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1. d4
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This is a game at the Dutch youth championship. I'm black and play against an opponent with a rating of 2080. My rating then was 1520 (Although it should be about 1800 I think). After the opening I'm standing worse, and start to play for a draw, at which I succeed in the end. |
 
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1... Nf6
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I'm still trying to find a way to play against 1.d4 which I like. I've tried several things and at the time I played King Indian. I didn't really know much of the opening and I now play differently against d4 (Albin Counter gambit). |
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2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5
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Up to this point I new how to play, but this move was a bit new for me. I played c5 here since after e5, the normal move most of the times, 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Nd5 black is clearly worse and already losing material. |
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6... c5 7. d5 e6
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I believe the main line runs 7. ... h6, but I didn't know that, and this move seemed good. |
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8. Qd2 exd5 9. exd5 Re8 10. Nf3 Bg4
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I knew that because of this move I would have to exchange my bishop for a knight, I didn't see anything else. I don't think it's a bad move because the knight could be more usefull in this position because of the linked pawns. Also, I needed to bring my bishop out and exchange pieces because my position is a bit cramped. |
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11. O-O Nbd7 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nb6
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I needed a plan here, but didn't really have one. Nb6 isn't a good move as the knight doesn't really do anything on b6. perhaps better was Qb6, perhaps followed by doubling the rooks on the e-file. |
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14. Be2 Qd7 15. Bd3 Na4
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Trying to trade more pieces. White can't really since I don't think he wants the double c-pawn. |
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16. Nxa4 Qxa4 17. b3 Qd7
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Perhaps a better idea here wasn Qb4. After 18. Qxb4 cxb4 and idea for me is Nf6-d7-c5 and my bishop and knight are actively placed. I don't think the I'm worse then. A drawback of Qd7 is that my knight less room. |
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18. Rae1 Rxe1
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I think I shouldn't have traded the rooks, but first do Qc7. This creates the possibility Nf6-d7-e5. I don't need to hurry to trade the rooks. |
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19. Rxe1 Re8 20. Kf1 Nh5
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I should've played Rxe1 here and after that Qc7 and the knight manouvre. Nh5 is rather useless and only give white time to get a better position. |
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21. Rxe8+ Qxe8 22. g4 Nf6 23. Qf4 Qe7
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Now the knight can't go to d7 because the pawn on d6 was attacked. My position is getter and from this moment I'm only playing for a draw. |
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24. a4
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This was a bad move as it blocks the queenside. I can now close the queenside which in the later endgame helps me getting a draw. |
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24... b6 25. f3 Qe5
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Perhaps I first should've done a5 here to completely block the queen side because later he can use the fact that it isn't completely blocked. |
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26. Qxe5 dxe5
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My hopes for a draw were big now. My plan was the moves h6, g5, Nf6-e8-d6, f6, and a5. If I would get the time for that, it would be a complete draw. |
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27. Ke2 h6
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I think a5 might have been better here. I thought that h6 would give me the time to also close the kingside, but I didn't see the next move. |
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28. Bd2
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This threatens to break open the queenside, so I need to close that. This gives white the time to try something. |
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28... a5 29. f4
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With this move, white might get some opportunities. I still think it's a draw, but two moves ago I thought, that it was all certain already. |
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29... Nd7 30. Kf3 Kf8 31. Ke4 Ke7 32. fxe5 Nxe5 33. Bxh6
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I hadn't seen this coming, but I don't think it's that good. I lose a pawn, but I can also exchange a piece after which a draw get closer. |
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33... Bxh6
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Nxd3 was far worse. After 34. Bxg7 Nc1 35. h4 Nxb3 36. h5 white is winning. |
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34. Kxe5 Bg7+ 35. Ke4
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I didn't understand why he went to e4 as he goes to f4 the next move, but I don't now if it mattered anymore. |
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