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1. e4 
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Since I was never any good at openings, I started with the most basic move. e4 | 
   
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1... d5 
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Things started to complicate for me, never liked to study or train openings and this one was all new to me. (didn't know about Game DB, call me a Noob. :o ) | 
   
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2. d4 
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I decided to try and conquer the center of the board. | 
   
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2... dxe4 3. Nc3 
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Developing pieces and aiming to get a pawn back. | 
   
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3... Nf6 4. Be3 
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Dumb move on my part. Just wasted a move, since I will move the bishop again. I would have been better of with Bc4 | 
   
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4... e6 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. Qe2 
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Another dumb move, I can't explain today. | 
   
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6... Qxd4 7. Rd1 
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Only logical move at this point. | 
   
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7... Qe5 8. Bxf6 
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At this point I was hoping that he played Qxf6 so I would do Qxe4, liberating my Bishop and getting a pawn back. | 
   
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8... gxf6 9. g3 b6 10. f4 
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Another strange move, but I wasn't thinking proper. | 
   
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10... Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Qxc3+ 12. Kf2 
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At this point, running away was best, since I couldn't afford to exchange more pieces, given my pawn disadvantage. | 
   
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12... f5 
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I  believe he would be better off with Rg8. It would apply extra pressure on my already difficult position. | 
   
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13. Nh3 Ba6 14. Qd2 
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I had no choice at this point, I had to deliver my queen to the exchange. | 
   
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14... Qf3+ 15. Kg1 O-O 
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Protecting from Qd8   | 
   
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16. Ng5 
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Time to budge that Black Queen away. | 
   
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16... Qa3 17. Bxa6 
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Clearing some of the pressure on my king. | 
   
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17... Nxa6 18. c3 
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I stop him from doing Nb4 while protecting my a2 pawn | 
   
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18... Nc5 19. Kg2 
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Freeing my h1 rook. | 
   
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19... Nd3 20. Rhf1 
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No idea why I played this, but I was running low on ideas. | 
   
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20... Rad8 21. Qe2 
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Taking my queen out of harms way. | 
   
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21... Kg7 22. Qh5 
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Finally a chance to put a bit of pressure of my own. | 
   
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