CHESS OPENINGS

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Annotated chess games with this chess opening:
chess opening #28212
(4)
The petulant Pawn
Paula's side vs. The other lot
Annotated by charleshiggie (2211): "When can I be a queen daddy?" Paula was daughter of the. As the king's pawn she normally got to start every game. But she was getting fed up of never becoming queen. "When I get a chance to promote you dear, now just concentrate on the game." "Daddy that is not right. You are meant to play d4." "I wanted to try something else Paula." "Oh goody, you have got rid of that pawn which was…
chess opening #27910
(6)
Under-promotion!
dynamic_dv (1963) vs. charleshiggie (2002)
Annotated by charleshiggie (2211): This game is interesting in that white is virtually forced to under-promote. After being under pressure for most of the game black comes up with a saving resource. This is the French Defence. I normally play the Sicilian Defence, but sometimes play this against stronger opponents. The problem with playing this against weaker players is that the exchange variation is very drawish ((2. d4 d5 3.…