annotated chess game for beginners - page 45...Ng4!
Another typical trap in the opening! And, believe me, this may be very often played, even against experimented players. Now the square f2 cannot be defended. This happens only when White (in our case) is not able to castle. If the white bishop from f1 would have been developed on e2, then White could have castled and the square f2 is twice defended: by the king and by the rook. It is not worth for Black to exchange two minor pieces for a rook and a pawn. 6.Be3 Nxe3 I could have taken that bishop, and, of course the pawn, with both the bishop and the knight. Why did I choose to exchange the knight and remain with the bishop? Eliminating the pawn f2 and the white dark-squares bishop, White got a big weakness: the complex of dark squares. The best way I could benefit of this weakness is to keep my bishop on the board. Moreover, because of the weak diagonal g1-a7, castling kingside became almost impossible. TIP: Try to obstruct the opponent's castle as much as possible. 7.fxe3 Bxe3 8.Qe2 Nd4 9.Qd1 
Look at how the e3-bishop masters all the board. 9.d6 Finally, the last minor black piece is free: the bishop from c8. 10.Be2 c6 Black also controls the square d5 and the knight from c3 has no proper square to enter the battle. At the same time, please notice that Black has the square d4 clearly under his control, square that was weakened at the second move. How important is a "simple" pawn move...
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