OpenChess

r2q1rk1/1bp1bppp/p2p1n2/1p6/2npP3/2P2N1P/PPBN1PP1/R1BQR1K1 w - - 0 13

I think it's safe to say that with your last move 12. ... exd4, you have taken me out of the theory I know of this opening. I was expecting 12. ... c5, but not for you to part with your center e5 pawn.

Ted Summers wrote:r2q1rk1/1bp1bppp/p2p1n2/1p6/2npP3/2P2N1P/PPBN1PP1/R1BQR1K1 w - - 0 13

I think it's safe to say that with your last move 12. ... exd4, you have taken me out of the theory I know of this opening. I was expecting 12. ... c5, but not for you to part with your center e5 pawn.

It might just be a bad move, of course. I'm not good enough at this point to have a great grasp/basis of opening theory. I considered c5, but felt like it would lead to some attacks on the d-file which I wanted to avoid.

Okay, I did not expect that move either. I did expect 14. ... Nd7. Here is hoping one good turn deserves another!
[Event "OpenChess"]<br> [Site "open-chess.org"]<br> [Date "2010.06.12"]<br> [Round "?"]<br> [White "Ted Summers"]<br> [Black "Jeremy Bernstein"]<br> [Result "*"]<br> [ECO "B10"]<br> <br> 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 0-0 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Na5 11. Bc2 Nc4 12. Nbd2 exd4 13. cxd4 d5 14. e5 Nxd2 15. exf6

[Event "OpenChess"]<br> [Site "open-chess.org"]<br> [Date "2010.06.12"]<br> [Round "?"]<br> [White "Ted Summers"]<br> [Black "Jeremy Bernstein"]<br> [Result "*"]<br> [ECO "B10"]<br> <br> 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 0-0 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Na5 11. Bc2 Nc4 12. Nbd2 exd4 13. cxd4 d5 14. e5 Nxd2 15. exf6 Nxf3+

Weird, the JS doesn't display checks apparently...