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French: 3 Nc3 Bb4: Main line: 7 h4 and 7 Qg4

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Qc7 7.Nf3 Nc6 8.Bd3 last book move 8...Bd7
9.00 White castles and improves king safety 9...Na5 [9...Nge7 10.Re1] 10.Bf4 [10.Ng5 a6+-] 10...Ba4
[10...Nc6 11.dxc5 Nge7 12.c4] 11.Rb1 [11.Ng5 g6] 11...Rc8 [11...Ne7 12.Re1] 12.Ne1 [12.Ng5!?]
12...Ne7 13.Qg4 g6? Secures f5 [13...00!? might be a viable alternative] 14.Bh6 [14.dxc5 Nc4+-]
14...Nf5 [14...Ng8!? 15.dxc5 Nxh6 16.Qxa4+ Nc6] 15.Bxf5 exf5 16.Qf4 Nc4 17.Rc1 [17.dxc5 f6
18.Qh4 g5+-] 17...Bd7 [17...b6 18.Nd3+-] 18.Nd3 cxd4 19.cxd4 b6 20.Qf3 [20.Rfe1+-] 20...Nxa3?
[20...Be6+-] 21.Nf4 Nxc2 [21...Qc3 what else? 22.Qxc3 Rxc3 23.Nxd5 Rc6+-] 22.Nxd5 Qc6 [22...Qb8
does not win a prize 23.Bg7 b5 24.Qd3+-] 23.Nf6+ [23.Rxc2 makes sure everything is clear 23...Qxc2
24.Qa3+-] 23...Kd8 24.d5 [24.Nd5 Be6 25.Bg5+ f6 26.Bxf6+ Kd7 27.Bxh8 Bxd5+-] 24...Qc7 [24...Qc3 is
still a small chance 25.Qe2 Qc4+-] 25.d6 Qc5 [25...Qc3 is the last straw 26.Qb7 Qc6 27.Qxa7 Ra8
28.Qc7+ Qxc7 29.dxc7+ Kc8 30.Rxc2 Ba4+-] 26.Bg5 Nd4 27.Nxd7+ [27.Qb7 Ne2+ 28.Kh1 Rc7
29.dxc7+ Ke7 30.Nxd7+ f6 31.Nxc5 Ng3+ 32.hxg3 Rc8 33.Bxf6+ Kf7 34.Qd5+ Kf8 35.Nd7+ Ke8
36.Qe6#] 27...Ke8 28.Nf6+ Kd8 29.Qb7 [29.Qb7 Qc7 30.dxc7+ Ke7 31.Ng8+ Ke6 32.Qxc8+ Kxe5
33.Rfe1+ Ne2+ 34.Rxe2+ Kd4 35.Qd7#] 10

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