A double-edged attack
Of course, White would feel much better with his pawn on a3 in this position - but life/chess is not a picnic.
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1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 e6 8.Ne5 Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 Nd7 11.f4 Be7 12.Bd2 c5 13.0-0-0 Nxe5 14.fxe5 Qxd4 15.Qb5+ Qd7 16.Qe2 Qa4 17.Kb1 0-0-0 18.Ne4 f5 19.Nc3 Qc6 20.h5 a6 21.g4 Rf8 22.Rhf1 Bd8 23.Ne4 Ne7 24.Nd6+ Kb8 25.c4 g5 26.hxg6 Nxg6 27.gxf5 exf5 28.Qh5 Ne7 29.Bf4 Bc7 30.Ka1 Ka7 31.Rg1 Nc8 32.Rg6 Bxd6 33.exd6 Qe4 34.Qh2 Qxc4 35.d7 Nb6 36.Rxh6 Rxh6 37.Qxh6 - Start an analysis engine:
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Maenhout,T | 2403 | Blom,V | 2228 | ½–½ | 2017 | B19 | KBSK - Wachtebeke | 3.7 |
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