ANNOTATED GAME

Who needs a queen
easy19 (2274) vs. milly64 (935)
Annotated by: milly64 (1200)
Chess opening: Fred (B00)
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1. e4
The title of the game "Who needs a queen" . I was not sure who was going to lose a queen but I would soon find out. White opened with Kings pawn to e4.

 
1... f5
I decided to play using the Dutch defence. I was intending to move my g knight out to f6.
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2. Qh5+
White moved his queen down to check my king at h5.

 
2... g6
I stopped the check by moving my g pawn to block the queen and protect my f pawn.
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3. Bd3
White developed his LB out to d3.
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3... gxh5
I took the queen with my g pawn. Now I found out who was going to lose their queen. However this has given me doubled pawns on my h file which obviously means I cannot safely cast on the king side. I don't think I would have chosen to take the queen in this position but if I get a chance to take a queen then I would mostly likely do so.
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4. exf5 Nf6
Now white takes the pawn I was offering at the start which provides a place for my knight to reside and stops the pawns advance.
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5. Nf3
White develops his knight to f3 and prepares to castle.

 
5... d6
I move my pawn to d6 and this allows my LB to be pointed at white's pawn on f5 and stops f3 knight from moving onto e5.

 
6. O-O
White castles. White looks likely to move his rook onto the e file which only has my undeveloped e7 pawn and the king still on his spot.

 
6... c5
I continue to add to my pawn chain with the move c5. I wonder if e5 would have been a better move as it would stop white from using the e6 square to place his pieces and limit my scope for attack.

 
7. Nc3
White develops his b knight to c3. White's bishop is looking happy with itself as it is currently at d3 and has access to 2 diagonals to a6 and h7.
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7... Bxf5
For some reason I now decide to capture the pawn at f5 and in consequence lose my LB to white.
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8. Bxf5
White captures my LB. Actually this may be fair in the circumstances since white gave me his queen its only fair I give him something back. But there is nothing for the LB to attack so this may be returning to its previous good position but I suppose its here so it might as well stay and cause me difficulties in moving my pieces out.
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8... Rg8
I move my rook out to the half open g file as my doubled pawns are both protected by the knight at f6.
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9. d3
White moves his d pawn to d3 to allow his DB access to the diagonal to h6.

 
9... Nc6
I develop my b knight to c6 trying to get my pieces out on the queen side so I can long castle.
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10. Be6
Now that pesky LB moves to the spot which I in future will try to fill with my own pieces before my opponent gets in them. He is now pointed at my rook on g8.

 
10... Rg7
So I bring my rook out to g7 as there is nothing for me to attack at present and white has some squares on the g file protected.
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11. h3
White pushes the h pawn out to h3. This stops my f knight from landing on g4 plus the e6 bishop is also protecting this square.

 

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