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1. d4 d5 2. Nc3
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Queen’s Pawn, Chigoran Variation. |
 
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2... c6 3. f4
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White typically responds e4 or Bg5. Alternatively, f3 seems to give black more advantage, while f4 is off book. |
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3... h6
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Black has moved nothing on the back row yet. The h6 pawn isn’t defending or contributing—it seems a wasted move. |
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4. b3
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White will fianchetto the bishop, but a knight and pawn block any immediate usefulness. |
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4... a6
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Four moves in and black still has done nothing with the back row. The c6 pawn already defended Nb5, so the crab a6 advance again accomplishes nothing of real value. |
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5. Bb2 b5
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Five. |
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6. Qd3 Qd6 7. O-O-O
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Whoa. White guts f4. |
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7... Qxf4+ 8. e3 Qg5 9. Be2
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White invites Qxg2. |
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9... b4
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Nine moves in, black has only moved the queen and pawns. This move, however, does put the knight in a nice bind. |
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10. Na4 Bf5
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Qxg2 can wait as long as black threatens more valuable pieces. |
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11. Nb6
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This is not a serious counter threat. Rook for queen? Make my day! |
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11... Ra7
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Uh, Bxd3? Hello? NxR, BxB, NxB, QxP+. |
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12. g3
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White ignores the bishop salivating over the white queen to protect the g pawn. |
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12... Bh3
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No. Bxd3. 9-3=6. Black would be up 7. Plus, what prevents Nxh3? |
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13. Nxh3
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Nothing. |
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13... Qf6 14. Rhf1 Qe6 15. Bf3
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White sends the knight to black’s abattoir, Qxh3. |
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15... a5
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Black apparently has no taste for French cuisine. |
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16. Rde1 Qxh3
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There! |
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17. e4 e6 18. exd5 Bd6 19. dxc6 Nxc6
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The knight is not worth that pawn. Bxc6+ cases black cramps. |
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20. d5
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Or white turns up his nose at free horse meat. |
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(1925)