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1. d4
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A Queen's Gambit Declined Tournament |
 
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1... d5
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In this game, black finds a nice combination and wins a pawn. But tragically, this leads the way to a counter-attack that black does not succeed to repel. |
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2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6
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The Triangle or Wedge Variation. I'm not familiar with this variation and I'll soon get outplayed by my opponent. |
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4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Be7 7. Rc1
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Maybe I should have played something like a4 instead, in order to hinder the queen's side pawn-rush that we will see in the game. |
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7... dxc4 8. Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O h6 10. Bh4
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If 10. Bf4, then 10. ... Nh5, but maybe that was better for white than the game continuation. |
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10... b5
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There it comes... |
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11. Bd3
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Maybe Be2 is better. |
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11... Bb7
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Now I should calm down and line up the rooks on the c-file, I guess. |
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12. Ne4
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But I want to free my game and naively I play this move. |
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12... Nxe4
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Which runs into a nice combination found by my opponent. |
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13. Bxe7
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Now the black queen would take back on e7, n'est-ce pas? |
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13... Nxf2
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No! This is called a zwischenzug (intermediate move). |
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14. Rxf2
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Ok, instead of that I could also go on playing 14. BxQ NxQ, 15. RxN RxB, but without the queens on the board it would be even more difficult to reverse the trend.
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14... Qxe7
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Now I am one pawn down. |
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15. Be4
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Maybe I can win it back? |
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15... Rac8
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No! |
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16. Ne5
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The way things are, I can as well try a move like this and at least clear the f-file! |
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16... Nxe5 17. dxe5 c5
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Black pushes the pawn and offers to trade the bishops. |
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18. Bb1
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Of course, I'll rather keep my bishop. And in fact, I happen to have two nice compensations for the lost pawn: the f-file, but also the second rank where I can manoeuvre my pieces from one side to the other. |
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18... Rfd8
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This does no harm. |
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