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Welcome. I hope you stay till the end. Its a doosey. |
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1. e4
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Please evaluate and criticize.
e4. Standard opening usually met with e5 or c5. I always take the other route. |
 
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1... Nc6
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The Nimzovitch! Grabs control of the center and developes a minor piece. Sound opening principles. |
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2. Nf3
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Nf3. The best defense. Covering the attacking squares and moving one step closer to castling. |
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2... Nf6
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Nf6. Attacking the pawn and covering the remaining two center squares. Note: if e5 is played then Ng4 is fun but Nf5 is more sound. Moving into an Alekhine line. |
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3. Nc3
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Nc3. Developing a piece, controlling key squares, and protecting the e4 pawn. This game could transpose into many lines, more often to the 4 knights. 4 Knights is too common and boring. So I move to... |
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3... d5
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d5!. Immediate pressure in the center. e5 is met with Nd7 and then to a standard Alekhine line. exd5,Nxd5 is playable but then leads to equally developed pieces. This is one of my goals as black. Usually a piece behind in the opening, it feels good to have my stallions out against his. |
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4. d3
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d3. Too safe for me. Protecting the e pawn and opening lines for the dark squared bishop. I think I'll add more pressure to the center, as d4 is weak. |
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4... e5
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e5. More pressure on d4. I'd like to put a knight there one day. I could have played more aggressive though with ..dxe4, dxe4 Qxd1, Nxd1 Nxe4. That would be ideal, disrupting his castling ability and gaining a pawn. |
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5. Bg5
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There goes that plan. Bg5. This helps with my development but makes d5 EXTREMELY weak. I have to protect that square. |
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5... Be6
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Brings out a piece and covers the weak square. The first idea of Be7 develops and helps castling but loses to exd5. |
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6. exd5 Bxd5
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I'll take it! Development may have been better since everything was covered for him. Let the exchanges begin! |
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7. Nxd5
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Take. |
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7... Qxd5
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Take. Oh no! My Knight! |
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8. Bxf6
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Ouch. There goes my kingside developement. |
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8... gxf6
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Always take inwards with the pawns. Funny enough this strengthens my pawn on e5 and opens a file for my rook. I wouldn't castle king side if I were him. Also my King is now ready to castle queen side. |
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9. Be2
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Developes a piece and looks like he is gonna castle. |
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9... h5
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Starts a Kingside attack. Probably a bit too early but it does allow me to move my bishop to h6 whenever I please since the rook will cover it. |
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10. c4
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The attack begins! I need to move the Queen. f6 is weak as well as b7. His weaknesses are b2 and g2. Time to devise a plan. The king is opened now with only one defender. See the tactic? Here it comes. |
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10... Bb4+
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Bb4!. forcing the Knight to defend or else he loses the ability to castle or sacs his Queen. |
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11. Nd2
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Kf1 was better. |
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