Chess training game between glee and dead cat

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Dead Cat v Glee
White Black

  1. e4 e6
  2. d4 d5
  3. Bd3 dxe4
  4. Bxe4 Nf6
  5. Qd3 Nxe4
  6. Qxe4 Qd5
  7. Nd2 Qxe4+
  8. Nxe4 b6
  9. Nf3 Bb7
  10. Ned2 c5
  11. O-O Nd7
  12. b3 Be7
  13. Bb2 Bf6
  14. Rfe1 O-O-O
  15. Ne4 Bxe4
  16. Rxe4 cxd4
  17. Bxd4 Nc5
  18. Rf4 Bxd4
  19. Rxd4 Rxd4
  20. Nxd4 Kb7
  21. Rd1 Rd8
  22. Rd2 e5
  23. Nf3 Rxd2
  24. Nxd2 Kc6
  25. Nc4 Kd5
  26. Kf1 f6
  27. Ke2 Kd4
  28. Nd6 Kc3
  29. Kd1 a6
  30. a4 g6
  31. f3 f5
  32. Nc4 Nxa4
  33. Nxe5 Nc5
  34. g4 Ne6
  35. gxf5 gxf5
  36. Nc6 Nd4
  37. Nxd4 Kxd4
  38. Kd2 a5
  39. c3+ Kd5

Game position here.

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Dead Cat v Glee
White Black

  1. e4 e6
  2. d4 d5
  3. Bd3 dxe4
  4. Bxe4 Nf6
  5. Qd3 Nxe4
  6. Qxe4 Qd5
  7. Nd2 Qxe4+
  8. Nxe4 b6
  9. Nf3 Bb7
  10. Ned2 c5
  11. O-O Nd7
  12. b3 Be7
  13. Bb2 Bf6
  14. Rfe1 O-O-O
  15. Ne4 Bxe4
  16. Rxe4 cxd4
  17. Bxd4 Nc5
  18. Rf4 Bxd4
  19. Rxd4 Rxd4
  20. Nxd4 Kb7
  21. Rd1 Rd8
  22. Rd2 e5
  23. Nf3 Rxd2
  24. Nxd2 Kc6
  25. Nc4 Kd5
  26. Kf1 f6
  27. Ke2 Kd4
  28. Nd6 Kc3
  29. Kd1 a6
  30. a4 g6
  31. f3 f5
  32. Nc4 Nxa4
  33. Nxe5 Nc5
  34. g4 Ne6
  35. gxf5 gxf5
  36. Nc6 Nd4
  37. Nxd4 Kxd4
  38. Kd2 a5
  39. c3+ Kd5
  40. Kd3
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Dead Cat v Glee
White Black

  1. e4 e6
  2. d4 d5
  3. Bd3 dxe4
  4. Bxe4 Nf6
  5. Qd3 Nxe4
  6. Qxe4 Qd5
  7. Nd2 Qxe4+
  8. Nxe4 b6
  9. Nf3 Bb7
  10. Ned2 c5
  11. O-O Nd7
  12. b3 Be7
  13. Bb2 Bf6
  14. Rfe1 O-O-O
  15. Ne4 Bxe4
  16. Rxe4 cxd4
  17. Bxd4 Nc5
  18. Rf4 Bxd4
  19. Rxd4 Rxd4
  20. Nxd4 Kb7
  21. Rd1 Rd8
  22. Rd2 e5
  23. Nf3 Rxd2
  24. Nxd2 Kc6
  25. Nc4 Kd5
  26. Kf1 f6
  27. Ke2 Kd4
  28. Nd6 Kc3
  29. Kd1 a6
  30. a4 g6
  31. f3 f5
  32. Nc4 Nxa4
  33. Nxe5 Nc5
  34. g4 Ne6
  35. gxf5 gxf5
  36. Nc6 Nd4
  37. Nxd4 Kxd4
  38. Kd2 a5
  39. c3+ Kd5
  40. Kd3 b5

Game position here.

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And with that, it’s time to resign - I can’t prevent Black from playing a4, which will result in him getting a passed pawn that my king has to deal with - and while I’m doing that, he’ll take my c-pawn and then obtain a winning position on the other side of the board before my king can get across. Good game!

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Dead Cat is right to resign (and has explained in general why.)

For anyone interested, one way the game could finish would be:

  1. b4 a5
  2. Kd2 Kc4
  3. Kc2 a3
  4. f4 a2
  5. Kb2 a1=Q+
  6. Kxa1 Kxc3
  7. Ka2 Kxb4
  8. Kb2 Kc4
  9. Kc2 Kd4
  10. Kb3 Ke4
  11. Kb4 Kxf4
  12. Kxb5 Ke3

and Black’s f-pawn soon queens.

I’ll put comments in the accompanying thread* - it was an instructive game!