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Sylvan \begin_inset Newline newline \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Author \series bold \emph on Game start 05/29/2001 \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Flex Multiple Columns status open \begin_layout Plain Layout The following game was played at the IECC (International Email Chess Club). It is presented as an example of the fun you can have with \SpecialChar LyX 's new chessboard module (using the \family sans xskak \family default and \family sans chessboard \family default packages). \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset CommandInset line LatexCommand rule offset "0.5ex" width "100line%" height "1pt" \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \noun on Sylvan, Kayvan \begin_inset space \hfill{} \end_inset Wakeham, Marc \noun default \begin_inset Newline newline \end_inset (1623) \begin_inset space \hfill{} \end_inset (1639) \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \noindent \begin_inset CommandInset line LatexCommand rule offset "0.5ex" width "100line%" height "1pt" \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout NewChessGame \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset Flex SetChessBoard status open \begin_layout Plain Layout pgfstyle=straightmove,arrow=to,linewidth=0.1em,smallboard \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset Flex Mainline status open \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset Argument 1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout outvar \end_layout \end_inset 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 e6 5. Nge2 \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \noindent \align center \begin_inset Flex ChessBoard status open \begin_layout Plain Layout \noindent \align center \begin_inset Argument 1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout markmoves={d2-d4},pgfstyle=knightmove,markmove={g1-e2},pgfstyle=circle,markfield s={d4,f4} \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \noindent \align block So far, so good. The e2 knight controls the d4 and f4 squares, preparing an eventual d4 push. The diagrammed position has been reached before in hundreds of GM games. \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset Flex Mainline status open \begin_layout Plain Layout 5... Be7?! \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \noindent \align block \begin_inset Flex Variation status open \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset Argument 1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout invar \end_layout \end_inset 5... Ng7 \begin_inset Argument post:1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash equal{} was better \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset Flex Mainline status open \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset Argument 1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout outvar \end_layout \end_inset 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 a6 \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout With 7... a6, we are back in the well-trodden theory of this opening. \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \noindent \align center \begin_inset Flex ChessBoard status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset Flex Mainline status open \begin_layout Plain Layout 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Qg4 Bf6 11. Bf4 Ne7 12. Rad1 \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \noindent \align center \begin_inset Flex ChessBoard status open \begin_layout Plain Layout \noindent \align center \begin_inset Argument 1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout markmoves={a1-d1} \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout White continues to develop pieces and also sets a trap for Black. \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset Flex Mainline status open \begin_layout Plain Layout 12... O-O? \begin_inset Argument post:1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout This move loses instantly. \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout The following was better, even though white retains the upper hand. \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset Flex Variation status open \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset Argument 1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout invar \end_layout \end_inset 12... e5 13. Be3 Qc7 14. Na4 O-O \begin_inset Argument post:1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout \backslash wbetter \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset Flex Mainline status open \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset Argument 1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout outvar \end_layout \end_inset 13. e5! \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout Black's knight and bishop form a bumbling pair here. The bishop is doomed. \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \begin_inset Flex Mainline status open \begin_layout Plain Layout 13... Nd5!? 14. Bxd5 cxd5 15. exf6 Qxf6 16. Bxd6 Rfd8 17. Bc7 Rd7 18. Bf4 \begin_inset Argument post:1 status open \begin_layout Plain Layout 1-0 \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout \noindent \align center \begin_inset Flex ChessBoard status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \end_body \end_document