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Copyright 1991,1996, 1997, 1998 John Richard Coffey.
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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.