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Copyright 1991,1996, 1997, 1998 John Richard Coffey.
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0 [Next]	White: Brad Watson (Class A) Black: John Coffey (Class A) Where: A tournament held at Purdue Univesity around 1990.
1 [Next]	This short game will be another example of how not to play chess.
2 [Next]	This is a typical queen pawn opening.
3 [Next]	Prepares to play a Benoni or Benko Gambit.
4 [Next]	Why not dxc5? Black gets the pawn back with e6. Then if b4 a5! undermines the pawns.
5 [Next]	The Benko Gambit. The idea is to open the a and b files to put rooks on.
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8 [Next]	White declines the gambit.
9 [Next]	Captures.
10 [Next]	This sharp line hopes to get an attack in the center.
11 [Next]	Saves the pawn.
12 [Next]	Now it would appear ...
13 [Next]	.. that Black can take a pawn. Much better is d6.
14 [Next]	White has a sharp reply.
15 [Next]	Black is oblivious to the danger ahead. If instead f5, then f3 wins the knight.
16 [Next]	Mate. Black had to give up the knight on e4. How many times have we seen one side take a pawn or two and then get into trouble because of the exposure of the king?

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