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1. d4 a5 2. e3 d5 3. Nf3 f6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bd3 Nh6 6. Bd2 e6 7. O-O Qb6
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Pretty typical opening for me so far. I'm not really sure what black's plan is; the knight is trapped all the way over on the h column, the bishops are still in the back row, and the other knight hasn't moved yet. At this point, I'm sure my opponent is trying to get the b-column pawn--I've fallen for that trick in games before. |
 
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8. Na4
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Sometimes when the queen does claim the pawn, I might do an exchange such as Qxb2-->Rb1, and if the pawn on b7 has already moved forward, it provides an opportunity to trap the queen because she can no longer retreat. But in this case, the queen still can get to safety by going to b3 and then retreating to the back rank from there. So instead, my knight comes out to both protect the pawn and threaten the queen. |
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8... Qc7 9. e4
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Trying to start a pawn exchange. |
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9... Bd6 10. exd5 Ng4 11. g3
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At this point, I foresee a potential checkmate with all that pressure on the h-pawn, so I'm blocking that from happening. |
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11... O-O 12. dxe6 Bxe6 13. Nc5
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In trying to get my knight back in on the action, I foresee the possibility Nxe6 and pinning the rook with the queen; Black will then be forced to move the queen and let me have the rook. |
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13... Bxc5 14. dxc5
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Black trades pieces to prevent that happening. |
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14... Nd7 15. Nd4
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The possibility still remains with my other knight, and now Black is forced to make a hard choice: there's nowhere the queen can go to also protect the knight and bishop and prevent the pin. |
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15... Bd5
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Best choice for black at this time: bishop can take the knight if it moves to e6. |
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16. Qxg4
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Claiming my free knight. |
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16... Ne5 17. Qf4 Qf7 18. Be4
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I would really like to do Bd4 and pin the queen here, but that's not possible at this time. So instead, I'm thinking I can exchange bishops, then try and set something similar up using my queen to pin. |
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18... Bc4 19. Rfe1
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Black doesn't agree to trade, and I move my rook out of danger. |
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19... Rad8
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Black is trying to claim my knight, which is unprotected. |
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20. Nf5 g6 21. Nd6 Rxd6
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At this point I am very confused as to why black did this; perhaps they forgot about my pawn. Either way, I am very happy to take the rook in exchange. |
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22. cxd6 Qd7 23. Bxa5
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Now that I'm so far ahead, I'm just trying to get rid of as many black pieces as possible; here we technically exchange pawns. |
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23... Qxd6 24. b3 Be6 25. Rad1 Qa3
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Now the following is a very interesting exchange. Black manages to capture my bishop, but then I make up for my error again by beginning a series of checks that allow me to regain an advantage. |
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26. Bc3 Qc5 27. Bd3
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I forget to ensure that my bishop is protected, and instead am too focused on trying to exchange for black's other bishop. |
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27... Qxc3 28. Re3
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This was a rather clever move on my part. I didn't realize it at the time, but my next move, Bc4, gets me a free bishop; Black can't take my bishop, otherwise they lose the queen, and the queen can't get to a good position to escape and protect the bishop at the same time. |
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28... f5
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I don't think black even saw the possibility of what I'm attempting to do here; also this spot would give me a free knight, now that the pawn no longer protects it. |
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29. Bc4 Qxc2
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I guess black was trying to take something in compensation for the bishop? Except now the knight is even more unprotected... |
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30. Bxe6+ Nf7 31. Bxf7+
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Initiating a bishop-knight exchange to remove protection for the king. |
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