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1. e4
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This annotation is going to be a little different from my other ones... Instead of waiting until the game is finished, I'll annotate as the game is going on, so you can all get a better idea of my thoughts throughout the game :) ((alternate moves considered by me will be placed in double brackets, like what this sentence is in)) |
 
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1... e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5
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Ok, the start of the Traxler variation.. |
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5. Bxf7+
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nothing special so far...I've been told that Nxf7 is playable, but I don't feel comfortable with trying it |
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5... Ke7 6. Bb3
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the usual move here is Bd5, but I can't seen any glaring changes with making this move |
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6... Qe8
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again, this isn't main line, but I'm not complaining - this could lead to an interesting game. Maybe nuntar's seen the Ion vs Freddy game... I'm assuming that the next move by Black would be Qh5... |
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7. O-O
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I'll defend my king for now... if Black plays Qh5 now, I'd be forced to trade because of the threat on the g5 knight - maybe Black wants to take advantage of my lack of development? ((here, I considered Nc3, with the idea of Nd5 - it will either break up Black's kingside structure of get my pawn on a good square)) |
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7... d6
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Black's looking at getting his bishop out... I'm seeing Bg4 here. |
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8. h3
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I don't really want the hassle, so I'll just stop the bishop getting there in the first place. This also has the benefit of stopping Ng4 - I like this move ((Nc3 was still in consideration)) |
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8... Rf8
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slowly building up pressure on White. I'm thinking nuntar's next move will be Nxe4 |
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9. Nc3
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Why not? I've been planning to move my knight for a couple of turns now, and now it will also defend e4 |
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9... Nd4
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I can only assume nuntar's considering Nxb3 on the next turn ((it also gets me thinking about Nd5+ again - I realise I can retake with the bishop instead of the pawn. I see a disadvantage for both moves - the pawn recapture blocks in my bishop, but the bishop capture allows for c6, driving back my bishop)) |
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10. Nd5+
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I'll go ahead with my plan. |
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10... Nxd5
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nuntar recaptures, and now I have the choice of exd5 or Bxd5. |
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11. Bxd5
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I chose Bxd5 when I realised that nuntar was still threatening Nxb3 ((I guess these kinds of things I shouldn't overlook)) |
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11... Qg6
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putting a threat to the knight. I don't really want to move it though. ((I don't realise it until a bit later, but nuntar actually threatens to capture the knight - it's open season when it retreats to f3 because of the queen's pin on the g2 pawn)) ((I expected c6 here)) ((as I annotate this, the game is already done - me and nuntar happened to be online at the same time to play it through...I'll try to remember my thoughts as best as I can)) |
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12. d3
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defending the knight. I'm also going to get a chance to develop pieces, which doesn't usually seem to happen for White. ((after this move, I was considering a knight sac with Nxh7, which, after Qxh7, could lead to a powerful attack; 13.Nxh7 Qxh7 14.Bg5+ Ke8, and now it's Black who's under pressure...but what would be White's best move after that?)) |
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12... h6
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Black really wants that knight to go.. I've now noticed the danger of retreating the knight to f3. It took me a little while to find the next move... ((knight to h7 is now out of the question, because the bishop can't move to the g5 square)) |
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13. c3
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as far as I can see, this is my only option. I can get out of this with just one pawn down instead of a whole piece down |
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13... Nc6
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I expected hxg5 here [14.cxd4 exd4], and I think it might have been better. |
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14. Nf3
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now I have a chance to retreat my knight. Now I have some breathing space I'll go in for the attack ((well, at least I thought I had some breathing space...)) |
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