Refuted Aggression: The Power of Defending Against an Attack.
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haha funny game. I would suggest pinning the knight on f3 before developing your queenside knight though. That way his knight never would have came to g5 in the firsdt place.
Mar 6, 2008
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Never be intimidated by rating! You really had a lot of heart in it buddy.
Another line to explore would be black 15...Bf3 rather than Bg2. This is a double attack on queen and rook and should result in winning material.
I thought 8. Nxe7 looked good for White
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After 4. Nc3 I would play 4... Be6 and if he takes , the exchange favours black as you get the open f-file and you reinforce the weak d5 square which he controls.
7... Be7 is a mistake as he can play Nxe7 , Q(orK)xe7 and he has Nxf7 again .
after 9... h6 I believe he can play Qh5 , and if you take the knight : hxg5, hxg5 , the h-file opens and I can't see a way to stay live with Qh7+. 12. g3?? , he could have played Qf3 instead.
Instead of 14... Nd4 you should have played 14... Kh7 and white has nothing , you were too worried about his attack here.
You missed 15... Bf3
Thanks to TalFan and NM Tonydal for their comments and variations.
For your fourth move, Be7 would have prevented difficulties. White played badly, never sacrifice material unless it's essential to an attack. Also, for move 15, if white had played bxc6, you would have been screwed.
This is a game that was played against a player around 150 rating points higher than me at the beginning of the game. He, as White, plays aggressively during the opening, and I am forced into an uneasy position where a plethora of threats are directed towards my pieces, but, as you can see, aggression in the opening can be refuted into an unteneable position for my opponent. Comments are encouraged, criticisms are welcome, and explanations/ alternate lines are asked for.