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Elroch wrote:
Excellent opening play by white starts to go wrong with 15. f3 (blocks the bishop from h5, allowing Nh5) when the dark square diagonal h6-c1 became the story of the rest of the game. The engine review preferred 16...Bf6 and ...Bg5 (I didn't think of this) with the same idea as my wacky looking ...Kh7 and ...Bh6, but another look with more depth of analysis finds there is not much difference and having the g5 square free was very useful to me.
That looks very similar to my anti-KID line. But I don't exchange my DSB unless it's under favourable circumstances because those squares will suffer, as in your game. And of course f3?? is just a terrible move, White can say goodbye to all the kingside play after it.
Nov 12, 2024
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#16403
lukeluke00 wrote:
A Scandinavian gone right. Just played one of my best miniatures, more so because of the brilliant variations underneath.
Good game. The notes were interesting, especially the 'psuedo queen sac'.
Nov 12, 2024
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#16404
3...f5 is an unusual sideline in the KGA. It's a little dubious, but on my basement level you can get away with it. Often leads to some wild stuff, like in this game.
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Miniatures are chess games in 20 moves or less, that usually demonstrate a particular mating pattern, tactical theme, or opening principle.
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joshforthewin wrote:
ai nonesense
yeah that's probably what it is
Nov 14, 2024
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#16411
Elroch wrote:
Excellent opening play by white starts to go wrong with 15. f3 (blocks the bishop from h5, allowing Nh5) when the dark square diagonal h6-c1 became the story of the rest of the game. The engine review preferred 16...Bf6 and ...Bg5 (I didn't think of this) with the same idea as my wacky looking ...Kh7 and ...Bh6, but another look with more depth of analysis finds there is not much difference and having the g5 square free was very useful to me.
Yeah, 15.f3 was really strange. It looks like white was trying to keep the knight out of g4, not realizing the square was covered. Nice game, boo-boos and all.
Nov 14, 2024
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#16412
A Dutch defense, or as some purists like to call it, 'the Anglo-Dutch defense'. Some mutual mistakes, but white plays a bit too optimistically here.
theRonster456 wrote:
A Dutch defense, or as some purists like to call it, 'the Anglo-Dutch defense'. Some mutual mistakes, but white plays a bit too optimistically here.
Interesting game, f3! was especially nice. Instead of Nxh7? maybe Ng4 defended better and push the e pawn.
A blitz victory with Black
And a bullet victory with White
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Nov 15, 2024
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#16418
Messing around with the lower bots can be fun sometimes. Could have mated on the previous move, but I wanted their Queen as well as their King. 
Nov 15, 2024
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#16419
lukeluke00 wrote:
theRonster456 wrote:
A Dutch defense, or as some purists like to call it, 'the Anglo-Dutch defense'. Some mutual mistakes, but white plays a bit too optimistically here.
Interesting game, f3! was especially nice. Instead of Nxh7? maybe Ng4 defended better and push the e pawn.
Yeah, I got lucky. That f3 is the kind of tactic I typically miss. And if white had found 18.Qb2, I think I would have had to castle kingside, but then he gets to save the rook, and might have been better.
