Chess: Understanding the Center Game

1 e4 e5 2 d4 exd4 3 Qxd4 Nc6 4 Qe3 Nf6 5 h3 Nb4
6 Na3 Qe7 7 e5 Nfd5 8 Qe4 Nb6 9 Nf3 d5 10 Qf4
10 ... Be6 11 Nd4 O-O-O 12 c3 Nc6 13 Nxc6 bxc6
14 Be3 f6 15 O-O-O



1 e4



1 ... e5



2 d4



2 ... exd4



3 Qxd4



3 ... Nc6



4 Qe3



4 Qa4
4 Qc4
4 Qd1
4 Qd2

4 ... Nf6



4 ... d6
4 ... g6
4 ... Bb4+

5 h3



5 e5
5 Bc4
5 Bd2
5 Be2
5 Nc3

5 ... Nb4



5 ... Bb4+

6 Na3



6 Qe2

6 ... Qe7



7 e5



7 ... Nfd5



8 Qe4



8 ... Nb6



9 Nf3



9 ... d5



9 ... Nc6

10 Qf4



10 Qe2
10 Qe3

10 ... Be6



10 ... a6
10 ... Nc6
10 ... Nd7
10 ... Bd7

11 Nd4



11 ... O-O-O



12 c3



12 ... Nc6



13 Nxc6



13 ... bxc6



14 Be3



14 Ba6+
14 Nc2

14 ... f6



15 O-O-O



15 exf6

By ChessCoach@care2.com

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