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Here is a great example of uncovering tactics in an unusual position. Enjoy! |
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1. Nf3
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The King's Indian Attack... not the 1. e4 or the 1. d4 I'm familiar with. |
 
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1... Nc6
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Offering white 2. e4 if he wants it. |
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2. c4 e5
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Staking a claim to the center. |
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3. b3
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Not developing the kingside... this move seems very commital to fianchettoing the bishop to me. |
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3... Bc5
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So, I reason, might as well develop my kingside and attack towards his. |
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4. e3
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I expected Bb2. |
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4... e4
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Threatening to win a pawn with 5. Nd4 Nxd4 6. exd4 Bxd4. |
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5. d4
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The only way to keep material equality without retreating the knight to g1. |
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5... Bb4+ 6. Nfd2
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The knight is forced to a bad square. Black is ahead in development, but white controls more space on the queenside. |
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6... Nf6
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Furthering development, but I overlooked... |
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7. a3
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! This good move forces black to retreat his dark squared bishop, and breaks the pin on the knight. Now, black must take care not to lose his distant e4 pawn. |
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7... Be7 8. Nc3 d5
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?! Seems like the natural way to defend the e4 pawn, but black will lose a pawn anyway. |
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9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Ncxe4
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So, down a pawn, black must take advantage of his edge in development and the fact that his pieces are more mobile. |
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10... f5
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...not that this is necessarily the best way to do that, but I'm thinking of attacking on the kingside. So, since after castling, black will have a rook on f8, it makes sense to throw open some room for the rook. |
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11. Nc5
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Ng3 may also be worth considering here, for defensive purposes, and also since after b6, the knight will be booted out of c5. |
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11... O-O 12. Bc4
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Nasty pin on the black knight. |
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12... Kh8
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I have to break it, otherwise the threat of g4 followed by e4 wins the knight. |
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13. O-O
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?! This is definitely what they call "castling into it". White may be safer in the center. |
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13... b6
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<boot> |
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14. Na4 Bf6
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Building up pressure on d4. |
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