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This game turned into a wild attacking game by both sides. I've been trying to develop more of an attacking style -- transform myself from someone who adopts a style of play like Anatoly Karpov into one who adopts a similar style to Rashid Nezhmetdinov. |
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7
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All the games start here, in this themed mini. |
 
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9. O-O Bd6 10. Qc2 Qc7 11. Bd2 O-O 12. a3 a6 13. Ne4
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The first tentative thrust. |
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13... Nxe4 14. Bxe4 f5 15. Bd3
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The exchange leaves a peaceful-looking position... |
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15... c5 16. dxc5
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I don't want my opponent's Q side pawns to storm forward, so I exchange one off. |
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16... Nxc5 17. Be2
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I'd rather not give up a minor exchange without a reason. |
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17... e5 18. Bc3
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I switch my Bishop to a more active diagonal, pointing toward Black's King. |
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18... Be4 19. Qc1
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Ducking clear. |
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19... Nb3 20. Qe1
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And again. My opponent in this game also played for the attack. |
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20... Bc6 21. Rb1
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I'm not sure why my opponent didn't play 20... NxR, but I'm glad of a chance to slide my Rook clear. |
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21... e4 22. Ng5
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I have to move my Knight, allowing Black to win a Pawn. |
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22... Bxh2+ 23. Kh1
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Forced. |
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23... Be5 24. f4
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I act quickly to seal the dangerous diagonal. |
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24... Bf6 25. Qh4
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I elect to launch a counterattack. The immediate threat is QxP mate. |
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25... h6 26. Ne6
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Black *could* choose here to exchange Queens [26... BxQ 27 NxQ] but elects not to. |
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26... Qd6 27. Bxf6
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The Queens remain, but some of the wood does come off. |
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27... Rxf6 28. Nd4
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The only square. |
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28... Nd2 29. Nxf5
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A mistake, as Black can simply play RxN and still has my Rooks forked with his own Knight. |
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29... Qe6 30. Nd4
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Black fails to take advantage, and I harass his Q again. |
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30... Qd5 31. Rbd1
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I remove one of my Rooks from attack. |
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31... Nc4 32. Nxc6
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Having equalized the material, I begin swapping off the minor pieces. |
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