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1. d4 e6
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Oh good! I like playing against the French like squeezing the life out of my opponents. |
 
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2. e4 c5
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Surprise not the French but my old friend the Sicilian. |
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3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6
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Hum my opponent seems bent on not playing by the rules. Instead of the usually Nc6, Nf6, or e6 black plays the mysterious ...a6. Which lead to anything. |
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5. Nc3 Qc7
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The Kan/paulsen defense. Black tries to remain noncommittal waiting for whit to declare his plan. At this point I am getting tired of my opponent lack of commitment to our relationship so I decide to dump him. |
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6. g3
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Now it is my turn to stump my opponent. I am assuming that he has not seen this relatively unexplored line. That actually has some very interesting ideas. |
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6... Bb4
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Most common black pressures c3 while developing DSB to active square. |
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7. Bd2 Nf6
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Nc6 is also playable. Also 7. ...Bxc3 just gives white the bishop with strong diagonals |
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8. Bg2 Nc6 9. Nxc6 dxc6 10. a3 Bd6
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10. ...Bxc3 just gives white two strong bishops for nothing really |
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11. f4
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!? A very active move that weakens the kings position(something that I harshly criticize my chess students to avoid) but in return black entombs his bishops and concedes a huge potential on the kingside. |
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11... e5 12. f5
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I normally try to avoid creating Center backward pawn and wide out spaces but I think my super active king pawns, bishop pair and superior development can be enough to secure an advantage. |
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12... b5 13. g4
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Like most Sicilian lines it usually comes down to pawn races. |
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13... Bb7 14. g5 Nd7 15. h4 O-O-O 16. Qf3 f6 17. O-O-O Nb6
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Oh nuts my king pawns have stalled and black is starting warm up. I smell trouble |
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18. Be3 Nc4
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This I afraid that is turning into the classic of the tortoise and the Hare fable. |
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19. Bf2
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At least I can console myself with the fact that I control the dark squares in the heart of the black camp. Little help when my own dark size is about to trampled. |
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19... Qa5
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Ok call 911 we are about to have serious causalities |
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20. Nb1
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Barely hanging on with my fingernails |
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20... b4
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So many players under estimate the lowly pawn. Yet it wins the vast majority games! |
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21. Bf1
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!! The white king sees the light and puts his salvation on the righteous bishop. |
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21... bxa3 22. Bxc4
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Now white has a great bishop on a very powerful diagonal outside the pawn chain |
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22... a2 23. Bxa2
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Like a good Christian the white bishop makes himself a martyr |
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