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Copyright 1991,1996, 1997, 1998 John Richard Coffey.
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0 [Next]	White: John Coffey Black: A rated Expert player. Where: 5 minute coffee shop game.
1 [Next]	Black wants to play the Nimzovich Defense. Critical to this opening is to play d5.
2 [Next]	Rather than play the normal d4, Black tries immediately to stop d5.
3 [Next]	Expected was e5 trasposing to a Vienna Opening.
4 [Next]	White gets two pawns in the center.
5 [Next]	Black pins a bishop.
6 [Next]	White is being very daring by getting his queen out attacking the kingside.
7 [Next]	Black wins a pawn and threatens c2.
8 [Next]	White wins a pawn and threats both the rook and the knight.
9 [Next]	Black forks the king and the rook.
10 [Next]	The king must move.
11 [Next]	Black must protect h8 somehow. White can now win material with Qxf6 Nxf6, Kxc2 Bxc3, bxc3 Nxe4.
12 [Next]	This is a bold risky move that looks like it works, but doesn't quite. Black should now play Nxa1, Qxf6 Nxf6, Bg7 Bxc3 and now both Bxh8 and bxc3 lose to Nxe4! because of the threats on f2.
13 [Next]	A major slip up.
14 [Next]	Mate.

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