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	Ze	Us	consensus
1	d4	d5	56%
2	c4	e6	66%
3	Nc3	Bb4	48%
4	Nf3	Nf6	82%
5	e3	Ne4	56%
6	Qc2	f5	62%
7	Bd3	O-O	83%
8	O-O	b6	61%
9	a3	Bxc3	57%
10	bxc3	Ba6	65%
11	Ne5	Nd7	37%
12	Nc6	Qf6	89%
13	f3	Nd6	100%
14	e4	dxc4	100%
15	Be2	e5	100%
16	d5	Nb8	55%
17	Nb4	Bb7	93%
18	a4	a5	100%
19	Na2	Nd7	50%
20	Ba3	Rac8	50%
21	Rab1	Qg5	60%
22	Kh1	fxe4	61%
23	fxe4	Qg6	89%
24	Rxf8+	Rxf8	100%
25	Bxd6	Rf2	100%
26	Rg1	cxd6	100%
27	Qd1	Nf6	73%
28	Bf3	Nxe4	93%
29	Nc1	Rd2	53%
30	Bxe4	Rxd1	100%
31	Bxg6	Rxg1+	100%
32	Kxg1	hxg6	100%
33	Resign	---

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Strategy Discussion

Contents 1 Strategy Discussion 1.1 Suggested Move Summary 1.2 c6 1.3 Bxc3 1.4 Nc6 1.5 Nxc3

Our Pawn at d5 is still being threatened by the pawn at c4, but it is protected by pawn at e6. Ze has castled, so the c3 knight threatens d5 (protected by e6 and our queen) and our knight on e4 (protected by d5 and f5). We have also advanced our Knight to f3 in preparation to possibly assault Ze's position. Please take the time to familiarize yourself with some common middlegametactics as well.

Also, please don't be too hesitant to suggest your own move in this section. Just use * to begin a line and add your idea, even if you aren't familiar with notation, or don't feel comfortable updating the boards/suggestions yourself, there are plenty of us that will be more than willing to set them up for you (and keep everything organized) ßrigade^rant

One thing to consider when suggesting a move is that in the middlegame, a move needs to have a plan behind it. Try to give justification for a move in a speculative set of moves. What is the best response? What happens after that? What are the strategic goals (how will the pieces be deployed at the end of the sequence of moves you envision?) And what tactics will make it possible (what are the exact moves that will get there?) Successfull middlegame play requires analysis of each move. You don't have to do this to suggest a move. But the more insight you provide into your reasoning for considering an idea, the more focused the analysis that happens for that move can be. Kingpatzer

Suggested Move Summary

Speculative Position Last Move: 8. O-O c6	Speculative Position Last Move: 8. O-O Bxc3	Speculative Position Last Move: 8. 0-0 Nc6

c6

• solidifies center and takes the sting out of a future Ne5 move by white Kingpatzer 11:43, 6 July 2006 (PDT)

Bxc3

• Maintains tempo .. but sacrifices our bishop for his Knight. He either has to recapture, or check us with 9. Qa4+. ßrigade^rant 11:41, 6 July 2006 (PDT)
• Maybe I'm clueless, but Qa4 isn't check because we castled...

Nc6

• Develops Queenside Knight for potential assault without obstructing our Bishop's retreat. ßrigade^rant 11:50, 6 July 2006 (PDT)

Nxc3

• Trades Knight-for-Knight .. we're giving up our advanced post Knight, but forces him to recapture with bxc3, and then we can retreat our Bishop to d6, which covers e5 and threatens to assault his castled King. ßrigade^rant 11:56, 6 July 2006 (PDT)
  • Actually .. we'd have to retreat to e7, since he could push his pawn to c5 and force us to move our bishop again .. this isn't a BAD spot, but again this maintains tempo and eliminates the threat of his unpinned Knight. ßrigade^rant