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1. e4
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Again, annotation for team benefit... |
 
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1... d5 2. exd5 Bf5 3. Bb5+
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Slightly crazy opening, just begging for sharp tactical combinations somewhere. |
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3... c6 4. dxc6 bxc6 5. Qf3 Qc8
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Defends the f5 bishop and the c6 pawn, but ties the queen to an unpleasant early defensive duty. |
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6. Ba4
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Defending the c2 pawn |
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6... Nf6 7. c3
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looks slow, but was designed to play d4 and hold the middle whilst giving the freedom for the a4 bishop to move. In hindsight, this seems unnecessary. |
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7... e6 8. d4 Be7 9. Bg5
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complicated play really - designed to pin the knight whilst opening up the position. My only target at this point was rook mobility. |
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9... Be4
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Risky play. This is defended by a pinned piece, but this is ok at the moment |
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10. Qg3 Qb7
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now I had genuine concerns of the risks after black plays c5. The pressure on g2 is becoming very difficult to hold, especially after I lose a tempo to defend b2. |
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11. b3 Nbd7 12. Nd2
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Making use of the non pressure of Nb-d7 to develop further and release the a1 rook. This has the hidden threat of making the knight pin critical. |
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12... Nb6
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Black does not spot the knight pin threat, and loses material. |
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13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nxe4
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gaining material, this leaves a big threat of the Queen fork on Nd6 |
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14... Nxa4
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which fortunately wasn't spotted... |
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15. Nd6+ Kd7 16. Nxb7
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The game is now as good as over - analysis ends. |
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16... Rhg8 17. Qd6+ Kc8 18. Qxc6+ Kb8 19. Nd6 Nc5 20. Qxc5 Be7 21. Qc6 Bxd6 22. Qxd6+ Kb7 23. Nf3 Rac8 24. O-O Rxc3 25. Qb4+ Ka6
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