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[Event "Live Chess - Crazyhouse"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2018.12.25"] [White "FLchessplayer"] [Black "JerryGr"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "1683"] [BlackElo "2029"] [TimeControl "180"] [EndTime "19:34:07 PST"] [Termination "JerryGr won by checkmate"] [Variant "Crazyhouse"] 1.d4 {[%clk 0:02:57]} d5 {[%clk 0:02:58]} 2.Nf3 {[%clk 0:02:56]} Nf6 {[%clk 0:02:56]} 3.Bf4 {[%clk 0:02:56]} Nc6 {[%clk 0:02:54]} 4.h3 {[%clk 0:02:55]} Bf5 {[%clk 0:02:53]} 5.a3 {[%clk 0:02:54]} e6 {[%clk 0:02:52]} 6.e3 {[%clk 0:02:53]} Bd6 It seems like an uneventful position, however, Black has two more pieces developed and White has wasted moves with a3 and h3. {[%clk 0:02:51]} 7.Bxd6 This is a bad move because the recapture, cxd, brings another pawn to the center. {[%clk 0:02:52]} cxd6 {[%clk 0:02:49]} 8.Nbd2 {[%clk 0:02:51]} B@g6 {[%clk 0:02:48]...

[Event "Live Chess - Crazyhouse"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2018.12.15"] [White "JerryGr"] [Black "FLchessplayer"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C23"] [WhiteElo "2057"] [BlackElo "1702"] [TimeControl "180"] [EndTime "20:13:13 PST"] [Termination "JerryGr won by checkmate"] [Variant "Crazyhouse"] 1.e4 {[%clk 0:02:58]} e5 {[%clk 0:02:57]} 2.Bc4 {[%clk 0:02:58]} Nc6 {[%clk 0:02:57]} 3.Bxf7+ (This is generally a mistake in zhouse.  It was nearing the end of the tournament and I wanted to rack up a few quick wins) {[%clk 0:02:57]} Kxf7 {[%clk 0:02:55]} 4.Nf3 {[%clk 0:02:56]} h6 h6 is an awful move, as it weakens both g6 and h7. {[%clk 0:02:54]} 5.d4  (I want to get more material to attack with) {[%clk 0:02:56]} Bb4+ {[%clk 0:02:50]} 6.Bd2 {[%clk 0:02:54]} Bxd2+ He is on the wrong track here.  The player whose king is exposed does not want tr...

I will show the first game tonight against Qbert00: [Event "Live Chess - Crazyhouse"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2018.12.02"] [White "Qbert00"] [Black "JerryGr"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "1649"] [BlackElo "1962"] [TimeControl "180"] [EndTime "15:21:17 PST"] [Termination "JerryGr won by checkmate"] [Variant "Crazyhouse"] 1.e4 {[%clk 0:02:57]} e5  (In bughouse, 1..e5 is playable but harder to play.  In zhouse it is fine because you control the flow of pieces) {[%clk 0:02:58]} 2.Nc3 {[%clk 0:02:56]} Nf6 {[%clk 0:02:57]} 3.Nf3 {[%clk 0:02:56]} Nc6 {[%clk 0:02:55]} 4.Bb5 {[%clk 0:02:55]} Bc5  (seems dubious because Bxc6 dxc6 Nxe5 Qd4 N@d3) {[%clk 0:02:54]} 5.Bxc6 {[%clk 0:02:54]} bxc6 {[%clk 0:02:52]} 6.d3? (He could have taken on e5.  Also B@b6 is not easy to defend against.)  {[%clk 0:02:53]} B@b6 {[%clk 0:02:51]} 7.Be3 (Nxe5 d...