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0       [Next]	White: Schneider Black: Simchen Bird's Opening, which can be tricky.
1       [Next]	From's Gambit It has been suggest to me that Nc6 is playable but the standard line is different.... Black to Move
2       [Next]	Black to Move
3       [Next]	Black to Move
4       [Next]	Black to Move
5       [Next]	Black to Move
6       [Next]	Black to Move
7       [Next]	Black to Move
8       [Next]	Quiz: What would be wrong with White playing Bg2 here? White to Move
9       [Next]	The alternative of 9. Bg2 fails to Rxh2! Black to Move
10       [Next]	Quiz: What would be wrong with White playing Bg2 here? White to Move
11       [Next]	The aternative of 10. Bg2 fails to Nxd4! Black to Move
12       [Next]	The database lists alternatives, but this is a sharp line. Black to Move
13       [Next]	Black to Move
14       [Next]	Black to Move
15       [Next]	Black to Move
16       [Next]	Seems like Black has run out of good moves. If White were now to castle queenside, he would be winning.
17       [Next]	Taking the bishop seems like a poor choice. Black to Move
18       [Next]	Black to Move
19       [Next]	Black to Move
20       [Next]	Black to Move
21       [Next]	Black to Move
22       [Next]	Black to Move
23       [Next]	I question giving up the bishop even if it is to weaken white's pawn structure. Black to Move
24       [Next]	Black to Move
25       [Next]	Black to Move
26       [Next]	Black to Move
27       [Next]	White ends up wasting a coupld of critical pawn tempos. Black to Move
28       [Next]	Black to Move
29       [Next]	Black to Move
30       [Next]	Quiz: What should black play here?
31       [Next]	Black to Move
32       [Next]	Black to Move
33       [Next]	Black to Move
34       [Next]	Black to Move
35       [Next]	White resigned here. It seems that if he captures that pawn then Black will win the pawn back and have a passed pawn on f6 that can win the game.
36       [Next]	Was the resignation premature? To find out, click on the next page below.

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