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Very Sharp Indian!

#1
I found this game very exciting, although I did miss several key ideas until the end of it. Some of the computer's suggested moves mystify me, however. I hope to understand learn from this game, as it seems rich with possible ideas I didn't quite exploit. Any analysis of your own would be appreciated!

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#2
well, you are black? and are playing very bad perhaps start with not castling into the faceto. b5 is very bad ingnoring the threats,try e6 etc etc. I woud say you are not in any shape to exploit at all and are getting killed,maybe dont play such openings even Be6 is better, you have to pick up that queen coming out on the diag. it a beast. goodbye,,,,,,
#3
I actually like the way how black played this system. And I did not understand much from #2. b5 is a _very_ desirable move in Benoni-like structures.
#4
Yes, I'm black. I know I played badly; it's the first time I've experimented with this opening and I know no theory but to fianchetto the bishop and play d6.

#2 is a little garbled; do you mean "don't castle into the fianchetto"? If so, Kasparov seemed to do fine with that.

b5 ignored the "threat" (of Bxg6) because I knew I could hunt the bishop down, and figured that the bishop (and subsequently the bishop pair) would be more valuable than 3 pawns. Perhaps I should have defended that, but I liked my attacking chances afterwards, and even though my kingside structure was damaged, I subsequently obtained a fairly solid position.

@Alex_slow What is a benoni structure? I'm really not good with opening theory.
#5
Maybe black had the sense not to pay attention to the threat of promoting the pawn h4-h5, and prepare a counter-blow in the center e7-e5 ?
#8
"Very Sharp Indian"... Am I the only one who pictured Anand dressed as the Shredder from Ninja Turtles?

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