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This is a '''sample game of [[chess]]''', recorded in standard [[algebraic chess notation]], and accompanied by commentary.

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==Moves 1-5==
{{Chess diagram|=
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(contracted; show full)    a  b  c  d  e  f  g  h
| 2... f6
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'''2... f6?'''

Black makes a weak move, entering the infamous [[Damiano Defence]].
It would have been 
stronger for Blackbetter to defend histhe pawn with 2...Nc6 (main line) or 2...d6 ([[Philidor Defense]]), or to counter-attack White's pawn with 2...Nf6 ([[Petrov's Defence]]). Either knight move would maintain the balance of the game by contesting the center. Also known, but much more risky, are 2...f5 ([[Latvian Gambit]]) and 2...d5 ([[Elephant Gambit]]).

The move 2...f6 also appears to defend the threatened e-pawn, but this is an illusion, as the game illustrates. The move also weakens Black's kingside, inviting an attack on Black's [[king (chess)|king]], and takes away the best square from Black's [[knight (chess)|knight]].

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 8 |rd|nd|bd|qd|kd|bd|nd|rd|=
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That is to say, the queen would indirectly be attacking everything in the e-file.
After the knight moved away, the queen could take on e4 with check, regaining the pawn. White would, however, have a large advantage because of his lead in development and Black's weakened king-side pawn structure, e.g. 4.Nf3 Qxe4+ 5.Be2, likely followed by Nc3 (attacking the queen). Note that after 3...Qe7, the tempting 4.Qh5+? would lose material to 4...g6 5.Nxg6 Qxe4+ 6.Be2 Qxg6
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3...fxe5 allows White's queen to jump into the fray with check, winning Black's pawn on e5 and chasing Black's king around.
The fact that Black cannot afford to take the knight shows that 2...f6 did not really protect the pawn at all.

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{{Chess diagram|=
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(contracted; show full) |pl|pl|pl|pl|  |pl|pl|  |=
 |rl|nl|bl|  |kl|  |  |rl|=
    a  b  c  d  e  f  g  h
| 9... Bxb7
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'''9... Bxb7?'''


As it happens, Black does not understand the danger.  Black grabs the bishop for a material advantage (bishop plus knight versus four pawns); Black will soon suffer the consequencesBlack captures the bishop, giving him a material advantage, but without understanding the consequences. Before taking the bishop, Black should have analyzed the position and tried to understand why White was willing to sacrifice it.

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[[Category:Chess games]]

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==External links==
*[http://www.supreme-chess.com/java-chess-game/java-chess-game.html Java Chess Game] - Play a game of chess against the computer.