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L14o25v18e
Key Takeaways:

5. Be3 : White intends to trade off black's active bishop.

9. a5 : Black will no longer have the opportunity to play d4 - d5 after 10. o-o by white.

11. Bb5 : White breaks an opening principle - never move the same piece twice. The move 11. Nxe5 was possible (because of the unprotected bishop on f5).

12. e4 : Black creates a hole on the d5 square.

13. Bd7 : Black breaks an opening principle - never move the same piece twice.

14. Rxf6 : An exchange sacrifice. White gives up the rook, removes black's strongest kingside defender of the d5 pawn, and exploits the weaknesses of the h5-e8 diagonal.

17. Nxd7 : White attempts to lure away black queen from guarding the f6 pawn.

17. Qe7 : Black's best reply. If Qxd7, then Qxf6+ with Qxa8+ on the next move.

 

Attention: I am not sharing this game because I won, but because there are numerous tactical and positional ideas present throughout the game.

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Owden_Himself

14. Rxf6 : White breaks a chess principle - never trade a castle for a horsey, because horseys are worth less.