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Here is a game from our team mini where both sides play like idiots for a few moves. It does have a nice little mating attack at the end, however.   | 
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1. e4 e5 2. d4 
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Interesting choice........White opts to tear open the center with this aggressive move. | 
   
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2... Nf6 
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?! An interesting move as well for black. Black attempts to trade e pawns. | 
   
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3. d5 
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? White neglects his e pawn. 3. dxe was probably better. | 
   
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3... d6 
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? Black declines the free pawn, while blocking in his dark squared bishop. Very poor play. | 
   
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4. Be2 
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This game has gone off of the deep end. White continues to neglect his e pawn and develops very weakly. | 
   
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4... Nxe4 
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! This exclamation is awarded strictly to reward black for curing his cranial-rectal inversion problem. | 
   
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5. Bf3 
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? White RE-develops his light squared bishop.  | 
   
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5... Nf6 6. Bg5 
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White develops, and gains a nice pin. | 
   
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6... Bf5 7. Nc3 Be7 8. Nge2 Nbd7 9. O-O O-O 
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Both sides have now developed pieces to logical squares. | 
   
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10. Qd2 
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Sort of slow........perhaps Re1 was stronger. | 
   
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10... h6 
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Black starts swinging first, and attempts to kick out the pinning bishop. | 
   
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11. Bxh6 
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?! Maybe too aggressive here. White sacs a bishop with unclear intentions. | 
   
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11... gxh6 12. Qxh6 Nh7 
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It is possible that white did not see this block (if he were seeking a quickly drawn position). | 
   
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13. Qd2 
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White retreats to regroup. The quick little attack he executed was summarily dismissed, and he must now come up with something else. | 
   
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13... Bg5 
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Black keeps up the pressure on the white queen, forcing her to retreat even further. | 
   
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14. Qd1 Nc5 
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Black positions himself for anticipated action on e4. | 
   
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15. g4 
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? White detroys his king's protection with this extrememly aggressive move.  | 
   
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15... Bg6 
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Black easily sidesteps. | 
   
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16. b4 
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White is just full of all kinds of aggression. These repeated unsupported advances will be hard to justify should black be able to get in behind them. | 
   
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16... Nd7 17. a4 
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 And white has made his intentions known. He plans on queenside expansion after the Nc3 is moved. | 
   
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