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Grob (Irregular Opening)

1.g4 e5 2.Bg2 last book move 2...Bc5 3.Nc3 d6 4.e3 Consolidates d4 4...Nc6 5.a3 Covers b4 5...a5 6.h3
Nge7 7.Nf3 Ng6 8.00 00 9.d4 exd4 10.exd4 White has a very active position. 10...Ba7 11.Qd3 Black
has a cramped position 11...Bd7 White has a very active position 12.Bg5 White threatens to win material:
Bg5xd8 12...Qc8 Black has a cramped position 13.Ne2 [13.Nb5!? is noteworthy] 13...f5 14.Nh4
[14.Be3 Kh8 15.Ng5 h6] 14...Nxh4 15.Bxh4 fxg4 16.hxg4 Bxg4 17.c3 Bh5 [17...Qe6 18.Rae1 Rae8
19.Ng3 Qxe1 20.Rxe1 Rxe1+ 21.Kh2] 18.Bd5+ [18.Rae1 Qg4 19.Qg3 h6] 18...Kh8 19.Ng3?
[19.Rae1] 19...Qg4+ 20.Qe4? [20.Qd1 Qxd1 21.Raxd1 Bxd1 22.Rxd1+] 20...Rf4 21.Be6 [21.Qh1 is
still a small chance 21...Be8 22.Kg2+] 21...Rxe4 22.Bxg4 Rxg4 23.Rfe1 Rxh4 24.Nxh5 Rxh5 25.Re3
[25.Rad1 cannot change what is in store for ? 25...Rf8 26.Re2 Kg8+] 25...Rg5+ [25...Rf8 seems even
better 26.Kg2+] 26.Kh2 [26.Rg3 is not much help 26...Rxg3+ 27.fxg3+] 26...Rh5+ [26...Rf8 keeps an
even firmer grip 27.f4 Rgf5 28.Rae1+] 27.Kg3?? ruins a very nice position [27.Kg1 Rf8 28.Rc1+]
27...Rf8+ 28.Rae1 Rhf5 29.Kg4 [29.R1e2 is not the saving move 29...Nxd4! Decoy: d4 30.cxd4+; 29.f3
is not the saving move 29...Ne5! Double attack: e3/g3 30.f4 Ng6+] 29...h6 01

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