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1. d4
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I am Black. |
 
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1... c5
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The Benoni Defense. I counterattack White's centre pawn with a pawn from the flank. |
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2. c3
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This move and e3 are the safest responses, but they are also passive and let Black get an equal position. 2.d5 is the sharpest move for White. |
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2... Nf6
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Controlling e4 |
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3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 d5
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Not a necessary move. I thought 4...b6 was better. |
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5. Bg2 Bd7
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My plan was to control the queenside and advance my pawns there, but I thought 5... b5 was better, then developing my bishop to b7, where it controls the important e4 square. |
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6. O-O b5 7. Nbd2 a5 8. Re1 c4 9. e4
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White is breaking through in the center. |
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9... dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Rxe4 Bc6 12. Re1 Be7
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I'm a little behind in development, so I need to castle as soon as possible, something I failed to do and almost ended up losing. |
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13. Ne5
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Double attack on my bishop. |
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13... Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Qd5+
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I shouldn't be offering to trade queens because my queenside pawns are overextended, which can become weak in the endgame if I trade queens. |
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15. Qf3 Qxf3+ 16. Nxf3 Nd7
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I kept delaying castling, and got into a bad position. |
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17. Bf4 Nb6
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I couldn't find a good plan here, so I'm just positioning my knight. |
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18. Bg5
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White wants to trade his bad bishop for my good bishop. |
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18... Ra7
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Taking and castling was probably better. |
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19. Bxe7 Rxe7 20. Re5
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My weak pawns are under heavy fire. |
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20... Nd5
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I thought my position was solid here, but White's next move made me uncomfortable. |
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21. Rae1
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I shouldn't have delayed castling for so long. Now I can't castle because my pawn will be pinned to my rook, so 22.Rxd5 wins my knight |
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21... h5
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My plan was to get my rook to f5, because the side with less maneuvering space should trade pieces. |
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22. Nd2 Rh6 23. a4
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White is reminding me of my weak queenside pawns. |
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23... Rg6
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A cheap trick, I am threatening to play Nf4 followed by Nd3 forking the rooks. |
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