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• Copyright 1991,1996, 1997, 1998 John Richard Coffey.
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0       [Next]	White: A Class A player White: A Class A player Where: A tournament held at Purdue Univesity around 1990.
1       [Next]	This short game will be another example of how not to play chess.
2       [Next]	This is a typical queen pawn opening.
3       [Next]	Prepares to play a Benoni or Benko Gambit.
4       [Next]	Why not dxc5? Black gets the pawn back with e6.  Then if b4 a5! undermines the pawns.
5       [Next]	The Benko Gambit.  The idea is to open the a and b files to put rooks on.
6       [Next]	...
7       [Next]	...
8       [Next]	White declines the gambit.
9       [Next]	Captures.
10       [Next]	This sharp line hopes to get an attack in the center.
11       [Next]	Saves the pawn.
12       [Next]	Now it would appear ...
13       [Next]	.. that Black can take a pawn.  Much better is d6.
14       [Next]	White has a sharp reply.
15       [Next]	Black is oblivious to the danger ahead.  If instead f5, then f3 wins the knight.
16       [Next]	Mate.   Black had to give up the knight on e4.  How many times have we seen one side take a pawn or two and then get into trouble because of the exposure of the king?

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