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Vaszilisz Metaxasz vs Jeno Morvay
Budapest Spring Open (2001), Budapest HUN, rd 7, Mar-22
English Opening: King's English Variation. General (A20)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
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Sep-12-04
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  tpstar: Interesting anti-English strategy = trade Bb4 for Nc3 (which I prefer) to reduce pressure on d5, then centralize pieces and play for ... d5, accepting an isolated Pe5 for piece play. Note 23. Nc3? Nd4 wins a Pawn, but White could have tried to establish a Nd5. Instead check out Black's mighty Knights at c4 & c5.

hargesheim-tpstar0 (Yahoo 9/12/04): 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. d3 f5 4. Bd2 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bb4 6. g3 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 d6 8. Bg2 0-0 9. 0-0 Kh8 10. Rc1 Be6 11. a3 a5 12. Ng5 Bg8 13. Bxc6!? bxc6 14. b4 ab 15. ab h6 16. Nf3 e4!? 17. Nh4 Bh7 18. d4 g5 19. Ng2 Kg7 20. e3 Kg6 21. Qb3 Qd7 22. Ra1 Bg8 23. Ra4? Rxa4 24. Qxa4 Bxc4 25. Ra1 Bb5 26. Qa7 Nd5 27. Bd2 h5 28. Qb7 Qc8 29. Ra7 Qxb7 30. Rxb7 Ra8 31. h4 Ra4 (31 ... Ba6 traps the Rb7) 32. Rb8 Nxb4 33. Bxb4 Rxb4 and Black won (0-1).

Sep-12-04  tomh72000: I will have to try this against my dad's particularly annoying English.
Apr-10-05
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  tpstar: van_nuys_upser-tpstar0 (Yahoo 4/9/05): 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 f5 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. d3 Bb4 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 d6 9. b4!? 0-0 10. Nf3 (White's last 2 moves undermine the Pc4) Be6 11. 0-0 Qd7 12. b5 Ne7 13. e3 e4 14. de Bxc4 15. e5!? Bxf1 16. Bxf1 Ne4 17. Bc4+ d5 18. Bb2 Rfd8 19. Be2 c5 20. bc bc 21. Nd4 c5 22. Nb5?! (22. Nf3) Rab8 23. Qa4 c4 24. Bd4 Qxb5 25. Qxa7 Rb7 26. Qa3 Nc6 and Black won (0-1).
Sep-11-05
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  tpstar: ducci-tpstar (GameKnot 9/9/05) [Fritz 7]: 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 f5 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. d3 Bb4 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 d6 8. Nf3 0-0 9. 0-0 Kh8 10. a3 [last book move] Be6 11. b4 Rb8 12. b5 Ne7 13. a4 Bg8 14. Qc2 Ng6 (14 ... c6!?) 15. a5 Qe7 16. a6 b6 17. Rfb1 f4 18. Nd2 fg 19. hg Ng4 20. Ne4 Nh6 21. Qc1 Nf5 22. Qg5 Qxg5 23. Nxg5 h6 24. Ne4 Nd4 [24 ... Be6 25. Nd2 ] 25. Rb2 Ne6 26. e3 Ne7 27. f4 ef 28. gf Nf5 [28 ... Rbe8 29. Kf2 ] 29. Kf2 Rbe8 30. Rg1 Bh7 31. Bh3 Re7 32. Bg4 Kg8 33. Rd2 Nc5 34. Nxc5 bxc5 35. Bf3 Rfe8 (35 ... Rxe3?! 36. Be4 Rxe4 37. dxe4) 36. e4 Nd4 37. Bh5 Rf8 38. Ke3 Ne6? [38 ... Nf5+!? 39. Kf3 Nd4+ 40. Bxd4 cxd4 ] 39. Rf2 g5 40. fg Nxg5 41. Bf6 Re5 42. Rf4 Rxf6 43. Rxf6 Re7 44. Rxh6 Rg7 (44 ... Kg7 45. Rxh7+!) 45. Rf6 1-0.
Sep-11-05
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  TheAlchemist: White had too many Metaxasz before the game :-)
Apr-16-06
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  tpstar: TheSwordChucker-tpstar (FICS 4/14/06) [Fritz 7]: 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 f5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Bg2 Bb4 6. Bd2 [last book move] Bxc3 7. Bxc3 d6 8. b4 0-0 9. Qb3 [9. Nf3 Qe8 =] Kh8 10. Nh3 Qe8 11. a4 Rb8 12. a5 Be6 [12 ... a6 13. Qb2 =] 13. Ng5 [13. b5 Nd8 ] Bg8 14. Qa4 h6 [14 ... Qh5 15. b5 Nd8 16. h4 =] 15. Nh3 Ne7 16. Qxe8 Rfxe8 17. f4 Ng6 [17 ... e4 18. Nf2 ] 18. Rf1 [18. fe!? de 19. 0-0 ] Ng4 19. Bf3 [19. e4!? Be6 20. Ke2 =] Nxh2 [ ] 20. Bh5 Bf7? [20 ... Nxf1 21. Bxg6 Re6 22. Bxf5 Nxg3 23. Bxe6 Bxe6 ] 21. Rh1 Ng4 22. Ng5 Kg8 23. Nxf7 Kxf7 24. 0-0-0 [24. fe!? de 25. Rf1 ] Nf2 and Black won (0-1).

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