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what 2300 plays 8...Nc4 and 9...d5 then 4 queen moves in a circle am i missing something

You sure are. The damn computer's broken.

thanks, here is another one

I realize now I could have checkmated a move earlier, but this is a pretty good example of how important rapid development in the opening is.

A silly game from this morning, full of mistakes from both sides but entertaining nonetheless

Another game with standard attacking theme

It's amusing that Black can't defend with 16...Ng4 17.h3 Bg5 because 18.Qe2 traps the Knight (18...Nf6?? 19.Ne7+ +-). Nice game.

Not much to annotate here; what made it great is that I got to this position in six seconds! Hey, did someone say "six"? That rhymes with Chix. CHIX CHIX CHIX, THE NAAUMBUR OV DA BEEST!

(you can see the time from the link: https://www.chess.com/live/game/2525513279 )

This game was my first time playing any titled player, and it was a win due to a really nice deflection sacrifice. The rating difference was almost 500 points.

 ^ Bg5!! is a brilliant move

8.Bg5 is pretty normal there. They shouldn't take it of course. 8.Nc3 c6 9.Nd5! is another way to catch people in tactics.

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I don't think 8.. Qg6 helps much, white would surely just play Nc3 and 0-0-0 with a huge attack.

But I've just noticed black might have the annoying resource 8.. Bb4+!, e.g. 9. c3 Qxg5 10. Bxf7+ but then the king can hide on f8 and black is still alive.

I think this game shows quite well why piece development is important in the opening