NOTE: My opponent was found to have used computer assistance in this game and was subsequently banned (http://imgur.com/7l2Ifuu). Although I was likely playing against Stockfish, I decided to post the video anyway because it was an instructive game. Please note that it is never acceptable to cheat in chess (online or otherwise), and the chess community unanimously abhors such behavior.
I’ve tried the 5.a3 Austrian Attack before (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMrnJgxGwTY), but here I fail to establish a pawn on e5 early on in the game. Black’s trade of the dark-square bishop for the knight (12…Bxc3+!?) sets the tone for this encounter.
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