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I’ve really been enjoying using the new Chessnut GO out and about. There are two aspects to the portability: (i) that’s it’s simply easy to bring with you, and (ii) that at your destination, using the board doesn’t become awkward due to the lack of space.

Tonight, we went to the amazing Hakiki Turkish Ice Cream in Newtown after dinner, and we had some ice cream, tea, and künefe. Little Chess Noob and I played a short game over dessert and tea!

The game itself perhaps demonstrates a couple of ideas of where beginner players sometimes go wrong… I played a Vienna Game and Little Chess Noob entered the Main Line (1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5). However, after the standard (4. fxe5), he opted for the aggressive (4… Ng4) to counterattack my e5-pawn. However, moving the same piece over-and-over results not only in a loss of tempo in the opening, but risks blundering the piece, which unfortunately occurred with (6… Nc4?? 7. Bxc4).

Afterwards, it was simply a matter pushing ahead with an attack down the f-file in the typical style of the Vienna!

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Game: https://www.chess.com/analysis/library/S9Xe6gMvW

[Event "Chessnut GO Clock Match"]
[Site "Hakiki Turkish Ice Cream, Newtown"]
[Date "2024-05-26 18:45"]
[Round "1"]
[White "vitualis"]
[Black "Little Chess Noob"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[WhiteElo "1293"]
[BlackElo "400"]
[WhiteTime "859000"]
[BlackTime "837400"]
[WhiteUrl "https://images.chesscomfiles.com/uploads/v1/user/3711094.f52a0759.50x50o.ab18600a8723@2x.png"]
[WhiteCountry "17"]
[WhiteTitle ""]
[BlackUrl "https://images.chesscomfiles.com/uploads/v1/user/110123220.aee728cc.160x160o.e0b5ca26a7e1@2x.jpeg"]
[BlackCountry "17"]
[BlackTitle ""]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 {Vienna Game: Main Line - Little Chess Noob finds
the best response $1} 4. fxe5 Ng4 $2 {[%c_arrow
f6e4;keyPressed;none;from;f6;opacity;0.8;to;e4;persistent;false][%c_highlight
e4;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;e4;persistent;false][%c_effect
g4;square;g4;type;Mistake;persistent;true] But the love for aggressive forward
moves seems to have rubbed off $1} 5. Nxd5 $2 {[%c_arrow
d2d4;keyPressed;none;from;d2;opacity;0.8;to;d4;persistent;false][%c_highlight
d4;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;d4;persistent;false][%c_effect
d5;square;d5;type;Mistake;persistent;true] Taking the full centre with d4 is
best. However, I decided to play in a more loose, attacking manner against the
Little Chess Noob $1} 5... Nxe5 6. Nf3 Nc4 $4 {[%c_highlight
c4;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;c4;persistent;false][%c_effect
c4;square;c4;type;Blunder;persistent;true] The risk with having a piece chased
in the opening as a beginner is that you'll eventually blunder the piece $1} 7.
Bxc4 Bd6 8. O-O Bc5+ {Single move attacks lose their venom out of the beginner
level.} 9. d4 Bb6 10. Nxb6 O-O 11. Nxa8 Nc6 12. Ng5 Na5 13. Bxf7+ Rxf7 14. Nxf7
Qe7 15. Bg5 Qe6 (15... Qe6 16. Nh6+ {+M9}) 16. Nxc7 Qg6 17. Qf3 Qxg5 $4
{[%c_highlight
g5;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;g5;persistent;false][%c_effect
g5;square;g5;type;Blunder;persistent;true] At the beginner level, board vision
with the knights can be tricky $1} 18. Nxg5 Nc4 19. Qf8# {[%c_effect
g1;square;g1;type;Winner,g8;square;g8;type;CheckmateBlack] White wins by
checkmate} 1-0