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Blitz Chess #343: Scotch Game, Schmidt variation

February 12, 2016 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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This is a blitz chess game I played as white with time control 5|0. The opening was the Scotch Game, Schmidt variation. It’s an open game, so a great emphasis should be placed on the development of one’s pieces. With black acquiring a hanging pawns (c & d) structure, care must be taken so as to not allow white to possibly form a dark-square blockade on the c5 and d4 squares.

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PGN:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 { Scotch Game, Schmidt Variation } 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Bd3 d5 7. exd5 cxd5 8. O-O Be7 9. h3 O-O 10. Qf3 Re8 11. Nc3 Rb8 12. b3 c6 13. Bf4 Bd6 14. Rfe1 Be6 15. Na4 c5 16. Rad1 Qc7 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Bf5 Bxf5 19. Qxf5 g6 20. Qf3 Kg7 21. Qc3 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Rc8 23. Qe5 Qxe5 24. Rxe5 c4 25. b4 d4 26. Kf1 d3 27. Ke1 dxc2 28. Kd2 Rd8+ 29. Kxc2 Nd5 30. a3 Nf4 31. Re7 a6 32. Nc5 a5 33. bxa5 Kf6 34. Rb7 Rd5 35. Rb6+ Ke7 36. Rb7+ Kf6 37. Nd7+ Kg7 38. a6 Ra5 39. a7 Rxa3 40. Nb6 Ra2+ 41. Kb1 Ra3 42. a8=Q Rb3+ 43. Kc2 Nd3 44. Qe8 Rb2+ 45. Kd1 Rxf2 46. Qe7 Nb2+ 47. Ke1 Nd3+

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