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0 [Next]	Black to Move itsyourturn.com. 2011.02.09 freebird222 vs. John Coffey a3 is a horrible second move for black.
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2 [Next]	Black to Move Black essentially has a French exchange with the colors reversed.
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6 [Next]	Black to Move Black's advantage is about .45 pawns at this point according to the Fire Chess Engine.
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8 [Next]	Black to Move Black's advantage is about 1.25 pawns at this point according to the Fire Chess Engine.
9 [Next]	Black to Move White Blunders here.
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12 [Next]	a5 is the stronger move, because White can't avoid losing a pawn. Instead black played the weaker Nd7.
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14 [Next]	Here White could have defended better with Na2. Black to Move
15 [Next]	Here White could have defended better with Na2. Black to Move
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18 [Next]	Black to Move Black erred here by playing Rd8. Instead he should play ...
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27 [Next]	With a .7.61 pawn advantage according to the Fire Chess Engine. If you would like to see how this game actually finished, click on Next Page