I took a bye in the third round feeling pretty drained by the two games I had played. Then I had the misfortune to draw a tough teenage opponent M.F. Since I had played him before (and had torn him to shreds before blundering the game away) I didn't have the correct mindset. That coupled with my (false) knowledge of the opening led to a short and painful lesson in chess,
| | (black to move) 1. | e4 | c5 |
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2. | Nf3 | Nc6 |
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3. | d4 | cxd4 |
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4. | Nxd4 | Nf6 |
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5. | Nc3 | e5 |
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6. | Ndb5 | d6 |
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7. | Bg5 | a6 |
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8. | Na3 | b5 |
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9. | Nd5 | Be7 |
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10. | Bxf6 | Bxf6 |
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11. | c3 | O-O |
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12. | Nc2 | Be6 |
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13. | Nxf6+ | Qxf6 |
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14. | Qxd6 | Rac8 |
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15. | Qd1 | Rfd8 |
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16. | Qf3 | Qg5 |
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17. | Ne3 | Bg4 |
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18. | Qxg4 | Qh6 |
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19. | Be2 | Ne7 |
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20. | Rd1 | Rxd1+ |
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21. | Bxd1 | Rc6 |
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22. | Qd7 | |
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