assault. |
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11. Bd2
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a natural defense. |
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11... a5
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Dave bolsters the Bishop with a flank attack and I push a pawn... |
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