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1. c4
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Mon Capitan asked me to annotate a few games for the team with the reason why I made the move I did. The notes have been made as the game progressed, rather than after.(although I have tidied them up a bit at the end) They are basically the short term notes I leave for myself.
c4 - Transpositional opening. Black can put a stamp on what that is straight away. |
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1... e5
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My standard reply to c4. Mainly because I don't like playing queen's gambit as black. |
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2. g3
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Setting up for Bg2, Nf3, O-O. A very strong castled position from frontal assault |
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2... Nf6
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Centre control, setting up for kingside castle |
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3. Bg2 Bc5
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Centre control, allows castleing |
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4. d3
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??? Allows B out... |
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4... Nc6
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Centre control |
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5. Nf3 O-O
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May as well. Have 3 well developed pieces to 2 off to the side |
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6. O-O d5
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Long term plan is to open and control c, d or e and attack castle from behind the pawns |
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7. Bg5
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Pin the N. Leads to no material advantage. Depending on how I disarm it, it may weaken my castle |
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7... dxc4
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open d |
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8. dxc4 Qxd1
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Simplify by exchanging Q. Still have better development. Ng4 is likely to make the R return to f1, keeping d up for grabs in line with my long term plan. |
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9. Rxd1 Ng4
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If i now do h6, the bishop will retreat now, rather than have the option of an exchange which leaves me with a weakened castle and doubled up pawns. I am expecting Rf1 to protect f2 and in turn e3 |
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10. Rf1 h6
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Makes the B retreat, ceding more centre control. Gets me the escape hole from the castle now, so I can keep tempo in the end game. Also the escape hole is on a white square, and white's white bishop is likely to be stuck on g2 for a while |
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11. Bd2 e4
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N on f3 has safe squares at e1 - N takes pinned pawn on f2 setting up a discovered check (Nd1 ,Nxb2)
If RxNf2 then fork with e3.
at h4 - g5 13 Bxe4 gxh4
Material advantage for me, small breach in whites castle, but probably still have to go around the back |
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12. Ne1 Nxf2 13. Rxf2 e3 14. Bc3
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I won't pull punches. This is just BAD. 14 Bxe3 Bxe3 (bishop for a pawn), would have minimised the damage. This leads 14.... exf2 (up a rook) 15 Kh1 or f1 fxe1=whatever as the B on c3 will take it.(up a knight)
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14... exf2+ 15. Kf1 fxe1=Q+ 16. Bxe1 Ne5
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c4 unprotected so white will use a move to protect it. Ng4 next to attack h2, which he can't protect as easily. |
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17. b3 Ng4
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