?! As we were playing two games simultaneously, with opposite colors, I wanted to steer the game differently from the other, and chose a line I thought a player of this strength might not know. This is not a good line, but has some traps for the unwary, including where Black mates on move eight!

? Up to now, White has played a standard line. Here, though, he goes astray. Interposing the bishop is the correct move.

? While he deploys a rook to chase my queen, he drops a pawn. Due to the error on the previous move, though, he is unable to do much to save the e-pawn. I would try Bf4, though Nb4 creates complications.

? I considered this a waste of time. Just e4 seems okay. I then have to flee anyway, but he has a more comfortable development.

? He drops the pawn anyway! I think Bf4 should be played to guard it. Black already has a material advantage, but now must get his pieces out quickly.

!? This is okay, though putting a rook out there this early is suspect. Now he must watch out how he recaptures, and I need to be wary of pins!

Capturing with g-pawn drops the B; with the N, loses to Bb4+.

Surely you were not thinking I would blunder with ...Bb4???, when Re5 pins my queen!

I do not want that rook coming over to the K-side.

? I feel this weakens his king position with no compensation. He has too few pieces to launch an assault on my fortress, and merely gives me the opportunity to attack his king.