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In this game White dominates the center and finally breaks through Black's guard for a clean victory.
| 1. d2-d4, d7-d5. | |
| 2. c2-c4, b7-b6. | |
| 3. c4xd5, Bc8-a6. | Black is trying to discourage White from grabbing the entire center. |
| 4. e2-e4, Ba6xf1. | White wants the center, and is happy to trade an undeveloped piece. |
| 5. Ke1xf1, Ng8-f6. | |
| 6. Nb1-c3, h7-h6. | Time to develop pieces. |
| 7. Ng1-f3, Nb8-d7. | White is tempted by e4-e5, but decides to develop. |
| 8. Bc1-f4, Qd8-c8. | Black prepares to develop his queen on a6. |
| 9. Qd1-a4, a7-a5. | White blocks that move, only to be countered. |
| 10. Nf3-e5, Qc8-a6+. | Unable to stop the Black queen, White attacks. |
| 11. Kf1-g1, Ra8-b8. | Black prepares to attack White's queen. |
| 12. Ra1-c1, b6-b5. | White is still developing while Black pushes pawns. |
| 13. Qa4-d1, Nd7-b6. | Black has hemmed in his own queen, White regroups. |
| 14. Ne5-c6, Rb8-b7. | White attacks rook and pawn, Black defends both. |
| 15. e4-e5, Nf6xd5. | Finally White gets to push his king pawn, but sacrifices another. |
| 16. Qd1-f3, e7-e6. | White pressures the knight, but Black develops his bishop in response. |
| 17. a2-a3, Nb6-c4? | White blocks the bishop and Black's knight forgets what he was defending. |
| 18. Nc3xd5, e6xd5. | This exchange is disasterous for Black. |
| 19. Qf3xd5, Qa6-a8. | White's queen is behind enemy lines and Black's queen is far away. |
| 20. e5-e6, Nc4-d6. | White threatens mate with Qd5-d7 and Black defends. |
| 21. e6xf7+, Ke8-d7. | If 21... Nd6xf7, then 22. Qd5-e6+, Bf8-e7. 23. Qe6xe7 mate. |
| 22. Nc6-e5+, Kd7-d8. | Black's Queen is not allowed back into the game. |
| 23. Qd5-e6, resigns. | Black cannot defend the double threat of Qe6-d7 mate and Ne5-c6 mate. |