This was a bullet game so I'm not suprised that I won even though I was down in material (I won with time). I got messed up at about move 24 and I lost the exchange. But I think this game clearly ilustrates the idea of controlling the e4 outpost. So, what do you think about the game? (There will be a lot on inaccuraces, because this was a bullet game and I didn't have enough time to calculate out every variations. )
Chess Game: 1. e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 exd exd
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In rtaeyoung's game above, I would rather have Black once White has played c5. I think it locks the center in a way that favors Black; but Black should look for play on the kingside, not play b6 which opens lines right where White is strong. Maybe a Black plan would be to exchange one pair of knights, put the other knight on e4, drop the bishop back to h7 and then advance f5 (and f4 if allowed, which will really embarrass the White bishop). White has weaknesses on e3, f2, h2.
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