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I simply love to sac pieces, when it works I get a real sense of satisfaction, even more so, as history will no doubt forget my splendid attempts culminating in miserable failures, so here's one I feel I should imortalise for prosterity and future ego stroking moments of self gratification. :)
My opening is an unusual one for me as more often than not e4 is my stock in trade but as this game will prove, maybe it's one I should use more often..... |
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1. Nf3
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Introducing the Torre attack (Tartakower variation) |
 
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1... d5
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I'm sure this is all standard play for the next few moves so....... |
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2. d4 Nf6 3. Bg5 h6
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This may be straying from the book a little I personally favour development, Nc6 followed by Bg4. However this move forces me to commit my bishop one way or the other.... |
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4. Bh4
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I decided not to trade just yet, I remembered a previous game where I played Bxf6 exf4 and those pawns gathered around the castled king proved very difficult to penetrate, so I abstain, for now...... |
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4... g5 5. Bg3 Nc6 6. e3 Bg4
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7. Be2 Ne4
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Now black threatens to exchange N for B doubling my K-side pawns, which in many cases isn't necessarily a bad thing.... |
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8. Be5
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But in this case I preffered to exchange on e5 giving me an advanced knight and what I felt to be a slight positional edge... |
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8... Nxe5 9. Nxe5
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Forcing the issue. |
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9... Bxe2 10. Qxe2
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Now we have exchanged 2 minor pieces, we both have centrally positioned knights and there really isn't that much between us, all said everything is pretty much even steven, so, look at this position and ask yourself which colour you'de rather play? |
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10... Bg7
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Now black threatens to double my central pawns which would provide an easy target for black to deny board privaliges to, however, I don't want to move my knight either, so... |
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11. f4
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I liked this move at the time, if Bxe5 then fxe5 followed by 0-0 and my rook will have the f file to operate on.... |
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11... Bxe5 12. fxe5 c5 13. O-O
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....and that's exactly what happened, I begin to try a few cheap tricks here admittedly, but had I not the opportunity to play a few fantasy chess moves may not have arisen....So we play on..... |
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13... e6 14. Qh5
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As I said, a cheap trick which is easily parried but it's worth a shot surely..? |
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14... Qe7
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Cooley dealt with... |
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15. Na3
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Again the start of a fruitless exercise and I admit it's pretty ugly, but come the end I hope you will have forgiven this minor blemish... |
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15... O-O-O
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Not sure I like this, it leaves f7 firmly out in the cold! Nd2 was maybe better even a6.... |
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16. Nb5
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The reason I played Na3, I wanted to take the unpatrolled path to b5... |
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16... a6
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And it's all a waste of time Na7+ is no good after Kb8 so maybe I will run the risk of a skirmish on c3 after all..... |
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17. Nc3 Nxc3
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I actually don't like this exchange for black, I prefer Rdf8 I think.... |
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18. bxc3
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Now the center is loaded with white pawns and the b-file has been opened, this proves vital... |
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