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Sorry 'bout that, here is the win:

Sorry 'bout that, here is the win:

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Originally posted by sonhouse
[pgn][Event "Clan challenge"]
[Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"]
[Date "2010.07.28"]
[EndDate "2010.08.11"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ed Bernheim"]
[Black "sonhouse"]
[WhiteRating "1742"]
[BlackRating "1684"]
[WhiteELO "1742"]
[BlackELO "1684"]
[Result "0-1"]
[GameId "7633962"]

1. d4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. e3 Bc8f5 4. Nb1c3 e6 5. Ng1f3 Nb8d7 6. Qd1b3 Qd8b6 ...[text shortened]... 2 Nh3f2 58. Ka2b3 Nf2xg4 59. e4 h5 60. Kb3c3 h4 61. Kc3d3 h3 0-1[/pgn]
28.Nxc6? is the obvious candidate for losing move. Rook is overworked after Black's reply.

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Originally posted by SwissGambit
28.Nxc6? is the obvious candidate for losing move. Rook is overworked after Black's reply.
That's why I made my previous knight move, to see if he would fall for the trap. He did, as it turned out.

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Posting your lose was a Freudian slip.

You will learn more from that one than you will from this one.

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Originally posted by greenpawn34
Posting your lose was a Freudian slip.
Freudian mouseslip*

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This is a very nice game! I have been thinking about the Slav myself, and your game is clean example.

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Originally posted by Paul Leggett
This is a very nice game! I have been thinking about the Slav myself, and your game is clean example.
Thanks! I had vague memories of this opening and just sort of fell into it. Slav. Is it a tougher opening at our level? How does it rate on the big scale of openings?

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Originally posted by sonhouse
Thanks! I had vague memories of this opening and just sort of fell into it. Slav. Is it a tougher opening at our level? How does it rate on the big scale of openings?
Excellent reputation at the highest levels, can be played solidly or dynamically to taste. Some lines (like the Botvinnik Variation) can be very theoretical.