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Today I played the fourth game of the new training cycle and the goal to reach 2100 on lichess classical by the end of November. This time the goal is thought through more thoroughly, I have enough time, and I will be analyzing all the games in detail before playing a new one.
Before this game my stats were:
Games played: 3
Result: +1 =2 -0
Rating: +2
Rating until goal completion: 2067/2100 =33
This was one of the strangest games and strangest openings I have ever faced. My opponent played e3, d3, and c3, later on b3 too! I took central space and had better pieces and just a better position. The engine gave it as -3 after 7 moves. I don’t know if he played seriously, or was just having fun. In any case, the position was so dominant that it was fairly easy to play and later on convert.
Here is the game:
1. e3 d5 2. d3 e5 3. c3 c5 4. Be2 Nc6 5. Nd2 Nf6 6. h3 Be7 7. b3 Bf5 8. Ndf3 h6 9. Nh2 Rc8 10. g4 Bh7 11. h4 Nd7 12. Nhf3 e4 13. dxe4 dxe4 14. Nd2 Bxh4 15. Nc4 Be7 16. Nh3 Nde5 17. Qxd8+ Rxd8 18. Nf4 a6 19. Nb6 O-O 20. Nbd5 Bg5 21. Nb6 Nd3+ 22. Kf1 Nxc1 23. Rxc1 Rd2 24. a4 Rfd8 25. Nh3 Ne5 26. Nc4 Nxc4 27. Bxc4 Rb2 28. Nxg5 hxg5 29. Kg2 Rdd2 30. Rcf1 Bg6 31. Kg3 Rbc2 32. Rh2 Kf8 33. Rh8+ Ke7 34. Rb8 Rd7 35. Ra8 Rxc3 36. Rc8 Rc2 37. Rxc5 f6 38. Rc8 b5 39. axb5 axb5 40. Rg8 bxc4 41. bxc4 Rxc4 42. Rxg7+ Bf7 43. Rh1 Ke6 44. f3 exf3 45. Kxf3 Rc8 46. Rhh7 Rg8 47. Rxg8 Bxg8 48. Rxd7 Kxd7 49. Ke4 Ke6 50. Kd4 Kd6 51. e4 Bh7 52. Ke3 Ke5 0-1
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