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Blitz Chess #340: Italian Game, Two Knights Defense

February 9, 2016 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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This is a blitz chess game I played as black with time control 5|0. The opening was the Italian Game, Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop’s Opening. Italian Game turned King’s Indian Defense minus queens? This is basically what we have in this game where white has two knights and a point of attack within the enemy structure, versus black’s two bishops who attempt to one day show their potential.

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PGN:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 { Italian Game, Two Knights Defence, Modern Bishop’s Opening } Be7 5. O-O d6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Be3 Bg4 8. Nbd2 Qd7 9. c3 Nh5 10. Qb3 O-O 11. d4 Na5 12. Qb5 Qxb5 13. Bxb5 a6 14. Bd3 Nc6 15. h3 Bd7 16. d5 Nb8 17. b4 a5 18. a3 Nf4 19. Bxf4 exf4 20. c4 Bf6 21. Rab1 axb4 22. axb4 b6 23. Rfc1 Na6 24. c5 bxc5 25. Bxa6 Rxa6 26. bxc5 Rd8 27. c6 Be8 28. Rb7 Rc8 29. Rcb1 Raa8 30. Nc4 g5 31. e5 dxe5 32. Nfxe5 Be7 33. Ng4 Kg7 34. Nge5 Kf6 35. Nf3 Bc5 36. Ncd2 Ke7 37. Ne4 Bd6 38. Nd4 Kf8 39. Nf5 Be5 40. f3 h5 41. Rc1 f6 42. Kh2 Bg6 43. g4 fxg3+ 44. Nfxg3 h4 45. Kg2 hxg3 46. Nc5 Ra2+ 47. Kh1 g2+ 48. Kg1 Bd4+ 49. Kh2 g1=Q

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