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Polgar-Angelova 1988 Greece

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Replayable Baltic Defense (see the video)

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[#] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Bf5 3.cxd5 Bxb1 4.Qa4 c6 5.Rxb1 Qxd5 6.f3 Nf6 7.e4 Nxe4 8.Bc4 Qf5 9.fxe4 Qxe4 10.Ne2 Qxb1 11.Qb3 Qf5 12.Qxb7 Qa5 13.Bd2 Qb6 14.Qc8 Qd8 15.Bxf7 Kxf7 16.Qxd8 [*]

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Game by two in Katy

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[#] 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nc6

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3.d4 cxd4 4.cxd4 g6 5.Nf3

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5...Bg7 6.Bb5 Nf6 7.O-O Nxe4 8.Bd3 Nd6 9.Bf4 Nxd4 10.Be5 10...Nxf3 11.Qxf3 Bxe5 12.Qe4 Nxe4 13.Bxe4 Bxb2 14.Nd2 Bxa1 15.Rxa1 O-O 16.Nc4 d5 17.Bd3 dxc4 18.Bxc4 Qd4 19.Rc1 Rd8 20.Bb3 Be6 21.Bxe6 Qd1 22.Rxd1 Rxd1# [*]

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Black is WAY too greedy against the Queen's Gambit!

Can someone really be this greedy? Yes! 

When Black tries to “hold” the pawn on b5, White has many good moves. Always look for the best move! 

Keep an eye on the h1-a8 diagonal. Qf3 is always possible! Should you always play it? No. 

When it is good, you’ll know it is good!

Memorize the a2-a4 pawn break! It occurs so often in Queen’s Gambit play. 

Good luck! 

 

Semi-Slav game played between two students

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*, 1/1/1917.

[#] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Bd6 6.Bd3 O-O 7.O-O Ne4 The first mistake. It loses a pawn. Look at the better move:

[7...Nbd7 Black has two plans. Basically Black wants to play e7-e5. But first play dxc4.. although it's not required. The other plan is to play a more patient b6, Bb7, and eventually dxc4. 8.Qc2 dxc4 9.Bxc4 e5 Is a good example of what Black usually does.]

8.Nxe4 dxe4 9.Bxe4 Nd7 10.Qc2

[10.Bc2 Is what I would play. White has ideas of Qd3, but also the simple e3-e4, then maybe e4-e5!]

10...c5? 11.d5 A decent move, but overlooking the "easy" Bxh7+.

[11.Bxh7 Kh8 12.Bd3 A "hit and run.]

11...exd5 12.cxd5 Nf6 13.Rd1 Nxe4 14.Qxe4 Re8 15.Qc4 Bf5 A good move. Black has two Bishops and fast development for the pawn. 16.Re1 Probably a mistake.

[16.Nd2 With the idea of e3-e4 is a reasonable alternative.]

16...Be4 17.Nd2 Qg5 The biggest mistake, and also it overlooks a powerful tactic.

[17...Bxd5 ! Wins a pawn (or more). 18.Qxd5 Bxh2 19.Kxh2 Qxd5 ]

18.Nxe4 Qe5 19.Nxd6 Qxd6 20.e4 White went on to win [*]

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