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I won this game, but it took me a lot longer than it should have done, as I missed chances to win, on both the king side and the queen side. |
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1. d4 d5
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So he copies me. |
 
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2. c4
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Queen's Gambit |
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2... c6
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Slav variation. |
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3. Nc3
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3. Nf3 is usually played first, to stop the Slav Gambit, 3......e7-e5, but in fact it has never been played against me, and the game transposes. |
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3... Nf6
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Natural development. |
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4. Nf3
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White too follows the main line. |
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4... e6
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The Semi-Slav, which can be reached by other move orders. |
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5. Bg5
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I play the common pin variation. 5....Nb-d7 is playable now followed by 6.....Qa5 - the Cambridge Springs variation. |
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5... dxc4
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This pawn capture is common in the Slav. |
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6. e4
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Played after a long think.6. a4 is also playable. |
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6... b5
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He hangs on to the pawn on c4. |
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7. e5
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I push again. |
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7... h6
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Forced, otherwise he loses knight for pawn. |
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8. Bh4
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I retreat. |
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8... g5
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He hits the bishop again. |
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9. Nxg5
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This is a temporary sacrifice of a knight. |
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9... hxg5
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He takes. |
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10. Bxg5
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I take back. |
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10... Nbd7
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He does this so that he can recapture on f6. |
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11. Qf3
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So I attack f6 again. |
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