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Monday, December 9, 2013

Justin Chu vs Josh Phillips

Josh is black and it's his turn. Josh has been playing the mirror game.  The position is very symmetrical. It usually is fine for black to start this way but the longer the mirror lasts, the worse it get for Black. White has just played Nd5. The position is now extremely complicated with both bishops on the g-file hanging and the knights attacking each other. You should recognize this as a time to slow down and think through the position carefully. Black's turn. What's the bet move.
     If you tried to continue the mirror game like Josh did with Nd4 things go badly. hxg4 hxg5 Nxg5 and now Nxg4 fails o Qxg4.
     The best move here is Bxf3 with an attack on the queen. White can play either Qxf3, Nxf6+, or Bxf6 with a counter attack on our queen.If Qxf3 hxg5 and you're up a piece. If Nxf6+ gxf6 Qxf3 fxg5 and again you're up a piece. Bxf6 is actually White's only good move. After trading queens and then bishops, the game remains even.

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