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This is my first attempt at an annotation, and im only recently new to the world of chess, so constructive comments are appreciated. This is game 2 against my opponent who i purposesly leave as anonomous. The first game was won convincingly by my opponent and i was on a losing streak, so i needed a confidence booster to break my losing streak.
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1. e4 c5
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Ive seen this response as black a few times, not sure what its called, but I think its a scandinavian defence?. I can see its aimed at stunting my progress into the centre with d4 |
 
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2. Nf3 a6
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Through review of other annotated games, this defensive move is common on GK and ive adopted the defence myself as it prevents the pin on the knight or d pawn with the white bishop on b5. |
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3. Nc3
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I normally play an Itallian opening, which has worked ok for me, but i wanted to try getting both of my knights out into the centre before i developed my bishops |
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3... e6 4. Be2
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clearing space to castle kingside, i heard it said once, castle early...not sure whether this is still thought of as a good idea. Ive also seen others wait until they see what happens in the opening game first then castle before the attack. |
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4... d5
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challenging for the centre |
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5. e5
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declining the challenge |
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5... d4
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forcing my to move my knight again and losing opportunity to develop my pieces further |
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6. Ne4 Nc6 7. O-O
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decide to castle early |
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7... g6 8. c4
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stopping a further pawn push on c4 |
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8... Bg7
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aiming to own the a1 - h8 diagonal |
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9. d3 Bxe5
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with my knight on e4 i intended to pressure blacks queen with my dark bishop taking advantage of the cover on e4. It is at this point that i see a few good forking opportunities. (thats fork - ing not the expletive way you'd pronounce it if you were from Ireland...I've got Irish ancestors...G'day to all the Irish out there) |
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10. Bg5
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threatening the queen and hopefully obtaining a desired pin |
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10... Nge7
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pin as desired |
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11. Nxe5
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bait for hopefully a rook knight fork for 12.Bf6 |
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11... Nxe5
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takes the bait |
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12. Bf6
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fork number 1 (once again - not in an Irish accent) |
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12... Rg8
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opportunity for piece advantage so i decided to take the Knight |
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13. Bxe5
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now for fork number 2... fork 14.Nf6 |
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13... Nc6
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Threatens e5, but i decide to go for fork number 2 |
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14. Nf6+
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fork no.2 |
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