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King's Pawn Opening: Latvian Gambit, 3.d3 Nc6

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22 Mar '17 17:59

RBHILL
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22 Mar '17 17:592 edits
My first time ever playing the Latvian Gambit as black. Move 26 I should have played Qf2+
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e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d3 f5 4. Nbd2 fxe4 5. dxe4 Nf6 6. Qe2 d6 7. h3 Be7 8. g3 O-O 9. Bg2 Be6 10. O-O d5 11. Kh2 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Bf5 14. Qe2 Bd6 15. Ng1 Qd7 16. b3 Nd4 17. Qd1 Bxc2 18. Qd2 Rab8 19. Bb2 Bg6 20. Rae1 b6 21. Bxd4 exd4 22. Qxd4 Bxg3+ 23. fxg3 Qxd4 24. Rxf8+ Rxf8 25. Rf1 Rxf1 26. Bxf1 Bd3 27. Bg2 Qf2 28. Kh1 Bf1 29. Bf3 Qxg3 30. b4 Bxh3 31. Nxh3 Qxh3+ 32. Kg1 Qxf3
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24 Mar '17 03:05
Your opponent was quite helpful to you on moves 22 to 26. I wouldn't worry about missing the tidier finish given you were a queen to a knight up. I'm not convinced it was worth using two moves to defend the b-pawn, unless you'd anticipated that black might do what he did and give up his queen and were marking time to leave the captures on. Well played.

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