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60/60 vs. 1950 Player. Ponziani Opening. Im Black. Best game I've ever played :)

creo68

#1 Jan 5, 2012

Chock full of Tactics and Subtle Threats.
waffllemaster

#2 Jan 5, 2012

Heh, felt like a dozen times I wanted white to play Nc3 or 0-0. I guess he wanted to blow you away with aggressive moves.

On d5 I thought he had you :) 12.Qa4 seems hard to meet though.

14.dxc6 was a blunder, black has tons of initiative now.

Wouldn't expect you to see 18...Rd6 works tactically, well done ;)
Jitesh

#3 Jan 5, 2012

What is the importance of 18..Rd6?
creo68

#4 Jan 5, 2012

Jitesh wrote:

What is the importance of 18..Rd6?

It creates a pin, gaining a tempo, as well as letting the queen come in and attack the bishop. Just that little bit of pressure that black can't handle. It force wins a piece in about 4 moves because white can't do enough things at once.
IM pfren

#5 Jan 5, 2012

8.0-0 is a much better move, since 8...Nxe5? loses a piece to 9.Qe2!

But your 9...Nf4? is not such a good move (simply 9...de5 and Black looks OK). White could simply play 11.Qc4! and you would be in deep trouble.

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