Hokmome, Mon - Danish Gambit, Theory and Games

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Carlsen,Magnus
Aronian,Levon
Warsaw Superbet Blitz (8)
[Mon Hokmome]
C21
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C21: Danish Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.d4
exd4 3.c3 d5 4.exd5 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nxd5
6.Qxd4 Nc6 7.Bb5 Qe7+N
[ 7...Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Bxc6 bxc6
10.Re1 Bb7 C 21/02 ]
8.Ne5! White has an edge. 8...Bd7
9.Bxc6 Bxc6 10.0-0 Qe6 11.Nxc6
Qxc6 12.Re1+ Be7 13.Qxg7 0-0-0
14.Qg4+
[ 14.Qxf7 Bc5 15.Qh5 Rhg8
16.Qh3+ Kb8 ]
14...Kb8 15.Qf3 0.01/21
[ 15.Nd2 0.74/21 ]
15...Bc5 0.34/20
[ 15...Rd6= 0.01/21 ]
16.Nd2 Qf6 1.31/21 Black is on the
road to losing.
[ Black should play 16...Rde8 0.58/19
17.Rd1 Rhg8 ]
17.Qxf6 Nxf6 18.Nb3 Bb6 19.Be3
1.22/20
[ 19.Bg5+- 1.65/22 Ng4 20.Bh4
( 20.Bxd8 Bxf2+ 21.Kf1 Bxe1 )]
19...Rhe8 20.Bxb6 axb6 21.Nd4 Ne4
22.g3 Nd6 23.Kg2 c5 24.Nf3 Kc7
25.Rxe8 Rxe8 Endgame KRN-KRN
26.Re1 Prevents Re8-e2. 26...Ra8
27.a3 h6 Inhibits Nf3-g5. 28.Re7+ Kd8
29.Re2 b5 2.04/23
[ 29...Kc7 1.50/24 30.h4 Rh8 ]
30.Ne5+- Kc7 3.20/22
[ 30...Ra4 1.91/21 31.h4 f5 ]
(Diagram)
31.Nxf7! Weighted Error Value: White=0.
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Firouzja,Alireza
Lazavik,Denis
Bullet Chess Winners blitz (1.17)
[Mon Hokmome]
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C21: Danish Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.d4
exd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Bc4 Nf6 5.e5N
[ 5.Nxc3 Bb4 6.Bxf7+ Kxf7 7.Qb3+
d5 8.Qxb4 Re8 9.Nf3 Nxe4 10.0-0
c5 11.Qb3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 b6 13.Be3
Ba6 14.Rfe1 Bc4 15.Qc2 Kg8
16.Bg5 Qc8 17.Rxe8+ Qxe8 18.Re1
Qb5 19.Qf5 Na6 11.Bd2 Qd8 12.d5Burg,B Katowice 1991 200 Traps In
The Opening [ IainMackintosh] 1-0 ]
[ 5.Nf3 Bc5 6.Nxc3 d6 7.0-0 0-0
8.Ng5 h6 9.Nxf7 Rxf7 10.e5 Ng4
11.e6 C 21/02 Qh4 12.exf7+ Kf8
13.Bf4 Nxf2 14.Qe2 Ng4+ 15.Kh1
Bd7 16.Rae1 Nc6 17.Qe8+ Rxe8
18.fxe8Q+ Bxe8 19.Bxd6#
2a. CCTV – 'Checks,C-Rudolf Rezso
Charousek vs. Ja,K ]
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5...d5 6.Bb5+ -1.45/18
[ 6.exf6 -0.66/21 dxc4 7.Qxd8+
Kxd8 8.Bg5 ]
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f5! 13.Ng5 f4
[ Don't do 13...h6 14.Qb3+ Kh8
15.Nf7+ Rxf7 16.Qxf7 ]
14.Qb3+ Kh8 15.Nf7+
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6...c6 -0.91/21
[ 6...Nfd7! -1.45/18 Hoping for ...c7c6. 7.Nf3 c6 ]
7.exf6 aiming for Bb5-d3. 7...cxb5
8.fxg7 -1.56/20
[ 8.Nf3 -1.01/20 ]
8...Bxg7 9.Nxc3 0-0 10.Nge2 -2.57/19
[ 10.Nce2 -1.81/19 ]
10...d4-+ 11.Ne4 d3 12.N2g3
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Rxf7! 16.Qxf7 fxg3 17.hxg3 Nc6
-0.80/22
[ 17...Bg4-+ -1.83/22 has better
winning chances. Strongly threatening
...Nb8-c6. 18.Bg5 d2+ 19.Bxd2
Nc6 ]
18.Bh6 Qe7+ -0.15/24
[ Don't play 18...Bxb2 19.Bg5 d2+
20.Kd1= ]
[ Better is 18...Qg8 -0.69/23
19.Bxg7+ Qxg7 20.Qe8+ Qg8
21.Qxg8+ Kxg8 ]
19.Qxe7= The board is on fire. 19...Nxe7
20.Bxg7+ Kxg7 21.Kd2 Bf5 22.f3
-0.99/20
[ 22.Rac1= -0.18/21 ]
22...Nc6 23.Rh5! Bg6 -0.01/18
[ 23...Nd4! -0.49/21 ]
24.Rxb5= b6 25.Rc1⇆ White is fighting
back 25...Nd4 26.Rd5 Ne6 0.61/22
[ 26...Ne2!= -0.28/22 27.Rc7+ Kh6 ]
27.Rc6 White has compensation.
[ 27.Re1!? Kf6 28.Rd6 ]
27...Re8 28.Re5 -0.01/23
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[ 28.Rd7+ 0.32/22 Kg8 29.Kd1
( 29.Rxa7 Nd4= )]
28...Kf7 0.86/24
[ 28...Kf6= -0.01/23 remains equal.
29.Re3 h5 ]
29.f4 Kf6 1.43/24 Prevents f4-f5.
[ 29...Nd4 1.05/23 30.Rc7+ Kf8 ]
30.g4 And now g4-g5+ would win.
30...h6 2.95/23
[ 30...Bf7 1.69/22 was necessary.
31.Kxd3 Rg8 ]
31.g3 1.62/24
[ 31.Re3 2.95/23 ]
31...Bf7+- 32.Kxd3? 0.07/23
[ 32.Re3+- 1.62/23 ]
32...Rd8+? 1.65/25
[ 32...Rg8!= 0.07/23 ]
33.Ke3 Re5-e4 is the strong threat.
33...Kg7? 3.62/27
[ 33...Rd1 1.46/22 was worth a try. ]
34.Rexe6 Weighted Error Value:
White=0.31/Black=0.48
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9.0-0-0 Bxc3 10.Qxc3 Bd7 11.e5
Nxe5 12.Nxe5 dxe5 13.Rhe1 e4
14.Rxe4+ Nxe4 15.Bxf7+ Kxf7
16.Qxg7+ Ke6 17.Qg4+ Ke7
18.Qxe4+ Kf7 19.Qf4+ Kg6 20.h4
h6 Pazderski,Z-7.Bc2 Bb7 8.Re1 e5
ICCF 1900 ZUS D57 [Estrin,
Steinkohl] 1-0 ]
6...Bb4+ 7.Nc3 -1.09/21
[ White should play 7.Bc3 -0.50/20
d5 8.exd5 ( 8.Bxb4 dxc4 9.Qxd8+
Kxd8 )]
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Magnus-Alireza Blitz (23)
27.02.2021 7...0-0 -0.47/20
[Mon Hokmome]
[ 7...Nxe4! -1.09/21 8.0-0 ( 8.Qd5
Qe7 ) 8...Bxc3 9.Bxc3 0-0 ]
C21: Danish Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.d4
8.0-0 -1.23/22
exd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Bc4 cxb2 5.Bxb2
[ 8.Qb3 -0.47/20 Nc6 9.0-0 ]
Nf6 6.Nf3N -0.90/21
8...Bxc3 9.Bxc3 Nxe4 10.Bb2
[ 6.e5 -0.51/20 Ng4 7.Nc3 ( 7.Qxg4
This bishop pair is nice. 10...Nc6
d5; 7.Bxf7+ Kxf7 8.Qxg4 d5; 7.Nf3 -0.74/20
Bb4+ 8.Nc3 0-0 9.0-0 C 21/02 )]
[ 10...Nf6 -1.15/21 11.Re1 h6 ]
[ 6.Nc3 Nc6 ( 6...Bb4 7.Nge2 Nxe4
11.Re1 Nf6 12.Ng5 -1.35/22
8.0-0 Nxc3 9.Nxc3 Bxc3 10.Bxc3
[ 12.Rc1 -0.98/19 ]
Qg5 11.Re1+ Kd8 12.f4 Qxf4
12...h6 13.Nxf7 -0.67/24
13.Bxg7 Rg8 14.Qg4 Qxg4 15.Bf6#
[ 13.Ne4 -1.12/22 Nxe4 14.Rxe4 ]
1-0 (15) Posizione 128 Gambetto
13...Rxf7 14.Bxf6 Remove Defender.
Danese [std] ) 7.Nf3 Bb4 8.Qc2 d6
Black keeps a firm grip on the game.
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14...Qxf6 15.Re8+ Kh7 16.Qd3+
-4.51/23
[ 16.Bxf7 -1.42/21 was the crucial
defense. Qxf7 17.Qd3+ g6
18.Rae1 ]
16...g6-+ 17.Rae1 Rg7 -1.14/22
[ 17...Rf8-+ -4.44/22 is more deadly.
18.Rxf8 Qxf8 ]
18.h4? -3.89/23
[ 18.Qe3 -1.14/22 is the only way for
White. Qg5 19.Qxg5 hxg5 20.R1e3 ]
18...d6 19.h5? -6.78/24
[ 19.Qb3 -2.82/22 Re7 20.R1xe7+
Nxe7 21.h5 ]
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19...Bf5! 20.hxg6+
[ 20.Qb3 Rxe8 ]
20...Bxg6 21.Rxa8 Bxd3 22.Bxd3+
(Diagram)
Rg6! Threatens to win with ...Nc6-e5.
23.Rc8 Qf7 24.Ree8 Ne5 25.Bxg6+
Kxg6 26.Rg8+ Kh5 27.Rg3 c5
28.Rcg8
(Diagram)
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Ng6! 29.Rd8
[ 29.Rh3+ Kg5 ]
29...Qf6 30.Rg8 c4 31.Rh3+ Kg5
32.Rg3+ Kf5 33.Rf3+ Nf4 34.g3 Qa1+
35.Kh2
(Diagram)
Ke4! 36.Rxf4+ Endgame KQ-KRR
36...Kd3 37.Re8 d5 38.Re3+ Kd2
39.Rff3 -8.21/18
[ 39.Re8 -4.61/21 b5 40.Rd8 ]
39...d4 40.Re5 d3 41.Rd5 Qxa2
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5...Bg4 6.Qa4+N -0.87/21
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Bxf3 7.Bxf3 Qe5+
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A) 8.Qe2 Qxe2+ 9.Bxe2 ( 9.Kxe2
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Nc6 10.Bxc6+ bxc6 11.cxd4 0-0-0
Centre Game 2. d4-Centre Game 3.
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c3 d5 4.exd5 Qx ) 9...Nc6
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Quickstarter Guide-Centre Game 2.
d4 3.c3;
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B) 8.Kf1 Nc6 9.Bxc6+ bxc6
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10.cxd4 0-0-0 11.Qg4+ Qe6
12.Qxe6+ fxe6 13.Be3 c5
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42.Rf4 c3 43.Re5 c2 44.Rfe4 c1Q
6...Nc6 7.Nxd4 0-0-0 8.Be3
45.Rd5 Qxd5 46.Rd4 Weighted Error
Black is better. 8...Bc5 9.h3 Bh5
Value: White=0. 91/Black=0.62
[ 9...Bxd4?! 10.cxd4 Nxd4 11.hxg4= ]
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10.Nd2 Bxd4 11.cxd4 Nxd4 12.Rc1
-1.90/22
[ 12.Bxd4 -1.29/22 Qxd4 13.Qxd4
C21
Rxd4 14.f3 ]
Fedoseev,Vladimir1111
2701 12...Nc6?? 2.54/21 Pair of Knights!
Zlatin,Alexander
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[ 12...Nf6-+ -1.90/22 and all is fine.
Titled Tuesday intern op 19th Apr Late bl..
Strongly threatening ...Rh8-e8.
[Mon hokmome]
13.Qxa7 Nc6 ]
13.Rc5+C21: Danish Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.d4
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[ 5.cxd4 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bg4 ( 6...Bb4+
7.Nc3 Bg4 8.Be2 Bxf3 9.Bxf3 Qc4
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9) Black: 1.e4 e5 Sidelines-Center
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Game Danish Gambit Opening
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Compass for Black and White 2023 )
7.Be2 0-0-0 8.Nc3 Qa5 9.Be3 Nf6
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15.Qd2 Rhe8 16.Rfe1 Qf6 17.Ne5
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Levin,M-9.0-0 0-0 10.Re1 (2180) Biel
1993 200 Traps In The Opening [
Skewer, Deflection 13...Qd6 14.Rxh5
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Nf6 15.Rf5 aiming for Bf1-b5. 15...Rhe8
16.Nc4 Rxe3+? 3.55/24 This costs
Black the game. 17.fxe3 Qg3+ 18.Rf2
[ Not 18.Ke2 Re8+- ]
18...Kb8
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41.Rd7+ Kb8 42.Nc6+ Kc8 43.Rxa7
Nb4 44.Nxb4 Kd8 45.Nd5 Kc8
46.Bc6 h6 47.Ra8# ]
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Hoping for ...Nf6-e4. 19.Be2
[ Less strong is 19.Qc2 Nb4 20.Qf5
Rd5 ]
19...Ne4 20.0-0 Nxf2 21.Rxf2 f5
22.Bf3 Ne7 7.73/22
[ 22...Ne5 4.23/24 23.Nxe5 Qxe5 ]
23.Qb5 3.32/24
[ 23.Qb4 7.73/22 c6 24.Qxe7 ]
23...b6 11.37/23
[ 23...c6 3.32/24 24.Qc5 Qc7 ]
24.Qe5? 2.74/23
[ 24.Ne5 11.37/23 ]
24...Qxe5 25.Nxe5 c5 26.e4 f4
4.41/23
[ 26...fxe4 2.95/21 was called for.
27.Bxe4 Rd1+ 28.Kh2 Re1 ]
27.Bg4 g5 28.Nf7 Rg8 29.Rd2 Nc6
30.Rd6 Nd4 31.e5 Kc7 32.e6 Re8
33.Rd7+ Kc6 34.Ne5+ Kb5 35.e7 c4
36.Bh5 Rg8 37.e8Q Rxe8 38.Bxe8
Nc2 39.Rc7+ 14.15/22 Weighted Error
Value: White=0.69/Black=0.67
[ 39.Rd5+ #9/20 Ka6 40.Bb5+ Kb7
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Zvjaginsev,Vadim
Beliavsky,Alexander G
Vidmar Memorial 13th (2)
[Mon Hokmome, Lukacs,Peter]
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1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Nf3 Bb4+
[ 3...d5 see Sutovsky-Alterman, Tel
Aviv super 1st 1999 CBM 71. ]
[ 3...Nc6 transposes to the Scotch, but
Black wants to make profit from the
unusual white move order. ]
[ 3...Nf6 leads to the Russian
Defence. ]
4.c3 dxc3 5.Nxc3
[ 5.bxc3 is less logical because
development is the crucial question if
White sacrifices a . Be7 6.Bc4
( 6.Qb3 d5! gives back the 
immediately for the quick
development. ) 6...d5 This is the
typical counter-sacrifice. 7.exd5
( 7.Bxd5 Nf6 ) 7...Nf6
A) 8.0-0 0-0  bd7,b6 and
White's  weaknesses may become
vulnerable. ( 8...Bg4 9.h3 Bh5
10.g4 Bg6 11.Qa4+ Nbd7 12.Bb5
0-0 Lebermann-Eschbrenner,
Hofheim 1995 );
B) 8.Bb3 c6!? ( 8...0-0 9.0-0 Bg4
is safe and good. ) 9.c4 Bb4+
10.Bd2 Qe7+ (SveshnikovChekhov, SU 1976) 11.Qe2 Bxd2+
12.Nfxd2 Qxe2+ 13.Kxe2 cxd5
14.cxd5 b6 15.Re1 0-0 16.Nc3
Ba6+ 17.Kf3 Nbd7 and Black has
a somewhat better position
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according to Chekhov. ]
5...Ne7!?
[ 5...Nc6 6.Bc4 Nf6 transposes to
C44 ]
[ 5...Bxc3+! avoids the game
continuation, where White had a
strong pressure on the a1-h8 .
6.bxc3
A) 6...d6 7.Bc4 Nc6 ( 7...Qf6?
8.e5! dxe5 9.Bg5 Qd6 10.Qxd6!
cxd6 11.0-0-0 f6 12.Rxd6! fxg5
13.Nxe5 Nh6 14.Re1+and the black  is helpless in the
middle, E.Lasker-Safranek, sim.
1900. ) 8.0-0 see C44;
B) 6...Ne7 avoiding the frightening
push e4-e5 with a tempo.
B1) 7.Bc4 0-0 8.0-0 ( 8.e5!?
d5 9.exd6 cxd6 ) 8...d6
looks sufficient for Black.;
B2) 7.Ba3 0-0 ( 7...d6 runs into
8.e5! dxe5 9.Qxd8+ Kxd8
10.Nxe5 Ke8 The  cannot find
a good place in the middle.
11.Bc4 Be6 12.Bxe6 fxe6
13.0-0-0 Nbc6 14.Nxc6 Nxc6
15.Rhe1↑ and even in the  the
black  poses a lot of
headaches. ) 8.Bc4 ( 8.e5
is met by the standard countersacrifice d5! 9.exd6 cxd6
10.Bxd6 Re8 11.Be2 Nf5
leaving White with a corrupted 
structure on the . ) 8...Nbc6
9.0-0 ( 9.e5 d5! 10.exd6 cxd6
11.Bxd6 Bg4 ) 9...d6 ]
6.Qd4!N This is an original novelty.
White wants to build up a battery on the
long .
[ 6.Bc4 0-0 7.0-0 Bxc3 8.bxc3 Nbc6
9.Ng5?! is an unfounded attempt for a
 assault. h6 10.Nh3 d6 11.f4 Na5
12.Bd3 f5 L.Deak-Jamrich, HUN-
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chT 1995 ]
6...Bxc3+ 7.Qxc3 0-0 8.b4!
This is the point. White will put his  on
b2 and the other one goes to c4
controlling the important diagonals.
[ 8.Bc4 is simply met by the freeing
move d5! 9.exd5 Nxd5 ]
8...d5!?
[ 8...d6 looks safer, although White
has some long-lasting pressure for the
 because of his strong .
A) 9.Bb2 f6 10.Bc4+ Kh8 11.h4
( 11.Ng5 d5! 12.0-0-0 c6 )
11...Nbc6 12.h5 Ne5;
B) 9.Bc4 Kh8 ( 9...Nbc6??
10.Bb2+- ) 10.Ng5 ( 10.Bh6? f6;
10.Bb2 f6 see 9.b2 )
B1) 10...d5? here is not good
because of
B1a) 11.Bb2 f6 12.exd5
( 12.Bd3 d4! ) 12...Nxd5;
B1b) 11.exd5 Nf5
Black wants to build up a
blockade instead of opening
up the diagonals for the
enemy . ( 11...Nxd5?
12.Qd3 This double attack is
the problem for Black. Qe7+
13.Kf1 Nf6 14.Bb2→; 11...h6?
12.Bb2 ) 12.0-0 h6 13.Nf3
Nd7 14.Bb2 Nf6 15.Rfe1;
B2) 10...Qe8 11.Bb2 ( 11.Qb3
d5! The white  is yet in the
middle! 12.Bxd5 Nxd5 13.Qxd5
h6=; 11.Qg3 d5! ) 11...f6 12.Ne6
Bxe6 13.Bxe6 Nbc6 14.0-0
( 14.b5 Nd8 15.Bc4 d5! ) 14...a6
15.a4 Ng6 ]
9.Bb2 f6 10.Bd3
[ 10.exd5? helps only for Black to
activate his pieces. Nxd5 11.Qb3
Re8+ ]
10...Kh8
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[ 10...dxe4 11.Bxe4 c6 was an other
alternative. ( 11...Nbc6? 12.b5 )]
11.0-0
[ 11.0-0-0!? looks even more
aggressive. ]
11...Bg4!?
[ There is nothing wrong with the
natural developing move 11...Nbc6
for example: 12.b5 d4! This is the
point. 13.Qb3 ( 13.Nxd4 Nxd4
14.Qxd4 Qxd4 15.Bxd4 Rd8 16.Bc5
Rxd3 17.Bxe7 Bd7= ) 13...Ne5
14.Nxd4 Nxd3 15.Qxd3 c5! 16.bxc6
Nxc6= ]
12.Nh4! leaving the  in the limbo.
[ 12.Nd4 Nbc6 leads to unnecessary
exchanges. ]
12...Nd7 13.Bc2 clearing the way for
the  on the third rank.
[ 13.h3 Be6 ]
13...Ne5 14.exd5 Qxd5
[ 14...Nxd5 15.Qg3 ]
15.Rae1 Qc6 16.h3 Bh5 17.f4 Qxc3
18.Bxc3 Nd5 this is an important
zwischenzug. 19.fxe5
[ 19.Bd2 Nc4 ]
19...Nxc3 20.exf6 and draw agreed, for
example:
[ 20.exf6 gxf6 ( and not 20...Rxf6?
21.Rxf6 gxf6 22.Re7 losing the
seventh rank. ) 21.Re7 Rf7 22.Rxf7
Bxf7 23.Rxf6 Bxa2 24.Rh6 Bg8
25.Nf5 a5 26.bxa5 Rxa5 27.Ne7= ]
½-½
Nakamura,Hikaru
Ibragimov,Ildar
New York State-ch 129th (6)
[Mon Hokmome]
8
C44
2647
2599
03.09.2007
C44: Ponziani Opening and Scotch
Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3 dxc3
4.Bc4 Nc6
[ 4...cxb2 5.Bxb2 Nf6 6.Nc3 Bb4
7.Nge2 Nxe4 8.0-0 Nxc3 9.Nxc3
Bxc3 10.Bxc3 Qg5 11.Re1+ Kd8
12.f4 Qxf4 13.Bxg7 Rg8 14.Qg4
Qxg4 15.Bf6# ]
5.Nf3 d6
[ 5...Bb4 6.0-0 d6 7.a3 Ba5 8.b4
Bb6 9.Qb3 Qd7 10.Nxc3 Nf6
11.Bg5 Nd4 12.Nxd4 Bxd4 13.Rad1
Bxc3 14.Qxc3 Qe7 15.Rfe1 Qe5
16.Qc1 Qe7 17.f4 Bg4 18.Bb5+ Kf8
19.e5 Bxd1 20.Qxd1 Von Schuetz,H
(2450)-2.c4 e5 (2600) Gatineau 1877
200 Traps In The Opening [Dorner,
Cranbourne] 1-0 ]
6.Qb3N
[ 6.Nxc3 Ne5 ( 6...Be6 7.Bxe6 fxe6
8.Qb3 Qc8 9.0-0 Be7 10.Ne2 e5
11.Ng3 Nf6 12.Ng5 Nd8 13.Nf5 Kf8
14.f4 h6 15.fxe5 dxe5 16.Qh3 Nf7
17.Nf3 Bc5+ 18.Kh1 Qe6 19.N3h4
Nxe4 20.Qg4 Neg5 21.Qh5
Popov,V-4.Qxd4 Nc6 g6 [set up]
Yerevan 77/113 1906 CCYB 11
[Sandler,L; Berdichevski,I] 1-0 (34) )
7.Nxe5 dxe5 8.Bxf7+ Ke7 9.Bg5+
Nf6 10.Qh5 c6 11.Rd1 Qa5 12.f4
Qc5 13.fxe5 Qxe5 14.0-0 h6
15.Be8 Be6 16.Rxf6 gxf6 17.Rd7+
Bxd7 18.Qf7+ Kd6 19.Qxd7+ Kc5
20.Be3+ Kb4 6.0-0 a5 7.Re1 0-0 8.
Nbd2 - P-Hughes,H Game 9 1883
CBM 118 ext [Romero Holmes,
Alfonso] 1-0 ]
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6...Qd7
[ But not 6...d5 7.Bxd5 Qd7
8.Nxc3 ]
7.0-0 -0.51/21
[ 7.Nxc3= -0.07/21 Nf6 8.0-0 ]
7...Na5 8.Qxc3 Black has an edge.
8...Nxc4 9.Qxc4 Ne7 10.Nc3 Ng6
11.Be3 c6 12.Nd4 Ne5 13.Qe2 Qg4
14.f3 Qh5 15.Ncb5 -0.71/21 cxb5
16.Nxb5 Strongly threatening Nb5-c7+.
16...Kd8 Inhibits Nb5-c7.
[ 16...Rb8? 17.Bxa7 Nc6 18.Bxb8
Nxb8 19.Nc7+ Kd7 20.Nd5+- ]
17.Rfd1 Bd7! 18.a4
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24.e5? -6.25/20
[ 24.Nb5= 0.01/20 Qh6 25.Ra3 ]
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[ 19.b4 -0.63/20 might be stronger. ]
(Diagram)
19...Rxa7! -0.58/21 20.Nxa7 g5
0.95/19
[ 20...Bg5 -0.41/20 keeps the upper
hand. ]
21.h3? -0.75/20
[ 21.Nb5 0.95/19 and life is bright. ]
21...g4 22.f4 Nf3+ 0.18/20 23.Kh1!=
Rg8 0.01/20
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Loses the game. 24...gxh3!-+ 25.g3
[ 25.gxf3 Rg2 ]
25...Rxg3 26.exd6 Bf6 (  ...h3-h2)
27.Qc2 Rg2 Weighted Error Value:
White=0.84/Black=0.21 (precise)
0-1
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C21 5...Nc6
Sutovsky,Emil
2610
[ 5...c5 6.Qe5+ Be6 7.exd5 Nxd5
Alterman,Boris
2615
8.Bg5 Nc6 9.Bb5 Qc7 10.0-0-0+Tel Aviv super 1st (5)
15.05.1999
and White's advantage of
[Mon Hokmome,Lukacs,Peter]
development is decisive, Beuton-L.
Steiner, Trebitsch 1927. ]
1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Nf3 d5
6.Bb5 dxe4
[ 3...Nc6 transposes to the Scotch. ]
[ 6...Bd7 7.Bxc6 Bxc6 8.exd5 Bxd5
[ 3...Bb4+! is perhaps the best reply, if
9.0-0 Be7 10.Nxd5 Qxd5 11.Bg5
Black wants to accept the  sacrifice.
Qxd4 12.Nxd4 Nd5 13.Rfe1 f6
4.c3 dxc3
14.c4! Marshall-Duras, Hamburg
A) 5.bxc3 is not a real developing
1910 ]
move. Be7 6.Bc4 ( 6.Qb3 d5! )
7.Qxd8+ Kxd8 8.Ng5 Be6 9.Be3 a6
6...d5! Usually the best is to give
[ 9...Bb4?! 10.0-0-0+! ]
back the  for development. 7.exd5 10.0-0-0+ Ke8 11.Bxc6+ bxc6
Nf6 8.Bb3 ( 8.0-0 Bg4 9.h3 Bh5
12.Ncxe4 Nxe4 13.Nxe4 Now Black's 
10.g4 Bg6 11.Qa4+ Nbd7 12.Bb5  structure is fallen apart, and he is still
0-0 Lebermann-Eschenbrenner,
struggling with a lack of development.
Hofheim 1995 ) 8...c6! 9.c4 Bb4+
13...Be7
10.Bd2 Qe7+ (Sveshnikov[ 13...Bd5?! 14.Nc5 Bxc5
Chekhov, SU 1976) 11.Qe2 Bxd2+
( 14...Bxg2? 15.Rhe1+- ) 15.Bxc5 f6
12.Nfxd2 Qxe2+ 13.Kxe2 cxd5
16.Rhe1+ Kf7 17.Re7+ Kg6
14.cxd5 b6! 15.Re1 0-0 16.Nc3
18.Rd4+- ]
Ba6+ 17.Kf3 Nbd7 Chekhov;
14.Rhe1 Rd8
B) 5.Nxc3 Nc6 6.Bc4 Nf6 7.0-0
[ 14...Kf8 15.Bc5 ]
d6 transposing to the Scotch
15.Rxd8+
Gambit. ]
[ 15.Bc5 is also logical in order to
4.Qxd4! Nf6
eliminate Black's , and get control
[ 4...dxe4 5.Qxd8+ Kxd8 6.Ng5
over × c5, after which his  is
Although the queens are off, Black is
superior to the . Rxd1+ 16.Rxd1
still in a dangerous situation. Nh6
Bd5 ( 16...f5? 17.Bxe7! Kxe7
( 6...Be6 7.Nxe6+ fxe6 8.Bc4 Kd7
18.Nc5+- ) 17.Bxe7 Kxe7 18.Nc5
9.Nc3 Bb4 10.Bd2 Zorman-Petek,
Bxg2 19.Rg1! ( 19.Rd7+ Kf6
Bled op 1992. White has got the ,
20.Rxc7 Re8! ) 19...Bh3 20.Rxg7 Bf5
better development and the black  is
21.Rg3 ]
in the middle. ) 7.Bc4 Bb4+ 8.Nc3
15...Kxd8 16.Bc5 Bf6 Black wants to
Bf5 9.Bxf7 c6 10.0-0 Rf8 11.Be6
avoid the good  versus bad  .
Hlavacek-Pliva, CZE-chT 1996 ]
[ 16...Bxc5?! 17.Nxc5 Bc8 18.b4!
5.Nc3!
emphasizing the occupation of the
[ 5.exd5 Qxd5= ]
dark squares. Re8 19.Rd1+ Ke7
[ 5.e5 Nc6 6.Bb5 Ne4 7.Nc3 Nxc3
20.Rd3 Rd8 ( 20...Kf8 21.Kd2 )
8.Qxc3 Bd7 9.Bxc6 Bxc6 10.0-0
21.Re3+ Kf8 22.Ra3 Rd4 23.c3+- ]
Be7 11.e6 0-0= ]
17.Bd4 White wants to exchange the
ChessBase 17 Printout, Naruemon , 3/25/2024
dark-squared ! 17...Be7
[ 17...Bxd4 18.Rd1 Ke7 19.Rxd4
Bd5 20.Nc5
A) 20...Kd6 21.Nxa6 c5 22.Rd2
A1) 22...Ra8 23.Nxc7 Kxc7
( 23...Rxa2 24.Kb1 ) 24.Rxd5+-;
A2) 22...Rc8 23.b4!+-;
B) 20...Bxg2 21.Rd7+ Kf6
22.Rxc7 Re8 23.Kd2 ]
18.Bc5 Bf6 19.Bd4 Be7 20.g3
[ 20.Bxg7?! is worse because of Rg8
21.Be5 Rxg2 22.Bg3 h5 23.h4 Bf5 ]
20...Rg8 21.Bc5 Bf6 22.Bd4 Be7
23.Bc5 Bf6 It is easy to understend why
Black doesn't want to exchange his
important . 24.Bb4! vacating the c5
square for the . 24...Bd5
[ 24...Kc8? 25.Nc5+- ]
[ 24...Re8? 25.Nc5 Bc8 26.Rd1+!+- ]
25.Nxf6 winning the  and transposing
to a  versus  with . With rooks on
the board these  is not drawish at all.
[ 25.Nc5 Bd4! ]
25...gxf6 26.Be7+ Kd7 27.Bxf6 Re8
However White has to exchange the ,
so Black's chances for a draw are
higher. 28.Rxe8 Kxe8 29.Kd2 c5
30.a3 Be4 31.c3 Kd7 32.Ke3 Bc2
33.Kf4 If White can create a passed 
on the , he can win. 33...Ke8?!
[ More persistant is 33...Ke6 34.Be5
( 34.Kg5?? h6+!; 34.Bd8 Kd7 )
34...c6 and the white  has to find the
penetration on the , which is not an
easy task. ]
34.Kg5 c4 35.Be5 c6 36.Kf6 a5
37.g4 Kf8
[ 37...a4 38.Kg7 Bd3 39.f4 ]
38.Bd6+ Kg8 39.Bf4 a4?
[ 39...Kf8 ]
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40.Bh6!+- Now the black  is entombed
on the . 40...Bd1 41.h3 Bf3 42.g5
Be4 43.f4 Bf3 44.f5 Bd1 45.Ke5 Bc2
46.f6 Bd1 47.Kd4 Black's pawns are
very weak on the . 47...Bf3 48.Kc5
Be4 49.h4 Bf3 50.Kxc4 Bd5+ 51.Kb4
Bb3 52.Kc5 Bd5 53.c4 Bf3 54.Kb4
Bd1 55.c5 Bc2 56.Kc3 Bb3 57.Kd3
Kh8 58.Kd2 Kg8 59.h5 Kh8 60.Bg7+
Kg8 61.h6 playing for Zugzwang.
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62.b4! This is the typical way to create a
remote  on the other flank. 62...axb3
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[ 62...Bb5 63.Ke3 Bf1 64.Kd4 Be2
65.Ke5 Bc4 ( 65...Bf3 66.Kd6 Be4
67.Kc7 Bf3 68.Kb6 Be4 69.Ka5 Bc2
70.b5!+- ) 66.Kd6 Bb5 67.Kc7+- ]
63.Kc3 Be6 64.a4 Bd5 65.a5 Bc4
66.Kb2
1-0
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3.exf5 [see my analysis in the game].
The main problem I see is 2...fxe4 3.d3
exd3 4.Bxd3 Nf6 5.g4 d5! [again, see
my analysis below]. You might look into
5.Nc3. 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3 d3
4.Bxd3 Nc6
[ 4...Bc5 5.Nf3 d6 6.Bc4 ( 6.b4 Bb6
7.a4 a6 8.0-0 Nf6 9.Nbd2 0-0
10.Bb2 Nc6 11.Nc4 Ba7 12.b5 Ne7
C44
13.e5 dxe5 14.Ncxe5 Bc5 15.c4
Theodorou,Nikolas
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Ng6 16.Qc2 Nf4 17.Rad1 Qe7
Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo
18.Rfe1 Be6 19.Qc1 Nxd3 20.Nxd3
Speed Chess Q2 blitz (7)
12.11.2022
Rfd8 From-like Gambit 1.c4 f5 2.e
[Mon Hokmome]
[John Watson] (48) ) 6...Qe7 7.0-0
Bg4 8.h3 Be6 9.Qb3 Bxc4 10.Qxc4
C44: Ponziani Opening and Scotch
Nc6 11.a4 Ne5 12.Nxe5 dxe5 13.b4
Gambit Ryan from California asks a
Bd6 14.a5 a6 15.b5 axb5 16.Qxb5+
question that I think many readers will
c6 17.Qc4 Nf6 18.Bg5 0-0 19.Nd2
be interested in, so I've put it in this
Derbenev,A (2260)-13.f3 Ng8 14.Qc2
main section instead of the mailbag: Do
Sharjah 153/194 1987 Fritz 12
you know of any chess literature at all
[Dragan Solak] 1-0 (38) ]
that discusses a reversed From's Gambit 5.Nf3 d6 6.0-0N
out of the English (1 c4 f5 2 e4 fxe4 3
[ 6.h3 Nf6 7.Bf4 Be7 8.Nbd2 Nd7
d3 exd3 4 Bxd3 Nf6 5 g4, followed by g5
9.Nc4 Bf6 10.Bc2 0-0 11.0-0 Nde5
and Qc2)? Is this sound? Maybe I'm
12.Ne3 Be6 13.Nd2 b5 14.Bg3 Na5
blind, but I've looked in 5 English books
15.a4 Nac4 16.axb5 Nxe3 17.fxe3
& MCO, BCO, etc. and cannot find
Ljubojevic, L-Olafsson,F Las Palmas
anything on it. I've played it vs people at
17/(278) 1974 ]
my level with lots of success, but I know
6...Nf6 7.h3 g6!? Exploring less
that this means nothing at all regarding
charted territory. Erkundet wenig
its theoretical soundness. jw: A great
bekanntes Terrain. 8.c4N
question. This is a fun idea and a fairly
[ Vorgänger: 8.Re1 Bg7 9.Bg5 0-0
natural one (From's Gambit Reversed
10.Nbd2 h6 11.Bh4 g5 12.Bg3 Re8
with c4 in) , but I see a couple of
13.Qb3 Nh5 14.Bh2 0-1 (54) Skytte,
problems here, mostly due to the fact
R (2349)-Dilanyan,G (2267) Chess.
that c4 seems to hurt White in
com INT 2022 ]
comparison with a Bird's Opening. First,
[ 8.Nd4 seems wilder. Bg7 9.Bg5 h6
on a less important level, 1. c4 f5 2. e4
10.Bh4 ]
e5!? looks playable since a bishop can't
8...Bg7 White has an edge. 9.Nc3 0-0
get to c4. I've looked at the normal
10.Re1 Nd7 11.Bg5 Bf6 12.Bh6
solutions to the King's Gambit and see
0.11/21
nothing too attractive - Black even has
[ 12.Bxf6 0.49/21 Qxf6 13.Nd5 ]
the advantage in most lines. Best looks
12...Bg7
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[ 12...Bxc3!? 13.bxc3 Re8= ]
13.Qd2 Nde5 14.Nxe5 -0.05/23
[ 14.Be2 0.29/23 might be stronger. ]
14...dxe5= 15.Nd5 Bxh6 16.Qxh6
Nd4 17.c5 -0.64/19
[ 17.Ne3= -0.20/21 should be
considered. ]
17...c6 18.Ne3 Be6 19.Red1 Qe7
20.b4 b6 21.cxb6 -1.01/22
[ 21.f4 -0.57/20 feels stronger. ]
21...axb6 22.a3 Nb3 23.Ra2
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26.Ra1 Nb3 -0.01/22
[ 26...c5 -1.17/21 27.bxc5 Qxc5 ]
27.Ra2!= c5 28.bxc5 Nxc5 -0.92/23
[ 28...Qxc5 -1.33/22 29.Ne3 Nd4 ]
29.Rb2 Qd6 30.Nc3 Qd4
[ 30...Rxa3? 31.Nb5 Rxh3
32.Qxh3+- ( 32.Nxd6 Rxh6 33.Rxb6
Kg7= )]
31.Qc1 Nxe4 -0.07/24
[ Don't take 31...Rxa3 32.Nb5 Qa4
33.Nxa3 Qxa3 34.f3 ]
[ 31...Nb3 -1.12/24 32.Qe3 Qxe3
33.fxe3 Rxa3 ]
32.Nxe4= Qxe4 33.Rxb6 Rc8 34.Qb2
-0.53/24
[ 34.Qb1= -0.22/22 Qxb1 35.Rxb1 ]
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34...Rc2 35.Rb8+ Kg7 36.Qb4 -1.12/23
[ 36.Qb1 -0.40/25 ]
36...Qxb4 Active counter play! 37.Rxb4
Endgame KRB-KRB 37...Ra2 38.a4
Ra1 39.f4 exf4 40.Rxf4 Bd7 41.Kh2
Bxa4 42.Bc4 Be8 43.Be2 Ra7 44.Bf3
Rc7 45.Rb4 Bd7 46.Rb7 Rxb7
47.Bxb7 KB-KB 47...Kf6 48.Kg3 Ke5
49.Kf2 g5 50.Bf3 f5 51.Bd1 f4
52.Bc2 h6 53.Bd1 Be6 54.Be2 Bf5
55.Bd1 Bg6 56.Be2 h5 -0.82/29
[ 56...Bh7 -1.15/28 57.g3 Be4 ]
57.Bd1 h4 58.Be2 Be4 59.Bd1 Bd5
60.Be2 Kd4 61.Bd1 Kc3 62.Bh5 Kd2
63.Bg4 Kd3 64.Bh5 Kd4 -0.01/30
[ 64...Bb7 -0.75/32 65.Bf3 Bc8 ]
65.Bg4 -0.85/30
[ 65.Bd1!= -0.01/30 keeps the
balance. ]
65...Be4 66.Bh5 Bf5 67.Bf3 Ke5
68.Bd1 Kf6 69.Be2 Be6 70.Bd1 Ke5
71.Bh5 Bf5 -0.01/29
[ Black should play 71...Bd7 -0.99/29
72.Bf3 Be6 ]
72.Bd1!= Bg6 0.01/30
[ 72...Bd7 -0.86/30 73.Bf3 Ba4 ]
73.Be2! Kf6 74.Bd1 Kg7 75.Be2 Kh6
76.Bd1 Bh5 -0.01/34
[ Better is 76...Be8 -0.99/33 77.Bg4
Kg6 ]
77.Bc2 -1.30/33
[ 77.Bxh5!= -0.01/34 Kxh5 78.Kf3 ]
77...Kg7 78.Bd3 Kf6 79.Bc2 Ke5
80.Bd3 f3 -0.49/35
[ 80...Kd4 -1.33/31 81.Bb5 Ke4
82.Bc6+ Kd3 ]
81.gxf3 Kf4 82.Be2 -0.88/37
[ 82.Be4 -0.41/38 ]
82...Bf7 -0.55/42
[ Black should try 82...Be8 -0.88/37
83.Bf1 Bd7 ]
83.Bf1
(Diagram)
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Black converts the advantage
convincingly. 86.Bg2 Bd7 87.Bf1 Bc8
88.Bg2 Ba6 89.Bh1 Ke5 90.Ke3?
-12.52/28
[ 90.Bg2 -0.79/34 ]
90...Bf1-+ 91.Kf2 Bxh3 92.Ke3 Bf1
-13.63/29
[ 92...Be6 -#20/22 93.Ke2 Kf4
94.Kf2 h3 95.Kf1 Bd5 96.Kf2 g4
97.fxg4 Bxh1 98.Kg1 Bd5 99.Kh2
Kxg4 100.Kg1 Kf3 101.Kf1 h2
102.Ke1 Ke3 103.Kd1 h1Q+
104.Kc2 Qe1 105.Kb2 Qd1 106.Kc3
Qd2# ]
93.Kf2 Bh3? -0.01/23
[ 93...Bd3-+ -24.91/23 Hoping for ...
Bd3-f5. 94.Ke3 Bf5 ]
94.Ke3= Kf5 -10.11/22 Prevents f3-f4.
[ 94...Be6 -#20/23 95.Ke2 Kf4
96.Kf2 h3 97.Kf1 Bd5 98.Ke2 g4
99.fxg4 Bxh1 100.Kd3 h2 101.Kc3
Bc6 102.g5 h1Q 103.g6 Qc1+
104.Kb3 Bd5+ 105.Kb4 Qc6 106.g7
Bg8 107.Ka3 Qb7 108.Ka4 Qb6
109.Ka3 Qb3# ]
95.f4-+ gxf4+ 96.Kf2 Ke5 -9.40/28
[ 96...Bg4 -#23/29 97.Bc6 Ke5
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98.Bg2 Kd4 99.Bh1 h3 100.Bc6 Bf5
101.Bb5 Be4 102.Kg1 Ke3 103.Bf1
Bg2 104.Bc4 f3 105.Kh2 f2
106.Ba6 f1Q 107.Bxf1 Bxf1 108.Kg1
Ke2 109.Kh1 Kf3 110.Kh2 Kf2
111.Kh1 Kg3 112.Kg1 Bb5 113.Kh1
Be2 114.Kg1 h2+ 115.Kh1 Bf3# ]
97.Bc6 Bf5 -12.82/25
[ 97...Be6 -29.28/29 98.Bb5 Kd4 ]
98.Bf3 Kf6 -17.23/26
[ 98...h3 -#17/27 99.Be2 Be4
100.Kg1 f3 101.Bd1 Kf4 102.Kh2 f2
103.Be2 Bf5 104.Bc4 Kf3 105.Bf1
Ke4 106.Kh1 Kf4 107.Kh2 Kf3
108.Bb5 Ke3 109.Bf1 Kf4 110.Be2
Bg4 111.Bf1 Kf3 112.Bd3 Bc8
113.Bf1 Be6 114.Bd3 Bc8 115.Bb5
Be6 116.Bf1 Bf5 117.Bc4 Bd7
118.Bd5+ Kf4 119.Bc4 Bf5 120.Bf1
Kf3 ]
99.Bc6 Kg5 -5.22/18
[ 99...h3 -#21/28 100.Bb5 Ke5
101.Kf1 Kd4 102.Kg1 Ke3 103.Kh2
Kf2 104.Bc6 f3 105.Ba8 Ke2
106.Bd5 f2 107.Bc4+ Ke1 108.Kg3
f1Q 109.Bxf1 Kxf1 110.Kf4 Bc8
111.Kg3 Ke2 112.Kh4 h2 113.Kh5
h1Q+ 114.Kg6 Qc6+ 115.Kg7 Qe6
116.Kh7 Qf6 117.Kg8 Be6+
118.Kh7 Qg5 119.Kh8 Qh6# ]
100.Kg2 Bg4 -4.49/21
[ 100...h3+ -18.54/30 101.Kf2 Be6 ]
101.Kh2 -#16/26
[ 101.Kf1-+ -4.49/21 f3 102.Kg1 ]
101...f3 Black mates. 102.Kg1 Kf4
103.Kh2 Ke3 104.Bb5 Bf5 105.Ba6
Bd3 106.Bb7 f2 107.Bg2 f1Q
108.Bxf1 Bxf1 Weighted Error Value:
White=0.10 (very precise) /Black=0.12
(very precise)
0-1
ChessBase 17 Printout, Naruemon , 3/25/2024
Theodorou,Nikolas
Jones,Gawain C B
Speed Chess Q2 blitz (12)
[Mon Hokmome]
C21
2598
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12.11.2022
C21: Danish Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.d4
exd4 3.c3 Qe7 4.cxd4 Qxe4+ 5.Be3
Nf6 6.Nc3 Bb4 7.Nge2!? Exploring
less charted territory. Erkundet wenig
bekanntes Terrain. 7...Nd5 8.Qd2N
The position is equal.
[ Vorgänger: 8.Bd2 -0.40/21
8.Qd1-d2 0.02 Nxc3 9.bxc3 Ba5
( 9...Be7 10.Be3 b6 11.Ng3 Qc6
12.Qb3 Gambiteer-1.e4e5 player
London ENG 1993 [Gavriel,Tryfon] )
10.f3 Qc6 11.Qb3 0-0 12.Kf2 Qb6
0.23/19 ( 12...Qf6 -0.17/18 ) 13.Nf4=
Nc6 Threatens to win with ...Nc6xd4!
14.Nd5 Nxd4 15.Qxb6 cxb6
1-0 (58) Belanoff,S-Duro Sole,R LSS
email 2007 ]
8...Bxc3 9.Nxc3 Nxc3 10.bxc3 0-0
11.Bd3 Qxg2 1.26/22
[ 11...Qg4= 0.27/18 ]
12.0-0-0 Qh3 13.Rhg1 Kh8 11.40/20
[ 13...g6 0.75/23 ]
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A mistake that costs the game.
14.Rxg7!!+- White wants to mate with
Be3-h6. Decoy, Clearance 14...Kxg7
[ 14...d6 15.Rxh7+ ]
15.Rg1+ Kh8 16.Bh6 Qxh2 17.Qg5
4.82/5
[ 17.Bg7+ #8/18 Kg8 18.Qg5
Qxg1+ 19.Qxg1 f6 20.Bxf6+ Kf7
21.Qg7+ Ke6 22.Qe7+ Kd5
23.Qe5+ Kc6 24.Qc5# ]
17...Qxg1+ 18.Qxg1 Rg8 19.Qh2 d6
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22.Qf4 Bf5 23.Bf6+ Kg8 24.Qh6 Kf7
25.Qg7+ Skewer 25...Ke6 26.c4 Bd3
27.Bh4 Bxc4 28.Qg8+ Kf5 29.Qxc4
f2-f3 would kill now. 29...Nc6 30.Qb5+
Kg4
(Diagram)
31.Qxb7! 9.04/24 Rf8
[ 31...Rb8 32.Qxc6 ]
32.Bg3 Nd8 33.Qe4+ Kh3 34.Qh1+
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[ 37.dxe6 #11/16 Rh5 38.Qf4+ Kh3
39.Qf3 Rc5+ 40.Kd2 g5 41.e7 Rb5
42.Bxd6+ Kh4 43.Qg3+ Kh5
44.e8Q+ Kh6 45.Bf8# ]
1-0
Theodorou,Nikolas
Hakobyan,Aram
Speed Chess Q2 blitz (10)
[Mon Hokmome]
C44
2598
2613
12.11.2022
C44: Ponziani Opening and Scotch
Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3 d5
4.exd5 Qxd5 5.cxd4 Nc6 6.Nf3 Nf6
[ 6...Bg4 7.Be2 0-0-0 8.Nc3 Qa5
9.Be3 Nf6 10.0-0 Bd6 11.Nb5 Nd5
12.Bd2 Bb4 13.Bxb4 Qxb4 14.a3
Qe7 15.Qd2 Rhe8 16.Rfe1 Qf6
17.Ne5 Bxe2 18.Rxe2 Nf4 19.Re4
Nh3+ 20.gxh3 Rxe5 21.Rxe5
Levin,M-9.0-0 0-0 10.Re1 (2180) Biel
1993 200 Traps In The Opening [
IainMackintosh] 0-1 (32) ]
16
[ 6...Bb4+ 7.Nc3 Bg4 8.Be2 Bxf3
9.Bxf3 Qc4 10.Bxc6+ bxc6 11.Qe2+
Qxe2+ 12.Kxe2 0-0-0 13.Be3 Nf6
9) Black: 1.e4 e5 Sidelines-Center
Game Danish Gambit Opening
Compass for Black and White 2023 ]
7.Nc3 Bb4 8.Be2N
[ 8.Bd3 0-0 9.0-0 Qa5 24
Part 1 Chapter 28-Game 24 Game ]
8...0-0 9.0-0 Qf5 0.60/20
[ 9...Qa5= 0.01/20 ]
10.d5 -0.22/21
[ 10.Bg5 0.60/20 ]
10...Ne5 11.h3 Nxf3+ Black has an
edge. 12.Bxf3 Bd6 0.29/22
[ 12...Bd7 -0.25/21 ]
13.Re1 -0.20/22
[ 13.Nb5 0.29/22 ]
13...Bd7= 14.Qb3 Rfe8→ Black has
some attack. 15.Bd2 g5 0.36/22
[ 15...h5= -0.26/21 ]
16.Qc4!
[ 16.Qxb7 Reb8 17.Qa6 Qg6 ]
16...h5 0.68/22
[ 16...Rac8 0.36/22 is superior. ]
17.Ne4 0.01/22
[ White should play 17.Be4 0.68/22
Nxe4 18.Nxe4 ]
17...g4 0.44/22
[ 17...b5= 0.01/22 18.Qd3 ( 18.Nxd6
cxd6 19.Qd4 g4= ) 18...g4 19.hxg4
hxg4 20.Nxf6+ Qxf6 ]
18.hxg4
[ 18.Nxd6 cxd6 19.hxg4 hxg4
20.Rxe8+ Rxe8= ]
[ 18.Bc3!? Nxe4 19.Bxe4 ]
18...hxg4
(Diagram)
19.Nxd6 -0.38/22
[ 19.Bc3!= 0.19/22 Nxe4 20.Bxe4 ]
19...cxd6 20.Be2 Re4 21.Qc7
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24.Rxe4 Rxe4 0.26/25
[ 24...Qxe4-+ -3.61/28 25.Bg5
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25.Qd8+!=
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25...Kh7? 2.38/22
[ 25...Kg7= 0.21/23 and Black has
nothing to worry. 26.Qg5+ ( 26.Bd3?
Qf2+ 27.Kh1 Re5-+ ) 26...Qxg5
27.Bxg5 Rd4 ]
26.Qh4+? 0.17/23
[ 26.Bd3+- 2.38/22 Hoping for Ra1-f1.
Qf2+ 27.Kh1 Qxd2 28.Bxe4+ Kg7
29.Qh4 ( 29.Qxd7 Qh6+ 30.Kg1
Qe3+ 31.Kh1 Qh6+ 32.Kg1 Qe3+
33.Kh1 Qh6+=; 29.Rf1 Nf2+ 30.Kg1
Bb5 )]
26...Kg7 27.Bd3 Qf2+ 0.97/5
[ 27...Qxd5= 0.23/25 remains equal.
28.Bh6+ Kg8 29.Qg5+ ( 29.Bxe4
Qd4+ 30.Kh1 Nf2+ 31.Kh2 Ng4+
32.Kh3 Nf2+ 33.Kh2 Ng4+ 34.Kh3
Nf2+ 35.Kh2= ) 29...Qxg5 30.Bxg5
Re8 ]
28.Kh1 Really sharp! 28...Re5? 8.43/24
[ 28...Qxd2 2.40/24 29.Bxe4 Nf2+
30.Kg1 Ng4 ]
(Diagram)
(Diagram)
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29.Rf1!+- White is clearly winning.
29...Qxf1+ 30.Bxf1 A strong pair of
Bishops. 30...Nf2+ 31.Kg1 Threatens
to win with Qh4-h6+. 31...Ng4
Against Qh4-h6+ 32.Bc3 Strongly
threatening Qh4-g5+. 32...f6 Prevents
Qh4-g5+. Weighted Error Value:
White=0.64/Black=0.72
1-0
C21
Theodorou,Nikolas
2590
Tanenbaum,Zachary Chen
2244
Titled Tuesday intern op 10th Jan Late bl..
[Mon Hokmome]
C21: Danish Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.d4
exd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Bc4 cxb2 5.Bxb2
d5 6.Bxd5 Nf6 7.Bxf7+ Kxf7 8.Qxd8
Bb4+ 9.Qd2 Bxd2+ 10.Nxd2 Re8
11.f3N
[ 11.Ngf3 Nc6 12.0-0 h6 13.Rfe1
Be6 2 Chapter 16-Game 2 Game - ]
11...c5 0.48/20
[ 11...b6= -0.11/20 ]
12.Ne2 0.12/22
[ 12.Nc4 0.48/20 Kg8 13.0-0-0 ]
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14...Rd8 0.21/20 Against Nc4-d6+
[ 14...Nxe4! -0.17/22 is superior.
15.0-0-0 Kf8! ]
15.Rd1 Strongly threatening Nc4-e5+.
15...Rxd1+ 16.Kxd1 Be6 17.Nd6+
-0.11/22
[ 17.Nxe6 0.28/22 Kxe6 18.Ke2 ]
17...Ke7 18.e5 -0.68/20
[ 18.Nxe6= -0.01/21 Kxe6 19.Nb5
Rd8+ 20.Ke2 ]
18...Nd5 19.Nxd5+ Bxd5 20.a3 Ke6
21.Re1 Rd8 22.Kc1 Na5 -0.09/22
[ 22...g5 -0.80/20 ]
23.f4!= Bxg2 0.72/21
[ 23...g6!= 0.01/19 keeps the
balance. ]
24.f5+ Kd7 1.93/21
[ 24...Kd5 0.73/23 ]
25.Rg1 1.44/20
[ 25.Nf7!+- 1.93/21 Re8 26.e6+ Kc6
27.Bxg7 ]
25...Bd5 26.Rxg7+ Kc6 27.f6!
[ Much less strong is 27.Rxh7?!
Rg8 ]
ChessBase 17 Printout, Naruemon , 3/25/2024
27...Nc4 28.Nxc4
[ Weaker is 28.Rxa7 Nxd6 29.exd6
Rd7 30.Rxd7 Kxd7= ]
28...Bxc4 29.Rxa7+- 0.47/22
Endgame KRB-KRB
[ 29.Re7! 1.60/21 ]
29...b5 1.89/21
[ Black should try 29...Rd7 0.47/22
30.Rxd7 Kxd7 ]
30.Rxh7 0.82/19
[ 30.Re7!+- 1.89/21 ]
30...b4? 2.89/21
[ 30...Rd3 0.82/19 ]
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32.Rh4 1.52/20
[ Only move: 32.Re7!+- 2.71/21 ]
32...Kb5 33.Rxc4? 0.00/20 Kxc4=
34.e6 Kd3? #14/17
[ 34...Kd5= 0.00/20 ]
35.e7 13.43/19
[ 35.f7 #14/17 Rf8 36.Bg7 Rd8
37.e7 Rc8+ 38.Kd1 Kc4 39.f8Q
Rxf8 40.exf8Q ]
35...Rg8 36.Be5 Threatening mate with
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Value: White=0.33/Black=0.95
1-0
Theodorou,Nikolas
Paravyan,David
Wch Blitz Warsaw (21)
[Mon Hokmome]
C44
2577
2617
30.12.2021
1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3 d5 4.exd5
Qxd5 5.cxd4 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Be2
Bb4+ 8.Nc3 Bxf3 9.Bxf3 Qc4 10.a3
-0.35/22
[ White should play 10.Qb3= 0.18/21
Qxb3 11.axb3 ]
10...Bxc3+ 11.bxc3 Qxc3+ -0.01/23
[ 11...0-0-0! -0.35/24 12.Bd2 Nf6 ]
12.Bd2= Qd3
[ But not 12...Qxd4 13.Bxc6+ bxc6
14.Qe2+ Ne7 15.0-0 ]
13.Bf4!
[ Much weaker is 13.Bxc6+ bxc6
14.Bb4 Qxd1+ 15.Kxd1 0-0-0 ]
13...Qxd1+ 14.Rxd1 Black must now
prevent d4-d5. 14...0-0-0 15.d5
White has compensation. 15...Re8+
ChessBase 17 Printout, Naruemon , 3/25/2024
16.Be2! A strong pair of Bishops.
16...Ne5 17.0-0 Nf6 18.Bb5 Nfd7
19.Rc1 a6 20.Ba4 b5 21.Bb3 Nb6!
Against a3-a4 22.d6 Nbc4
[ 22...Nec4 is more complex. 23.dxc7
Re4 24.Bg3 Nd2 ]
23.Bxe5 Rxe5 24.Bxc4 bxc4 25.Rxc4
Endgame KRR-KRR 25...c5 26.f4 Rd5
27.Rfc1 Kd7 28.Rxc5 Rxc5 29.Rxc5
Kxd6 KR-KR 30.Ra5 Ra8 31.Kf2 Ra7
32.Ke3 Kc6 33.Kd4 Rd7+ 34.Kc3
Kb6 35.Rh5 h6 36.Re5 Rc7+ 37.Kb3
Rc5 38.Re7 Rf5 39.g3 g5 40.fxg5
hxg5 41.h4 g4 42.Kc4 Rf3 43.a4
Ka5 44.h5 Kxa4? 5.67/27
[ 44...Rxg3= -0.02/23 45.Rxf7 Rh3 ]
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45...Rxg3 46.Rxf7? -0.01/25
[ Better is 46.Re1+- 5.47/27
White wants to mate with h6-h7. Ka5
47.Rh1 ]
46...Rh3= The position is equal. 47.h7
a5 48.Rf1 Ka3 49.Ra1+ Kb2 50.Rxa5
Rxh7 51.Rg5 Ra7 52.Kd3 g3 53.Ke2
Ra3 54.Kf1 Rb3 55.Kg2 Rc3 56.Rxg3
Rxg3+ 57.Kxg3 Weighted Error Value:
White=0.22 (precise) /Black=0.21
20
(precise)
½-½
Petrosian,Tigran L
Pourkashiyan,Atousa
Kish 2nd (10)
[Mon Hokmome]
C21
2568
2260
09.02.2005
C21: Danish Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.d4
exd4 3.Nf3 d5
[ 3...Nc6 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6
6.e5 Qe7 7.Qe2 Nd5 8.c4 Nb6
9.Nc3 Qe6 10.Qe4 Ba6 11.b3 Bb4
12.Bd2 Bxc3 13.Bxc3 d5 14.Qh4
dxc4 15.Rc1 Qg6 16.Bb4 f6 17.Qh3
Bc8 18.Qf3 Lozon Urena,X (2802)-10.
a3 b6 11.ba5 h5_7469 (2760)
Game 9 2010 200 Traps In The
Opening [Lirindzakis,T; Porfiriadis,S]
½-½ (66) ]
[ 3...Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 Nc6 5.Bd3 Nf6
6.e5 Ng4 7.0-0 0-0 9) Black: 1.e4 e5
Sidelines-Center Game 3.Nf3 #1
Opening Compass for Black and
White 2023 ]
4.Qxd4 Be6N
[ 4...Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 ( 5...c5 6.Qe5+
Be7 7.exd5 0-0 8.Bc4 Re8 9.0-0
Bg4 10.Qg3 Bxf3 11.Qxf3 Bd6
12.Bf4 a6 13.a4 Bxf4 14.Qxf4 Nbd7
15.Rfe1 Qb6 16.b3 Rxe1+ 17.Rxe1
Qb4 18.Qe3 h6 19.Ne4 Nxe4
20.Qxe4 8.g5 ---_64678-4.d3 f6 5.
bd2 bd7 USSR 25/529 1970 CBM
118 ext [John Watson] 1-0 (32) ) 6.Bb5
Bd7 ( 6...dxe4 7.Qxd8+ Kxd8 8.Ng5
Be6 9.Be3 a6 10.0-0-0+ Ke8
11.Bxc6+ bxc6 12.Ncxe4 Nxe4
13.Nxe4 Be7 14.Rhe1 Rd8
15.Rxd8+ Kxd8 16.Bc5 Bf6 17.Bd4
Be7 18.Bc5 Bf6 19.Bd4 Be7 20.g3
ChessBase 17 Printout, Naruemon , 3/25/2024
Rg8 21.Bc5 2 b4 and 2 a3 (2610)Brumen,D (2615) Abu Dhabi 1999 EUchT [Lekander,Rolf] 1-0 (66) ) 7.Bxc6
Bxc6 8.exd5 Bxd5 9.0-0 Be7
10.Nxd5 Qxd5 11.Bg5 Qxd4
12.Nxd4 Nd5 13.Rfe1 f6 14.c4
C 21/01 ]
5.exd5 Qxd5 6.Nc3! Qxd4 7.Nxd4
Nf6 8.Bf4 White is better. 8...c6 1.41/22
[ 8...Bd6 1.02/21 ]
9.Nxe6 1.01/22
[ 9.0-0-0 1.41/22 ]
9...fxe6 10.0-0-0 Bb4 11.Bd2
0x0.00256683101fdp-1022s more active
pieces. 11...Nbd7 12.Re1 Kf7 13.a3
Ba5 14.Bc4 Rhe8 15.f4 g6 1.20/21
[ 15...Nb6 0.82/20 16.Bd3 Nbd5 ]
16.Rhf1 Nd5 1.66/23
[ 16...Nb6 1.07/20 17.Bd3 Nbd5 ]
17.b4 1.09/22
[ 17.Ne4+- 1.66/23 Bxd2+ 18.Kxd2 ]
17...Bc7 18.Ne4 h6 Inhibits Ne4-g5+.
19.Bb3 0.74/20
[ White should play 19.b5 1.29/19 ]
19...a5 20.Kb2 axb4 21.axb4 N7f6
1.27/20
[ 21...b5 0.90/20 ]
22.Nc5 0.96/18
[ 22.Nxf6 1.27/20 Kxf6 23.c4 ]
22...e5 2.15/22
[ 22...b5 0.96/18 ]
23.Bxd5+ 1.00/22
[ Don't play 23.Nxb7?! exf4 24.Na5
c5 ]
[ 23.c4+- 2.15/22 ]
23...cxd5 24.fxe5
[ But not 24.Nxb7 e4 ]
24...Bxe5+ 25.Kb3 Kg7 26.Bc1
0.61/21
[ 26.Nxb7 1.01/20 Strongly
threatening Nb7-c5. Ne4 27.Be3 ]
26...Rac8 1.34/22
[ 26...g5 0.61/21 ]
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28.Bb2! Rce8 29.Bxe5 Rxe5 30.Nxb7
Endgame Threatens to win with Nb7-c5.
KRN-KRN 30...Re3+ 31.Kb2 Nd7
2.13/23
[ 31...Re4 1.32/20 32.Kb3 Re3+
33.Kb2 Re4 ]
32.Rf3 Re2 33.b5 1.46/20
[ 33.Nc5+- 1.98/22 Nb6 34.Kc3 ]
33...Rxg2 2.49/21
[ 33...Ne5 1.46/20 ]
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34.Nd6!+- And now Rf3-f7+ would win.
34...Nb6? 4.56/23
[ 34...Ne5 2.38/24 is a better defense.
35.b6 Rxc2+ 36.Kxc2 Nxf3 ]
35.Rf7+ Kg8? 5.23/24
[ 35...Kh8 3.13/25 36.Rb7 Na4+
37.Ka3 Nc3 ]
36.Rb7 White is clearly winning.
36...Na4+ 37.Ka3 Nc5 8.10/24
[ 37...Rxh2 4.70/21 38.Kxa4 Rxc2 ]
38.Rc7 Rxc2 39.b6 aiming for Rc7xc5!
39...d4
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Weighted Error Value: White=0.15 (very
precise) /Black=0.42
1-0
Sanal,Vahap
Tregubov,Pavel V
Wch Blitz Moscow (11)
[Mon Hokmome]
C21
2549
2588
29.12.2019
C21: Danish Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.d4
exd4 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.c3 dxc3 5.bxc3
[ 5.Nxc3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.e5 d5
8.exd6 Qxd6 9.Qxd6 cxd6 10.Ba3
d5 11.0-0-0 Nbc6 12.Bb5 Be6
13.Rhe1 a6 14.Bxc6+ Nxc6 15.Rxd5
Rd8 16.c4 h6 17.Nh4 Rd7 18.Ng6
Rg8 19.Nf4 Nd8 Fressinet,L
(2524)-11.d2_10022 (2688) Minsk
2002 CBM 144 [Lekander,Rolf] ½-½ ]
5...Bc5!
[ 5...Be7 6.Bc4 d5 7.exd5 Nf6 8.0-0
0-0 9.Bg5 Bg4 10.Nbd2 Nbd7
11.Rb1 Rb8 12.Re1 Nxd5 13.Bxd5
Bxg5 14.Rxb7 Rxb7 15.Bxb7 Nc5
16.Ne4 Qxd1 17.Rxd1 Bxf3 18.gxf3
Nxb7 19.Nxg5 Rd8 20.Rb1
Fedorowicz (2381)-3.--- (2407) corr
2006 Inf 65 [John Watson] 1-0 (56) ]
6.Bb2N -0.89/19
[ 6.Nbd2 -0.52/20 should be
considered. ]
[ 6.Bd3 d6 7.Qc2 Nf6 8.Bb2 Ng4
9.Nd4 Qh4 10.g3 Qf6 11.f4 Nc6
12.Qd2 Bd7 13.Bb5 0-0-0 14.Bxc6
bxc6 15.Qe2 Rde8 16.Nd2 Kb7
17.0-0-0 Qe7 18.h3 Nf6 19.Rde1
Be6 20.Qd1 Qd8 8.b3 h7 9.d2Dombrowski,M Nis 1910 ZUS D57
[ChessBase/Kortschnoj] 1-0 (40) ]
[ 6.Bc4 d6 ( 6...Nf6 7.Bg5 Bxf2+
8.Kf1 Bb6 9.e5 h6 10.Bh4 g5
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11.Nxg5 hxg5 12.Bxg5 Qe7 13.exf6
Qe5 14.Qe2 Nc6 15.Bf4 Qxe2+
16.Kxe2 d6 17.Kf3 Ne5+ 18.Bxe5
dxe5 19.Re1 Rh5 20.Nd2 Rf5+
21.Ke4 Koshnitsky,G-8.000 e7 9.
he1_61543 Simerfopol Bespalov
mem 1857 ZUS D57 [Leko,P] ½-½
(63) ) 7.e5 Qe7 8.0-0 Nc6 9.Bg5 f6
10.exf6 Nxf6 11.Re1 Ne5 12.Nd4
h6 13.Bxf6 Qxf6 14.Nd2 Bb6
15.N2f3 Rf8 16.Qd2 Bd7 17.Nxe5
dxe5 18.Rxe5+ Qxe5 19.Re1 Qxe1+
20.Qxe1+ Kd8 C 21/01 ]
6...d6 7.c4 -1.23/20
[ 7.Nbd2 -0.78/19 ]
7...Nf6 8.Bd3 Black is better. 8...0-0
9.0-0 Bg4 10.h3 Bh5 11.Nbd2 Nc6
12.Qb3 Rb8 13.Rae1 Re8 14.Bc3
-1.38/21
[ White should play 14.Bb1 -0.86/20 ]
14...Ne5 15.Nxe5 dxe5 16.Bc2 Bd4
17.Nb1 -1.75/20
[ 17.Qa3 -1.32/21 ]
17...c5 -1.16/20
[ 17...Nd7-+ -1.75/20 18.Qa3 Re6
19.Bxd4 exd4 ]
18.Bd2 a6 19.a4 -1.39/22 Prevents b7b5.
[ 19.Nc3 -0.99/21 ]
19...b6 -0.94/22
[ 19...Re6 -1.39/22 20.Nc3 Bg6 ]
20.Nc3 Qd7 21.Bg5 Re6 22.Nd5
Nxd5! 23.exd5 Rd6 24.Kh1
[ 24.Qd3 Bg6 25.Qe2 b5 ]
24...b5 0.01/22
[ 24...h6 -0.88/22 25.Be3 Bg6 ]
25.f4=
[ 25.Qd3? Bg6 26.Qb3 Bxc2
27.Qxc2 h6-+ ]
25...f6
(Diagram)
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aiming for ...e5-e4. 26.fxe5 Bxe5
27.Bf5 -0.37/21 Qd8? 2.39/24
[ 27...Qc7! -0.37/21 keeps the upper
hand. 28.axb5 axb5 ]
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28.Be6+? 0.10/25
[ 28.axb5 Qc7 ]
[ White has to play 28.Rxe5!+- 2.39/24
fxg5 29.axb5 ( 29.cxb5 axb5
30.axb5 Rf6 )]
28...Kh8? 2.52/21
[ 28...Rxe6!= 0.10/25 29.dxe6 bxa4
30.Qxa4 Qd6 31.Rxe5 Qxe5 ]
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[ 39.d6 #11/19 Qf1+ 40.Rxf1 Ra8
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30...axb5 31.cxb5 1.38/23
[ 31.Ref5+- 1.95/25 h6 32.Rf8+
( 32.cxb5 Rdb6 ) 32...Qxf8 33.Rxf8+
Rxf8 34.Qxb5 ]
31...h6 2.20/25
[ 31...Rdb6 1.38/23 was necessary. ]
32.Ref5 Qb3-c2 is the strong threat.
32...Bg6 33.R5f2 0.78/23
[ 33.Rf8+!+- 2.09/25 is more deadly.
Qxf8 34.Rxf8+ Rxf8 35.Kh2 ]
33...Kh7 2.25/24
[ 33...Rdb6 0.78/23 ]
34.Qc3 Strongly threatening Qc3-e5.
34...Qb6? 3.28/22
[ 34...Rxd5 1.35/24 might work
better. 35.Bxd5 Qxd5 ]
35.Rf8? 0.12/24
[ Better is 35.Qe5+- 3.28/22 ]
35...Rxf8 2.45/21
[ 35...Qxb5= 0.12/24 and Black stays
safe. 36.Qe5 Qb6 ]
36.Rxf8→ White wants a kill. 36...Qxb5?
11.86/28
[ 36...Rd8 2.53/26 37.Rxd8 Qxd8
38.Qxc5 Qf6 ]
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39...Qb1+ 40.Kh2 White mates.
40...Ra1 41.Bf7+ Kh7
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resign too early! Weighted Error Value:
White=0.54/Black=0.83
1-0
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C21
½:½ Zvjagintsev-Motylev, Ciudad
Zezulkin,Jurij
2524
de Ubeda op 5th 2000 ]
Karpov,Anatoly
2688 5...Bxc3+ If Black wants to make profit
Corsica Masters rap 06th rapid (1.2)
from White's unusual move order, he has
[Mon HokmomeLukacs,Peter]
to play like that.
[ 5...Ne7 0.28/20 5...Ng8-f6 -0.37
C21: Danish Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.d4
immediately is met by 6.Qd4! ( 6.Bc4
exd4 3.Nf3 Bb4+ Black wants to exploit
-0.21/21 6.Qd1-d4 0.31 0-0 7.0-0
the move order and accepts the 
Bxc3 8.bxc3 - 5...c3 ) 6...Bxc3+
sacrifice.
7.Qxc3 0-0! 8.b4! - Zvjaginsev[ 3...Nc6 transposes to the Scotch. ]
Beliavsky, Vidmar mem 13th Portoroz
4.c3 dxc3 5.Nxc3
SLO XIV 1999 CBM 72 ( 8.Bc4
[ 5.bxc3 This is not a real developing
-0.71/17 8.b2-b4 0.14 d5 9.exd5
move, so Black has no reason to
Nxd5 )]
worry. Be7 6.Bc4 ( 6.Qb3
[ 5...Nc6 6.Bc4 Nf6 is again a
is also met by the standard countertransposition to the Goring Gambit.
sacrifice d5! ) 6...d5! Black gives back
C44 ]
the  as in the Central Gambit. 7.exd5 6.bxc3 Ne7 This is the original plan.
( 7.Bxd5 Nf6 ) 7...Nf6 Black can
[ 6...d6 7.Bc4
finish his development and White has
A) 7...Qf6? 1.54/21 7...Nb8-c6 -0.
structural weaknesses.
27 8.e5! dxe5 9.Bg5 Qd6
A) 8.Bb3 c6!? ( 8...0-0 9.0-0 Bg4
10.Qxd6? -0.89/22 ( 10.Qb3+looks also very safe. ) 9.c4 Bb4+
1.72/22 Nf6 11.Bxf7+ Kf8 12.0-0 )
10.Bd2 Qe7+ (Sveshnikov10...cxd6 11.0-0-0 f6 12.Rxd6
Chekhov, SU 1976) 11.Qe2 Bxd2+
fxg5? 1.73/22 ( 12...Ne7 -0.51/21
12.Nfxd2 Qxe2+ 13.Kxe2 cxd5
13.Bb5+ Nbc6 ) 13.Nxe5+- Nh6?
14.cxd5 The  d5 cannot pose a
4.93/22 ( 13...Nc6 1.56/22
real problem for Black, it can be
is a better chance. ) 14.Re1+easily blockaded. b6 15.Re1 0-0
Lasker-Safranek, sim 1900;
16.Nc3 Ba6+ 17.Kf3 Nbd7
B) 7...Nc6! 8.0-0 transposes to
Chekhov;
C44 again. ]
B) 8.0-0 0-0 ( 8...Bg4!?
7.e5!?
deserves attention again. 9.h3 Bh5
[ 7.Bc4 0-0
10.g4 Bg6 11.Qa4+ Nbd7
A) 8.e5!? d5 9.exd6 cxd6
and White's  structure is cramped.
and Black has an extra , but
12.Bb5 0-0 LebermannWhite's  and lead of development
Eschbrenner, Hofheim 1995 ) 9.Ba3
may compensate it. ( 9...Qxd6
Nbd7 10.Bb3 Bxa3 11.Nxa3 Nc5
10.Qxd6 cxd6 is an  which cannot
The  is excellent on the
be worse for Black. );
blockading square c5. 12.Bc4 a6
B) 8.0-0 Nbc6 ( 8...d6 )
13.Qd4 Qd6 14.Rfd1 b5 15.Bf1
B1) 9.Ng5?! -0.98/19
Bf5 16.Qe5 Be4 17.Qxd6 cxd6
9.Bc4-b3 -0.06 is premature. h6
18.Nd2 Bxd5 19.c4 Be6
10.Nh3 -1.20/21 ( 10.Nf3
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-0.55/20 ) 10...d6 -0.17/20
( 10...d5! -1.20/21 11.Bxd5
Bxh3 12.gxh3 Nxd5 13.exd5
Ne5 ) 11.f4 -1.33/23 ( 11.Nf4=
-0.17/20 ) 11...Na5 -0.91/21
( 11...d5 -1.33/23 12.Bxd5
Nxd5 13.exd5 Ne7 ) 12.Bd3
f5 L.Deak-Jamrich, HUN-chT
1995;
B2) 9.Bb3= 0.01/19;
B3) 9.e5 -0.37/21 9...d5
10.exd6 Qxd6 11.Qxd6 cxd6
12.Ba3 d5 13.Bb5 Rd8
14.Rab1 -0.65/20 White's active
pieces and his  may give some
compensation, but this is the
maximum, only Black can be
better. ( 14.Rfe1= -0.15/20 Ng6
15.h3 ) 14...a6 15.Bd3 b5
16.Nd4 Re8 17.Rfe1 -1.01/21
( 17.Nxc6 -0.70/19 Nxc6
18.Rbd1 ) 17...Nxd4! 18.cxd4
Bf5 Velimirovic-Motylev, JUGCup Herceg Novi 2000 ]
[ 7.Bc4!? ]
7...d5 Against Bf1-c4
[ 7...0-0 8.Ba3 -0.90/21 ( 8.Bc4=
-0.21/20 ) 8...d5 -0.03/20 ( 8...Re8
-0.90/21 White must now prevent ...
Ne7-g6. 9.Bd3 d5 ) 9.exd6= cxd6
- 7...d5 ]
8.exd6 The position is equal. 8...Qxd6
[ 8...cxd6 is also possible.
A) 9.Ba3 0-0 10.Qxd6 ( 10.Bxd6
- 9.f4 ) 10...Qxd6 0.08/20
( 10...Nbc6 -0.33/22
is more appropriate. ) 11.Bxd6=
Re8= and the  cannot be bad, as
it was mentioned before.;
B) 9.Bd3= -0.05/19;
C) 9.Bf4 -0.36/19 9...0-0 10.Bxd6
Re8 11.Be2! Nf5= ]
9.Qxd6 cxd6 10.Ba3 d5?! 0.51/20
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Black wants more than a comfortable 
and overestimates his position (or takes
a big risk).
[ 10...0-0 11.Bxd6 Re8= ]
[ Black should play 10...0-0= 0.00/21 ]
11.0-0-0N Nbc6?! following the wrong
plan.
[ 11...Be6 0.73/22 11...Nb8-c6 0.36
12.Bb5+ Nd7 0.84/25 ( 12...Nbc6
- 11...bc6; 12...Nbc6 0.42/26
deserves consideration. )
A) 13.Rhe1 aiming for Nf3-g5.
Rc8? 2.57/25 fighting against c4.
( 13...a6 0.70/22 14.Ba4 b5 )
14.Kb2? 0.45/21 ( 14.c4? 0.64/25
14.Nf3-g5 2.53 - 13.c4; 14.Nd4+2.57/25 ) 14...a6 15.Bxd7+
-0.01/21 ( 15.Ba4 0.41/21
was preferrable. ) 15...Kxd7= 16.c4!
-0.48/22 ( 16.Ne5+ Ke8; 16.Ne5+=
0.01/22 should be considered. Ke8
17.f4 ) 16...Ng6 17.cxd5 Bg4=;
B) 13.Rhe1 0.84/25;
C) 13.c4! 0.27/24 White has to
open up the position for his 
against the  in the middle.
C1) 13...dxc4? 3.29/23
13...a7-a6 0.11 14.Ne5 Nc6
15.Rxd7! 0.23/25 ( Only move:
15.Nxd7+- 3.46/23 Bxd7
16.Rhe1+ Be6 17.f4 )
15...Bxd7= ( 15...Nxe5? 2.62/23
15...Be6xd7 0.16 16.Rd6+! Nd7
17.Rxd7! Bxd7 18.Re1+ Kd8
19.Rd1 ) 16.Re1! Be6? 2.02/21
( 16...0-0-0!= 0.22/19 17.Nxf7
c3 ) 17.Nxc6+- Threatens to win
with Nc6-a5+. a6 18.Ba4 b5
2.06/23 ( 18...Kd7 1.67/22 )
19.Bd1;
C2) 13...a6= 0.27/24 14.Bxd7+
Kxd7;
C3) 13...Rc8! 0.67/28
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Black has to keep the position as
closed as possible with a  in
the middle.
C3a) 14.Ne5 0.33/26
14.Rh1-e1 0.65 a6! 15.Bxd7+
Bxd7 16.Kb2 -0.36/20
( 16.Rhe1 0.77/23 Be6
17.Kb2 dxc4 18.Nf3 ) 16...Ba4
0.78/22 ( 16...Be6 -0.36/20
keeps the upper hand. )
17.Rde1! Hoping for Ne5-d3.
dxc4 18.Nxc4 -0.01/23
( 18.Bxe7 0.50/23 Kxe7
19.Nxc4+ Kf6 20.Nb6 )
18...Rxc4= 19.Rxe7+ Kd8=;
C3b) 14.Rhe1 a6 15.Bxd7+
Kxd7 16.Kb2 -0.65/21
( 16.Ne5+! 0.73/23 Ke8
17.c5 ) 16...Ng6! 17.cxd5
Bg4= ]
12.Bb5 Be6 13.Rhe1! a6
[ 13...0-0-0 14.Ng5! wins back the 
with an active  in an opened
position. ]
14.Bxc6+
[ 14.Ba4 0.02/21 14.Bb5xc6+ 0.66 b5
15.Bb3! 0-0 1.22/23 ( 15...h6=
0.27/21 ) 16.Ng5! ]
14...Nxc6?
[ 14...bxc6 1.02/22 14...Ne7xc6 0.46
15.Ng5 0.57/24 was the lesser evil.
( 15.Nd4 1.02/22 Ng6 16.Nxc6 )]
15.Rxd5! Now the black  remains in
the middle forever! 15...Rd8 1.30/24
[ 15...h6! 0.47/21 ]
16.c4!
[ 16.Bd6 -0.13/22 16.c3-c4 1.26 Ne7
17.Rd2 Nf5 18.Bc5 ]
16...h6 Against Nf3-g5 17.Nh4!
[ 17.Bc5 -0.01/21 17.Nf3-h4 1.36
Rd7 ]
17...Rd7 1.63/23
[ 17...Rg8 1.27/23 ]
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[ missing the study-like 19.Nf8! Rd8
2.05/22 ( 19...Re7 1.56/25
keeps fighting. ) 20.Nxe6+- fxe6
21.Rxe6+ Kf7 22.Re3+with a healthy  up in the . ]
[ White should try 19.Nf8!+- 1.61/23
Rd8 ( 19...Rc7 20.Nxe6 ) 20.Nxe6
fxe6 21.Rxe6+ Kf7 22.Re2 ]
19...Nd8 Now Black can put up a fierce
resistance. 20.Rc5 0.97/25 Inhibits b7-
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b5. &Bianco is much more active. The
black rooks are badly placed.
[ Better is 20.Nd3 1.49/21 ]
20...Nc6
[ 20...b6? 3.80/26 20...Nd8-c6 1.09
21.Rc8 ]
21.Nxe6 0.44/23
[ 21.Re4 1.18/21 ]
21...fxe6 22.Rxe6+
[ 22.Rd5!? Nd8! 23.f4 ]
22...Kf7 23.Re2 Weighted Error Value:
White=0.11 (very precise) /Black=0.16
(very precise) Respecting Karpov's
genius in the ?
½-½
[ 6.Nbd2 -0.34/18 ]
6...d6! 7.0-0N
[ 7.e5 Qe7 8.0-0 Nc6 9.Bg5 f6
10.exf6 Nxf6 11.Re1 Ne5 12.Nd4
h6 13.Bxf6 Qxf6 14.Nd2 Bb6
15.N2f3 Rf8 16.Qd2 Bd7 17.Nxe5
dxe5 18.Rxe5+ Qxe5 19.Re1 Qxe1+
20.Qxe1+ Kd8 C 21/01 ]
7...Nc6
[ 7...Ne7 8.Ng5 d5 9.exd5 ( 9.Bxd5
Nxd5 10.Qxd5 Qxd5= )]
8.Nbd2 Black is slightly better. 8...Nf6
9.Nb3 e4-e5! is the strong threat.
9...Bb6 10.a4 a6 11.Bg5 h6 12.Bh4
Bg4 13.a5 Ba7 14.Nbd4 Hoping for
Nd4xc6. 14...Ne5 15.Qb3 Nxc4
16.Qxc4 0-0 -0.22/22
C21
[ 16...g5 -0.73/20 17.Bg3 0-0 ]
Sammour Hasbun,Jorge E
2460 17.e5= dxe5 18.Nxe5 Bh5 1.01/22
Ippolito,Dean
2395
[ 18...Bc8! -0.67/21 stays ahead. ]
USA tt ICC INT (8)
17.10.2007
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C21: Danish Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.d4
exd4 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.c3 dxc3 5.bxc3
[ 5.Nxc3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.e5 d5
8.exd6 Qxd6 9.Qxd6 cxd6 10.Ba3
d5 11.0-0-0 Nbc6 12.Bb5 Be6
13.Rhe1 a6 14.Bxc6+ Nxc6 15.Rxd5
Rd8 16.c4 h6 17.Nh4 Rd7 18.Ng6
Rg8 19.Nf4 Nd8 Fressinet,L
(2524)-11.d2_10022 (2688) Minsk
2002 CBM 144 [Lekander,Rolf] ½-½ ]
5...Bc5!
[ 5...Be7 6.Bc4 d5 7.exd5 Nf6 8.0-0
0-0 9.Bg5 Bg4 10.Nbd2 Nbd7
11.Rb1 Rb8 12.Re1 Nxd5 13.Bxd5
Bxg5 14.Rxb7 Rxb7 15.Bxb7 Nc5
16.Ne4 Qxd1 17.Rxd1 Bxf3 18.gxf3
Nxb7 19.Nxg5 Rd8 20.Rb1
Fedorowicz (2381)-3.--- (2407) corr
2006 Inf 65 [John Watson] 1-0 (56) ]
6.Bc4 -0.75/18
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19.Nf5! Threatens to win with g2-g4.
Pair of Knights! 19...Kh7? 2.84/21
[ Black should play 19...Re8 0.63/21
20.Rae1 ( 20.Rad1 Qc8= ) 20...Qd2 ]
20.g4+- Bg6 3.95/22
[ 20...Qd5 2.50/21 ]
ChessBase 17 Printout, Naruemon , 3/25/2024
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26.Qh4 Rg7 27.Qxh6+ Rh7 28.Qxf6+
Rg7 29.Qh6+ 4.87/26
[ 29.Ne5 13.33/26 Intending Rf1-g1
and mate. Bc5 30.Rg1 ]
29...Rh7
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21.Rad1! Qe8 22.Bxf6
[ Not 22.Qf4 Qe6 23.Bxf6 Qxf6= ]
22...Bxf5 23.gxf5 Strongly threatening
Ne5-d7! 23...Rg8 6.64/23
[ 23...gxf6? 24.Nd7 Qe7 25.Rfe1 ]
[ 23...b5 4.66/22 24.Qh4 Bb8
25.Bxg7 Kxg7 26.f6+ Kh7 27.Ng4
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30.Qh5+ Kh7 31.Qxf7# ]
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25.Kh1 Active counter play! 25...Kh8
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30.Qxh7+ Kxh7 31.Nf6+ Kg7
32.Nxe8+ Rxe8 Endgame KRR-KRB
33.Rfe1 Prevents Re8-e5. 33...Rh8
5.50/23
[ 33...Rc8 3.83/24 34.Kg2 Kf6 ]
34.Re2 2.65/22
[ 34.Re7 5.50/23 ]
34...Bc5 35.Kg2 Kf6 36.Rd5 Bd6
37.h3 Rg8+ 38.Kf1 Rh8 39.Re3 Rh4
40.Kg2 Rc4 41.Kf3 Rf4+ 2.61/26
[ 41...Rh4 1.92/24 is a better defense.
42.Kg2 Be7 ]
42.Ke2 Ra4 43.Kd3 Rf4 44.Ke2?
-0.01/20
[ 44.Re2+- 2.37/22 ]
44...Ra4!= 45.Re8 Ra2+ 3.36/26
[ 45...Rh4 2.09/23 46.Rb8 Rxh3
47.Rxb7 Rxc3 ]
46.Kf1 Bf4 47.h4 Ra3 48.Re4 Bd6
49.Rc4 Ra1+ 50.Kg2 Re1 51.Rg4
Re8 52.c4 Bb4 53.Kf3 Re1 54.Kg2?
-0.01/20
[ 54.Re4+- 4.11/23 ]
ChessBase 17 Printout, Naruemon , 3/25/2024
54...Re8 55.Rg3 Bd6 5.20/24
[ 55...b6 3.32/20 was called for.
56.Rd7 Rc8 ]
56.Rb3 Re4 57.c5 Be5 58.Re3 Rxe3
59.fxe3+- KR-KB 59...Bc3 60.c6 bxc6
61.Rc5 Bd2 62.Rxc6+ Kxf5 63.Rxc7
Kg4 64.Rc4+ Kh5 65.Kf3 Threatening
mate with Rc4-c6. 65...Be1 66.Rc6
Weighted Error Value: White=0.57/
Black=0.42
1-0
Taher,Yoseph Theolifus
Naroditsky,Daniel
Katara Bullet Final blitz (2.10)
[Mon Hokmome]
C21
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C21: Danish Gambit Ryan from
California asks a question that I think
many readers will be interested in, so
I've put it in this main section instead of
the mailbag: Do you know of any chess
literature at all that discusses a reversed
From's Gambit out of the English (1 c4 f5
2 e4 fxe4 3 d3 exd3 4 Bxd3 Nf6 5 g4,
followed by g5 and Qc2)? Is this sound?
Maybe I'm blind, but I've looked in 5
English books & MCO, BCO, etc. and
cannot find anything on it. I've played it
vs people at my level with lots of
success, but I know that this means
nothing at all regarding its theoretical
soundness. jw: A great question. This is
a fun idea and a fairly natural one
(From's Gambit Reversed with c4 in) ,
but I see a couple of problems here,
mostly due to the fact that c4 seems to
hurt White in comparison with a Bird's
Opening. First, on a less important level,
1. c4 f5 2.e4 e5!? looks playable since a
bishop can't get to c4. I've looked at the
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normal solutions to the King's Gambit
and see nothing too attractive - Black
even has the advantage in most lines.
Best looks 3.exf5 [see my analysis in
the game]. The main problem I see is 2...
fxe4 3.d3 exd3 4.Bxd3 Nf6 5.g4 d5!
[again, see my analysis below]. You
might look into 5.Nc3. 1.e4 e5 2.d4
exd4 3.c3 d3 4.Bxd3 Nc6N
[ 4...d5 5.e5 Bc5 6.Nf3 Be6 7.0-0
Ne7 8.Kh1 h6 9.Nd4 Qd7 10.f4 g6
11.Be3 Bxd4 12.cxd4 Nf5 13.Bf2
Nc6 14.Bb5 0-0 15.g4 Ng7 16.Rg1
Kh7 17.Nd2 f6 18.Nf3 h5 19.Bxc6
6.0-0 a5 7.Re1 0-0 8.Nbd2 - P-2.Bg5
h6 3.Bh4 g5 4.e4 ML 7.Q,8 Santo
Domingo 1877 Mega2023 Update 22
[Glatman] 1-0 (36) ]
[ 4...Bc5 5.Nf3 d6 6.Bc4 ( 6.b4 Bb6
7.a4 a6 8.0-0 Nf6 9.Nbd2 0-0
10.Bb2 Nc6 11.Nc4 Ba7 12.b5 Ne7
13.e5 dxe5 14.Ncxe5 Bc5 15.c4
Ng6 16.Qc2 Nf4 17.Rad1 Qe7
18.Rfe1 Be6 19.Qc1 Nxd3 20.Nxd3
Rfd8 From-like Gambit 1.c4 f5 2.e
[John Watson] (48) ) 6...Qe7 7.0-0
Bg4 8.h3 Be6 9.Qb3 Bxc4 10.Qxc4
Nc6 11.a4 Ne5 12.Nxe5 dxe5 13.b4
Bd6 14.a5 a6 15.b5 axb5 16.Qxb5+
c6 17.Qc4 Nf6 18.Bg5 0-0 19.Nd2
Derbenev,A (2260)-13.f3 g8 14.c2
Sharjah 153/194 1987 Fritz 12
[Dragan Solak] 1-0 (38) h6 20.Be3
Nh5 21.g3 Kh8 22.Qe2 Nf6 23.Rfb1
Nh7 24.Nc4 Rfb8 25.Nxd6 Qxd6
26.Qc4 Ng5 27.Bxg5 hxg5 28.Qxf7
Qh6 29.Rxb7 Rf8 30.Qc7 Rac8
31.Qxe5 Rce8 32.Re7 Rd8 33.a6
Rd2 34.Rf1 Derbenev,A (2260)-13.f3
Ng8 14.Qc2 Sharjah 153/194 1987
Fritz 12 [Dragan Solak] 1-0 (38) ]
5.c4 g6 0.62/19
[ 5...Bb4+= 0.15/17 6.Bd2 d6 ]
ChessBase 17 Printout, Naruemon , 3/25/2024
6.Nf3 Bg7 7.h3 d6 8.0-0 White is
slightly better. 8...Nge7 9.Nc3 0-0
10.Bg5 Be6 11.Qd2 Qd7 0.89/20
[ 11...Ne5 0.43/18 feels stronger. ]
12.Nd5
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aiming for Nd5-f6+. 12...Bxd5 1.43/20
[ 12...f6 0.76/18 13.Bf4 Ne5 ]
13.exd5 0.75/21
[ 13.cxd5 1.43/20 Ne5 14.Nxe5
Bxe5 15.f4 Bd4+ 16.Kh1 ]
13...Ne5 14.Nxe5 Bxe5 1.06/19
[ 14...dxe5 0.68/20 might be
stronger. 15.Rad1 Nf5 ]
15.Rae1 Rfe8 16.Be3 0.25/20
This bishop pair is nice.
[ 16.Re2 0.99/19 ]
16...Nf5= 17.Bg5 -0.01/22
[ 17.Bxf5 0.58/18 Qxf5 18.Bh6 ]
17...Nd4 0.60/21
[ Black should play 17...Bg7= -0.01/22 ]
18.Be3 -0.01/20
[ 18.Re3 0.60/21 ]
18...Nf5 19.Bg5 -0.01/29
[ Better is 19.Bxf5 0.65/20 Qxf5
20.Bh6 ]
19...Bg7 0.52/22
[ 19...Ne7= -0.01/29 ]
20.Rxe8+ Rxe8 21.Re1 Rxe1+
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22.Qxe1 h6 23.Bd2 Bxb2 0.46/23
[ 23...Qa4!= 0.11/20 ]
24.Qb1 Bd4 25.Qxb7 -0.01/21
[ 25.Bxf5 0.34/23 gxf5 26.Bxh6
( 26.Qxb7 Qe8= )]
25...Bb6= 26.Qb8+ Kh7 0.78/21
[ 26...Kg7= -0.01/22 keeps the
balance. ]
27.Bxf5 -0.01/23
[ 27.Bc3 0.78/21 Nd4 28.Qf8 ]
27...Qxf5 28.Be3 Bxe3 29.fxe3
Endgame KQ-KQ 29...Qe4 30.Qb3 h5
31.Qc3 Qb1+ 32.Kh2! Qxa2
Black wants to play ...a7-a5. 33.Qf6!
Kg8 34.Qd8+ Kg7 35.Qxc7
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Hoping for e3-e4. 35...Qa3 White should
prevent ...a7-a5. 36.e4 Qc5 37.Qe7
[ But not 37.Qxc5? dxc5 38.Kg3
a5-+ ]
37...Qxc4 White must now prevent ...
Qc4-b4. 38.Qxd6 Qd6-e5+ is the strong
threat. 38...Qxe4 39.h4? -2.74/27
[ 39.Qc5= -0.23/23 and White is
okay. ]
39...a5 40.Qc6 -2.64/28
[ 40.Qd8 -1.87/26 ]
40...Qe5+? -0.40/26
[ 40...Qxh4+-+ -2.64/28 41.Kg1 Qd4+
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42.Kh1 a4 ]
41.Kg1? -2.64/29
[ White must play 41.g3 -0.40/26 ]
41...Qd4+ 42.Kh2 a4 43.d6 Qe5+
-0.40/23
[ 43...Qxh4+-+ -2.55/28 44.Kg1 Qd4+
45.Kh1 Kf6 ]
44.Kg1? -2.51/28
[ 44.g3 -0.40/23 ]
44...Qd4+? 0.01/28
[ 44...Qe1+-+ -2.51/28 45.Kh2 Qxh4+
46.Kg1 Qd4+ 47.Kh2 Kf6 ]
45.Kh2! Qxh4+ Black is clearly better.
46.Kg1 Qe1+ 47.Kh2 a3 Weighted
Error Value: White=0.51/Black=0.47
0-1
Knudsen,John C.
Nierobisz,Jim
MT-Parr ICCF
[Mon Hokmome]
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C21: Danish Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.d4
exd4 3.c3 Qe7 4.cxd4 Qxe4+ 5.Be2
Qxg2 6.Bf3 Bb4+ 7.Nc3 Qg6 8.Nge2
Black is better. 8...Ne7! 9.Rg1 Qf5N
[ 9...Qf6 10.Qd3 h6 11.Bd2 Nbc6
12.Qe3 Kd8 Khanov,K Soviet Union
200 Traps In The Opening [John
Watson] ]
10.Ng3 Qe6+ 11.Be3 0-0 12.Qd2 d5
13.0-0-0 Rd8 0.22/23
[ 13...Qh3! -1.03/20 ...Bc8-g4 is the
strong threat. 14.Bg2 Qg4 ]
14.Nh5= Ng6! 15.Bg5 -0.01/23
[ 15.Rde1! -0.60/21 Qc6 16.Bg5 ]
15...Be7 0.60/21
[ Black should try 15...f6= -0.01/23
16.Bxf6 Bxc3! ]
16.Rde1 Bxg5 17.Rxg5 Qh3 1.25/22
Black is on the road to losing.
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[ 17...Qa6 0.84/21 ]
18.Rg3 &Bianco is much more active.
[ 18.Rxd5 Rf8 19.Qe3 Bg4 20.Bxg4
Qxg4= ]
[ 18.Bxd5 Nc6= ]
18...Qh4 1.86/24
[ 18...Qd7 0.71/21 ]
19.Nxd5+- Nc6 3.00/26
[ 19...Bf5 2.14/23 was called for. ]
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22.Nxg7 Hoping for Ng7-h5. 22...Nb4
[ 22...Kxg7? 23.Nh5+ Qxh5
24.Bxh5+- ]
[ 22...Nce5 23.Ngh5 ]
23.Ngh5
[ 23.Qxb4 Qh6+ 24.Re3 Qxg7+- ]
23...Qxf2 24.Qxb4
[ 24.Qxf2 Nd3+ 25.Kd2 Nxf2 ]
[ 24.Re8+ Rxe8 25.Qxf2 Nd3+
26.Kd2 Nxf2= ]
24...Bf5 25.Ng4
[ 25.Re2 Qf1+ 26.Re1 Qf2 ]
25...Bxg4 26.Bxg4 The board is on fire.
26...Re8 27.Rge3
[ Worse is 27.Qxb7 Reb8 28.Bc8
( 28.Qc6? Qxb2+ 29.Kd1 Qb1+
30.Qc1 Qxe4-+ ) 28...Rxc8= ]
27...Rxe4 28.Rxe4 Rf8 29.Qxb7 Qf1+
[ 29...f5
(Diagram)
30.Qxc7! Rg8 31.d5! Qg1+ 32.Kc2
Qg2+ 33.Re2 Qxg4 34.Qc3+ ]
30.Kd2 c5 31.Qd5
[ But not 31.Be2 Qf5 32.Qc6 cxd4
33.Rxd4 Rc8+- ]
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31...Qb1 32.dxc5 Qd5-d4+ would kill
now. White is clearly winning.
32...Qxb2+ 33.Ke1 Qc3+ 34.Kf2 Qb2+
35.Be2 Weighted Error Value: White=0.
04 (flawless) /Black=0.34
1-0
Knudsen,John C
Nierobisz,Jim
Parr David Memorial email
[Mon Hokmome]
C21
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C21: Danish Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.d4
exd4 3.c3 Qe7 4.cxd4 Qxe4+ 5.Be2
Qxg2 6.Bf3 Bb4+ 7.Nc3 Qg6 8.Nge2
Black is better. 8...Ne7 9.Rg1 Qf5N
-0.62/18
[ 9...Qf6 -1.00/19 10.Qd3 0-0
( 10...h6 11.Bd2 Nbc6 12.Qe3 Kd8
Khanov,K Soviet Union 200 Traps In
The Opening [John Watson] )]
10.Ng3 Qe6+ -0.36/18
[ Black should play 10...Qa5 -0.71/21
11.Qd3 d5 ]
11.Be3 0-0 0.01/20
[ 11...Ng6! -0.49/20 ]
ChessBase 17 Printout, Naruemon , 3/25/2024
12.Qd2 -1.31/20
[ 12.d5!= 0.01/20 was the only way to
keep the balance. Qe5 13.Qd4
Bxc3+ 14.bxc3 ]
12...d5 13.0-0-0 -1.43/18
[ 13.h4 -1.10/19 ]
13...Rd8 0.01/21
[ Black should try 13...Ng6 -1.43/18
Hoping for ...Nb8-c6. 14.Nh5 Bxc3
15.bxc3 Qd6 ]
14.Nh5= Ng6! Black wants to play ...
Bb4xc3. 15.Bg5
[ 15.Rde1!? ]
15...Be7 0.38/21
[ 15...Re8 -0.33/20 ]
16.Rde1 Bxg5 17.Rxg5 Qh3 18.Rg3
[ 18.Rxd5 Rf8 19.Qe3 Bg4 20.Bxg4
Qxg4 ]
[ 18.Bxd5 Nc6 ]
18...Qh4 2.32/22 Black cannot hold the
game after this.
[ 18...Qd7= 0.03/23 ]
19.Nxd5+- Nc6 3.38/23
[ 19...Bf5 2.19/21 ]
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And now ...Bc8-f5 would win. 21.Re4!
Dancing on a razor blade. 21...Qxh2
[ 21...Bg4 22.Rexg4 ]
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[ 22...Nce7 23.Ngh5 ]
23.Ngh5 White wants to mate with Qd2h6.
[ 23.Qxb4 Qh6+ 24.Re3 Qxg7+- ]
23...Qxf2 24.Qxb4
[ And not 24.Qxf2 Nd3+ 25.Kd2
ChessBase 17 Printout, Naruemon , 3/25/2024
Nxf2 ]
[ Worse is 24.Re8+ Rxe8 25.Qxf2
Nd3+ 26.Kd2 Nxf2= ]
24...Bf5 25.Ng4
[ Less strong is 25.Re2 Qf1+ 26.Qe1
Qxe1+ 27.Rxe1 Rxd4 28.Bxb7 Rc4+
29.Rc3 Rxc3+ 30.bxc3 Rb8+- ]
25...Bxg4 26.Bxg4 Re8 27.Rge3 Rxe4
28.Rxe4 Rf8 29.Qxb7 Qf1+
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Qg2+ 33.Re2 Qxg4 34.Qc3+ ]
30.Kd2 c5 5.29/24
[ 30...Qb1 3.64/21 31.a3 Qa2 ]
31.Qd5 White is clearly winning.
31...Qb1 32.dxc5 Threatening mate
with Qd5-d4+. 32...Qxb2+ 33.Ke1
Qc3+ 34.Kf2 Qb2+ 35.Be2 Weighted
Error Value: White=0.13 (very precise) /
Black=0.52
1-0
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16.06.2004
[Mon Hokmome]
C21: Danish Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.d4
exd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Bc4 cxb2 5.Bxb2
d6 6.Qb3 Nh6N
[ 6...Qd7 7.Nc3 Nc6 8.Nd5 Na5
9.Qg3 f6 10.Be2 c6 11.Nf4 Nh6
12.Nh5 C 21/02 ]
7.Nf3 Nd7 8.0-0 Black is slightly better.
8...Nc5 9.Qc2 c6 10.Nbd2 b5 11.Be2
Bd7 12.Rad1 a6 13.Rfe1 Ne6 14.Nb3
c5! Against Nf3-d4 15.Bf1 -1.12/20
[ 15.e5 -0.49/20 d5 16.Rxd5 ]
15...Be7 16.e5 d5 17.Rxd5 Qb6
18.Rxd7 -1.31/20 Kxd7 19.Bc3 c4
-1.06/19
[ 19...Ke8 -1.39/22 20.Ba5 Qa7 ]
20.Ba5 Qb7 -0.28/23
[ 20...Qa7 -0.85/23 21.Rd1+
( 21.Bxc4? bxc4 22.Qxc4 Ke8-+ )
21...Ke8 ]
21.Nbd2 -0.73/22
[ 21.Bxc4? bxc4 22.Nbd2 Ke8
23.Nxc4 Rc8-+ ]
[ 21.Nbd4= -0.28/23 is superior. ]
21...Ke8 22.Ne4 Kf8 23.Nd6 Qc6
24.Rd1 g6 25.Bd3! Threatens to win
with Bd3-e4. A strong pair of Bishops.
25...Nc5
[ 25...Bxd6 26.Be4 Qc5 27.exd6+- ]
26.Be4 Nxe4 27.Nd4 Qd5 28.Nf3
Qe6 29.Qxe4 Kg7 30.Bc3 aiming for
h2-h3. 30...b4 -0.85/22
[ 30...Rhd8 -1.18/23 31.Nd4 Qg4
32.Qxg4 Nxg4 ]
31.Bxb4 Bxd6 32.Rxd6 Qf5 33.Qe1
[ 33.Qxc4 Rhc8 34.Qe2 Rab8 ]
33...Rhd8 next ...Rd8xd6 is good for
Black. 34.h3! Ng8 35.Nd4 Qc8
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[ 35...Qh5!? ]
36.Qe3 Rb8 37.Bc3 Rxd6 0.45/22
[ 37...Ne7!= 0.01/22
is more appropriate. ]
38.exd6 f6 39.Ne6+! White has
compensation. 39...Kh8 0.83/24
[ 39...Kf7 0.40/23 40.Nc5 Qf5 ]
40.Ng5 0.36/21 &Bianco is much more
active.
[ White should try 40.f3 0.83/24 ]
40...Rb1+ 0.72/21
[ 40...Qf5 0.36/21 ]
41.Kh2 Qf5 42.g4 The board is on
fire. 42...Qd5 And now ...Rb1-h1+ would
win. 43.Ne4! Strongly threatening g4-g5.
43...h6
[ 43...Qd1? 44.Kg3+- ]
44.f3 Rd1! White must now prevent ...
Qd5-d3.
[ 44...Qd1? 45.Nxf6 ( 45.Kg3 Rb7 )
45...Qh1+ 46.Kg3 Qg1+ 47.Qxg1
Rxg1+ 48.Kf4 Nxf6 49.Bxf6+ Kg8
50.d7+- ]
45.Qb6 Qe6 1.67/23
[ Better is 45...Rd3! 0.36/23 46.Nxf6
( 46.Qb8? Rxc3 47.Nxc3 Qe5+
48.Kg2 Qxc3-+ ) 46...Qxf3 47.Ne4+
Rxc3 48.Qd4+ Nf6 49.Nxc3 Kg8 ]
46.Kg2 Rd3 47.h4 0.60/24
[ Much worse is 47.Qxa6?! Qd5 48.d7
( 48.Qc8 Rxc3 49.Nxc3 Qd2+
50.Kg1 Qxc3= ) 48...Rxc3 49.Nxc3
Qd2+ 50.Kg3 Qe1+ 51.Kg2 Qd2+
52.Kh1 Qe1+ 53.Kg2 Qd2+= ]
[ 47.Qb8 Rxc3 48.Nxc3 Qe3 ]
[ White should play 47.Qd8 1.31/24
Rxc3 48.Nxc3 ]
47...Qd5
(Diagram)
...Rd3xc3! is the strong threat. 48.Qb2!
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[ 6.Nf3= -0.25/20
Knudsen,John C
2433
is more appropriate. ]
Taylor,David C
2528 6...Nh6N This is a rather obscure line,
TCCMB DG Challenge
16.06.2004 and perhaps rightfully so. The only other
[Mon Hokmome,John Knudsen]
game I could find was the Capablanca
simul game given below, played very
Dave posted on TCCMB that he thought
badly by Black. Dave tries to set up a
the Danish Gambit was a loss for White.
phalanx of pawns on the queenside
I challenged him to a public exhibition
using this line. This was a novel
game, specifying that I would play the
approach in this questionable line, but
Danish Gambit Accepted as White
White enjoys a lead in development
against him. He initially declined, saying
which almosts compensates for the lost
that he wouldn't want to be limited to
material. A key idea in this line is that
taking all of the offered pawns. I agreed
White will always have pressure along
to change the conditions of the match
the a1-h8 diagonal. This is a rather
so that the start position would be after 3. obscure line, and perhaps rightfully so.
c3. When it came time to actually play it,
The only other game I could find was
though, Dave chose a full Danish
the Capablanca simul game given below,
Gambit Accepted anyway! Dave is a
played very badly by Black. Dave tries
former United States Correspondence
to set up a phalanx of pawns on the
Chess Champion, so naturally I was
queenside using this line. This was a
concerned with trying to work hard on
novel approach in this questionable line,
this game, to make a nice show of it. ..
but White enjoys a lead in development
Dave posted on TCCMB that he thought
which almosts compensates for the lost
the Danish Gambit was a loss for White.
material. A key idea in this line is that
I challenged him to a public exhibition
White will always have pressure along
game, specifying that I would play the
the a1-h8 diagonal.
Danish Gambit Accepted as White
[ 6...Qd7 7.Nc3 Nc6 8.Nd5 Na5
against him. He initially declined, saying
9.Qg3 f6 10.Be2 c6 11.Nf4 Nh6
that he wouldn't want to be limited to
12.Nh5 C 21/02 ]
taking all of the offered pawns. I agreed
7.Nf3 Nd7
to change the conditions of the match
[ Better than Better than 7...Nc6 8.0-0
so that the start position would be after 3.
Bd7 ( 8...Na5!? 9.Qa4+ c6 ) 9.Qc2
c3. When it came time to actually play it,
Qe7 0.38/20 ( 9...f6= -0.29/19 )
though, Dave chose a full Danish
10.Nc3 0-0-0? 3.24/20 ( 10...Qd8
Gambit Accepted anyway! Dave is a
0.46/20 ) 11.Nd5+- Qe8 12.Rfc1
former United States Correspondence
1.79/21 ( 12.Rab1 3.49/21 ) 12...f6?
Chess Champion, so naturally I was
4.44/19 ( 12...f5 1.79/21 ) 13.Nc3?
concerned with trying to work hard on
-0.30/21 ( 13.Rab1+- 4.44/19 )
this game, to make a nice show of it...
13...Ng4 0.01/22 ( 13...Ne5 -0.30/21
C21: Danish Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.d4
is superior. 14.Be2 Kb8 ) 14.Nb5=
exd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Bc4 cxb2 5.Bxb2
Qh5? 4.65/23 ( 14...Kb8= 0.00/22 )
d6 6.Qb3 -0.57/21
15.h3 2.65/21 ( 15.Bd5 4.65/23 Kb8
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16.Rab1 ) 15...Nge5? 5.18/23
( 15...Nxf2 2.65/21 16.Qxf2 a6 )
16.Bxe5+- dxe5 17.Nxa7+ Kb8
18.Nxc6+ Bxc6 19.Rab1 Qe8
20.Bb5 2.79/26 ( 20.Bd5 4.89/27
Rd6 21.Bxc6 Rxc6 22.Qxc6 Qxc6
23.Rxc6 ) 20...Bd6? #9/20
( 20...Kc8+- 2.79/26 21.Qa4 Bxb5
22.Rxb5 Bd6 ) 21.Bxc6
1-0 Capablanca,J-Downey,A/London
1911 (21) ]
8.0-0 Black is slightly better. 8...Nc5
9.Qc2 c6 10.Nbd2 b5 11.Be2 Bd7!
12.Rad1 a6 13.Rfe1 Ne6 -0.19/22
[ 13...Qc7 -0.62/20 was preferrable. ]
14.Nb3 c5 Inhibits Nf3-d4. 15.Bf1
-1.01/21
[ 15.e5!= -0.12/20 keeps the balance.
d5 16.Rxd5 ]
15...Be7 16.e5 d5 17.Rxd5 Qb6?
I believe that this was a hasty move,
which allows the following exchange sac.
I believe that this was a hasty move,
which allows the following exchange sac.
[ 17...Qc7 is much better. In the event
that White still insists upon his
exchange sac, Black can retake with
the queen, and thereafter still castle!
Big difference between that possibility
and the actual game. is much better.
In the event that White still insists
upon his exchange sac, Black can
retake with the queen, and thereafter
still castle! Big difference between
that possibility and the actual game. ]
18.Rxd7!? This is a good, practical
exchange sac. This is a good, practical
exchange sac. 18...Kxd7 19.Bc3! c4
-0.86/19
[ 19...Ke8 -1.21/22 20.Ba5 Qa7 ]
20.Ba5 After this nice in-between move,
the exchange sac starts to make more
sense - without this possibility, the
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exchange sac would have been
worthless. After this nice in-between
move, the exchange sac starts to make
more sense - without this possibility, the
exchange sac would have been
worthless. 20...Qb7 -0.48/23
[ 20...Qa7 -0.92/22 21.Rd1+
( 21.Bxc4? bxc4 22.Qxc4 Ke8-+ )
21...Ke8 ]
21.Nbd2
[ 21.Bxc4? bxc4 22.Nbd2 Ke8
23.Nxc4 Rc8-+ ]
21...Ke8 22.Ne4! Kf8 23.Nd6!
Inhibits Nh6-f5. 23...Qc6 -0.66/22
[ 23...Qa7 -1.01/18 24.h3 g6 ]
24.Rd1 g6! Many ways for Black to go
wrong here. The basic situation is that
White has sac'ed an exchange and a
pawn. To compensate for this, Black's
rook is in prison on h8, and the knight
on h6 is not active, either. White must
now improve his position with precise
moves, every move! Many ways for
Black to go wrong here. The basic
situation is that White has sac'ed an
exchange and a pawn. To compensate
for this, Black's rook is in prison on h8,
and the knight on h6 is not active, either.
White must now improve his position
with precise moves, every move! 25.Bd3
Threatens to win with Bd3-e4. A strong
pair of Bishops. 25...Nc5
[ 25...Bxd6? 26.Be4 Qc5 27.exd6+- ]
26.Be4!? -0.78/21
[ apparently missing apparently
missing 26.Be2! Nf5 with the better
game immediately, as discussed on
TCCMB. I didn't like the looks of it,
so opted for a different way. In other
words, I didn't spend enough time
looking at other possibilities. with
the better game immediately, as
discussed on TCCMB. I didn't like the
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looks of it, so opted for a different way.
In other words, I didn't spend enough
time looking at other possibilities. ]
[ 26.Be2= -0.01/23 remains equal. ]
26...Nxe4 27.Nd4!= '=' is repeating the
position, of course, but White can also
try is repeating the position, of course,
but White can also try 27...Qd5 28.Nf3!
Qe6 This was a critical decision. Black
could have gone back to c6 with the
queen and allowed a repetition by White
with Nd4 - but this is not forced for White.
This was a critical decision. Black could
have gone back to c6 with the queen
and allowed a repetition by White with
Nd4 - but this is not forced for White.
[ 28...Qc6 -0.01/21 28...Qd5-e6 -0.93
29.Nd4= is repeating the position, of
course, but White can also try
( 29.Nxe4? -1.63/21 29.Nf3-d4 0.01
Nf5 30.Nd6 and things get very
complicated with and things get very
complicated with Rg8! In other words,
I would have probably repeated the
position and taken the draw! In other
words, I would have probably
repeated the position and taken the
draw! )]
29.Qxe4 Kg7 30.Bc3 b4!? -0.63/23
Probably necessary to do this, but it
hurts (phalanx-wise) nonetheless.
Besides, if White is not extremely
cautious, Black will get activity here (b8b1) for one of his rooks. Probably
necessary to do this, but it hurts
(phalanx-wise) nonetheless. Besides, if
White is not extremely cautious, Black
will get activity here (b8-b1) for one of
his rooks.
[ 30...Rhd8 -1.22/23 White must now
prevent ...b5-b4! 31.Nd4 Qg4
32.Qxg4 Nxg4 ]
31.Bxb4 Bxd6 32.Rxd6 Qf5
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[ 33.Qxc4? -1.18/22 33.Qe4-e1 -0.22
Qb1+! ]
[ 33.Qh4 is captivating to look at, but
should fail also to is captivating to
look at, but should fail also to Qb1+! ]
[ 33.Qxc4 Rhc8 34.Qe2 Rab8 ]
33...Rhd8 34.h3! This is a nice quiet
move which is useful later on! This is a
nice quiet move which is useful later on!
34...Ng8 35.Nd4 Qc8 36.Qe3
White is slowly building a position with
ideal placement of his pieces. White is
slowly building a position with ideal
placement of his pieces. 36...Rb8
[ 36...h6 0.98/21 36.. .Ra8-b8 0.01
was another possibility, but I actually
thought that was another possibility,
but I actually thought that ]
[ 36...Rb8!? 37.e6 Rxd6 ( 37...Rxb4?
38.Nf5+ gxf5 39.Qg5+ Kh8
40.Rxd8+- ) 38.Bxd6 Rb7= ]
37.Bc3 Rxd6 38.exd6 f6! Hoping for ...
Qc8-d7. 39.Ne6+! Kh8 0.81/23
[ 39...Kf7!= 0.19/24 40.Nc5 Qf5 ]
40.Ng5 0.01/24 &Bianco is much more
active.
[ 40.f3! 0.81/23 ]
40...Rb1+= 41.Kh2 White has
compensation. 41...Qf5 42.g4!→
White has a clear, permanent,
advantage, and should win without
much difficulty now. White has a clear,
permanent, advantage, and should win
without much difficulty now. White has
some attack. The board is on fire.
42...Qd5 ...Rb1-h1+ is the strong threat.
43.Ne4 h6 Probably just as good as any
other move in the position. Black is
going to get squeezed soon. Probably
just as good as any other move in the
position. Black is going to get squeezed
soon.
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[ 43...Qd1? 44.Kg3 Rb7 45.Nxf6
Qxd6+ 46.Be5 ]
44.f3 Rd1!
[ 44...Qd1? 45.Nxf6 ( 45.Kg3 Rb7 )
45...Qh1+ 46.Kg3 Qg1+ 47.Qxg1
Rxg1+ 48.Kf4 Nxf6 49.Bxf6+ Kg8
50.d7+- ]
45.Qb6 Qe6 2.29/24
[ 45...Rd3! 0.41/23 46.Nxf6
( 46.Qb8? Rxc3 47.Nxc3 Qe5+
48.Kg2 Qxc3-+ ) 46...Qxf3 47.Ne4+
Rxc3 48.Qd4+ Nf6 49.Nxc3 Kg8 ]
46.Kg2 1.11/24
[ 46.Qb8?! Kh7 ]
[ 46.Qd8+- 2.29/24 has better winning
chances. Kg7 47.h4 ]
46...Rd3 47.h4 White's pawns and
pieces are placed ideally, and being
down material (the exchange) means
little or nothing, as Black's knight is
still useless. The main thing that White
needs to look out for is a timely
exchange sac on c3 by Black. That is
just about the only danger to White in
the entire position. White's threats on f6,
as well as the passed pawn on d6, along
with the possibility of getting a4 in at
some point, should win the game for him.
He just needs to cash in some chips and
head to an endgame with a usable
material or positional advantage.
White's pawns and pieces are placed
ideally, and being down material (the
exchange) means little or nothing, as
Black's knight is still useless. The main
thing that White needs to look out for is
a timely exchange sac on c3 by Black.
That is just about the only danger to
White in the entire position. White's
threats on f6, as well as the passed
pawn on d6, along with the possibility of
getting a4 in at some point, should win
the game for him. He just needs to cash
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with a usable material or positional
advantage.
[ Much worse is 47.Qxa6?! Qd5 48.d7
( 48.Qc8 Rxc3 49.Nxc3 Qd2+
50.Kg1 Qxc3= ) 48...Rxc3 49.Nxc3
Qd2+ 50.Kg3 Qe1+ 51.Kg2 Qd2+
52.Kh1 Qe1+ 53.Kg2 Qd2+= ]
[ 47.Qb8 Rxc3 48.Nxc3 Qe3 ]
47...Qd5? aiming for ...Rd3xc3!
[ I was expecting I was expecting
47...h5!? 2.09/25 47...Qe6-d5 1.09
48.g5! And now Bc3xf6+ would win.
Qf5 49.Qf2 Rxc3 50.Nxc3 Qd3
Prevents Qf2-d4. 51.Ne4 c3
Inhibits Qf2-d2. 52.gxf6 Nxf6 53.Nxf6
c2 54.Qe1! White threatens Qe1-e8+
and mate. Qxd6 55.Ne8 White wants
to mate with Qe1-c3+. Qd4
Inhibits Qe1-c3. Strongly threatening ...
Qd4-b2. 56.Qc1 Inhibits Qd4-b2. Qc3
57.Qh6+ 0.28/5 where White should
still win, but it would be much harder
to do technically. where White should
still win, but it would be much harder
to do technically. ( 57.Nd6+- 1.73/23
Kg8 58.Ne4 )]
48.Qb2! I had spent several days
agonizing over this position until I
realized that after I had spent several
days agonizing over this position until I
realized that after. Weighted Error
Value: White=0.17 (very precise) /
Black=0.19 (very precise)
[ 48.Qb2! Qe6 1.77/25 ( 48...Kh7
49.Bxf6 Qf7 50.g5 Nxf6 51.gxf6
wins. wins.; 48...Kg7? 5.71/21
48...Kh8-h7 1.07 49.Bxf6+
also wins. also wins.; 48...Kh7
1.07/26 ) 49.Bd4!+- wins rather easily.
Other stuff is not convincing. If wins
rather easily. Other stuff is not
convincing. If a5 NOT NOT
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A) 50.g5! 1.39/23 50.a2-a4 1.83
hxg5? 6.06/26 ( 50...Qf5 1.39/23
51.Qf2 Kg7 ) 51.hxg5? 2.12/25
(51. Nxg5! is good, too) ( 51.Nxg5
6.06/26 Qd7 52.Bxf6+ Nxf6
53.Qxf6+ Qg7 54.Qd8+ Qg8
55.Qe7 ) 51...Qf5 52.Qf2
and there is a long, forced?! line
which runs as follows: and there is
a long, forced?! line which runs as
follows: Kg7 53.gxf6+ Kf8 54.d7!
Qxd7 55.Bc5+ Kf7? 4.90/21
( 55...Ke8 1.93/24 )
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C21: Danish Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.d4
exd4 3.Nf3 Bc5 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3
0-0! 6.Bg5 Re8 7.Be2 Nc6 8.Nb3
The position is equal. 8...Bb4 9.0-0
Bxc3 10.bxc3 h6! 11.Bxf6 Qxf6
12.Qd3N Qg6 13.Nd2 d5 14.exd5
(Diagram)
(Diagram)
58.f7+! Qxf7 59.Qb8+ Kd7
60.Nd6 which wins as the queen
captures on d6 with check! which
wins as the queen captures on d6
with check!;
B) 50.a4! right away, rather right
away, rather ]
[ Not 48.Qxa6? Rxc3! 49.Nxc3 Qd2+
50.Kh3 Qxc3-+ ]
1-0
Bf5! 15.Qf3 Ne5 -0.16/20
[ 15...Rad8 -0.48/21 ]
16.Qg3 -0.63/21
[ 16.Qf4!= -0.16/20 ]
16...Qxg3 -0.22/20
[ 16...Rad8 -0.63/21 should be
considered. ]
17.hxg3= Rad8↑ Black is pushing.
18.Nc4 -0.41/21
[ 18.c4= -0.08/21 might be stronger. ]
18...Rxd5 19.Ne3 Rd2 20.Nxf5 Rxe2
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[ 21.Ne3! -0.43/22 ]
21...Rd2 22.Rfe1 Strongly threatening
f2-f4. 22...Kf8! 23.Re3 -1.70/22
[ 23.Rab1 -0.87/22 ]
23...Ng4!-+ 24.Rxe8+ Kxe8
Endgame KRN-KRN 25.f3 Nf6 26.Re1+
Kf8 27.Re5 Prevents Nf6-d5. 27...c6
28.Ra5 -2.26/22
[ 28.Re1 -1.31/22 might work
better. ]
28...a6!-+ 29.Ra3 g6 -1.34/21
[ 29...Nd5!-+ -2.59/23 Hoping for ...
Nd5-e3. 30.Rb3 Nxc3! 31.Rxc3
Rxd4 ]
30.Nb3 Rd1+ -0.90/25
[ 30...Rxc2 -1.56/22 31.Nc5 Nd5 ]
31.Kf2 Nd5 -0.56/22 &Nero is more
active.
[ Black should play 31...Rb1 -1.16/21
32.Nc5 Rb2 ]
32.Ra4 -1.94/22
[ 32.c4 -0.56/22 Nb6 33.c5 ]
32...c5? -0.38/20
[ 32...Nxc3-+ -1.94/22 33.Ra3 Nb5 ]
33.Re4 -2.75/22
[ Better is 33.Nxc5 -0.38/20 Rd2+
34.Ke1 Rxc2 35.Nxb7 ]
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[ Weaker is 33...Nxc3 34.Rc4 Nxa2
35.Rxc5 ]
34.g4? -4.35/22
[ 34.c4 -2.46/24 Nc3 35.Re1 ]
34...Nf6? -0.64/24
[ Black should try 34...Nxc3-+ -4.35/22
35.Rc4 Nxa2 ]
35.Rc4 -2.48/24
[ 35.Re1 -0.64/24 Rxe1 36.Kxe1 ]
35...Nd5? 0.01/22
[ 35...a5-+ -2.48/24 ...Rd1-b1 is the
strong threat. 36.a4 Nd5 ]
36.Kg3? -2.88/22
[ 36.Re4!= 0.01/22 ]
36...Ne3 37.Re4 Nxc2 38.Kf2 a5
White must now prevent ...Nc2-a3. 39.a4
-2.51/28
[ 39.Ke2 -1.53/24 Rg1 40.Kf2 ]
39...Na3 40.Ke2
(Diagram)
Rg1 41.Nd2 Rxg2+ 42.Kd3 Rg1
43.Re2 -3.47/23
[ 43.Nc4 -2.40/24 Nxc4 44.Kxc4 ]
43...Rc1 44.Rh2 Kg7 45.Rf2
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ISR-ch Ramat Aviv (8)
28.09.2004
[Mon Hokmome, Mikhalevski,Victor]
C21: Danish Gambit 1.e4 Mikhalevski,V
Mikhalevski,V 1...e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3
Qe7 A risky, but interesting continuation.
I've decided to avoid any forced drawish
lines and at the same time to surprise
my opponent as soon as possible. Black
hopes to win a pawn and then to
consolidate his position. The main
drawback is that the queen gets under
attack and so Black has to lose some
time to bring it back. 4.cxd4
[ 4.Qxd4?! Nc6 would certainly satisfy
Black. ]
4...Qxe4+ 5.Be2!? This rare
Spielmann's move was played by my
opponent very quickly. White sacrifices
another pawn in hope to win even more
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time in development.
[ I was expecting 5.Be3 which is the
main line. Here is one of the classical
examples on this topic. Bb4+ ( 5...Nf6
6.Nc3 Bb4 7.Nf3 Nd5 8.Qd2 Nxe3
9.fxe3 Qe7 10.Bd3 d6 11.0-0 Bxc3
12.bxc3 Nc6 13.e4 0-0 14.Rae1
C 21/02 ) 6.Nc3 d5 7.Nf3 Bf5 8.Qb3
Nc6 9.0-0-0 Bxc3 10.bxc3 0-0-0
11.Bd3 Qe6 12.Rhe1 Bxd3 13.Rxd3
Nge7 and Black succeeded to retain
an extra pawn and eventually
converted it into a win. 0-1 Mieses,JRubinstein,A/Lodz 1905/EXT 99/
[ChessBase] (34). (34) ]
5...Nf6N 0.01/21 I've decided to play
safer.
[ 5...Qxg2 looked too risky for me.
Here is Alekhine's prove. 6.Bf3 Qg6
7.Ne2 -0.97/18 ( 7.Nc3 -0.66/19
should be considered. ) 7...Ne7?!
( 7...Bb4+ 8.Nbc3 Ne7 9.Rg1 Qf6
10.Qd3 h6 11.Bd2 Nbc6 12.Qe3
Kd8 Khanov, K Soviet Union 200
Traps In The Opening [John Watson] )
8.Nbc3 c6 0.35/20 ( 8...d5 -0.59/19 )
9.Nf4 -0.01/20 ( 9.d5 0.35/20 )
9...Qd6 1.09/21 ( 9...Qf5= -0.01/20 )
10.0-0 Back is far away in
development. This factor turns out to
be decisive. f5 1.21/19 ( 10...g5
0.65/18 11.Nh5 f5 ) 11.Re1
Black must now prevent d4-d5. Qc7?
4.41/21 ( 11...g5 1.02/20 is a better
chance. 12.Nd3 Qf6 )
(Diagram)
12.Qb3 2.22/20 ( 12.Nfd5! 4.41/21
cxd5 13.Nxd5 ) 12...Na6? 5.52/24
( 12...Qd6 2.22/20 is tougher. 13.d5
Qf6 ) 13.Ncd5 ( 13.Nfd5 △Qd6
14.Nxe7 Bxe7 15.Bg5!+- ) 13...Qa5?
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was worth a try. 14.Nxe7 Bxe7 )
14.Re5!+- cxd5 15.Nxd5 Kd8
10.19/25 ( 15...Nc7 5.04/21 16.Nf6+
gxf6 17.Rxa5 Nc6 18.Rxf5 Nxd4 )
16.Bg5 1-0 Alekhine,A-Cheron,A/
Vevey 1925/EXT 2001 (16) ]
[ 5...Qxg2 -1.07/21 6.Bf3 Qg6 ]
6.Nf3= Bb4+ 7.Nc3 0-0 8.0-0
The position is equal. 8...Bxc3
With the idea to develop my piece as
fast as possible. Moreover I believe this
move is necessary anyway.
[ Another option was to bring the
queen back to d8, but I was afraid of
losing two more tempi. 8...Qe8 9.Re1
Qd8 10.Bg5 Bxc3 11.bxc3 d5
0.54/23 ( 11...d6= 0.06/20
was preferrable. ) 12.Qb3!? 0.18/21
( 12.Ne5!?; 12.Bd3 0.54/23 ) 12...c6
13.Bd3 Nbd7 ( 13...h6!? 14.Bh4
Nbd7; 13...Qd6!? ) 14.Ne5! h6
15.Bh4
A) After 15...Nxe5!? 16.Rxe5↑
The pressure is still on. ( 16.dxe5
-0.12/22 16.Re1xe5 0.31 g5 );
B) 15...Qc7= 0.21/21;
C) 15...Nb6 0.64/21 16.Re3
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0.10/20 ( 16.a4 0.64/21 ) 16...Qd6
0.76/20 ( 16...g5= 0.10/20
keeps the balance. 17.Bg3 Be6 )
17.Rae1 g5 18.Bg3 Qd8 19.Bb1
0.83/21 ( 19.a4 1.18/22 )
19...Ne4 20.f3 Nxg3 21.hxg3
Qf6 22.Qc2 Qg7 Prevents Qc2h7+. 23.f4 Nc4 1.51/23
( 23...Rb8 0.87/22 ) 24.Nxc4
dxc4 25.fxg5 Threatens to win with
Re3-e7. hxg5 2.50/24 ( 25...Bg4
1.79/24 is a better defense. 26.Re5
f5 ) 26.Re5+- Bd7? 9.21/22
( 26...f5 2.41/22 27.Qe2 b5 )
27.Rxg5 1-0 Spielmann,R-Billecard,
M/Ostende 1907/HCL (27) ]
9.bxc3 d6! The e5-square has to be
under control. 10.Bd3 Qg4
[ 10...Qc6 is a playable alternative, but
I didn't like my queen there. ]
11.h3
[ 11.Re1!? ]
11...Qh5 12.Bg5 It's interesting that up
to this point we repeated a game which
was played almost 100 years ago!
12...Nc6 0.50/24 Only this move turns
out to be a novelty. Allowing Bxf6 looks
risky, but my point was to keep the c8bishop open. At the same I didn't see
any concrete refutation.
[ The only earlier game saw 12...h6?
1.09/22 12... Nb8-d7 -0.46 13.Bxf6
gxf6 14.Re1 f5?! Inhibits Re1-e4.
15.Qd2 0.72/20 ( 15.Re7!?; 15.Rb1
1.06/21 ) 15...Nd7 16.Qf4 0.41/22
( 16.Re7!?; White should try 16.c4
0.73/23 ) 16...Nf6 17.c4
with a dangerous initiative. ½-½
Spielmann,R-Berger,J/ Vienna 1907/
HCL (43) ]
[ Fritz8 recommends a passive
12...Nbd7! ]
[ 12...Nbd7!= -0.10/22 ]
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[ I wasn't afraid of 13.Bxf6 gxf6
14.Re1 as after. Prevents Nc6-e7.
Kh8! I obtain counterplay along the gfile. ]
13...Re8 A very provocative move, which
allows penetration of the white queen to
e8 with a check. 14.Bxf6
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This bishop pair is nice. 14...Rxe1+
15.Qxe1 gxf6 16.Qe8+?! White can't
stand the temptation to check.
[ However I believe it would be better
to play 16.Qe3!? at once, the move
which White will have to make later
anyway. ]
[ In case of 16.Rb1! Bxh3! is possible.
17.Rxb7 -0.38/22 ( 17.Qe3 0.54/22
Bd7 18.Rxb7 ) 17...Bxg2! 18.Kxg2
Qg4+ with initiative. ]
16...Kg7 17.Re1 Rb8! Black has no
problems to unpin the bishop. 18.Qe4
Bd7
[ 18...Be6!? was also possible, but I
wanted to keep the e-file open for the
rook. ]
19.Qf4 Qh6! 20.Qg3+
[ At the endgame after 20.Qxh6+ Kxh6
White doesn't have sufficient
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compensation. ]
20...Kh8 21.Re4 -0.71/26
[ 21.Kh2= -0.23/22 ]
21...Bf5!
[ 21...Rg8 -0.37/20 21... Bd7-f5 -0.76
Also forces an exchange of queens,
but in a less-favourable for Black
edition. ]
22.Rh4 Qc1+ 23.Bf1 Rg8
This way Black forces exchange of
queen and converts the game to a
technical stage.
[ 23...Bd3?! -0.27/23 23...Nc6-e7 -1.09
24.Nd2! ]
[ 23...Qxc3 24.Qf4 Qc2 25.Rh5 ]
24.Qf4 Qxf4 &Nero is more active.
25.Rxf4 Ne7 Starting from here I felt a
relief and started to err.
[ I had to trade the weak f6-pawn.
25...Bxh3 26.Rxf6 Be6 ]
26.Kh2 Be6 27.Re4! Ng6 28.a3 Kg7
29.Re1 Re8 30.Rb1 Bd5
[ 30...b6!? ]
31.Nd2 b6 32.Bb5 Re7
I have completely missed White's idea.
[ 32...c6!? ]
33.Nf1!? Be4!? Preparing an interesting
tactical blow. 34.Re1 c6? For some
mysterious reason I decided to start with
this move instead of prepared tactical
blow.
[ 34...Bxg2!? 35.Rxe7 Bxf1 36.Rxc7
Bxb5 with chances to consolidate the
position. ]
35.Ng3! f5 -0.21/24
[ After 35...cxb5 I would still retain an
extra pawn and chances for a win. ]
[ 35...cxb5 -0.63/25 36.Rxe4 Kf8 ]
36.f3! -0.89/23
[ 36.Bxc6= -0.21/24 Bxc6 37.Nxf5+
Kf8 38.Nxe7 Nxe7 39.Rc1 ]
36...Bc2
[ And again it was better to capture the
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bishop. 36...cxb5 37.fxe4 Nh4 ]
[ But not 36...cxb5?! 37.fxe4 Nh4
38.Rb1 ]
37.Rc1 f4 -0.01/25 The bishop had to
be taken. 38.Nh5+= Kh6 39.Rxc2
-1.03/24
[ 39.Bxc6 -1.21/23 39.Nh5-f6 0.01
Re2 ]
[ 39.Nf6!= 0.01/26 Kg7 40.Nh5+
( 40.Bxc6 Kxf6 41.Rxc2 Re1 )
40...Kh6 41.Nf6 ]
39...cxb5 Endgame KRN-KRN 40.Nf6
Now I have too many weaknesses which
allows White to keep an equality.
40...Re1! starting to net around the white
king. I "just" need my knight on g3.
41.Ne4?! -1.49/23
[ 41.Rb2!? ]
[ Better is 41.g3 -0.93/25 ]
41...d5! 42.Nd6 Nh4? -0.51/25
Being short of time I'm starting to lose a
thread.
[ After 42...a6! I'm better again. ]
[ 42...a6 -1.45/25 43.h4 Kh5 ]
43.Nxf7+ Kg7 44.Ne5 Now I have to
worry about the f4-pawn. 44...Re3
Against Ne5-d3 45.Ng4 Re8
[ 45...Re1 leads to repetition of
moves. 46.Ne5 ]
[ 45...Re7!? ]
46.Ne5 Rc8!? 47.Nd3 Ng6 48.Nb4
Mikhalevski,V: 'Objectively' 48...Ne7
0.55/25 Mikhalevski,V: '=' '=' Mikhalevski,
V: 'is better.'
[ 48...Kf6= -0.01/26 ]
49.Nd3 -0.01/21
[ 49.Re2 0.55/25 Kf7 50.Rc2
( 50.Re5 a5 )]
49...Ng6= 50.Nb4 Rd8 0.28/24
This risky move is the only chance to
play on.
[ Objectively 50...Ne7= 0.64/24
50...Kg7-f7 -0.01 is better. ]
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[ 50...Kf7 -0.14/27 deserves
consideration. ]
51.Na6?! with the idea of Nc7, which is
in fact not an idea at all.
[ 51.g3!? -0.26/21 51.Rc2-b2 0. 08
freeing the king was worth
consideration. ]
51...Rd7
[ 51...Kf6! was better ignoring the
"threat". 52.Nc7 -0.41/26 ( 52.Re2=
-0.01/25 feels stronger. ) 52...Rd7!
-0.01/26 ( 52...Rc8 -0.41/26
is more appropriate. 53.Nxd5+ Ke6 )
△53.Nxb5?? -2.23/23 ( 53.Na6!=
-0.01/26 ) 53...a6-+ and the knight is
traped. ]
52.Rb2 Nh4!? Playing va-bank.
53.Rxb5 Black should prevent Na6-b4.
53...Re7 54.Rxd5? -0.01/26
White doesn't feel danger.
[ It was necessary to return to b2 with
better chances for White. 54.Rb2! ]
[ 54.Rb2! 0.48/26 ]
54...Re2 55.Rg5+?? -7.94/28
White overlooks the main threat.
[ It wasn't late to stop. After 55.Kh1
White keeps a draw. Rd5-h5 is the
strong threat. Re1+ 56.Kh2
Hoping for Rd5-h5. Re2 ]
[ 55.Kh1= 0.01/25 ]
55...Kf6 White is lost. He can't prevent
both Kxg5 and Nxf3. Weighted Error
Value: White=0.33/Black=0.20 (precise)
[ 55...Kf6 (  ...Nh4xf3+) 56.Re5
is absolutely hopeless: Nxf3+ 57.Kh1
Nxe5 58.dxe5+ Kxe5-+ ]
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Mashhad Ferdowsi op 6th (5) 01.02.2016 43.h5 Kc8 0.96/22 Against Rd5-d7
[Mon Hokmome]
[ 43...Re3+= 0.28/22 44.Kc4 Rh3 ]
44.Ne4 White stays focused until the
C21: Danish Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.d4
end.
exd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Bc4 cxb2 5.Bxb2
[ Of course not 44.Nxa4 Re3+ 45.Kd2
d5 6.Bxd5 Nf6 7.Bxf7+ Kxf7 8.Qxd8
Rxa3 46.Nb6+ Kc7= ]
Bb4+ 9.Qd2 Bxd2+ 10.Nxd2 Re8
44...Kc7 45.h6 Ne7 2.88/22
11.f3N -0.13/22
[ 45...Rb6 1.44/23 ]
[ 11.Ngf3 0.25/17 Nc6 12.0-0 h6
46.Ra5 Nf5 47.Rxa4 Re7 48.Nf6
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more active. 25...Rd1 26.g4 0.14/22
48...Kd6 Inhibits Nf6-d5.
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[ 48...Re3+? 49.Kd2 Rg3 50.Nxh7+- ]
26...a5 27.Nxf7 Kxf7 28.g5 Nd7
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29.e5 0.01/25
52.Kb4 Ng2 5.75/22
[ 29.Bb2 0.39/23 ]
[ 52...Nf3 4.04/20 53.Rh8 Kf5
29...Ndxe5= 30.Bxe5 Nxe5 31.Rxc7+
54.Rxh7 Rc8 ]
Endgame KRN-KRN 31...Rd7 32.Rc5
53.f5++- White is clearly winning.
Nc6 33.Nd5 Ke6 34.Nf4+ Ke7 35.Rb5 53...gxf5 54.g6 hxg6 55.h7 Rxh7
Kd6 36.h4 Kc7 0.61/21
56.Nxh7 Ke5 57.Kb5 f4 12.47/26
[ 36...a4= 0.01/22 ]
[ 57...Nf4 5.07/22 58.Re8+ Kd4 ]
37.Nd5+ Kb8 38.f4 a4 39.Ke3
58.a4 Ne3 59.Ng5 Nd5 60.a5 Kd4
Inhibits Nc6-d4. 39...Rd6 40.Nc3
61.Rg8 Ne7 62.Rg7 Weighted Error
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Value: White=0.18 (very precise) /
[ 40.Nf6 0.62/22 ]
Black=0.32
40...Nd4= 41.Rd5 Nf5+ 42.Kd3 Re6
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Black has scored very well, even
though I believe White should be
completely fine with accurate play.
2012
What's attractive about this variation
is that it works against all possible
White move orders, which also
C44: Ponziani Opening and Scotch
explains why it's widely recommended
Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3
in various books and DVDs. My initial
I believe this can be called the Nordic
idea was to recommend this line as
Gambit (it's also known as the Danish
well, but the more I looked at it, the
Gambit), which definitely should spark
more I wanted to find something else,
my enthusiasm as a Swede, but I have
something less analysed and
to admit it hasn't. 3...dxc3! Eventually, I
something to put more pressure on
decided to be brave and accept the
White. ]
pawn sacrifice. At least in practical
[ Against this specific white move order,
games, I believe it's quite unusual to
Kaufman recommends 3...Qe7!?
accept gambits like this one as most
, which is quite a strong idea brought
people generally try to give back the
to life by recent engines. Black goes
pawn and hope for a solid, equal position.
for the e-pawn and with the queen on
That's a shame, though, and inspired by
e7, there are some ...d5 ideas White
my former team mate GM Erik Blomqvist,
has reckon with. The engines think
I believe in accepting pawns. Some
that White should play 4.cxd4 Qxe4+
might argue that the text is dangerous
5.Be3 Nf6 6.Nc3 Bb4 7.Nf3
and that we have to defend for a long
when they claim sufficient
time, but in practical games I've noticed
compensation, but I'm far from sure
that grabbing pawns is good in many
this is the case. The problem with
ways. Psychologically, White is the one
this variation is that it doesn't work
under great pressure. Pawn sacrifices
very well if White plays a Goring
demand some kind of compensation, but
move order: 3 Nf3 Nc6 4 c3 Qe7? just
if it's not obviously visible and can be
isn't very good since 5 Bd3 d5 6 0-0
neutralized, it's easy for White to drift
dxe4 7 Bxe4 works out in White's
into a position where Black is just a
advantage. ]
pawn up.
4.Nxc3 The Nordic Gambit is similar to
[ With all that said, I must admit that so the Morra Gambit, but with the e-pawn
far I've usually tried 3...d5 , which is a
gone instead of the c-pawn, which I
very well-known variation. After the
definitely think favours Black. 4...Nc6
semi-forced sequence 4.exd5 Qxd5
5.Nf3 An important position. It can arise
5.cxd4 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Be2 Bb4+
too from 3 Nf3 Nc6 4 c3 dxc3 5 Nxc3, as
8.Nc3 , Black plays Bxf3! 9.Bxf3 Qc4! well as from 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 exd4 4 c3
. This is a brilliant sequence
dxc3 5 Nxc3. 5...Bc5! Basically the best
discovered by Capablanca, which
square for the bishop, in my opinion.
interrupts White's natural development.
[ The main alternative is 5...Bb4
It usually leads to an endgame where
, which is playable, but I don't like
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the idea of giving up the bishop-pair
on c3. Black is still a pawn up, but
White gets something to work with for
the pawn. Taking on c3 will be more
or less necessary, otherwise Black will
have to face Nd5 when White has
castled. ]
[ I even analysed the very strangelooking 5...Bd6!? , with the idea of
being able to play ...Nf6 without
getting kicked with e4-e5, but
eventually I realized that although it
might be playable, there's really no
reason to look for an alternative to
our main line. ]
6.Bc4 In this position, I'd try to avoid
placing my g8-knight on f6 and rather
have it on e7, at least for the time being.
That way Black won't have to worry
about e4-e5 or Bg5 pins to destroy his
coordination. 6...d6!
[ There would be nothing wrong with
the immediate 6...Nge7 if it wasn't for
7.Ng5! and now Ne5 can still be met
with 8.Nxf7! , since Nxf7 9.Bxf7+
Kxf7 10.Qh5+ picks up the bishop on
c5. ]
7.0-0
[ In his attacking repertoire Gambiteer I,
Nigel Davies recommends 7.Qb3
, which logically puts more pressure
on f7 when Black isn't in time to
respond with ...0-0. However, after
Qd7! Black simply defends the f7pawn and asks: "What now?". White is
the one who has to worry about ...Na5
ideas or just simple development with
...Nf6. Davies recommends 8.Nd5
, but this doesn't put pressure on f7
so Black can play Nge7! ( one trick to
avoid is that 8...Na5? 9.Qc3!
forks g7 and a5 ) 9.Qc3
and now Davies doesn't mention the
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very natural 0-0 . Perhaps he thought
it didn't work because of 10.Bh6
, but after Qg4! White has real
problems. ]
7...Nge7! Very unusual, but logical in my
opinion.
[ The most popular move is 7...Nf6
, which is also totally fine for Black in
view of 8.Bg5 h6 0.14/23 ( 8...0-0
-0.35/22 is superior. ) 9.Bh4 -0.42/21
( 9.Bxf6= 0.14/23 Qxf6 10.Nd5 )
9...g5 10.Bg3 0-0 when Black's
position looks good, but with a
loosened kingside you always need to
be careful. ]
8.Bg5
[ Surprisingly, White's best try seems
to be to liquidate into an endgame
with 8.Na4 Threatens to win with Nf3g5. 0-0 9.Nxc5 dxc5 10.Qxd8 Rxd8
, with the point that 11.Bf4!
regains the pawn on c7, but it doesn't
completely equalize either. Black
seems to have some initiative along
the d-file after Bg4 12.Bxc7 Rd7
13.Ne5! Rxc7 14.Nxg4 Rd8 15.Rfd1
Rcd7 , even though White should hold
with sensible play. ]
8...h6N
[ 8...0-0 9.Nd5 Be6 10.b4 Bxd5
11.exd5 Nxb4 12.Re1 f6 13.Be3
Bb6 14.Nd4 Bxd4 15.Bxd4 Kh8 1
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9.Bh4 Be6 Very natural development.
I'll admit that Black's position is a tiny
bit passive, but it's definitely worth it
for a pawn. 10.Nd5 The position is
equal.
[ The critical continuation would be
10.Bxe6 fxe6 11.Qb3 , but it seems
like Black keeps his extra pawn with
g5 12.Bg3 Qc8 when we slowly
unravel with ...Bb6 and ... Qd7. ]
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10...0-0 11.Re1
[ A young Matthieu Cornette tried the
visibly attractive 11.b4 and after a
long, forced sequence we reach the
position after Bxb4 12.Qb3
Hoping for Nd5xe7+. Bc5 13.Nxe7+
Nxe7 14.Bxe6 fxe6 15.Qxe6+ Rf7
. Although the position initially looks
good for White, he actually has
nothing. Black will play ...Qe8, ...Nc6
and White is just left a pawn down.
Cornette tried to shake things up with
16.e5 , but he didn't manage to save
the game. ]
11...Qd7 12.Qc1 -0.93/19
[ 12.Rc1 -0.36/19 ]
12...Ng6 13.Bg3 Nce5 This is exactly
what can so easily happen to White.
Black grabs a pawn, gets a temporarily
passive position, but manages to
develop solidly and then White's
compensation completely evaporates.
14.Be2 Bxd5 15.Nxe5 Nxe5 16.exd5
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And now Bg3xe5 would win. 16...Rae8
17.Qc3 -1.15/23
[ 17.a4 -0.81/19 ]
17...Re7 -0.68/21
[ Another option is to force White to
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surrender his g3-bishop with 17...f5!?
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[ 17...f5 -1.15/23 Strongly
threatening ...f5-f4. 18.Bxe5 Rxe5 ]
18.h3 Rfe8 19.b4 Bb6 20.a4!
Somehow White has managed to get
some kind of counterplay on the
queenside and even though Black is still
better, White is back in the game.
20...a6 21.Rec1 Qf5 22.a5 Ba7
23.b5! axb5 -0.33/22 &Nero is more
active.
[ 23...Ng6 -0.71/22 24.Qf3 Qg5 ]
24.Bxb5 c6 25.dxc6 bxc6 26.Bf1
[ 26.Bxc6!? was another option. ]
26...d5 27.a6 c5 White should prevent
... c5-c4.
[ 27...Qf6!? ]
28.Rab1 -0.72/21
[ 28.Qd2!= -0.06/20 keeps the
balance. ]
28...d4 0.01/22
[ 28...c4 -0.72/21 ]
29.Qd2 -0.48/23
[ 29.Qa3= 0.01/22 ]
29...c4 30.Bxe5 c3 I'm not completely
sure what's going on, but Black's central
pawn duo looks much more dangerous
than White's a6-pawn.
[ Don't take 30...Rxe5 31.Bxc4 d3
32.Bxd3 ]
31.Qd3 -1.09/23
[ 31.Qf4 -0.69/23 was preferrable.
Qxe5 32.Qxe5 Rxe5 33.g3 ]
31...Qxe5
[ Much worse is 31...Rxe5?! 32.Qxf5
Rxf5 33.Rb7= ]
32.Rb7 g6→ Black has strong attack.
33.Rcb1 Kg7 34.g3 Rc8 35.Rxe7
Qxe7 36.Rb7 Rc7 -0.36/24 Allowing
White to liquidate into a drawn endgame.
[ 36...Qd6! would have kept Black's
advantage very much alive, although
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perhaps White can still draw after. ...
c3-c2 is the strong threat. 37.Qf3 Qe6
38.Bd3 c2 39.Bxc2 Rxc2 40.Rxa7
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[ 36...Qc5 -1.21/26 37.Qc2 d3
38.Bxd3 Rc6 ]
37.Rxc7? -4.06/20 This move loses the
game for White.
[ 37.Rxa7! Rxa7 38.Qxd4+
followed by Qxc3 must be drawn. ]
[ 37.Rxa7! -0.36/24 Rxa7 38.Qxd4+
f6 39.Qxc3 ]
37...Qxc7-+ 38.Qc2 d3! 39.Bxd3
Qxg3+ 40.Kf1 Qxh3+ 41.Ke1 Qh1+
42.Bf1 -4.94/24
[ 42.Ke2 -3.51/24 Qc6 43.Ke1 ]
42...Qf3 Weighted Error Value: White=0.
30/ Black=0.20 (precise)
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21.Ba2 Qf8 22.f3 Ne3 23.Qc3 N3c4
24.Bxc4 Nxc4 25.Qxg7+ Qxg7
26.Bxg7 Kxg7 27.Rd4 Nxa3 28.Nd6
Kf6 29.Rh7 b5 30.Nxf5 Kxf5 31.Rc7
Ra6 32.Rf7+ Ke5 33.Rg4 Nc4
34.Kb1 0-1 Herzog,K-Radloff,D/corr
BdF 2007/ ) 17.g3 Rf7 18.Nhg5 Rxf2
19.Qxf2 Nxf2 20.Bxe5 Nh3 21.Nf6+
Kf8 22.Nxh3 Bf5 23.Ng5 Ba3+
24.Kd2 dxc4+ 25.Ke3 Bc1+ 26.Kf3
Bxg5 27.Rxd8+ Rxd8 28.Nh7+ Ke8
29.Nxg5 c5 30.g4 Rd5 31.Kf4 Bxg4
32.Ne4 g5+ 33.Nxg5 Be2 34.Ne4
1-0 Dolgov,I-De Groot,A/corr ICCF
2000/ ]
12.Kb1
[ 12.Nd5 Be6!? ( 12...Bc5? 13.Nf6+!
Nxf6 14.exf6 Be6 15.Ng5 hxg5
16.hxg5 g6 17.Bxe6 Ne5 18.Bxe5
Ba3+ 19.Kb1 1-0 Gburek,J-Herbert,M/
corr DESC 2004/ ) 13.Nf6+ gxf6
C21
14.Bxe6 fxe6 15.Qg6+ Kh8 16.Qxg4
Nielsen,Govert
Qe7 17.exf6 Rxf6 18.Nd4 Bc5
Van der Linde,Antonius
19.Nxc6 bxc6 20.Bxf6+ Qxf6 21.Qf3
corr DEN-NED
1875
Qa1+ 22.Kd2 Qg7 23.Qc3 e5
[Mon Hokmome, Harding,T]
Myers ]
12...Re8?!
Myers: According to Harding, Govert
[ 12...Ncxe5! 13.Nxe5 ( 13.Ng5! g6
was assisted by his cousin Wilhelm.
14.Nxf7 Rxf7 15.Bxf7+ Kxf7
Both were members of the Copenhagen
16.Qb3+ Kf8 17.Qxb4 Nxf2 18.Qf4+
Chess Society. Antonius van der Linde
Bf5+ 19.Ka1 Nxh1 20.Qxh6+ Kg8
(1833-97) was a chess historian whose
21.Rxh1 Qf8 22.Qd2 Re8 23.h5 c6
personal library formed the basis for the
24.hxg6 Bxg6 25.Qd4 Qf6! Myers )
chess collection of the Royal Dutch
13...Nxe5 14.Nd5 Nxc4 15.Qxc4
Library, today the best in Europe. 1.e4
Ba5 16.Rh3 Bf5+ 17.Ka1 Kh7 18.g4
Myers Harding 1...e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3
c6 19.gxf5 cxd5 20.Qxd5 f6
dxc3 4.Bc4 cxb2 5.Bxb2 Nf6 6.Nc3
21.Qxb7 Rb8 22.Qxa7 Bb6 23.Qa3
Nc6 7.Nf3 Bb4 Goering Gambit 8.Qc2
Bc5 24.Qg3 Qa5 25.Qg6+ Kh8
d6 9.0-0-0 0-0 10.e5 Ng4 11.h4! h6
26.Rhd3 Rxb2 27.Kxb2 Bd4+
[ 11...Ncxe5!? 12.Ng5! g6! 13.Nce4
28.Rxd4 Rb8+ 29.Kc2 Qxa2+
c6!? 14.h5 d5 15.hxg6 fxg6
30.Kd3 Rb3+ 31.Ke4 Qe2+
16.Nxh7 Rf4 ( 16...Bf5 17.Nxf8 Bxf8
0-1 Warzecha,H-Lochmann,J/corr
18.Bb3 Bg7 19.Rd2 a5 20.a3 a4
1993/ ]
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13.Nd5
[ 13.exd6!? Bxd6 14.Ne4 Nce5
15.Bb5 Re6 16.Nxe5 Rxe5 17.Bxe5
Nxe5 18.f4 Nc6 19.Qe2 Rb8 20.g4
Bd7 21.Qg2 Ne7 22.Nxd6 cxd6
23.Bxd7 Qxd7 24.Rhe1 Ng6=
Myers ]
13...Be6
[ 13...Qd7!? 14.Ng5 Qf5 15.Bd3
Qxf2 16.Nxc7 Qxc2+ 17.Bxc2 hxg5
18.Nxe8 dxe5 19.Nc7 Rb8 20.Nd5
Bc5 21.Rd2 gxh4 22.Rxh4 Be6
23.Nc7 Be7 24.Rh1 Bb4 25.Bh7+
Kf8 26.Nxe6+ Ke7 27.Re2 Kxe6
28.Be4 Bd6 29.Bf3 Nf6 Myers ]
14.Ng5! hxg5 15.hxg5 Bxd5 16.Qh7+
Kf8 17.exd6 cxd6
[ 17...Bxd6? 18.Bxg7+! Ke7 19.Bxd5
Be5 20.Bxf7 Rh8 21.Bxh8 Qxh8
22.Qf5 Nd4 23.Qxg4+- Myers ]
[ 17...Qxd6? 18.Qxg7+ Ke7 19.Rxd5
Hendriksen Rg8 20.Bf6+ Qxf6
21.gxf6+ Nxf6 22.Rd7+ Kxd7
23.Qxf6+- Myers ]
18.Qxg7+ Ke7 19.Rxd5
[ 19.Bxd5!? Nce5 20.f4 Rg8 21.Qh7
Rh8 22.Qe4 Nf2 23.Qxb4 Rxh1
24.Rxh1 Nxh1 25.Qxb7+ Qd7
26.Qxa8 Qf5+ 27.Ka1 Qxf4
28.Qxa7+ Kd8 29.a4+- Myers ]
19...Qc8 20.Re1+
[ 20.g6! Rf8 21.gxf7 Harding Rxf7
22.Qg5+ Kd7 23.Rf5 Re7 24.Qxg4
Kc7 25.Bf6 Re1+ 26.Rxe1 Bxe1
27.Bb2+- Myers ]
20...Bxe1 21.Bf6+ Kd7 22.Qxf7+ Re7
[ 22...Ne7!? 23.Bb5+ Qc6 24.Bxc6+
bxc6 25.Rd3 Harding Rab8+ 26.Kc2
Nxf6 27.gxf6 Bxf2 28.g4 Bc5
29.Rb3 Rxb3 30.axb3 Bd4 31.g5
Be5 32.g6 Kd8 33.fxe7+ Rxe7
34.Qf8+ Myers ]
23.Bxe7 Nge5
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[ 23...Nxe7 24.Bb5+ Qc6 25.f4!! Ne3
26.Bxc6+ bxc6 27.Rd3 Rb8+
28.Rb3+- Myers ]
24.Qf6?!
[ 24.Rxd6+! Kc7 25.Bd8+ Kb8
26.Qf4 Bb4 27.Rxc6 Qxc6
28.Qxe5++- Harding ]
24...Nxc4 25.Bxd6 Nxd6?
[ 25...Nd2+! 26.Kc1 Nb4+! 27.Bc5+
Nxd5 28.Qd6+ Ke8 29.Qf8+ Kd7
30.Qd6+= Harding ]
26.Qxd6+ Ke8 27.Qg6+ Kf8 28.Rf5+
Qxf5+ 29.Qxf5+
1-0
C21
Janowsky,Dawid
Lasker,Emanuel
Paris (free game during match one)
[Mon Hokmome,JvR]
Lasker played two matches against
Janowsky in 1909. Leo Nardus provided
the funds. A short match for DM 2500
was played in the villa léa in Suresnes
near Paris. C21: Danish Gambit 1.e4 e5
2.d4 exd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Bc4 cxb2
5.Bxb2 Nf6
[ The theoretical alternative in the
Nordic Gambit is 5...d5 -0.03/19
5...Bf8-b4+ -0.66 6.Bxd5 Nf6
7.Bxf7+! Kxf7 8.Qxd8 Bb4+ 9.Qd2!
Bxd2+ 10.Nxd2 Re8 ]
6.e5 Bb4+ 7.Nc3 -0.88/21
[ 7.Kf1!? d5 Threatens to win with ...
0-0! 8.Bb5+ c6? 1.00/20 ( 8...Nfd7!
-0.89/21 stays on course. 9.Qg4 c6 )
9.exf6 cxb5 10.fxg7 Rg8 11.Qh5
Nc6 12.Qxh7 -0.18/18 ( 12.Nf3
0.58/18 ) 12...Ne7= ...Bc8-f5 is the
strong threat. 13.Bf6? -2.08/22
( 13.Nf3= -0.04/19 and White stays
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safe. ) 13...Qc7-+ 14.Ne2 Prevents
Qc7-c1+. Bf5 15.Qh4 is even more
romantic. ]
[ 7.Bc3 -0.40/23 Qe7 8.Qe2 ]
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[ 7...d5! -0.88/21 Strongly threatening
...Nf6-e4. 8.exf6 Qxf6 9.Bb5+ c6 ]
8.Nge2?! -0.63/22
[ 8.Qe2 d5! 0.68/22 ( 8...Ng8=
0.22/22 ) 9.exf6 Qxe2+ 10.Kxe2!
( 10.Bxe2 -0.07/21 10.Ng1xe2 0.48
d4! ) 10...Bxc3 11.Bb5+ c6 12.Bxc3
cxb5 13.fxg7 Rg8 14.Re1 -0.01/21
brings an equal endgame. ( 14.Kf3
0.33/19 might be stronger. )]
[ 8.Qe2 0.36/24 Ng8 9.Nf3 ]
8...Ne4 0.01/21
[ 8...Qxe5 And now ...d7-d5 would
win. 9.Qb3 Bxc3+ -0.88/22 ( 9...Nc6
-0.52/21 feels stronger. 10.0-0 Bd6 )
10.Bxc3 Qe7 11.0-0 0-0!
develops similar to the game. ]
[ 8...Qxe5 -0.63/22 9.0-0 0-0 ]
9.0-0= Nxc3
[ 9...Qxe5? 10.Nxe4 Qxb2 11.Rb1+- ]
10.Bxc3 -0.85/21
[ 10.Nxc3= 0.06/21 Bxc3 11.Bxc3 ]
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[ 10...Nc6 -0.85/21 11.a3 ( 11.Rc1
0-0 12.Nf4 Bxc3 13.Nd5 Qxe5
14.Rxc3 b6 15.Re1 Qd6 16.Qh5
Bb7 17.Rh3 h6 18.Rf3 Nd8
19.Ne7+ Kh8 20.Rg3 Ne6 21.Nf5
Qf4 22.Rg4 Qd2 23.Rf1 Nf4 24.Qh4
Nxg2 25.Qg3 Ne1 2.Bb2 g6 3.e4Milenkovic Cacak 1901 Inf60 [Thipsay,
Praveen Mahadeo; Thipsay,B] 0-1
(32) 26.Rf4 Rg8 27.Bxf7 Ba6
28.Rg4 Bxf1 29.Bxg8 Rxg8 30.Nxh6
Rf8 31.Kxf1 Qd3+ 32.Qxd3 Nxd3
0-1 (32) 2.Bb2 g6 3.
e4_20281-Milenkovic Cacak 1901
Inf60 [Thipsay,Praveen Mahadeo;
Thipsay,B] ) 11...Bxc3 12.Nxc3
Nxe5 ]
11.Nxc3 0-0!
[ 11...Nc6? 12.Nd5 Qh4 13.Nxc7+
Kd8 14.Nxa8+- ( 14.Qd6 Qxc4
15.Nxa8 Qe6+- )]
12.Nd5 -0.51/22
[ 12.Re1!= -0.15/19 ]
12...Qxe5 0.36/24
[ 12...Qd8! A retreat in the style of
Steinitz. 13.Qg4 Black must now
prevent Nd5-f6+. d6 -0.01/21
( 13...Kh8 -0.53/21 14.Qg3 Nc6 )
14.Qxc8!= Qxc8 15.Ne7+ Kh8
16.Nxc8 Rxc8 17.exd6 cxd6 18.Bxf7
Nc6 is better for Black. ]
[ Better is 12...Qd8! -0.51/22 ]
13.Re1 Qd6 14.Qh5 -0.01/24
&Bianco is much more active.
[ 14.Qf3 0.63/22 Nc6 15.Nxc7 ]
14...c6? 1.93/23
[ 14...Nc6 15.Nxc7! Rb8! 0.38/21
keeps the rook elegantly. ( 15...g6=
0.01/23 16.Qh6 Qxc7 )]
[ 14...Nc6!= -0.01/24 and Black has
nothing to worry. ]
15.Nc7!↑ White is on the roll.
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[ Stronger than 15.Ne7+ Kh8 ]
15...g6?! 2.61/22
[ 15...Qxc7? #2/6 15...Qd6-f4 1.70
16.Qxf7+! Rxf7 17.Re8# ]
[ Some resistance offers 15...b5
16.Rad1 1.10/24 ( 16.Bxf7+!+- 2.38/25
has better winning chances. Rxf7
17.Re8+ Rf8 18.Rae1 ) 16...Qf6
1.96/25 ( 16...Qf4 1.10/24
was worth a try. ) 17.Qc5+(threatens 18.Qxf8+). Qc5xf8+ would
kill now. Qd8 18.Nxa8 bxc4
19.Qxa7 ]
[ 15...Qf4 1.70/23 ]
16.Qh6 Qxc7 #8/18
[ 16...Qf6+- 2.46/22 17.Nxa8 d5 ]
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19...Kg7 20.Re7+ Rf7 21.Qd4+ Kf8
[ 21...Kg8 22.Re8+ Rf8
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+2, -2. Nardus was impressed. Weighted
Error Value: White=0.26 (precise) /
Black=0.84
[ 22.Qh8+ 4.66/5 22.Ra1-e1 #5 Kxe7
23.Re1+ Kd6 #1/6 ( 23...Qe5+- 4.34/5
24.Qxe5+ Kd8 25.Qe8+ Kc7
26.Qxf7 g5 ) 24.Qe5# ]
[ 22.Rae1! #5/12 Qxh2+ ( 22...Rxe7
23.Qf6+ ) 23.Kxh2 Rxe7 24.Qf6+
Kg8 25.Rxe7 d5 26.Qg7# ]
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C21
Preo,Nicolas A
Sarink,Hendrik Bartus
CCCA-60 8185
1981
[Mon Hokmome,John Wright; CM 3/2002]
C21: Danish Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.d4
exd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Bc4 cxb2 5.Bxb2
d5 6.Bxd5 Nf6 7.Bxf7+ Kxf7 8.Qxd8
Bb4+ 9.Qd2 Bxd2+ 10.Nxd2 c5
Theory books disagreed about the
assessment of this position but Preo
played it regularly for White. 11.Ngf3
Nc6N
[ 11...Nbd7 12.e5 Re8 13.0-0 Nd5
14.e6+ Rxe6 15.Ng5+ Ke7 16.Nxe6
Kxe6 17.Bxg7 b5 18.Rfe1+ Kd6
19.Ne4+ Kc6 20.Rec1 b4 21.Bd4
Nc3 22.Bxc3 bxc3 23.Rxc3 Ba6
24.Nxc5 Nxc5 25.Rac1 Bb5
26.Rxc5+ Oberc,S-7.Bb5 Nd4 8.cd4
Bb6 CIS-ch 1953 ZUS C73 [John
Watson] 1-0 ]
12.e5 Nd5 White has an edge. 13.Ne4
Threatens to win with e5-e6+! 13...b6
14.0-0-0 Nf4 15.Nd6+ 0.02/21
[ 15.Rd6 0.92/20 Na5 16.Re1 ]
15...Ke7= 16.Nxc8+ -0.84/22
[ 16.Ng5= 0.01/20 remains equal. ]
16...Raxc8
(Diagram)
17.e6! -1.09/24 This brings the bishop to
life and creates threats to the black king.
[ 17.Rd6 -0.67/20 ]
17...Rcd8
[ 17...Nxe6 -0.80/21 17...Rh8-d8 -1.12
18.Rhe1 ]
18.Bxg7 Rhg8 19.Rxd8 Nxd8 20.Bh6
Ndxe6
[ 20...Nxg2? -0.24/23 20...Nf4-d3+ -0.
90 21.Rg1! ]
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[ 20...Nd3+ feels hotter. 21.Kc2 Nxf2
22.Re1 Nxe6 23.Re2 Ng4 ]
21.Bxf4 Nxf4 Endgame KRN-KRN
22.Ne1 Kd6
[ 22...Nxg2? 23.Rg1 ]
23.g3 Nd5 24.Nc2 c4?! -0.44/22
[ 24...Re8 ]
[ 24...Re8 -0.97/22 ]
25.Re1 Rf8 26.f4 Rf5 -0.01/21
[ 26...b5 -0.41/22 was preferrable. ]
27.Ne3 -0.42/23
[ 27.Kb2= -0.01/21 might be
stronger. ]
27...Nxe3 28.Rxe3 KR-KR 28...h5
-0.01/23
[ 28...b5 -0.35/22 ]
29.Kc2= Kc5 30.Re7 a6 31.Re6! h4
32.Rh6 hxg3 33.hxg3 Kb5?
[ 33...Rf7 ( Rg7) 34.Rg6 Against Rf7g7 Rh7 ]
34.Rg6 next Rg6-g5 is good for White.
34...Rf7 0.78/23
[ 34...Kc5= 0.01/23 ]
35.Kc3 Rc7 0.35/22
[ 35...Rh7 1.82/23 35... Rf7-c7 0.72
36.Rg5+ Kc6 37.Kxc4 ]
[ 35...Re7 0.97/23 ]
36.g4 Black must now prevent Rg6-
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g5+. 36...Ka5? 4.85/24 A mistake that
costs the game.
[ 36...Kc5 0.72/20 is more resistant. ]
37.f5+- Strongly threatening f5-f6.
37...b5 38.Re6
[ Weaker is 38.g5 b4+ 39.Kc2
Rc5+- ]
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...Rh7-h2+ is the strong threat. 40.Re2
Inhibits Rh7-h2. 40...Ka4 41.g5 Rh5
42.Rg2 Ka3 43.f6 aiming for f6-f7.
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Value: White=0.15 (very precise) /
Black=0.35
1-0
C21
Halsig,Guenter
Huybrecht,Frans
ICCF corr
[Mon Hokmome, Tait, Harding]
1980
C21: Danish Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.d4
exd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Bc4 cxb2 5.Bxb2
Nf6 6.Nc3 Nc6 -0.55/22
[ 6...Bb4 -0.86/21 7.Nge2 0-0 ]
7.Nf3 Transposing from C21 (Danish
Gambit) to C44 (Goring Gambit) 7...Bb4
Strongly threatening ...Nf6xe4. 8.Qc2
Black is slightly better. 8...d6
Prevents e4-e5. 9.0-0-0 0-0 10.e5
-1.40/21
[ Better is 10.Nd5 -0.71/22 ]
10...Ng4 11.h4 -0.90/22
[ 11.exd6 -1.50/21 cxd6 12.a3
Bxc3 13.Bxc3 ( 13.Qxc3? Nce5-+ )]
11...Ncxe5N Another version (now
deleted from database) had Black
capturing here with the other N
[ 11...h6 12.Kb1 Re8 13.Nd5 Be6
14.Ng5 hxg5 15.hxg5 Bxd5 16.Qh7+
Kf8 17.exd6 cxd6 18.Qxg7+ Ke7
19.Rxd5 Qc8 20.Re1+ Bxe1 21.Bf6+
Kd7 22.Qxf7+ Re7 23.Bxe7 Nge5
24.Qf6 Nxc4 25.Bxd6 Nxd6
26.Qxd6+ Savitski,A-9.Be3 Bf3 10.gf3
Jakarta 1875 Inf60 [Suarez,Jesus]
1-0 Ke8 27.Qg6+ Kf8 28.Rf5+
Qxf5+ 29.Qxf5+ 1-0 (29) Savitski,A-9.
Be3 Bf3 10.gf3 Sebnitz 1875 Inf60
[Suarez,Jesus] ]
12.Ng5 g6!
[ 12...Ng6? 0.48/23 12...g7-g6 -1.45
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A) RR13.Nxf7!? Rxf7 14.Bxf7+
Kxf7 15.Qb3+ Kf8 0.75/22
( 15...Be6 0.40/22 16.Qxb4 Kg8 )
16.Qxb4;
B) White should try 13.Bxf7+
0.48/23 Rxf7 14.Nxf7 Kxf7
15.Qb3+ Kf8 16.Qxb4;
C) 13.Nxh7 -0.20/22
C1) 13...N6e5!? 14.Nd5 Bc5
15.Bxe5 ( 15.Nxf8 Qxf8
16.Nxc7 Rb8= ) 15...Nxe5
16.Nxf8 Qxf8=;
C2) 13...Kxh7 14.h5 Qg5+
15.Kb1 Bf5 16.hxg6+ 0.21/26
( 16.Ne4 0.78/26 Bxe4
17.Qxe4 ) 16...Kxg6= 17.Bd3
Ne5? 2.84/23 (! Firnhaber)
( 17...Bxc3= 0.01/23 18.Qxc3
f6 ) RR18.Rh3 Tait,J ]
13.Nce4 Bf5 And now ...h7-h6 would
win.
[ 13...Qe7 -0.51/21 13...Bc8-f5 -1.47
14.h5! Bf5 15.hxg6 Bxg6 Hoping for
...Qe7xg5+! 16.Nxh7 Rfd8 -0.01/22
( 16...Rfe8! -0.50/21 17.Nef6+ Nxf6
18.Qxg6+ Nxg6 19.Nxf6+ Qxf6
20.Bxf6 Re4 ) 17.f4 -0.51/24
( 17.Nef6+!= -0.01/22 Kg7 18.Nxg4
Bxc2 19.Kxc2 ) 17...Nd7? #8/18
( RR17...Ne3 3.42/20 17...d6-d5 -0.
77; 17...d5! -0.51/24 18.Bxd5 Ba3
19.fxe5 Bxb2+ 20.Qxb2 Bxh7 )
18.Nef6+ 1-0 Schulz-Trottnov, DDR
1984 ]
14.Qb3
(Diagram)
Bxe4 -1.15/21
[ 14...Bc5? 0.75/21 14...Qd8-e8 -1.42
15.Nxc5 Threatens to win with f2-f3.
Nxc4 16.Qxc4 Qe7 1.88/21
( 16...Qe8 1.04/21 ) 17.Rhe1+- Ne5
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19.Nce4+- h6 20.f4 hxg5 21.hxg5+Auerswald-Morgner, DDR 1978 ]
[ 14...Qe8! -1.46/23 . ..Qe8-c6! is the
strong threat. 15.Qxb4 ( 15.f3 Bxe4 )
15...Qc6 16.Bxe5 Nxe5 ]
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Nxc4?! 1.83/21 This move loses the
game for Black.
[ 15...Qe8! -1.00/21 stays on course.
White must now prevent ...Qe8-c6!
16.Kb1 ( 16.Qxb4? Qc6-+ )
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16.Qxc4+- Really sharp! 16...Ba5
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[ 16...c5? 17.h5 g5 18.Rxd6+- ]
[ 16...Qe8 1.74/21 ]
17.h5 White is clearly winning.
[ 17.f3 2.52/21 17.h4-h5 5.40 Black is
in desperate trouble - Botterill ]
[ Not 17.Qd4 Ne5 ]
17...g5 18.f3
[ Less strong is 18.Qd4 Ne5 ]
18...b5 19.Qxb5 Weighted Error Value:
White=0.10 (very precise) /Black=0.50
[ 19.Qd4 Ne5 20.g3 Bb6 ]
1-0
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[ 7...d5! -0.89/21 8.Nge2 ( 8.exf6
Qxf6 9.Bb5+ c6 ) 8...dxc4 9.Qxd8+
Kxd8 10.exf6 gxf6 11.0-0-0+ Bd7 ]
8.Nge2 -0.59/22
[ 8.Qe2= 0.20/22 Ng8 9.Nf3 ]
8...Ne4? 0.04/22 This leads to the
exchange of the only two minor pieces
Black has developed, which inevitably
adds to White's advantage in
development.
[ 8...Ng4 was worth considering, ]
[ and even 8...Qxe5 would have been
better than the move played. ]
[ 8...Qxe5 -0.59/22 9.0-0 0-0 ]
C21 9.0-0!= Nxc3
Janowski and Soldatenkov
[ 9...Qxe5? 10.Nxe4 Qxb2 11.Rb1+- ]
Lasker and Taubenhaus
10.Bxc3 -0.62/22
Consultation Game, Paris
1909
[ White should try 10.Nxc3= -0.01/21
[Mon Hokmome,Vladimir Vukovic]
Bxc3 11.Bxc3 ]
10...Bxc3N -0.15/21
C21: Danish Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.d4
[ 10...0-0 -0.62/22 ]
exd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Bc4 cxb2 5.Bxb2
[ 10...Nc6 11.Rc1 0-0 12.Nf4 Bxc3
Nf6?!
13.Nd5 Qxe5 14.Rxc3 b6 15.Re1
[ Better is 5...d5 -0.03/20 5...Bf8-b4+
Qd6 16.Qh5 Bb7 17.Rh3 h6 18.Rf3
-0.66 6.Bxd5 Nf6 and if 7.Bxf7+!
Nd8 19.Ne7+ Kh8 20.Rg3 Ne6
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21.Nf5 Qf4 22.Rg4 Qd2 23.Rf1 Nf4
24.Qh4 Nxg2 25.Qg3 2.Bb2 g6 3.e4Milenkovic Cacak 1901 Inf60 [Thipsay,
Praveen Mahadeo; Thipsay,B] 0-1
(32) Ne1 26.Rf4 Rg8 27.Bxf7 Ba6
28.Rg4 Bxf1 29.Bxg8 Rxg8 30.Nxh6
Rf8 31.Kxf1 Qd3+ 32.Qxd3 Nxd3
0-1 (32) 2.Bb2 g6 3.
e4_20281-Milenkovic Cacak 1901
Inf60 [Thipsay,Praveen Mahadeo;
Thipsay,B] ]
11.Nxc3 Threatens to win with Nc3-d5.
11...0-0
[ 11...Nc6? 12.Nd5 Qh4 13.Nxc7+
Kd8 14.Nxa8+- ( 14.Qd6 Qxc4
15.Nxa8 Qe6+- )]
12.Nd5! Qxe5 0.37/24
[ Black would also be in difficulties
after 12...Qd8! 13.Qh5 Hoping for
Nd5-f6+! d6 14.f4 -0.87/18
but there would at least be a hope of
recovery then, whereas the course
actually taken holds no prospects
whatever. ( 14.exd6 -0.56/19 cxd6
15.f4 )]
[ 12...Qd8! -0.47/23 ]
13.Re1 Qd6 14.Qh5 -0.05/25
[ 14.Qf3 0.45/21 Nc6 15.Nxc7 ]
14...c6? 1.66/22
[ White threatened 14...--? 3.11/26
14...Nb8-c6 -0.01 15.Nxc7 Qxc7?
#2/6 ( 15...Qf4+- 3.39/23 16.Bd5 g6 )
16.Qxf7+! Rxf7 17.Re8# ]
[ Both 14...h6 15.Rad1! 0.46/24
( White has to play 15.Ne7++- 6.90/24
Kh7 16.Bxf7 )]
[ and 14...Nc6 15.Re4! -0.47/20
were bad for Black, ( 15.Nxc7!=
0.01/23 Rb8 16.Rad1 )]
[ while if 14...g6? #13/22 14...Nb8-a6
-0.01 , then 15.Qh6 Nc6 16.Re4
with an irresistable attack. ]
[ 14...Nc6= -0.05/25 and Black is
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15.Nc7!↑ aiming for Re1-e8! White is on
the roll.
[ Worse is 15.Ne7+ Kh8 ]
15...g6 2.43/23
[ 15...Qxc7? #2/6 15...Qd6-f4 1.68
provokes a catastrophe on the focalpoint f7, i.e. 16.Qxf7+! and 17 Re8#. ]
[ 15...Qf4 1.69/25 was called for. ]
16.Qh6 Qxc7 #8/18
[ 16...Qf6+- 2.48/20 17.Nxa8 d5 ]
(Diagram)
17.Bxf7+! The assault on f7 is now
carried out as effectively by the bishop
as it was by the queen in the variation
above. Deflection, Decoy 17...Kxf7
18.Qxh7+ Kf6 The partnership finished
off the game as follows: 19.Qh4+
[ (Footnote: John Nunn. 19.Qe7+ Kf5
20.Qxf8+ mates more quickly.) ]
19...Kg7 20.Re7+ Rf7 21.Qd4+ Kf8
[ (Footnote: John Nunn. Or 21...Kg8
22.Re8+ Rf8 23.Rxf8+ Kxf8 24.Qf6+
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[ 22.Rae1! #5/12 Qxh2+ ( 22...Rxe7
23.Qf6+ ) 23.Kxh2 Rxe7 24.Qf6+
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22...Kxe7 23.Re1+ Kd6 #1/6
[ 23...Qe5+- 4.34/5 24.Qxe5+ Kd8
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24.Qe5# . Lasker came to grief in
several games against Janowski
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and of which there was even more in his
behaviour as a whole. Weighted Error
Value: White=0.45/Black=0.93
1-0
C21
Tatlow,Stephen
Bell,I. Wes
Open University Postal CC ch
[Mon Hokmome,Wes Bell]
1997
C21: Danish Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.d4
exd4 expecting ........ 3.c3 dxc3 4.Bc4
cxb2 5.Bxb2 d5 6.Bxd5 Nf6 7.Bxf7+
Kxf7 8.Qxd8 Bb4+ 9.Qd2 Bxd2+
10.Nxd2 c5?! 0.67/18 I saw this given
as worth looking at in three different
opening books, all I can say is that it
gives white a nice target. The idea is
that it mobilises the black pawns.
[ 10...Rd8 0.31/20 ]
11.Ngf3 0.29/20
[ 11.e5 0.67/18 Nd5 12.Ne4 ]
11...Re8N
[ 11...Nbd7 12.e5 Re8 13.0-0 Nd5
14.e6+ Rxe6 15.Ng5+ Ke7 16.Nxe6
Kxe6 17.Bxg7 b5 18.Rfe1+ Kd6
19.Ne4+ Kc6 20.Rec1 b4 21.Bd4
Nc3 22.Bxc3 bxc3 23.Rxc3 Ba6
24.Nxc5 Nxc5 25.Rac1 Bb5
26.Rxc5+ Oberc,S-7.Bb5 Nd4 8.cd4
Bb6 CIS-ch 1953 ZUS C73 [John
Watson] 1-0 ]
12.0-0 Be6? 1.09/20
[ 12...Nc6 ]
[ 12...Nxe4?? 4.13/21 12...Nb8-c6 0.
54 13.Nxe4 Strongly threatening Ne4d6+. Rxe4 6.07/18 ( 13...Kf8
4.14/22 14.Rfe1 Nc6 15.Nxc5
Rxe1+ 16.Rxe1 b6 17.Ne6+ Bxe6
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18.Rxe6 Rc8 ) 14.Ng5+ ]
[ 12...Kg8 0.34/22 ]
13.e5 Nfd7 1.56/22
[ 13...Nd5 1.12/22 ]
14.Ng5+ Kg8 15.Nxe6 Rxe6 16.f4
Re7 17.Ne4 &Bianco is more active.
17...Na6 1.94/21
[ 17...b6 1.42/19 was necessary.
18.Rad1 Nc6 ]
18.Rad1+- Nb6 19.Rc1 Inhibits Nb6-c4.
19...Rc8 2.05/19
[ 19...Nb4 1.50/19 ]
20.Ba3 Rec7 2.18/19
[ 20...Nd5 1.38/19 keeps fighting. ]
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Threatens to win with f6-f7+! 22...gxf6
Better to give up the stupid c pawn.
23.exf6 f6-f7+! is the strong threat.
[ Not 23.Nxf6+ Nxf6 24.exf6
( 24.Rxf6 Rf7= ) 24...b5 ]
23...Rc6 4.31/22
[ 23...Rf8 2.85/20 was worth a try.
24.Rf5 Rd7 25.Bxc5 Nxc5 26.Nxc5
Rd6 ]
24.Rf5 Ne3 25.Rf3 White is clearly
winning. 25...Nd5 6.22/24
[ 25...Ng4 4.25/18 26.Rg3 h5 ]
26.Rd1 Nab4 27.Bxb4 Nxb4 28.Rd7
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Weighted Error Value: White=0.10 (very
precise) /Black=0.67
[ 28.Rd7 White threatens f6-f7+ and
mate. R6c7 29.f7+ Kf8 30.Rxc7
Rxc7 31.Ng5 ]
[ 28.Rd7 Threatening mate with f6-f7+.
b6 The starting position for a 7 move
mate for white. 29.f7+ Kf8 ( 29...Kh8
#2/6 29...Kg8-f8 4.13 30.f8Q+ Rxf8
31.Rxf8# ) 30.Ng5 Nh7#
A) 30...Kg7 31.f8Q+ Kg6 32.Rg7+
Kh5 ( 32...Kh6 33.Rh3# ) 33.Rh3+
Kg4 ( 33...Kg4 34.Ne6# )
34.Ne6#;
B) 30...Rh6 31.Rf6 Rxf6
32.Nxh7+ Kg7 33.f8Q+ Kg6
34.Qxf6+ Kh5 35.Qg5# ]
1-0
C44
Vaassen,J..
Lambooy,J..
Correspondence
[Mon Hokmome,Nigel Davies]
1993
C44: Ponziani Opening and Scotch
Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3 dxc3
4.Nxc3 Nc6 5.Bc4 Nf6 6.Nf3 d6
7.Qb3 Qd7 8.Ng5 Ne5 9.Bb5 c6
10.f4 Ng6N
[ One other possibility for Black is
10...h6 , but White gets slightly the
better of it after 11.fxe5 dxe5!
( 11...hxg5? 2.02/22 11...d6xe5 -0.27
11...d6xe5 -0.01 12.exf6 cxb5 13.0-0
is just very good for White ) 12.Nf3
cxb5 13.Nxe5 Qe6! 14.Qxb5+ Nd7
15.Nd3 , with a nice outpost on d5 for
the knight on c3. ]
[ 10...cxb5 11.fxe5 dxe5 12.Be3 a5
13.0-0 a4 14.Qxb5 Be7 15.Qxe5
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0-0 16.Rad1 Qe8 17.Bd4 h6 18.Nf3
Ra6 19.Kh1 Re6 20.Qg3 Nh5
21.Qf2 f6 22.Nh4 Bd6 23.Nf5 Be5
24.Bc5 Rf7 25.Nd5 Gross-Winter,G5.f3 Nf6 6. c4 c6_42868 Las Vegas
1998 Telechess CBM 103 [Chess
Post 207] ½-½ (47) ]
11.Bd3
[ Other moves have also been tried
here; for example: The aggressivelooking 11.Bc4?! is well met by d5!
, for example , for example
A) 12.Nxd5!? Nxd5 ( 12...cxd5?
13.Bb5+- ) 13.exd5=;
B) 12.exd5 -0.55/20 12.Nc3xd5 -0.
01 Bc5! gave Black excellent play
in Lutikov-Lisitsin, Leningrad 1951;
C) 12.Nxd5! Nxd5 13.exd5 Bc5!
14.dxc6 Qe7+ 15.Kf1 0-0
and Black has excellent
compensation for his pawn. and
Black has excellent compensation
for his pawn. ]
[ 11.Be2 -0.41/21 11.Bb5-c4 -0.06 h6
12.Nf3 d5 13.e5! Ne4 14.Be3 Nc5
15.Qd1 Be7 16.0-0 0-0 left White
with inadequate compensation in
Jensen-Rosell, Randers 1970. left
White with inadequate compensation
in Jensen-Rosell, Randers 1970. ]
[ 11.e5!? -0.95/22 11.Bb5-d3 -0.26 is
very interesting, the game
Mastrovasilis-Ovod, Groningen 1999,
continuing is very interesting, the
game Mastrovasilis-Ovod, Groningen
1999, continuing h6! ( if 11...Ng4?
0.71/21 11...h7-h6 -1.10 11...h7-h6 -1.
28 12.Bc4! d5 13.Nxd5! wins back
the pawn with an excellent game )
12.exf6 hxg5 13.0-0 -1.54/22
( 13.Ba4 -1.11/22; 13.Bd3 -1.29/16
was called for. ) 13...cxb5
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( 14.f5 -1.67/23 Ne5 15.Bxg5 )
A) Black should try 14...gxf4!-+
-2.03/21 aiming for ...Qd7-c6.
15.Qc3 b4 16.fxg7 bxc3
17.gxh8Q Nxh8 18.Nf6+ Ke7
19.Nxd7 Bxd7 20.Rxf4 ( 20.Bxf4
cxb2 21.Bg5+ Ke8 ) 20...Ng6
21.Re4+ Ne5 22.bxc3 Rc8;
B) 14...Qc6? -0.01/23 15.Re1+!=
Kd8 16.f5 Inhibits Bc8-e6.
Prevents Bc8-e6.
B1) 16...gxf6! is critical; for
example, 17.Nxf6 -0.45/25
( 17.fxg6= -0.01/26 Be6 18.Rxe6
fxe6 19.Nxf6 ) 17...Ne5 -0.01/24
( 17...Bxf5 -0.45/25
was preferrable. 18.Bxg5 Be7
19.Qxf7 Rf8 ) 18.Bxg5=
B1a) 18...Bh6!= -0.01/23
19.Qg3 Qc5+ ( 19...Bxg5
20.Qxg5 Qc5+ ) 20.Kh1 Bxg5
21.Qxg5 Nf3 22.gxf3 Qxf5
23.Ne4+ Qxg5 24.Nxg5 Be6;
B1b) 18...Kc7 1.25/24
19.Nd5+ -0.18/23 ( 19.Rec1!
1.25/24 Nc4 20.a4 ) 19...Kb8=
20.Rac1 Against Qc6-c5+ Nc4
21.Qf3 with ongoing
compensation;
B2) 16...gxf6!= 0.01/25 17.fxg6
Be6 18.Rxe6 fxe6 19.Nxf6 Ke7
20.Bxg5 Qc5+ 21.Be3 Qc4;
B3) 16...Ne5?! 2.57/25
, and now 17.fxg7+( rather than 17.Bxg5 0.99/21
17.f6xg7 2.23 as in the game 17.
f6xg7 2.92 as in the game )
17...Bxg7 18.Bxg5+ f6 19.Nxf6
would have been strong. ]
11...h6
[ 11...b5!? ]
12.Nf3 Be7!? White should prevent ...
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Qd7-g4. The position is equal. The
position is equal.
[ Several other moves have been
played here as well: 12...Qc7 0.33/21
12...Bf8-e7 -0.12 12...Bf8-e7 -0.15
13.Qc2! ( 13.0-0 -0.03/15 13.Qb3-c2
0.33 looks more natural 13.Qb3-c2 0.
26 looks more natural ) 13...d5? 14.e5
Ne4 1.01/22 ( 14...Nh5! 0.54/20
feels stronger. ) 15.Nxe4 dxe4
16.Bxe4 Bb4+ 17.Kf2! was good for
White in Belmonte-Casas, Santiago
1971. was good for White in BelmonteCasas, Santiago 1971. ]
[ 12...Qg4 13.0-0!
A) 13...Nd7? 0.55/22 13...Bf8-e7 0.
01 13...Bf8-e7 -0.01 14.h3 Qh5
15.Bc4 Qc5+? 3.12/24
( 15...Nh4! 0.64/21 ) 16.Kh1+3.11/22 ( 16.Kh2 2.06/24 d5
17.exd5 ) 16...d5+- 17.exd5
was very good for White in
Luniaczek-Paty, Ceske Budejovice
1975;
B) , and 13...Nxf4 14.Bxf4 Qxf4
15.Rae1 Prevents Qf4-e3+.
Strongly threatening g2-g3. Be7?
2.51/24 ( 15...Kd8 0.71/23 )
16.e5+- dxe5 17.Nxe5 Qd4+
18.Kh1 0-0 19.Bc4 gives White a
powerful attack. Inhibits Bc8-e6.;
C) 13...Be7= 0.01/23 keeps the
balance.;
D) 13...d5 1.45/22 14.exd5 0.32/21
( White must play 14.h3! 1.45/22
Bc5+ 15.Kh1 ) 14...Bc5+
aiming for ...Qf4-e3+! 15.Kh1 0-0
16.dxc6 bxc6 17.Qc4 -0.05/21
is better for White according to
Schwarz. ( 17.Qc2 0.34/20 )]
[ 12...Nh5 13.Ne2 Qg4 0.38/22
( 13...Qc7= -0.01/19 ) 14.0-0
( 14.Bc4!? Qd7 15.0-0= ) 14...Nhxf4
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15.Nxf4 Nxf4 16.Bxf4 Qxf4 17.Rae1
Be7 18.Nd4 Qe5 0.41/21
( 18...Qg5!= 0.01/26 ) 19.Qxf7+ Kd8
20.Nf3! Qc5+ 1.22/22 ( 20...Qe6!=
0.13/23 21.Qxg7 Bf6 ) 21.Kh1
left Black with problems because of
his misplaced king in KampfhenkelBondick, correspondence 1981. ]
13.Bd2 -1.20/20
[ 13.0-0= -0.13/21 seems a more
natural treatment, when seems a
more natural treatment, when keeps
the balance. Qg4!? 0.30/20 ( 13...Qc7
-0.10/19 is superior. ) 14.h3= Qh5
15.f5 Nc3-e2 is the strong threat. And
now Nc3-e2 would win. Ne5 16.Be2
-0.32/17 leaves Black's queen very
awkwardly placed. ( 16.Nxe5= 0.01/20
dxe5 17.Be3 )]
[ 13.0-0= -0.06/20 ]
13...0-0? -0.17/19 This allows White to
justify his previous move.
[ The critical line seems to be The
critical line seems to be 13...Qg4!?
-1.22/21 , when my analysis runs
14.e5 ( 14.f5 Nf4 15.Bxf4 Qxf4 )
14...Qxg2 15.0-0-0 Qxf3 16.Bxg6
fxg6 17.exf6 Bxf6 -0.83/21 ( 17...gxf6
18.Rhe1; 17...gxf6 -1.19/25
...Ke8-f8 is the strong threat. 18.Rhe1
Kf8 ) 18.Rhe1+ Kf8 And now ...c6c5 would win. Threatens to win with ...
d6-d5. 19.Re3 which gives White a
strong initiative for his pawns. which
gives White a strong initiative for his
pawns. ]
[ 13...Qg4 -1.20/20 14.0-0 Nxf4
15.Bxf4 Qxf4 ]
14.0-0-0= Qg4 0.52/21
[ Black should play 14...Kh8= -0.18/18 ]
15.h3! White has compensation.
15...Qg3
[ Less strong is 15...Qxg2 1.54/20
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15... Qg4-g3 1.00 15...Qg4-g3 0.59
16.Rdf1 leaves Black struggling to
save his queen. leaves Black
struggling to save his queen. ]
[ Weaker is 15...Qxg2 16.Rdf1 ]
16.Ne2 Qf2 0.01/22 Black wants to play
...f4xe3!
[ If 16...Qxg2 0.60/25 17.Ned4
, threatening 18 Rdg1. , threatening
18 Rdg1. Be6 18.Nxe6 Qxf3 ]
17.Ned4= c5 0.59/23
[ Or 17...Qg3!= 0.01/23 18.Ne2 Qf2!
19.Ned4 with horrible threats. ]
[ 17...Qxg2? 18.Rdg1 Qf2 19.Rh2
( 19.Rxg6 d5+- ) 19...Qxg1+
20.Nxg1+- ]
[ Better is 17...Qg3!= 0.01/24 ]
18.Rdf1! &Bianco is more active.
18...Qg3 2.37/22
[ The last chance to stay on the board
was with The last chance to stay on
the board was with 18...Qxg2
1.18/24 , when 19.Rfg1 Qxh1
20.Rxh1 Black must now prevent Nd4b5. Hoping for f4-f5. cxd4 gives Black
more for the queen than in the game. ]
[ 18...Qxg2 1.06/23 19.Rfg1 Qxh1
20.Rxh1 cxd4 ]
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game. 19.Ne2!+- c4 20.Qxc4
[ Worse is Stronger than 20.Nxg3
cxb3 21.axb3 b6= ( 21...Bd8= )]
20...Qxg2
(Diagram)
21.Ne1! Qxf1 22.Rxf1 Strongly
threatening Kc1-b1. 22...Bxh3
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cxb2 5.Bxb2 Bb4+ 6.Nc3 Nc6 7.Nf3
Nf6 8.Qc2 d6 Prevents e4-e5.
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[ 8...Qe7!? 0.69/22 8... d7-d6 -0.60
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9...Bxc3 10.Qxc3 0-0! 11.e5
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12.e5 Qxc3+ 13.Bxc3 ) 11...Ne4
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12.Qc2 Nc5 13.h4 -1.79/19
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( 13.Ba3 -1.18/19 b6 14.Rhe1 )
13...Nb4-+ 14.Qb1 -2.41/19
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( 14.Qc3 -1.92/21 ) 14...b5!-+
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15.Ng5 g6 16.Be2 d5
Gufeld-Artsukevich, USSR 1959 ]
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[ 9.0-0 -0.65/19 is more appropriate. ]
23.Nc3! Black must now prevent Rf1-g1.
9...Bxc3?! -0.62/22
23...Bxf1 24.Bxf1 Rfc8 25.Qd4 Nf8
[ 9...0-0 Nielsen & Nielsen v Van der
26.Nc2 Ne6 27.Qg1 Kf8 28.Bh3 Ne8
Linde ]
4.50/23
[ Black should play 9...0-0 -1.10/21
[ 28...Rxc3 3.13/20 29.Bxc3 Nxf4 ]
10.e5 Nd7 11.exd6 Qf6 12.dxc7
29.Nd4 N8c7 30.Nf5 Re8 6.45/22
Qf4+ 13.Nd2 Nf6 ]
[ 30...Ne8 4.12/20 31.Kb1 Bd8 ]
10.Qxc3 Hoping for e4-e5. 10...Be6
31.Nd5 Nxd5 32.exd5 Weighted Error
[ 10...Qe7 0.23/23 10... Bc8-e6 -0.68
Value: White=0.13 (very precise) /
11.e5 ( 11.Rhe1! -0.06/19 11.e4-e5 0.
Black=0.45 Weighted Error Value:
59 threat e4-e5 (Tait) ) 11...Nxe5
White=0.11 (very precise) /Black=0.47
1.69/23 ( 11...Ne4 0.59/22 12.Qc2
1-0
Ng5 ) 12.Nxe5+- dxe5 2.74/23
( 12...0-0 1.63/21 was called for. )
13.Rhe1 0.65/23 ECO, citing Parma
C44
( 13.Ba3! looks good for White;
Sorensen,Soren Anthon
13.Ba3!+- 2.74/23 c5 14.Bxc5 Qxc5
Leffler,J.A..
15.Bxf7+ Kxf7 16.Qxc5 ) 13...Nd7
Sweden 1876-77
1876
1.50/22 Tait ( 13...0-0! 0.65/23 )
[Mon Hokmome,Nordisk Skak; FS 7/199..
14.f4! Strongly threatening Bb2-a3.
0-0 1.99/20 ( 14...a6! 0.59/21 )
C44: Ponziani Opening and Scotch
15.Rxd7!+- Vinogradov-Antushev, corr
Gambit 1.e4 Collijns Larobok (source
USSR 1901 ["64" 1978/31 p10] Qxd7
Nordisk Skaktitende) NOTE: Chess
16.Rxe5+- ]
Monthly June 1896 p199 had a brief obit
11.Rhe1! e4-e5 is the strong threat.
of Danish amateur "Captain S.A.
[ 11.Ng5 Bxc4 12.Qxc4 0-0 ]
Soerensen"; he analysed Jerome
11...Bxc4 12.Qxc4 0-0 13.e5 Ne8
Gambit in Nordisk Skak. May 1877.
Many aggressive possibilities but none
1...e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Bc4
of them clearly work
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[ 13...d5 14.Qc5 Nh5 15.Rxd5= ]
14.g4
[ 14.h4!? Qc8 15.e6! Black must now
prevent Nf3-g5. fxe6 0.43/22
( 15...f6 -0.59/22 ) 16.Rxe6 -0.77/23
( 16.Ng5! 0.43/22 is the one way to
stay ahead. h6 17.Rxe6 ) 16...Kh8
-0.01/22 ( 16...Na5! -0.77/23 17.Qe4
Qd7 ) 17.Ng5 -0.78/21 ( 17.h5=
-0.01/22 d5 18.Qxd5 ) 17...Nf6
A) 18.Qf4 And now Re6xf6 would
win. Qd7! 19.Bxf6 Nd8!;
B) 18.h5!? h6! 19.Bxf6 gxf6
( 19...Rxf6 -0.01/20 19...g7xf6 -1.05
20.Rxf6 gxf6 21.Nf7+ ) 20.Nf3
Qd7! ( 20...b5 0.01/24 20...Qc8-d7
-0.99 21.Qf4 Qxe6 22.Qxh6+
draws );
C) 18.Qf4 -0.79/25 Ne5 19.Bxe5
dxe5 20.Rxe5;
D) 18.Qd3 -1.41/24 18...Qd7!
To meet Rxf6 by ...gf 19.Rde1
is a line from Schlechter's 8th
edition of the Handbuch des
Schachspiels, but. Threatening
mate with Bb2xf6. Nb4! 20.Qb3
-1.99/20 ( 20.Qf5 -1.30/20
is a better defense. ) 20...Qc6+
-1.07/21 ( 20...Qb5-+ -1.99/20
21.Kd2 Qa5 ) 21.Kb1 Nbd5
I.Firnhaber, 'Nordisches Gambit' ]
[ 14.e6 fxe6 15.Qxe6+ ( 15.Rxe6
Kh8 ) 15...Kh8 ]
[ 14.Re3!? Fine ]
14...Kh8 -0.26/19
[ 14...Qd7 15.Ng5 Against Qd7-e6
Qe7! 16.f4 dxe5! 17.Qd3 g6 -0.01/21
( 17...e4 -1.03/23 18.Qh3 h6
19.Nxe4 Qb4 ) 18.Qh3!= f6
( 18...h6!? 19.Qxh6 f6 20.Qxg6+
Qg7 21.Qxg7+ Nxg7= ) 19.Qb3+
Kh8 20.Nf3 -0.64/23 ( Better is
20.Ne6!= 0.01/22 ) 20...e4! 21.Nd4
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-1.28/21 ( 21.Ng5 -0.58/21 Nd6
22.Rd3 ) 21...Nxd4 22.Rxd4 Nd6
Collijn's 'Larobok i Schack' ]
[ 14...a5 -0.84/22 15.Qc3 d5 ]
15.h4= f6 Prevents Nf3-g5. 16.e6N
-0.77/21
[ 16.Qf4!= 0.01/21 ]
[ 16.exf6 Nxf6 17.g5 Nh5 18.Qg4
Nf4 19.g6 Qc8 20.Qg1 Qd7 21.Ng5
hxg6 22.h5 Qf5 23.hxg6 Qxg6
24.Re3 Kg8 25.Nh3 Qxg1 26.Rxg1
Ne5 27.Nxf4 Rxf4 28.Reg3 Re8
29.Rxg7+ Kf8 30.Rxc7 Nd3+
Toran Albero,R-12.Na4 Qa5 12.b3
Be7 London (British CC) 1875 ZUS
D57 [FS 34] 0-1 (34) 31.Kb1 Rb4
32.Kc2 Nxb2 33.Rgg7 Re2+ 34.Kc3
Rf4 0-1 (34) Toran Albero,R-12.Na4
Qa5 12.b3 Be7 London (British CC)
1875 ZUS D57 [FS 34] ]
16...Qe7 0.32/20
[ Of course not 16...Ne5 17.Bxe5 fxe5
18.Nxe5!= ]
[ 16...Ne7! -0.77/21 aiming for ...d6d5. 17.g5 d5 ]
17.Qb3! White has compensation.
17...Ne5? 0.61/22
[ 17...Rb8 ]
[ 17...Qd8= 0.14/20 ]
18.Nd4 -0.01/21
[ Not 18.Nxe5? fxe5 19.f4 Rxf4-+ ]
[ 18.Qxb7 0.61/22 Nxf3 19.Qxf3
( 19.Qxa8 Nxe1 20.Rxe1 c5 )]
18...c5 0.49/20
[ 18...Nxg4? 19.Nf5 Qxe6
20.Rxe6+- ]
[ 18...d5= -0.01/21 ]
19.Nf5 Qc7
[ 19...c4 ]
20.e7 Rg8 21.Qe6 c4
[ 21...Nxg4? 3.34/22 21...Qc7-c8 0.96
22.Rxd6 1.91/21 ( 22.Rg1 3.34/22 )
22...Nxd6? 4.51/21 ( 22...c4 1.91/21
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might work better. ) 23.Nxd6+- Nh6?
16.29/24 ( 23...h5 3.09/23 24.Qd5
Nh6 ) 24.Qxf6+- gxf6 25.Bxf6+ Rg7
26.Nf7+! Nxf7 27.e8Q+ Rxe8
28.Rxe8# Collijns Larobok (Nordisk
Skaktitende) ]
22.Bxe5→ White has strong attack.
22...dxe5 23.g5 0.90/22 &Bianco is
much more active.
[ White should try 23.Re3 1.23/21 ]
23...Qb6!
[ 23...c3? 5.99/20 23...Qc7-a5 0.60
24.gxf6 Nxf6 25.Nh6+- Collijns
Larobok (Nordisk Skaktitende) ]
24.Nd6 0.01/21 The board is on fire.
[ 24.Qxb6! 0.91/19 Intending Qb6-e6
and mate. axb6 25.Kb2 ]
24...h6? #11/19 White announced mate
in 10. Fritz (which version?) gives it as
11.
[ RR24...Nxd6! Karsten Müller/Martin
Voigt 25.gxf6! Collijns Larobok
(Nordisk Skaktitende) ]
[ 24...Nxd6= 0.01/21 25.gxf6 Qxf2
26.fxg7+ Rxg7 27.Qxe5 c3 ]
25.Nf7+ Weighted Error Value: White=0.
25 (precise) /Black=0.54
[ 25.Nf7+ Kh7 26.g6+ Kxg6
A) 27.h5+ 6.33/5 27.Re1-g1+ #9
Kh7 28.Qf5+ g6 29.hxg6+ Kg7
30.Rh1? 1.71/19 Collijns Larobok
(Nordisk Skaktitende) ( 30.Qh5
10.00/21 Rh8 31.Nxh8 Qxf2
32.Nf7 Qf4+ 33.Kc2 );
B) 27.Rg1+ Kh7
(Diagram)
28.Qf5+! g6
(Diagram)
29.Rxg6! Qb2+ 30.Kxb2 c3+
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C21 6.Nc3
[ 6.g4 -0.57/23 6.Ng1-f3 0.11 6.
Nb1-c3 -0.01
2000
A) 6...Bb4+ -0.17/25 6...Nf5-h4 -0.
65 6...Nf5-h4 -0.69
A1) or 7.Bd2 -0.61/23
G1.4: "Dashing the Danish Gambit!" M.
7.Nb1-c3 -0.13 Bxd2+ 8.Qxd2
Voigt-J.Hector, Hamburg International,
Ne7 0.04/19 ( or 8...Nh4
Germany 2000. Danish Gambit with 3...
-0.31/22 is also excellent for
Ne7!?, C21. C21: Danish Gambit 1.e4
Black.; 8...Nh4 -0.32/22 );
e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3
A2) 7.Nc3 Ne7 0.11/18
[ Really top players very rarely choose
( 7...Nh4 -0.21/20
the Danish Gambit with White
was preferrable. );
nowadays, but the Centre Game
B) 6...Nh4 leaves White's position
Really top players very rarely choose
looking too shaky on the kingside,
the Danish Gambit with White
and leaves White's position looking
nowadays, but the Centre Game
too shaky on the kingside, and ]
3.Qxd4 has a few adherents. ]
6...Be7 0.37/19
3...Ne7!?
[ 6...c5!= -0.12/20 ]
[ G1.4.1: Two rounds later, in the game 7.Nf3 0-0 8.Bd3 White is slightly
M.Voigt-I.Rausis, Black played
better. 8...Nc6 9.Ne2?!
3...Qe7!? indicating that he was not
[ This is too passive. I prefer This is
content to eliminate only one of
too passive. I prefer 9.Bb1!?
White's two central pawns! Instead,
intending f6 10.g4! and also carrying
players seeking a quiet, safe and
some ideas of Qd1-d3 with threats
solid approach against the Danish
towards h7. and also carrying some
Gambit can consider (in addition to
ideas of Qd1-d3 with threats towards
Jonny Hector's 3... Ne7!?) the
h7. ]
reaction indicating that he was not
9...f6! 10.a3? -1.03/23
content to eliminate only one of
[ Really too slow, but even Really too
White's two central pawns! Instead,
slow, but even 10.g4 -0.59/21
players seeking a quiet, safe and
10.0-0 0.25 does not have the same
solid approach against the Danish
force as in the previous note, since
Gambit can consider (in addition to
White now lacks the Qd3 follow-up. 10.
Jonny Hector's 3... Ne7!?) the
0-0 0.24 does not have the same
reaction ]
force as in the previous note, since
[ 3...d5 intending 4.exd5 Qxd5
White now lacks the Qd3 follow-up. ]
5.cxd4 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bg4 which is
[ 10.0-0!= 0.25/21 keeps the
regarded as being very reliable
balance. ]
although it is not an all-out attempt
10...fxe5 11.dxe5 Nh4! 12.Nxh4
to refute White's gambit opening. ]
Threatens to win with Nh4-f3. 12...Bxh4
4.cxd4 d5 5.e5 Nf5 0.27/22
13.Bf4N
[ 5...c5!? -0.07/17 is superior. ]
[ Reader's Challenge P1. 4.1 If
Voigt,M...
Hector,J...
Hamburg International, Germany
[Mon Hokmome,Paul Motwani]
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Reader's Challenge P1.4.1 If 13.g3
-1.60/20 13.Bc1-f4 -0.80 then can you
find a winning reply for Black? An
answer appears after the game G1.4.
13.0-0 -1.07 then can you find a
winning reply for Black? An answer
appears after the game G1.4. ]
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This costs White the game.
[ 19.Qd2 Be3 -0.27/22 is hardly
appealing for White either. is hardly
appealing for White either. ]
[ White should play 19.Qd2 -0.63/25
Qxd2+ -0.58/20 20.Kxd2 Re8 ]
19...c5-+ "Charge!" announces the cpawn!
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13...Nxe5! What a stunner! 14.Bxe5
aiming for 0-0. Black must now prevent
0-0.
[ 14.0-0 Bf6 ]
14...Bxf2+ 15.Kd2
[ Of course if 15.Kf1? -4.05/23
15.Ke1-d2 -1.01 then Black wins with
15.Ke1-d2 -0.80 then Black wins with
Bg3+ for example. ]
15...Qg5+ -0.79/22
[ 15...Bg4 -1.13/21 White must now
prevent ...Qd8-g5+. ...Qd8-g5+ is the
strong threat. 16.Kc2 Qg5 ]
16.Bf4 Rxf4 -0.60/19
[ Black should try 16...Qxg2 -0.94/23
aiming for ...c7-c5. 17.Qb3 Bf5 ]
17.Nxf4 Qxf4+ 18.Kc2 Bg4↑
Inhibits Qd1-h5. Black has the initiative.
Prevents Qd1-h5. Keeping White busy.
&Nero is more active. 19.Qf1? -2.01/25
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"Charge!" announces the c-pawn! And
now ...c5-c4 would win. 20.h3 Bd7
A strong pair of Bishops. 21.Kb1 c4
22.Bc2 Re8
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Against Qf1-e2. Hoping for ...Re8-e1+.
23.Ka2 -3.32/21
[ 23.Qc1 -2.35/20 Qxc1+ 24.Rxc1 ]
23...d4! And now ...d4-d3 would win.
24.Qd1 -5.87/23
[ Black was utilising the tactical point
Black was utilising the tactical point
24.Qxc4+? -6.03/23 24.Ra1-d1 -3.14
24.Ra1-d1 -3.08 Be6 ]
[ Don't play But not 24.Qxc4+? Be6
25.Qxe6+ Rxe6-+ ]
[ 24.Qc1 -3.28/24 Qg3 25.Rb1 ]
[ 24.Rd1 -3.15/22 ]
24...d3-+ Black is clearly winning. 25.Rf1
Re2 The final invasion of White's camp
is happening at an alarming speed. The
final invasion of White's camp is
happening at an alarming speed. 26.Rc1
Be6 ...Qf4-e5 is the strong threat.
27.Ka1 Qe5 White resigned, since his
attacked bishop cannot move because
Black's queen would instantly deliver
mate at b2. Solution to puzzle P1.4.1 If
13 g3, then Black has 13...Nxe5!!
intending 14 gxh4 Nf3+ 15 Kf1 Bh3, a
beautiful picturesque mate. Weighted
Error Value: White=0.83/Black=0.06
(flawless) White resigned, since his
attacked bishop cannot move because
Black's queen would instantly deliver
mate at b2. Solution to puzzle P1.4.1 If
13 g3, then Black has 13...Nxe5!!
intending 14 gxh4 Nf3+ 15 Kf1 Bh3, a
beautiful picturesque mate. Weighted
Error Value: White=0.88/Black=0.06
(flawless)
0-1
70
C21
Nielsen,Vilhelm
Delcomyn,C.F..
corr
1894
[Mon Hokmome,Collijns Larobok. (Tidskr..
BCM 1898 p. 330 no date of play given,
saying 'Played by correspondence
between some Copenhagen and London
amateurs'. Pagni, Italian ed p. 279, calls
it an inter-club game CopenhagenLondon! He cites Morgan's Chess Digest
vol. 3 (1903) p.76, known to be a dodgy
source. Then he corrected in his volume
4 (pp61-2) he said it was from La
Strategie xxviii (1895) pp. 231-2, but
check what La S. says. Pagni says it
was in The Field but doesn't give a
reference. The players known to have
been involved were Vilhelm Nielsen and
Delcomyn, according to Collijn's Larobok,
which gives as its source Tidskrift for
Skak 1895 (which is probably where La
Strategie found it?). Delcomyn's obit in
BCM 1928 p97 said he was a
Scandinavian by birth, just died about
age 65, 'prominently connected with the
county of Kent' C21: Danish Gambit 1.e4
e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Bc4 cxb2
5.Bxb2 Nh6N -0.02/18
[ 5...Qe7 -0.33/21 6.Qe2 d6 ]
[ 5...Nc6 6.Nf3 Bb4+ 7.Nbd2 Nf6
8.0-0 d6 9.Ng5 0-0 10.f4 h6
11.Bxf6 Qxf6 12.e5 dxe5 13.Nde4
Qg6 14.Nxf7 Rxf7 15.Qd5 Bf5
16.fxe5 Bxe4 17.Qxf7+ Kh7
18.Qxg6+ Bxg6 19.e6 Re8 20.Rad1
10.fg5 Nd5 11. Nc6 bc6_689Jounousov,M Padwa 1996 LSSupdate1 [Persits,Boris] 0-1 (43) ]
[ 5...Nf6 6.Nc3 Bb4 7.Nge2 Nxe4
8.0-0 Nxc3 9.Nxc3 Bxc3 10.Bxc3
Qg5 11.Re1+ Kd8 12.f4 Qxf4
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13.Bxg7 Rg8 14.Qg4 Qxg4
15.Bf6# ]
6.Nc3
[ 6.Nf3 b6 7.Qe2 Bb4+ 8.Nc3! 0-0
9.0-0-0 -0.35/19 ( 9.0-0= 0.08/19
is superior. )]
6...b6 7.Nf3 Bb7 0.33/21
[ 7...Ba6 ]
[ 7...Ba6= -0.03/19 8.Qd3 Bxc4
9.Qxc4 Bc5 ]
8.Qc2 -0.12/22
[ 8.Nd5
A) 8...Bxd5 0.51/20 8...c7-c6 0.01
9.exd5 0.01/21 ( 9.Qxd5 0.51/20
c6 10.Qe5+ Qe7 11.Qxe7+ Kxe7
12.0-0 ) 9...Bb4+= 10.Kf1 0-0;
B) 8...c6 9.0-0 ]
[ 8.0-0! 0.33/21 feels stronger. ]
8...Na6= 9.0-0-0 Nc5
[ 9...c6 10.e5! Nc5 Inhibits e5-e6.
11.Nd2! -0.86/15 ( 11.Rhe1= -0.25/20 )]
10.Nd5 -0.66/20
[ 10.Rhe1= -0.23/21 ]
10...Ne6 0.01/22
[ 10...b5 -0.66/20 11.Bb3 a5 ]
11.Ne5
[ 11.Kb1 ]
11...Bd6! 12.f4 -1.24/21
[ 12.Nxd7!= -0.17/22 remains equal.
Qxd7 13.Bxg7 ]
12...Bxe5 -0.91/23
[ 12...Nxf4 0.20/23 12...0-0 -1.21
13.Nxf4 Qg5! 14.Qd2 Strongly
threatening h2-h4. Bxe5? 9.99/25
( 14...0-0-0 0.72/23 15.h4 Qe7 )
15.Bxe5? 1.22/24 ( 15.Qxd7++9.99/25 Kf8 16.Bxe5 ) 15...Qxe5??
13.40/21 ( 15...0-0-0 1.22/24 16.Bd4
Rhe8 ) 16.Qxd7++- Kf8 17.Ne6+!
fxe6 18.Rhf1+ Nf5 19.Rxf5+!+- ]
[ Reject 12...f6?! 13.Nxd7 Qxd7
14.e5 Bxd5 ( 14...fxe5 15.fxe5 0-0-0
16.Rhe1= ) 15.Rxd5= ]
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[ 12...0-0 -1.24/21 13.f5 b5 ]
13.Bxe5 0-0 14.Bb2 -1.20/21
[ 14.h3 -0.77/22 ]
14...Bxd5 -0.19/24
[ 14...b5 -1.20/21 15.Bb3 c5 ]
15.Bxd5 A strong pair of Bishops.
[ 15.Rxd5 -1.14/22 15.Bc4xd5 -0.37
A) 15...Nxf4? 16.Qc3 Ne6!
17.Rhd1 Black must now prevent
Qc3-g3. Qf6? 1.61/22 ( 17...Qe7
-0.51/23 keeps the upper hand.
18.Rxd7 Qg5+ 19.Kb1 Nc5
20.Rxc7 Nxe4 ) 18.Qxf6+- gxf6
19.R1d3!→;
B) 15...Nxf4 -1.14/22 16.Qc3
Ne6;
C) 15...c6 -0.31/23 16.Rh5
-1.13/24 ( 16.Rd6 -0.31/23 )
C1) 16...Nxf4 -0.22/25
16...d7-d5 -1.03 17.Rxh6
Threatens to win with Rh6-d6.
gxh6? 1.61/23 ( 17...b5!
-0.45/23 18.g3 Qg5 19.gxf4
Qxh6 ) 18.Qc3+- Ne2+ 19.Bxe2
Qg5+ 20.Kb1 f6;
C2) 16...d5! 17.exd5 cxd5
18.Rxd5 Qc7 19.Be5 Qc6
20.Rd6 Qc5 0.01/24 ( 20...Qc8
-0.31/24 should be considered. )
21.Bxe6= ]
15...Rc8? 0.01/24
[ 15...c6! 16.Bxc6! ( 16.Bc4 -1.43/23
16.Bd5xc6 -0.10 Nxf4 ) 16...Rc8
17.Rxd7 Qxd7 18.Bxd7 Rxc2+
19.Kxc2 Nc5 ]
[ 15...c6 -0.39/19 16.Bxc6 Rc8
17.Rxd7 Qxd7! 18.Bxd7 Rxc2+
19.Kxc2 Nxf4 ]
16.f5 -0.42/24
[ 16.Qc3= 0.01/24
is more appropriate. Qe7 17.Kb1 ]
(Diagram)
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a
b
c
d
e
f
g
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-1.29/23 24.Rxg7+ Qxg7 25.Bxg7
Kxg7 26.Rxd7 Rf8 ) 24.Ka1?
-2.39/23 ( 24.Kc2!= -0.24/23 Qxf5+
25.Kxd2 Qf2+ 26.Kc1 Qe3+
27.Kb1 ) 24...Qxg4-+ 25.hxg4
Nxc4-+;
B) 22.Bxf7+? -1.82/22 22.Bc4-e2
-0.21 Kxf7 23.Rxd7+ Nxd7
24.Qxe4
h
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
4
4
3
3
2
2
8
8
1
1
7
7
6
6
5
5
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
16...c6! 17.Bc4 Qg5+! 18.Kb1
Active counter play! 18...Nc5 19.g4!
Nxg4? 1.29/23
[ Black should play 19...d5= -0.24/23
20.exd5 b5 ]
20.Rhg1↑ White is in control. 20...Rfe8
1.83/22
[ 20...Rce8 1.13/20 ]
21.e5!+- h2-h3 is the strong threat.
[ 21.h3? -0.01/21 21.e4-e5 1.84 Rxe4
A) 22.Qxe4 -1.39/22 22.Rg1xg4 -0.
31 Nxe4 23.Rxg4
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
Nd2+ -0.24/23 ( Better is 23...Qh6!
a
a
b
b
c
c
d
d
e
e
f
f
g
g
h
h
Re8!;
C) 22.Be2!= -0.01/24 and White
has nothing to worry.;
D) 22.Rxd7? -4.08/22 22...Rxc4-+
23.Qxc4 Nxd7 24.Rxg4 -4.00/25
( 24.Qxg4 -2.78/22 Qxg4
25.hxg4 ) 24...Qxf5+-+ 25.Ka1 g6 ]
[ 21.Be2 Rxe4 Hoping for ...Rc8-e8.
22.Qxe4?? -4.44/24 ( 22.h3= -0.24/23
and White stays safe. ) 22...Nxe4-+
23.Rxg4 Qxf5 ]
[ Inferior is 21.h3 Rxe4 22.hxg4 d5 ]
21...h6! 2.02/22
[ 21...b5 1.51/19 was necessary. ]
22.f6! Dancing on a razor blade.
22...gxf6? 4.54/24
[ 22...Ne6 2.40/20 might work better.
23.Rxd7 b5 ]
23.h3 f5 24.Rdf1! Ne4 11.45/21
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[ 24...Ne3 4.80/22 ]
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, but this tends to leave his queen
exposed on the e-file. For example:
A) 8.0-0 Ng4 ( the alternatives
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
also look bad for Black: 8...Nd7
8
8
9.Nd5 Nc5 was a game AlekhineClotas, Spain 1943, and now
7
7
10.Qc3 would have been very
6
6
unpleasant for Black; 8...Ne5
9.Nxe5 dxe5 10.Bg5 c6 11.Rad1
5
5
a6 12.Bxf7+ Qxf7 13.Rd8+ Ke7
4
4
14.Qb6 Ke6 15.Rfd1
is just horrible; , and 8...h6 9.Nd5
3
3
Qd7 10.Qc3 Nxd5 11.exd5 Ne7
2
2
12.Re1 leaves Black's king in the
middle and with White having a
1
1
huge lead in development ) 9.Nd5
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
Qd7 ( 9...Qd8 10.Bg5 f6 11.Bd2
25.Rxg4! fxg4
Nge5 12.Be2 Be7 13.Rfc1 a5
[ 25...Ng3 26.Rxg5+ ]
14.Ne3 again leaves Black unable
26.Bxf7+ Kf8 27.Qxe4 Qe4-h7 would
to castle, whilst White can
kill now. 27...Ke7 28.e6 Qb5 29.exd7+
strengthen his position ) 10.Bf4
Kxd7 30.Rd1+ 8.80/22
Nce5 11.Nxe5 Nxe5 ( 11...dxe5
[ 30.Bxe8+ 18.41/23 Kc7 31.Rf7+
12.Rad1!? exf4 13.Nf6+ Nxf6
Kb8 32.Qe5+ Qxe5 33.Bxe5+ Ka8
14.Rxd7 Nxd7 15.Bxf7+ Kd8
34.Bd7 ]
16.Rd1 is horrid for Black ) 12.Bxe5
30...Kc7 31.Bxe8 1-0 here according to
dxe5 13.Rad1 Bd6 14.f4 0-0
Pagni, following La Strategie vol 28
( 14...f6 15.fxe5 fxe5 16.Ne3
pp231-2 (1895) , also in The Field.
leaves Black's king hopelessly
aiming for Be8-d7. 31...Rxe8 32.Qxe8
placed ) 15.fxe5 Bc5+ 16.Kh1 Qc6
Weighted Error Value: White=0.21
17.Rxf7 Rxf7 18.Nb6 Be6
(precise) /Black=0.81
19.Bxe6 axb6 20.Bxf7+ Kh8
1-0
21.Bd5 gives White all the play.;
B) 8.Bg5!? is also interesting; after
Bd7 I think that White can get
C44
excellent play via 9.0-0 Na5
Fluvia Poyatos,J..
10.Qc2 Nxc4 11.Nd5 Qd8
Grischuk,A..
12.Qxc4 c6 13.Rfe1 ( or 13.Nxf6+
World Junior Ch., Oropesa del Mar 1998
gxf6 14.Qc3 Be7 15.Bf4 Rg8
[Mon Hokmome,Nigel Davies]
16.Nd4 with excellent
compensation for the pawn. );
1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nxc3
C) 8.-- ]
Nc6 5.Bc4 Nf6 6.Nf3 d6 7.Qb3 Qd7
8.Ng5! Ne5
[ Black has also tried 7...Qe7
[ 8...Nd8 is just too passive; for
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example, 9.0-0 ( 9.f4!? ) 9...h6
( 9...Ng4 10.f4! deprives Black's
knight of the e5-square ) 10.Nf3 Nc6
( 10...Ne6 11.Rd1 12 leaves Black to
figure out how to meet e5 ) 11.Bb5 a6
12.e5 Ng4 13.exd6 ( 13.Re1 Be7
14.exd6 cxd6 15.Bf1 0-0 16.Nd5
is also pretty good, but the text is far
more ambitious ) 13...axb5 ( 13...Bxd6
14.Re1+ Kf8 was necessary )
14.Re1+ Kd8 15.dxc7+ Qxc7
16.Nxb5 Qb6 17.Bf4 Qxf2+ 18.Kh1
gives White a winning attack
according to Voigt and Müller. ]
9.Bb5
[ 9.Be2 was recommended by Voigt
and Müller, but I don't find it too
convincing. The text, on the other
hand, seems to put Black under a lot
of pressure and even Grischuk finds
himself on the ropes in this game. ]
9...c6 10.f4 cxb5 A major parting of the
ways...
[ 10...Neg4 is the next game, DolgovAnohin. ]
[ 10...Ng6 is covered in VaasenLambooy. ]
[ 10...h6 hasn't been played much and
rightly so: after 11.fxe5 dxe5
( 11...hxg5 12.exf6 cxb5 13.Nd5
is murder ) 12.Nf3 cxb5 13.Nxe5
Qe6 14.Qxb5+ Nd7 15.Bf4 a6
16.Qd5 Nxe5 17.Bxe5 Qxd5?!
18.Nxd5 Black has no good defence
to the threats of 19 Nc7+ and 19
Nb6. ]
11.fxe5 dxe5
[ After 11...Ng4 White plays 12.e6!
fxe6 13.Nxb5 a6 (Reides-Servat,
Argentine Ch. 1994), and now 14.Nd4
e5 15.Nde6 h6 16.Qc4 hxg5
17.Nc7+ Ke7 18.Bxg5+ Nf6 19.Nxa8
Qc6 20.Rc1 wins material. ]
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12.Be3 a5 This strange-looking move is
clearly the best; Black wants to drive
White's queen away from b3.
[ Alternatives are as follows: 12...Bd6
13.Rd1 ( 13.Nxb5 0-0 will transpose )
13...0-0 ( 13...h6 14.Nxb5 hxg5
15.Nxd6+ Kf8 16.Nxf7 Qxf7
17.Rd8+ Ke7 18.Bc5+ 1-0 was the
conclusion of Rosso-Dolci,
correspondence 1977 ) 14.Nxb5 Ne8
( 14...h6 15.Rxd6 Qg4 16.Rxf6 gxf6
17.Nf3 gave White two pieces for a
rook in Rath-J.Hansen, Vejle 1974 )
15.0-0! ( 15.Nxd6 Nxd6 16.Bc5 Qg4
17.Bxd6 Qxg5 18.Bxf8 Qxg2
wasn't at all clear in Fortes-Seba,
Bratislava 1993 )
A) . After 15...Qe7 White wins with
16.Nxd6 Nxd6 17.Rxd6 Qxd6
18.Rxf7 Be6 19.Rxf8+ Qxf8
( 19...Rxf8 20.Nxe6 ) 20.Qxe6+
Kh8 21.Nf7+ Kg8 22.Nxe5+ Kh8
23.Nf7+ Kg8 24.Nd6+ Kh8
25.Bd4 , threatening 26 Nf5.;
B) 15...h6 16.Nxd6 ( 16.Nxf7 Rxf7
17.Nxd6 Nxd6 18.Rxd6 Qxd6
19.Qxf7+ is also pretty good )
16...Nxd6 ( 16...hxg5 17.Nxf7 Qe6
18.Nxe5 Rxf1+ 19.Kxf1 Qxb3
20.axb3 gives White all the
chances in the endgame ) 17.Rxf7
Nxf7 18.Rxd7 Bxd7 19.Nf3
with a clear advantage for White.;
C) and now: 15...-- ]
[ 12...h6 13.Rd1 Qe7 ( if 13...Qc7
14.Nxb5! is winning ) 14.Bc5 Qc7
( 14...Be6 15.Qxb5+ Bd7 16.Qb3
Be6 17.Nxe6 Qxe6 18.Qxb7
is also good ) 15.Nxb5 Qa5+ 16.Kf1
hxg5 17.Qa4 1-0 ChudinovskikhNogovicyn, correspondence 1964. ]
[ 12...a6 13.Rd1 Qe7 ( if 13...Qc7
14.Bb6! wins ) 14.Bc5 Be6 ( or
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14...Qc7 15.Bb6 ) 15.Bxe7 Bxb3
16.Bxf8 Rxf8 ( if 16...Bxd1 17.Bxg7
wins material ) 17.axb3 leaves Black
with inadequate compensation for the
piece. ]
[ 12...Qe7 is strongly met by 13.Rd1!
; for example, Bg4 14.Qxb5+ Nd7
15.Nd5 Qd8 16.0-0 Bxd1 17.Nxf7
etc. ]
[ 12...b6 13.Rd1 Qb7 ( if 13...Qe7
14.0-0 h6 15.Nd5 Qb7 16.Nxf7
wins ) 14.Qxb5+!? Bd7 ( 14...Nd7
15.0-0 is hopeless for Black )
15.Qxe5+ Be7 16.Nb5 Kf8 17.Nd6
Qa6 18.Ngxf7 Bg4 19.Rd2
is horrible for Black. ]
[ 12...b4 13.Rd1 Qe7 ( or 13...Bd6
14.Nb5 ) 14.Nb5 Be6 ( if 14...Bg4
15.Nd6+ Kd8 16.Ngxf7+ wins )
15.Nxe6 fxe6 16.Nd6+ Qxd6
17.Rxd6 Bxd6 18.Qxe6+ and White
won in Arguelles Garcia-Rodriguez
Garcia, Asturias 1999. ]
13.0-0 The most natural and best move.
[ 13.Rd1 a4 14.Qc2 ( 14.Qxb5 Qxb5
15.Nxb5 Bb4+ is also comfortable for
Black ) 14...Qc6 leaves White
struggling to drum up any play. ]
[ And 13.a3 a4 14.Qxb5 Be7
15.Qxe5 Ng4 is even worse. ]
13...a4 The most consistent follow-up for
Black.
[ Alternatively: 13...Bd6 14.Nxb5 0-0
15.Rad1 Ra6 ( or 15...a4 16.Qc4
Ra6 , Comet B.05-Crafty 16.1,
computer game 1999, when 17.b3
axb3 18.Qxb3 would have kept some
pressure ) 16.h3 h6 17.Nxd6 Rxd6
( if 17...hxg5 18.Bc5 Qc6 19.Qe3
gives White the initiative ) 18.Bc5
Rxd1 19.Rxd1 a4 20.Qf3 Qe8
21.Qa3 hxg5 22.Bxf8 was better for
White in Waltemathe-Schranz,
75
correspondence 1986. ]
[ 13...Bb4? 14.Rad1 Qe7 15.Nd5
Nxd5 16.Rxf7 Qxf7 17.Nxf7 Kxf7
18.Qxd5+ saw White win quickly in
Przybyla-Bak, correspondence 1992. ]
[ 13...b4? 14.Nb5 Ra6 ( here
14...Qxb5 15.Qxf7+ Kd8 16.Rad1+
Bd7 17.Rxf6 gxf6 18.Ne6+ Kc8
19.Qe8+ Bxe8 20.Rd8# is a nice
line ) 15.Rfd1 a4 16.Qc2 Rc6
17.Qxa4 leaves Black defenceless. ]
14.Qxb5 Bd6
[ 14...Be7 is examined in the next
game, Ginzburg-Slipak. ]
[ On the other hand 14...Qxb5?
is very bad for Black after 15.Nxb5
Ke7 16.Rad1 etc. ]
15.Qe2 This in turn looks like White's
best move, though he has tried several
alternatives:
[ After 15.Qc4 0-0 White's most
interesting move is probably 16.Rxf6!?
( 16.Rad1 Qe7 17.Nd5 Nxd5
18.Rxd5 h6 19.Nxf7 Be6 20.Nxd6
Qxd6 21.Rxd6 Bxc4 gave Black what
chances were going in Little Goliath
2000-Crafty 19 03 ST Capa, computer
game 2003; , and 16.Nb5 Be7
17.Rac1 h6 18.Nc7 b5 was good for
Black in Shredder 5.32-Crafty 18.12,
computer game 2001 ) 16...gxf6
17.Nd5 Be7 ( if 17...Qc6 18.Qf1 fxg5
19.Rc1 Qa6 20.Qf6 Bc5 21.Qxg5+
Qg6 22.Qxg6+ fxg6 23.Bxc5
will get the exchange back with the
better game for White ) 18.Bc5 Bxc5+
19.Qxc5 Qd8 20.Rd1 Kg7 21.Nf3
Be6 22.Nh4 Qa5 23.Qe7 Qd8
( 23...Bxd5 24.exd5 also gives White
ongoing compensation ) 24.Qb4
½-½ was Sermek-Berebora, Tucepi
1996. White has compensation for the
exchange – just how much isn't
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clear. ]
[ 15.Rad1 Qxb5 16.Nxb5 Bb8
17.Bc5 Bg4 18.Nf3 Nxe4 is good for
Black, Saradjen-Ibragimov, Portoroz
1996. ]
[ 15.Qxd7+ Bxd7 16.Rad1 Ra6
leaves White without compensation
for his pawn. ]
[ 15.Rfd1 Qxb5 16.Nxb5 Bb8
17.Rac1 Bg4 is good for Black
according to Cimmino, an assessment
with which I agree. ]
15...0-0? Grischuk doesn't know the
theory and plays into a losing line.
[ There are several superior options:
After 15...Ra5! I agree with Voigt and
Müller that
A) 16.Rad1?! -0.80/23 16.Ra1-c1
-0.47 h6! 17.Qd3 -0.95/23
( 17.Rxf6 -0.45/22 gxf6 18.Nf3 )
17...Bc5! 18.Qxd7+ -1.29/26
( White should try 18.Nf3 -0.97/23 )
18...Bxd7 19.Bxc5 Rxc5 20.Nxf7
0-0 21.Rxf6 gxf6 22.Nxh6+ Kg7
gave White insufficient
compensation in Lifshitz-Silkin,
correspondence 2002;
B) 16.Rac1! -0.32/22;
C) 16.Bb6! -0.93/23 should be
played , after which 16...Bc5+
-0.39/22 ( if 16...Ra6 17.Rxf6 gxf6
18.Nd5 is very dangerous;
Black should play 16...Ra6
-0.93/23 17.Be3 h6 ) 17.Bxc5
Rxc5 18.Rad1 -0.37/22
gives White the initiative for his
pawn. ( 18.Nd5= 0.01/24
might be stronger. )]
[ 15...Ra6 -0.01/20 15... Ra8-a5 -0.56
A) 16.Nb5 -0.46/24 16.Ra1-c1 -0.
01 0-0 -0.01/19 ( 16...h6 -0.46/24
was preferrable. 17.Nxd6+ Qxd6 )
17.Rxf6 ½-½ was Maksimov-
76
Kulvietis, correspondence 2002;
B) 16.Rac1!?;
C) 16.Nd5 Nxd5 17.exd5 0-0!
18.Qc2
C1) 18...e4 19.Qxe4
( 19.Rac1!? ) 19...f5
was Gronemann-Bastian,
correspondence 2003, and now
20.Qc4 looks like White's best to
me when I slightly prefer his
chances;
C2) 18...g6 19.Ne4 f5 20.Nxd6
Qxd6 21.Bc5 Qc7 22.Rac1
Re8 23.Qc4 gave White
compensation for the pawn in
Dulik-Efendiyev, correspondence
1999. ]
[ 15...Qg4 16.Qd3 ( after 16.Qb5+
Bd7 17.Qxb7 Rb8 18.Qa6 Rxb2
gives Black counterplay according to
Cimmino ) 16...Ra6 17.Nd5 h6 18.h3
Qd7 19.Rxf6 hxg5 20.Rc1 1.08/23
gives White the initiative according to
Voigt and Müller. ( 20.Raf1! 1.41/25 )]
[ 15...h6 looks like a draw, but Black
has to know what he's doing. The line
goes 16.Rxf6! gxf6 17.Nd5
and then:
A) 17...Kf8 18.Nxf6 Qd8
19.Ngh7+ Rxh7 ( or 19...Kg7
20.Bxh6+! Kxh6 21.Qh5+ Kg7
22.Qg5# ) 20.Nxh7+ Kg7 21.Qh5
Kxh7 22.Rf1 f5 ( if 22...Be6
23.Qxh6+ Kg8 24.Rf3 Bg4
25.Rg3 Qd7 26.h3 Bf8 27.Qg5+
Bg7 28.Rxg4 is winning ) 23.Qxh6+
Kg8 24.Qg6+ Kh8 25.exf5
1-0 was Przybyla-Sapa,
correspondence 1993.;
B) 17...Be7 18.Ne6! fxe6 ( if
18...Qxe6 19.Nc7+ wins )
B1) 19.Qh5+ Kf8 20.Nb6 Qb5
( if 20...Qc6 White can try to do
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better than deliver perpetual
check with 21.Rc1!?
, after which Qxc1+ 22.Bxc1
Bc5+ 23.Kh1 Bxb6 24.Qg6 Bd8
25.Bxh6+ Rxh6 26.Qxh6+ Kf7
27.h4 makes the h-pawn difficult
to stop ) 21.Bxh6+ Rxh6
22.Qxh6+ Kg8 ( 22...Kf7
23.Nxa8 Qxb2 24.Qh7+ Kf8
25.Rf1 gives White chances )
23.Nxa8 Qxb2 ( 23...Bd7!? )
24.Qg6+ Kf8 25.Rf1 Qe2
26.Rxf6+ Bxf6 27.Qxf6+ Kg8
28.h4 Qxe4 29.Qd8+ Kg7
30.Nb6 Qe3+ 31.Kf1 Qf4+
is a draw by repitition.;
B2) . The immediate 19.Nb6
is also interesting; for example,
Qc6 20.Qh5+ Kd8 ( 20...Kf8
21.Bxh6+ Rxh6 22.Qxh6+ Kg8
23.Nxa8 Qxe4 24.Kh1 Bd7
25.Qh3 may be better for White,
though admittedly it's very
complex ) 21.Rd1+ Kc7 22.Qf7
Qe8 23.Rc1+ Kd8 24.Rd1+
is at least a draw for White.;
B3) 19.-- and now:;
C) 17...-- ]
16.Rxf6! gxf6 17.Nxh7 Kxh7 18.Qh5+
Kg8?!
[ Black's best is probably 18...Kg7
Strongly threatening ...Rf8-h8.
19.Qh6+ Kg8 White must now
prevent ...a4-a3. 20.Rf1 White wants
to mate with Nc3-d5. Be7 21.Rf5!
Qxf5 22.exf5 Rd8 , but he's losing
here too after. Inhibits Nc3-d5. 23.Qh5
a3? 3.78/25 ( 23...Ra6 1.91/20 ) 24.b4
etc. ]
19.Nd5 Be7 20.Rf1! f5
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21.Rxf5?? 0.01/22 Missing out on a
chance for immortality.
[ 21.Rf3! wins after. Threatening mate
with Rf3-g3+. f4 Against Rf3-g3+
22.Rh3 Qxh3 23.Nxe7+ Kg7
24.gxh3 fxe3 25.Qxe5+ Kh7 ( if
25...f6? 6.04/24 25...Kg7-h7 2.05
26.Qh5 Qh5-g6+ would kill now. Rf7
27.Nxc8 Rxc8 28.Qg4+ wins a rook )
26.Qh5+ Kg7 27.Qg5+ Kh7 28.Nd5
Ra6 29.Nf6+ Rxf6 30.Qxf6 Rg8+
31.Kf1 Bxh3+ 32.Ke2 etc. But White
wants something simpler... ]
[ 21.Rf3!+- 2.07/26 White threatens
Rf3-g3+ and mate. f4 22.Rh3! Qxh3
23.Nxe7+ Kg7 24.gxh3 fxe3
25.Qxe5+ Kh6 26.Qf4+ Kh7
27.Qh4+ ( 27.Qxe3 Be6+- ) 27...Kg7
28.Qg5+ Kh7 29.Qh5+ Kg7
30.Qg5+ Kh7 31.Qh5+ Kg7
32.Qg5+ ]
21...Ra6= 22.Bg5?? -2.22/28
This looks like sheer panic after missing
Black's last.
[ Instead 22.Nxe7+ Qxe7 23.Rxe5
leaves Black unable to escape White's
rook attacks without allowing
perpetual check, since Qc7 24.Rc5!
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Intending Be3-d4 and mate. Qd8
Against Be3-d4. And now ...Ra6-g6
would win. ( 24...Qd7!? 25.Rd5
Qc7= ) 25.Rg5+ Rg6! 26.Rxg6+ fxg6
27.Qxg6+ is a draw. ]
[ 22.Nxe7+= -0.01/20 Qxe7 23.Rxe5 ]
22...Bc5+-+
[ 22...Bxg5? 23.Rxg5+ Rg6 24.Nf6+
Kg7 25.Nxd7 Bxd7 26.Rxg6+ fxg6
27.Qxe5+ Rf6 28.Qc7+- ]
23.Kh1 Qxd5! Giving Black too many
bits and pieces for the queen. For White
the dream is over. 24.Bf6
[ 24.exd5 Bxf5 25.Bd2 Bd7
should be winning for Black in the long
run, but this was White's best
chance. ]
24...Qd1+! 25.Qxd1 Bxf5 26.exf5
Rxf6 27.Qc1?! -3.89/21
[ 27.Qg4+ -2.45/21 Kh7 28.g3 ]
27...Rd8-+
[ And not 27...Rxf5 28.g4 Rf4
29.Qxc5 ]
28.g4 -6.04/23
[ 28.Qg5+ -3.86/22 Kf8 29.h4 ]
28...Bf8-+ 29.Qc7 Rd2 30.Qxb7
[ If 30.Qc3 Rfd6 aiming for ... Rd6-d3.
31.f6 Re2 is deadly. ]
30...Rh6 31.g5 Rhxh2+ 32.Kg1 Bc5+
33.Kf1 Rd1#
0-1
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6.Ne2N
[ 6.Nf3 Nc6 ( 6...Nf6 7.0-0 Nbd7
8.e5 Nxe5 9.Nxe5 dxe5 10.Bxf7+
Ke7 11.Ba3+ Gibbs - Davie,E Center
Game (1.e4 e5 2.d4) ) 7.0-0 Be6
8.Bd5 Nf6 9.Qb3 Qc8 -0.06/20
( 9...Bxd5 -0.44/21 10.exd5 Ne5 )
10.Ng5 ( 10.Re1!? ) 10...Nd8 11.f4→
Mieses-Marco 1903 ]
[ 6.f4 -0.83/21 6.Ng1-f3 -0. 34
A) 6...Qh4+ 7.g3 Qe7 8.Nc3 Nf6
9.Nge2 -1.37/18 ( White should try
9.Qc2 -0.54/19 ) 9...Be6 -0.59/20
( 9...c6 -1.37/18 10.Qd4 Nbd7 )
10.Bxe6;
B) 6...Nf6 -0.83/21 7.Nf3 c6;
C) 6...Be6 -0.23/19 7.Bxe6= fxe6
8.Qb3 -0.62/21 ( 8.Qh5+= -0.24/19
Kd7 9.Nd2 ) 8...Qc8 0.05/19
( 8...Nd7 9.Qxe6+ Qe7; 8...Nd7
-0.62/21 9.Qxe6+ Qe7 10.Qxe7+
Nxe7 ) 9.Nf3= Nc6 10.Ng5 0.03/19
( 10.0-0 0.35/21 was preferrable. )
10...Nd8= 11.0-0N Nielsen h6
12.Qh3 Nf6 13.Nc3 C 21/02 ]
6...Nc6 7.0-0
[ Much worse is 7.Qd5 Be6 8.Qb5
a6 ]
7...Be6 0.01/19
[ 7...Nf6 -0.38/18 might be stronger. ]
8.Bd5 -0.30/19
[ 8.Na3 0.01/19 ]
8...Nf6= 9.Qb3 Qc8
C21
[ 9...Nxd5? 10.exd5 Bxd5
Mieses
11.Qxd5+- ]
Maroczy
10.Nf4 At the time this game was played
Monte Carlo
1903 gambits were still very popular, since
[Mon Hokmoem,32: Defence in General]
most players felt uncomfortable when
having to defend. As a rule the player
Defence against a gambit C21: Danish
who had won one or more pawns tried
Gambit now White wins the Queen after
stubbornly to hold on to them, arguing
11... Kxf7 12. Qxd8 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4
that if he could parry the enemy attack
3.c3 dxc3 4.Bc4 cxb2 5.Bxb2 d6
without conceding any material his
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advantage woud give him a certain win
in the ending. Before the endgame the
gods have placed the middlegame as Dr
Tarrasch used to preach in those days.
What he meant by that is drastically
shown in the game: 10...Bxd5
[ 10...Nd8 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.Nh5 c6
13.Re1 Be7 14.Qf3 Rg8 And now ...
Be6-g4 would win. 15.Nxf6+ Bxf6
16.Qxf6 cxd5 0.19/22 ( 16...Qd7
-0.19/20 should be considered. )
17.exd5= Nb1-c3 is the strong threat.
Rg6 18.Qh8+ Kd7 1.15/22
( 18...Ke7= 0.30/25 ) 19.Nc3!
A) 19...Qc4! 1.49/24 19...h7-h6 1.
00 20.dxe6+ 0.01/19 ( 20.Re4!
1.49/24 Qd3 21.dxe6+ Rxe6
22.Rxe6 fxe6 23.Qg7+ Ke8
24.Rd1 ) 20...Nxe6= 21.Qxa8
Rxg2+! 22.Kxg2 Qg4+
A1) 23.Kf1 Qh3+ 24.Ke2?
-2.82/22 ( 24.Kg1= -0.01/32
Qg4+ 25.Kh1 Qf3+ 26.Kg1
Qg4+ 27.Kh1 Qf3+ 28.Kg1
Qg4+ ) 24...Nf4+-+ 25.Kd2
White wants to mate with Qa8e8+. Qd3+→;
A2) 23.Kh1 Qf3+;
B) 19...Qc4 1.26/24;
C) 19...Bxd5? #10/20 20.Qe8+
Kc7 21.Nxd5+ Kb8 22.Rac1 Nc6
23.Rxc6! bxc6 24.Rb1#
Mieses-Marshall, Monte Carlo
1903 ]
[ 10...Nxd5? 11.exd5 Bg4 12.dxc6
bxc6 13.Re1+ Kd8 14.h3+( 14.Qxf7 Qd7+- )]
11.exd5 -0.53/20
[ 11.Nxd5= 0.11/20 Ne5 12.Nd2 ]
11...Ne5 12.Re1
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Be7! Black voluntarily returns one of the
pawns, and in doing so is determinded
to catch up in development. Simple and
obvious though this may seem to us
today, it must be remembered that this
game was played in another era. The
principle - brand new at the time - which
Black applies here is in general a good
remedy for all gambits. It is just this
willingness to return the material won
whenever seems proper which has
damped the enthusiasm of today's
players. This princple of Maroczy's is of
greatest import to the defender 13.Bxe5
dxe5 14.Rxe5 Qd7! Consistent play.
Black offers a second gambit pawn as
well. 15.Qg3 -2.55/24 Now White is
beyond hope.
[ 15.Qxb7 -1.38/23 15.Nb1-c3 -1.04
0-0 Black will have completed his
development and is ready at once to
start a powerful counterattack 16.--?
-4.52/22 ( 16.Re1 -1.38/21 )
16...Bd6 ]
[ 15.Nc3 -1.18/22 0-0 16.Nd3 ]
15...0-0-0!-+ Once more Black offers the
gambit pawn, and this time Whte may
well take it
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[ Worse is 15...Ng4 16.Re2 0-0
17.Nd2 ]
16.Qxg7 Qd6!→ Black wants a kill.
17.Qg5
[ 17.Nd3 Nd7 Blatny,P: 'Bf6' 18.--?
-7.67/24 ( 18.Rxe7 -2.37/24 Qxe7
19.Nc3 ) 18...Bf6 ]
[ 17.Rf5 Qb4! Leaves Black with a
decisive attack. Inhibits Nb1-c3. ]
17...Rhe8 Blatny,P: '!' Blatny,P: 'Nd7'
The counterattack is now in full swing.
The end of this game shows once again
that the counterattack that follows a
successfully conducted defence is very
often overwhelming. Hoping for ...Qd6b4. 18.Nd2 Nd7! 19.Rxe7 Qxe7
20.Qg3 Qb4! 21.Nf3 -5.63/22
[ 21.Nf1 -2.61/23 ]
21...Rg8 22.Qh4
[ 22.Ng5 h6 ]
22...Qc3 23.Rb1 Qxf3 24.Qh6
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Yuchtman,Y...
Tal,M...
Tbilisi ch-SU
[Mon Hokmome]
1959
C44: Ponziani Opening and Scotch
Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3 dxc3
4.Nxc3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bb4 6.Bc4 Nf6
7.0-0 Bxc3 8.bxc3 d6 9.e5 dxe5
Black wants to play ... Qd8xd1. 10.Ng5
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Nb6 -7.11/20 Weighted Error Value:
White=0.94/Black=0.10 (very precise)
[ 24...Rxg2+!! -#8/18 25.Nxg2 Rg8
26.Kf1 Qd3+ 27.Ke1 Rxg2 28.Qg7
Rxg7 29.f3 Rg2 30.Rb2 Qe3+
31.Kf1 Rg1# ]
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And now ...Qd8xd1 would win. 11.Ba3!
Black must now prevent Qd1-b3. This
bishop pair is nice. 11...Qxd1 12.Raxd1
White is slightly better. 12...Bf5N
[ 12...Bg4 13.f3 Bh5 14.Bxf8 Kxf8
15.Rb1 h6 16.Ne4 Nxe4 17.fxe4
Na5 18.Bd3 Rd8 19.Bc2 Be2
20.Rf2 Bc4 21.Rd1 Rxd1+ 22.Bxd1
b6 23.Rd2 Ke7 24.Kf2 Nb7 25.Ke3
Nc5 26.g3 a5 27.h4 Scotch Gambit4. c3 dc3 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Bc Survey
1994 LEX-CD [Konikowski] ]
13.Bxf8 Rxf8 14.Rfe1 h6 15.Nf3
White has compensation. 15...Bg4
16.Rb1 0.14/25
[ 16.Bb5! 0.48/23 ]
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16...e4= 17.Nd4 Ne5 18.Bf1 c5
19.Nb5 c4 0.45/21
[ 19...Rd8= -0.16/22 ]
20.f3 Bxf3 21.gxf3 Nxf3+ 22.Kf2
aiming for Re1-c1. 22...Ng4+ 23.Kg3
Nxe1 24.Rxe1 f5 25.Bxc4+ Kh7
26.Be2 -0.09/22
[ 26.Bd5 0.24/20 ]
26...Ne5!= 27.Kf4 Ng6+ 28.Ke3 f4+!
29.Kd4 Kh8 1.09/23
[ 29...Nh4!= -0.01/20 keeps the
balance. ]
30.Rg1
[ 30.Kxe4?! f3= ]
[ 30.Nxa7?! e3= ]
30...Nh4 31.Kxe4 Re8+ 32.Kd3 f3
1.37/24
[ Better is 32...g5 1.06/22 ]
33.Bd1 Ng2 2.41/24
[ 33...Nf5 1.65/23 ]
34.Kd2+[ Stronger than 34.Nxa7
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37.Ke2 Re1+ 38.Kd3 Rd1+ 39.Ke4
Ne1= ]
[ 34.Bxf3 Ne1+ 35.Rxe1 Rxe1
36.Bxb7 ( 36.Nxa7 Rf1 ) 36...Rd1+
37.Ke4 a6 ]
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34...Nh4 35.Nd4
[ Don't do 35.Nxa7 f2 36.Rf1 Ra8 ]
35...Rd8 36.Rf1 Rd5 37.Kd3 Ra5
38.Bb3 White has a decisive advantage.
38...g5 39.Nxf3 Rf5 40.Nd2
Weighted Error Value: White=0.03
(flawless) /Black=0.16 (very precise)
1-0
C21
Sedbergh,Chess Club
Skipworth,Arthur Bolland
Skipworth-Sedbergh match (1)
1871
[Mon Hokmome,QPQC vol 2 1871 p336]
Played by correspondence commencing
May 1871 C21: Danish Gambit Martin
Bier - Salomon Ricardo-Rocamora,
Hamburg 1876 White focuses on
development; Black focuses on winning
material. Goes about as well as you'd
expect. 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3 dxc3
4.Bc4 cxb2 5.Bxb2 Nf6 -0.01/18
[ 5...Nc6 -0.41/19 deserves
consideration. ]
6.Nc3 -0.76/20
[ 6.e5!= -0.01/18 Ne4 7.Bxf7+ Kxf7
8.Qf3+ Ke8 9.Qxe4 ]
6...Nc6
[ 6...Bb4 7.Nge2 Nxe4 8.0-0 Nxc3
9.Nxc3 Bxc3 10.Bxc3 Qg5 11.Re1+
Kd8 12.f4 Qxf4 13.Bxg7 Rg8
14.Qg4 Qxg4 15.Bf6# ]
7.Nd5N
[ 7.Nf3 Bb4 8.Qc2 d6 9.0-0-0 Bxc3
A) 10.Qxc3 Bd7 ( 10...Qe7 11.e5
Nxe5 12.Nxe5 dxe5 13.Rhe1 Nd7
14.f4 0-0 15.Rxd7 Qxd7 16.Rxe5
Qg4 17.g3 Rd8 18.Bb3 Qg6
19.Rg5 Qc6 20.Qxc6 bxc6
21.Rxg7+ Kf8 22.Rxf7+ Ke8
23.Rxh7 Bf5 24.Rg7 a5 25.g4
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4.Bg5 Ne4 5.Bh4 c5-Burg,J Plovdiv
BUL 1901 ZUS D57 [Kasparov]
1-0 ) 11.e5 Nxe5 12.Nxe5 dxe5
13.Rhe1 e4 14.Rxe4+ Nxe4
15.Bxf7+ Kxf7 16.Qxg7+ Ke6
17.Qg4+ Ke7 18.Qxe4+ Kf7
19.Qf4+ Kg6 20.h4 h6 21.Qg3+
Kf7 22.Qg7+ Ke6 23.Qg6+ Ke7
24.Re1+ Be6 Pazderski,Z-7. Bc2
Bb7 8.Re1 e5 ICCF 1900 ZUS D57
[Estrin, Steinkohl] 1-0;
B) 10.Bxc3 0-0 11.e5 Ne8 12.h4
Qe7 13.Ng5 g6 14.exd6 Nxd6
15.Rhe1 Qd8 16.Qb2 Nxc4
17.Rxd8 Nxb2 18.Rxf8+ Kxf8
19.Nxh7+ Kg8 20.Re8+ Kxh7
21.Rh8# Section III - Annotated
Games-Game 15: Martin Bier Salomo,H ]
7...Be7
[ Don't play 7...Nxe4 8.Qe2 Ne7
9.Qxe4 ]
8.Ne2 Black is better. 8...0-0 9.e5
-2.09/22
[ 9.0-0 -0.89/19 ]
9...Nxd5-+ 10.Bxd5 Bb4+ 11.Nc3 d6
12.0-0 Nxe5 13.Rc1 c6 14.Be4 Be6
15.Qc2 f5 16.Bf3 Nxf3+ 17.gxf3
Qg5+ 18.Kh1 Qf6? -1.69/23
[ 18...Qf4 -4.68/20 19.Qd1 Bc4 ]
(Diagram)
19.Qd1 -3.96/21
[ 19.Rg1 -1.69/23 Rf7 20.Nd5 ]
19...d5 20.Rg1 d4 21.Na4 -4.85/21
[ 21.Ne2 -3.17/22 Rfd8 22.Nxd4 ]
21...Bd5 22.Rg3 Rae8
(Diagram)
And now ...Re8-e1+ would win. 23.Kg2?
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[ 23.Bxd4 -2.45/24 keeps fighting.
Re1+ 24.Qxe1 Qxd4 25.Qe2 ]
23...Bd6 24.Bxd4 Bxf3+? -0.01/22
25.Qxf3?? -3.67/22
[ 25.Kxf3= -0.01/22 Be5 26.Bxe5
Qxe5 27.Kg2 ]
25...Qxd4 Really sharp! 26.Rd1 Qxa4
27.Rxd6 Qe4 28.h4 Rd8 29.Qxe4
fxe4 30.Rxd8 Rxd8 31.Re3 Rd4
32.Kg3 -4.76/23
[ 32.Ra3 -3.14/22 ]
32...Rd3 Black took control after the
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opening. Weighted Error Value: White=0.
91/Black=0.66
0-1
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Noria Silvestre, Spanish Cor Ch
1993). ]
5...cxb2! Active counter play! 6.Bxb2
Nf6 7.Nc3N
[ 7.Qb3 Bd6 8.Nf3 0-0 9.0-0 Nbd7
C21
10.Na3 a6 11.Rfd1 Nc5 12.Qc2
Freienhagen,Erich
Nfe4 13.Bd3 Bf5 14.Nc4 Nxd3
Von Massow,Hans Werner
15.Qxd3 Bc5 16.Ne3 Bg6 17.Qb3
ICSB #1 corr
1928
Bh5 18.g4 Bg6 19.Rac1 Bb6
[Mon Hokmome,von Massow]
20.Kg2 Re8 21.Be5 Rxe5
Pg Japar,P (1942)-4. Be3 (150 Attack)
C21: Danish Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.d4
(1810) Magyarorszag 129/191 1999
exd4 3.c3 The Danish Gambit. 3...dxc3
CYB 01 [Dragan Solak] 0-1 (36) ]
4.Bc4 d5 This move, which Schlechter
7...Bd6 8.Nf3 Black is slightly better.
recommended in the Deutsche
8...Bg4 TH: Nyholm-Spielmann, Baden
Schachzeitung 1914 (page 80) , was
1914, went 8...Bb4. 9.0-0 -0.74/22
tried in the Baden gambit tournament.
[ 9.Qe2+ -0.39/21 should be
[ 4...c2 In a game Mieses-Gunsberg,
considered. Qe7 10.Qxe7+ Bxe7
Hannover 1902, Black played 5.Qxc2
11.Nb5 ]
Nc6 6.Nc3 Bc5 7.Nf3 Nd4 8.Nxd4
9...0-0 10.Qd4? -2.23/23
Bxd4 (1-0, 62). ]
[ 10.h3 -0.67/20 Bxf3 11.Qxf3 ]
[ 4...cxb2 5.Bxb2 Nf6 6.Nc3 Bb4
7.Nge2 Nxe4 8.0-0 Nxc3 9.Nxc3
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12.f4 Qxf4 13.Bxg7 Rg8 14.Qg4
Qxg4 15.Bf6# ]
7
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5.exd5
6
6
[ 5.Bxd5? If the following continuation
can be played: cxb2 6.Bxb2 Nf6
5
5
7.Bxf7+ ( 7.Nc3 Be7 8.Qe2 Nxd5
4
4
9.Nxd5 c6 10.Nxe7 Qxe7 11.Bxg7
Rg8 12.Bb2 Rxg2 13.Qe3 Qg5
3
3
14.Qxg5 Rxg5 15.Nf3 Rg4 16.0-0-0
2
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Holzmann,M-Naidich,V Gori 1985
Telechess CBM 89 [Olsson;
1
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Korrschack 3/2001] ) 7...Kxf7 8.Qxd8
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(TH: So far following NyholmWhite misjudges the position. He wants
Tartakower, Baden 1914) c5!
to provoke ...Bxf3 as he thinks the
and Black has a favourable ending:
bishop pair and open g-file will give him
queenside pawn majority. He plans ...
a strong attack. The Handbuch gives 10
Nc6, ...Be6, ...Rd8. (TH: 10...c5 was
Ne1 Nbd7 in this position. 10...Bxf3-+
tried successfully in Barrios Troncoso11.gxf3
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that were favourable to Black. I
leave finding these as an exercise for
the reader! ]
[ 14.Ne4 -1.40/24 ]
14...f5 15.Qe6+ Kh8
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Nc6! Development with tempo. 12.Qe3
To attack the knight.
[ 12.dxc6? -8.17/21 12.Qd4-d1 -2.05
Not Bxh2+! winning the Q. ]
[ 12.Qh4 I think is better in this
position. However, there could follow
Ne5 13.Be2 Ng6 with a superior
position for Black in any case.
Freienhagen wrote afterwards: "This
move was made through an oversight.
I played without the board and
believed that I hadn't yet castled." ]
12...Na5 Stronger than 12...Ne5 as it
keeps the bishop's diagonal to h2 open.
Thus we see the saying "Springer am
Rand bringt Schand!" (A knight on the
rim brings shame to him) is not always
true. This is a case where the exception
proves the rule. 13.Bd3 Nh5!
Black prepares ...Qh4. Now both knights
are on the rim... Pair of Knights! 14.Qe4
-3.44/24 Against Qd8-h4. This costs
White the game.
[ 14.Ne2? -4.09/21 14.Nc3-e4 -1.39
On Black decides by Re8 15.Qd2
-11.57/22 ( 15.Qd4 -4.07/24 Be5
16.Qb4 ) 15...Rxe2-+ 16.Bxe2 Qh4 ]
[ 14.Ne4 If I found a few continuations
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(  ...Bd6xh2+!) 16.Ne4? -4.52/23
A miscalculation but White was lost
anyway. There are two variations:
[ 16.Ne2 Qg5+ 17.Kh1? -6.65/23
( 17.Ng3 -2.81/23 ) 17...Rae8-+
18.Qd7 Rxe2 19.Bxe2 -7.52/24
( 19.Rg1 -4.89/24 Qe7 20.Qxe7
Rxe7 21.Bf1 ) 19...Qh4 ]
[ 16.Bxf5? -12.06/24 16.Nc3-e2 -2.93
Qh4
A) 17.Bh3 Rf4 -4.00/23
( 17...Rf6 -11.84/24 18.Qxd6
cxd6 );
B) 17.h3 Qf4 ]
[ 16.Ne2 -2.92/26 Qg5+ 17.Ng3 ]
16...fxe4 Black is clearly winning.
17.Qxe4 Qg5+ 18.Kh1 Qh6!
A short but nevertheless instructive
game. Weighted Error Value: White=0.
69/Black=0.13 (very precise)
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C44 Gambit (see 2 Nf3 above) and in many
lines transposes. Yet in some variations
the delayed development of White's
1987 knight to f3 can have subtle effects,
such as allowing White's f-pawn to
advance, or reserving the option of
C44: Ponziani Opening and Scotch
Nge2 from where the knight can
Gambit Ever since recording a video on
recapture on c3 or go to g3 and then h5
this opening (The Dashing Danish) I've
or f5. It seems to me that this offers a
had club players approach me to say
fertile field of investigation for the
how effective it has been at club level.
prospective gambiteer. 4...Nc6 5.Bc4
And that's not to mention the fun aspect!
Nf6 6.Nf3 Bb4 7.e5! The critical line.
It has to be said that this is a really
[ After 7.0-0 Bxc3 8.bxc3 d6
scary opening to meet if you don't know
White finds it more difficult to
exactly what you're doing, and very few
generate some initiative; for example,
players under 2200 will have a clue. It's
( 8...0-0 9.Ba3 Re8 10.Qb3 d5
the kind of opening that makes people
11.Bxd5 Nxd5 12.exd5 Na5 13.Qa4
want to hide behind a row of pawns as
b6 14.Rfe1 Bb7 15.c4 h6 16.h3
they do in the French, not that this is
Rxe1+ 17.Rxe1 Qf6 18.Re8+ Rxe8
immune from swashbuckling gambiteers
19.Qxe8+ Kh7 20.Ne5 Nxc4
as we shall see in the next chapter. --21.Nxc4 Bxd5 22.Ne3 Qa1+ 23.Kh2
As with the Sicilian Wing Gambit, the
Scotch Gambit-5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Bc4
Danish has a remarkably good pedigree.
Nf6_4 Survey 2009 Lexikon09
As usual we find Marshall and Alekhine
[Konikowski,Ftacnik] ) 9.e5 ( 9.Ba3
amongst its list of exponents, the latter
Bg4 ) 9...Nxe5 10.Nxe5 dxe5
having played it mainly in simuls but
11.Qxd8+ ( 11.Qb3 Qe7 12.Ba3 c5
also in serious tournament games.
13.Bb5+ Kf8 14.Rad1 Be6
Capablanca and Lasker also used it in
also fails to impress ) 11...Kxd8
simuls, whilst Mieses played it whenever
12.Bxf7 Ke7 13.Bb3 Be6 is better for
he could. --- While I was preparing the
Black. ]
material for this chapter I noticed that
7...d5 8.exf6 dxc4 9.Qxd8+ Nxd8N
Alekhine met 1.e4 e5 2.d4
[ This seems better than 9...Kxd8?!
[ Both this and several other games in
10.fxg7 Re8+ 11.Be3 Bxc3+
this chapter arose via the Göring
12.bxc3 Ke7 13.0-0-0! Kf6 14.Nd4!
Gambit, 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.c3
Bg4 15.Nxc6 Bxd1 16.Bd4+ Kg5
, but I've given a Danish move order
17.h4+ Kh5 18.Nb4! ( 18.Kxd1
for the sake of clarity. ]
was played in Wcrafty-Comet,
2...exd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nxc3!?
computer game 1998, but seems far
Amazingly, this natural move has been
less good than the text ) 18...Ba4
quite rare in this particular position,
19.Nd5 Red8 20.g4+ Kh6
though the great Alekhine liked to play it
( 20...Kxg4 21.Rg1+ gives White a
in simultaneous exhibitions. Obviously
winning attack despite the limited
it's similar to the so-called Göring
material, for example Kh3 22.Rg3+
Bryson,Douglas Marshall
Sorri,Kari Juhani
Correspondence
[Mon Hokmome,Nigel Davies]
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Kh2 23.Nf6 etc ) 21.Ne7 Bc6 22.Re1
and Black is completely tied up
because of his poor king position and
the passed pawn on g7. ]
10.fxg7 Rg8
[ Black can also play 10...Bxc3+
first, when 11.bxc3 Rg8 12.Bh6
will transpose. ]
11.Bh6 -0.01/25 If White wants to play
for an advantage, he must really keep
the pawn on g7.
[ 11.0-0 0.31/22 Bxc3 12.bxc3 ]
11...f6
[ Here, too, Black can either take on
c3 immediately or wait a move, the
key difference between his defensive
tries being where he puts the rest of
his pieces. In this there are several
major alternatives: 11...Ne6 12.0-0-0
Bxc3 13.bxc3 Nxg7 ( 13...Bd7?!
14.Rhe1 0-0-0?! is answered by
15.Ne5 Nxg7 16.Bxg7 Rxg7
17.Nxd7 Rxd7 18.Re8+ etc; , while
13...Nc5 14.Ng5 Nd3+ 15.Rxd3
cxd3 16.Nxh7 Ke7 17.Re1+ Be6
18.f4 f5 19.g4 Kd6 20.gxf5 Bxf5
21.Nf6 was winning for White in LevyKarakajic, Cienfuegos 1972 )
A) 14.Rhe1+ Be6? 1.41/24
( 14...Ne6= -0.23/24 ) 15.g4 1.07/25
( White has an interesting
alternative in 15.Ng5!? -0.01/22
15.Rd1-d5 1. 66 , for example Nf5
16.g4! Nxh6 17.Nxe6 fxe6
18.Rxe6+ Kf7 19.Rxh6 Threatens
to win with Rd1-d7+. Kg7 20.Rh5 9
gives White a favourable rook
endgame according to my analysis
with Fritz; , another untried and
previously unanalysed possibility is
15.Rd5! 16 threatening Rg5;
15.Rd5! 1.41/24 ) 15...Ke7
( 15...Rd8 1.28/24 15...Ke8-e7 0.87
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16.Nd4 Rd5 17.f4! c5 18.Nf5!
Nxf5 19.Rxd5 Nxh6 20.f5
won the exchange in Schiffer-Micic,
German League 1995 )
A1) 16.Rd4?! 0.39/21
16.h2-h3 0.86 Ne8! with equality
would have been best 17.Rxc4
would have been best with
equality;
A2) , White has some more
promising alternatives, for
example 16.Nd4 0.52/22
16.Nf3-h4 0.93 Kf6! 17.Bf4!? c5
18.Be5+ Kg5?! 2.48/22
( 18...Ke7= 0.19/23 19.Nb5
Ne8 ) 19.h4+!+- Kxg4 20.Rg1+
Kh5 21.Rg5+ Kh6 22.Bf4!
Threatening mate with Rg5-f5+.
cxd4? #4/10 ( 22...Nh5+- 3.06/23
23.Rxg8+ Nxf4 24.Rxa8 cxd4
25.cxd4 a6 ) 23.Rdg1!
1-0 was Levy-McDonald Ross,
Dundee 1976;
A3) , and 16.h3 Ne8 17.Bg5+
Kf8 18.Bf4 Nd6 19.Ng5
gave White a solid advantage in
Steiger-Stroeher,
correspondence 2001;
A4) 16.Nh4 Ne8! 17.h3 Nd6
18.f4 and White had a strong
attack in Mischke-Creus,
correspondence 1986.;
B) 14.Rhe1+ Ne6 15.Bf4
B1) there are other moves here;
for example: 15...f6 0.34/24
15...Ke8-f8 -0.01 16.Bxc7! Kf7!
17.Bg3 Nc5?! And now ...Nc5d3+ would win. 18.Bd6! Nd3+
19.Rxd3! cxd3 20.Re7+ Kg6
21.Nh4+! Kg5! 22.Rxh7
and Black's king is trapped
according to Müller and Voigt;
B2) 15...b5 16.Bxc7 Bb7
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1.06/25 ( 16...f6! 0.55/24 )
17.Nd4! Rxg2 18.Bg3!
trapped Black's rook in
Marchisotti-Pecchini,
correspondence 1995;
B3) 15...Kf8!? 16.Bg3 ( 16.Bh6+
Ke7= ) 16...b6=;
B4) , and 15...c5 16.Ng5 h5
17.h4 b6 18.Nh7 Rg6 19.g4!
hxg4 20.h5 led to a quick win for
White in Meinecke-Lubos,
correspondence 1988;
B5) 15...Kf8 16.Bh6+ ( 16.Bg3
looked OK for Black after b5
17.Nd4 Nxd4 18.Rxd4 Bb7
19.Rd7 Bxg2 20.Rxc7
aiming for Re1-g1. Rg6!
in Abromeit-Ster,
correspondence 1999 ) 16...Ke7
( 16...Ke8 0.18/24 16...Kf8-e7 -0.
21 should probably be met by
17.g3 , when Black still has to
sort out the development of his
pieces ) 17.Nh4 Kf6 0.24/23
( 17...f6 -0.29/22 ) 18.Rd5= b6
19.Rf5+ Intending Re1-e7! and
mate. Ke7 20.Bg5+ etc
B5a) 20...Kf8 is interesting,
though White seems to have
at least a draw via 21.Bh6+
( 21.Bf6!? ) 21...Ke7 22.Bg5+
etc;
B5b) 20...Kd6 21.Be3! Nd8
22.Rh5 and White stood better
in Bahkrak-Gyimesi, Budapest
1994.;
C) 14.Rhe1+ and now: ]
[ 11...Bf5 1.06/21 11...Nd8-e6 0.01
12.0-0-0! Bxc3 13.bxc3
A) 13...f6 can be met by 14.Rhe1+
0.69/24 ( 14.Rd4 1.10/23 )
14...Kf7 15.Rd4! with many
threats, for example b5?! 3.14/22
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( 15...Nc6 0.94/22 keeps fighting. )
16.Rf4+- Kg6 17.Nh4+ Kxh6
18.Nxf5+ Kg5 19.Rf3 1-0 as in
Grevlund-Binas, correspondence
1978;
B) 13...f6 1.17/24;
C) 13...Ne6 1.81/23 14.Rhe1+Rd8 2.13/24 ( 14...Bg4 1.74/23
is a better defense. 15.Rd4 Bxf3 )
15.Nd4 Rd5 2.56/23 ( 15...Bd3
1.98/22 16.f4 Kd7 ) 16.Nxf5 Rxf5
17.f4 Rh5 18.Bg5! Rxg5 19.fxg5
Rxg7 20.h4 1-0 was L.RichterClaus, correspondence 1975. ]
12.0-0-0 Bxc3 13.bxc3 The position is
equal. 13...Kf7
[ For 13...Nc6 0.37/19 13...Ke8-f7 -0.
01 14.Rhe1+ see the next game,
Ghizdavu-Dake. ( 14.Nd4!? )]
[ 13...Bf5 0.95/20 13...Nd8-e6 -0.01
transposes to 11...Bf5 above, the
subvariation with 13...f6. ]
14.Nh4 -0.41/21
[ A couple of other moves have been
tried here: 14.Rhe1
A) Voigt and Müller give 14...Kg6
15.Bf4 Ne6 16.Nh4+ Kf7! 17.Bh6
-0.58/23 ( but White can do better
here with 17.Re4!; 17.Re4=
-0.14/23 ) 17...Nc5
as the antidote.;
B) 14...Ne6 15.Re4 b5 16.Rd5
Against Ne6-c5 a6 17.Nh4 -0.10/23
( 17.Nd4 0.23/22 was preferrable. )
17...Nxg7= 18.Bxg7 Rxg7 19.Rd8
Hoping for Re4-e8. Bb7 20.Rd7+
Kf8 21.Rxg7 Bxe4 22.Rxc7 Re8
23.Ra7 and White scrambled a
draw in Schreyer-Dobsa,
correspondence 2001. ]
[ 14.Rd4!? is more interesting, when
Kg6 15.Rh4 c6 16.Rd1 0.14/22
( 16.Re1 0.51/19
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is more appropriate. ) 16...Bf5 0.75/22
( 16...Nf7= 0.14/22 17.Be3 b6 )
17.Be3 Bd3 ( 17...Kxg7 looks best,
though it looks a bit better for White
after 18.Rxc4 ) 18.Rg4+ Kf7 19.Ne1
h5 20.Rh4 Bf5 0.95/24 ( 20...Ne6
0.63/22 should be considered. )
21.Rf4 Bg4 22.f3 Be6 1.62/20
( 22...Bc8 1.06/23 ) 23.Bd4
was very good for White at this stage
in Dolgov-Kaverin, St Petersburg
1991. ]
[ 14.Rd4= 0.01/21 ]
14...Nc6
[ Black might well do better to play
14...Ne6 in this position; for example,
15.Rhe1 Nc5! as the antidote. Inhibits
Re1-e4. ( 15...Nxg7 0.25/22
15...Ne6-c5 -0.30 16.Bxg7 Rxg7
17.Rd8 Rg8 Against Re1-e8 18.Rxg8
Kxg8 19.Re8+ Kf7 20.Rh8! Kg7
21.Rd8 b6 22.Nf5+ Kf7 23.g4
was good for White in Wrinn-Bogin,
correspondence 1983 ) 16.Kb1
-0.67/23 ( 16.Kc2 -0.32/21 )
16...Nd3 17.Re2 a5 18.h3 -1.07/24
was Asmundsson-Bessenay, Nice
1974, and now ( 18.f3 -0.58/22 )
18...f5 19.Nf3 Ra6! looks quite
good for Black. Unless improvements
can be found here then White should
opt for 14 Rd4. ]
15.f4 Bg4 16.Rde1 Rge8 17.h3 Be2
18.g4 Bd3 19.g5 -0.63/26
[ White should play 19.Rhg1= -0.08/20 ]
19...b5?! 0.25/23 Launching into a
counter-attack when he should really be
thinking about defending his kingside.
[ 19...Ne7 -0.29/21 19...f6-f5 -0.62
looks better, defending the kingside
light squares (f5 and g8 in
particular). ]
[ 19...f5 -0.63/26 ]
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20.gxf6= b4 0.98/22 This is certainly
consistent, but here too it was better to
focus on the kingside.
[ 20...Kxf6 21.Nf3 Kf7 22.Rhg1
( 22.f5!? ) 22...Rxe1+ 23.Rxe1
is good for White because his g7pawn continues to tie Black down, but
this is certainly better for Black than
the game. ]
[ 20...Kxf6 0.31/23 21.Nf3 Bf5 ]
21.Kb2! Kxf6 22.Nf3 0.29/23
[ Better is 22.f5 0.85/22 bxc3+
23.Kxc3 ]
22...Kf7 1.01/23
[ 22...a5= 0.29/23 ]
23.Ng5+→ White wants a kill.
[ It was worth considering the
immediate 23.f5!? ; for example, Bxf5
is answered by 24.Rxe8 Rxe8
25.Rf1! and if. Black must now
prevent Nf3-h4. Re2+ then 26.Kc1!
looks good. ]
23...Kg8
[ 23...Kg6? 24.Rxe8 Rxe8 25.Re1!!
Kxh6 26.Rxe8 Kxg7 27.Rc8+- ]
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24...Bg6? 0.87/21 Missing White's
reply?
[ 24...Re7 would have been better,
when 25.Bg5 -0.45/22 is probably
critical ( as Black can now meet 25.f5!
with Rf7 .; 25.f5! 0.33/25 )]
[ 24...Rab8= 0.01/25 remains equal. ]
25.f5! A key move for White; this pawn
on f5 will play a crucial role in keeping
Black's kingside in a bind. 25...Bf7
[ If 25...Bxf5? 9.26/26 25...Bg6-f7 1.11
26.Rhf1 wins on the spot. ]
26.Re4
[ Better than 26.Nxc7 0.49/25
26.Re1-e4 0.81 Rxe1 27.Rxe1 Rd8
28.cxb4 Nxb4 . ]
26...Rab8 1.24/22
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Rxb4+ 30.cxb4 Rxe6-+ ) 28...Nxf5
29.Rxf5 Bxe6 30.Rf8+ Rxf8
31.gxf8Q+ Rxf8 32.Rxc7 Rf2+
33.Kc1 Rf6= ]
[ 27.Rhe1! 1.24/22 ]
27...bxc3+ 28.Kxc3 Nb4 29.Rd2 c6
30.Kxc4 Rb5? 2.35/19 After this White
is clearly winning. Prevents Re4-e5.
Loses the game.
[ Black can make a real fight of it with
30...Nd5 , for example 31.Kc5
-0.14/24 Prevents Rb8-b4. ( or 31.Kd3
Rb4; 31.Kd3 0.84/23 ) 31...Rb5+!=
32.Kxc6 Nc3 Strongly threatening ...
Rb5-b6+. 33.Re3 Rxf5 , breaking the
stranglehold on the kingside. ]
[ 30...Nd5 0.72/22 31.Kd3 Rb1 ]
31.Rd7+- Active counter play! 31...Reb8
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[ White shouldn't let himself be
distracted by Black's queenside
pawns. 27.Rxc4 0.01/23 27.Rh1-e1 1.
17 bxc3+ 28.Kxc3 Ne7 starts to look
better for Black. ]
[ Much worse is 27.Rxc4?! Ne7
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32.Rxf7 A nice exchange sacrifice which
eliminates a key defender of the light
squares. The board is on fire. 32...Kxf7
33.Ng5+ Kf6 34.Nxh7+ Kf7 35.Ng5+
Kf6 36.Re2 Rd5? 3.64/22
[ 36...Na6 1.19/23 36...Nb4-d5 1.66
37.Nh7+ Kf7 ...Rb5-c5+ is the strong
threat. 38.f6 wouldn't make a huge
difference. ]
[ 36...Nd5 1.65/25 ]
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37.Nh7+ Kf7 38.f6 White wants to mate
with Re2-e7+. 38...Rf5 5.12/23
[ 38...Nxa2 3.41/23 might work better.
39.Rxa2 Rf5 ]
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[ 8.Qe2= 0.12/20 remains equal. Ng8
[ 40...Rxf7 41.Nxf7 ]
9.Nf3 ]
41.Kc5 Nd3+ 42.Kd6 Rxf7 43.Nxf7
8...Ne4 -0.10/23
White is clearly winning. 43...Kxf7
[ 8...Qxe5 -0.86/21 Threatens to win
44.Re3 Rg8 45.Rf3+ Kg6 46.Rxd3
with ...d7-d5. 9.0-0 0-0 ]
Kxh6 47.Rg3 Weighted Error Value:
9.0-0!= Nxc3
White=0. 14 (very precise) /Black=0.32
[ 9...Qxe5? 10.Nxe4 Qxe4
1-0
11.Qb3+- ]
10.Bxc3 -0.75/21
[ 10.Nxc3= 0.01/22 keeps the
C21
balance. Bxc3 11.Bxc3 ]
Soldatenko,Vasily
10...Nc6N
Markov,Andrey A
[ 10...Bxc3 11.Nxc3 0-0 12.Nd5
RUS corr
1901
Qxe5 13.Re1 Qd6 14.Qh5 c6
[Mon Hokmome]
15.Nc7 g6 16.Qh6 Qxc7 17.Bxf7+
Kxf7 18.Qxh7+ Kf6 19.Qh4+ Kg7
C21: Danish Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.d4
20.Re7+ Rf7 21.Qd4+ Kf8 22.Qh8+
exd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Bc4 cxb2 5.Bxb2
Kxe7 23.Re1+ Kd6 24.Qe5#
Nf6 6.e5! Bb4+ 7.Nc3 -1.03/20
Focal-points-Janowski and
[ 7.Bc3 -0.55/21 Bxc3+ 8.Nxc3 ]
Soldatenkov vs. ,1 ]
11.Rc1 0-0 12.Nf4 Bxc3
[ 12...Nxe5? 13.Nd5! Qd6
(Diagram)
14.Bxb4+- ]
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13.Nd5 -1.06/22
[ 13.Rxc3 -0.72/24 Nxe5 14.Nd5 ]
13...Qxe5 -0.64/25
[ 13...Qd8 -1.06/22 14.Rxc3 d6
15.exd6 Qxd6 ]
14.Rxc3 b6 15.Re1 Qd6 And now ...
Bc8-b7 would win. 16.Qh5 -1.08/23
[ 16.Rg3! -0.45/24 ]
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29.Bxg8? -5.62/23
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30.Bxg8 Qxg3+ 31.Rxg3 Rxg8
32.Kxf1 Rxg3 33.hxg3 ]
29...Rxg8 30.Nxh6? -8.65/21
[ 30.Rxg7 -3.30/24 Nf3+ 31.Kxf1
Qd1+ 32.Kg2 Qg1+ 33.Kxf3 Rxg7
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16...Bb7! 17.Rh3 -1.76/22
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17...h6-+ 18.Rf3 Nd8 19.Ne7+ -2.40/24
[ 19.Rd3 -1.54/23 Bxd5 20.Bxd5 ]
19...Kh8 20.Rg3 Ne6 21.Nf5
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22.Rg4 Qd2 23.Rf1 Nf4 24.Qh4 Nxg2
25.Qg3 aiming for Qg3-e5. 25...Ne1
[ 25...g6? 26.Qe5+ f6 27.Qe7+- ]
26.Rf4 Against Ne1-f3+
[ Don't go for 26.Rd4? Qg5 27.Bd5
Nf3+ 28.Bxf3 Bxf3-+ ]
26...Rg8 White must now prevent ...Ra8e8. 27.Bxf7 -2.84/24
[ 27.Ne7 -1.82/24 ]
27...Ba6 28.Rg4? -5.38/23
[ 28.Bc4 -2.84/22 was called for. Bxc4
29.Rxc4 ]
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[ 31...Qxh6? 32.Rh4 Nf3 33.Rxh6+
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[ 31...Nf3 -9.29/25 32.Kg2 gxh6 ]
32.Qxd3 Nxd3 Weighted Error Value:
White=0.61/Black=0.48
0-1
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C44
Pedersen,Karsten Nymann
Waagner Nielsen,Christian
[Mon Hokmome]
C44: Ponziani Opening and Scotch
Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3 d5
4.exd5 Qxd5 5.cxd4 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bg4
7.Nc3
[ 7.Be2 0-0-0 8.Nc3 Qa5 9.Be3 Nf6
10.0-0 Bd6 11.Nb5 Nd5 12.Bd2
Bb4 13.Bxb4 Qxb4 14.a3 Qe7
15.Qd2 Rhe8 16.Rfe1 Qf6 17.Ne5
Bxe2 18.Rxe2 Nf4 19.Re4 Nh3+
20.gxh3 Rxe5 21.Rxe5 Qxe5
Levin,M-9.0-0 0-0 10.Re1 (2180) Biel
1993 200 Traps In The Opening [
IainMackintosh] 0-1 (32) ]
7...Bxf3N
[ 7...Bb4 8.Be2 Bxf3 9.Bxf3 Qc4
10.Qb3 ( 10.Bxc6+ bxc6 11.Qe2+
Qxe2+ 12.Kxe2 0-0-0 13.Be3 Nf6
9) Black: 1.e4 e5 Sidelines-Center
Game Danish Gambit Opening
Compass for Black and White 2023 )
10...Qxb3 11.axb3 Nge7 12.Be3
0-0-0 13.0-0 a5 14.Rfd1 Rhe8 1
Chapter 1-Game 1 Game ]
8.Nxd5 Bxd1 9.Nxc7+ Kd7 10.Nxa8
Bg4 11.d5! Nd4
(Diagram)
(  ...Bf8-b4+) 12.Bd3 -0.26/23
[ 12.f3 0.23/23 deserves
consideration. Nc2+ 13.Kf2 Bc5+
14.Kg3 ]
12...Bf5? 1.57/21
[ 12...Nf6= -0.26/23 ]
13.Bxf5+ Nxf5 Pair of Knights! 14.Bf4
Bd6? 1.52/22 Black is on the road to
losing.
[ 14...Nf6= -0.09/24 ]
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Against Rc1-c8 17.Nc7 Threatens to
win with Nc7-b5+. 17...a6 Prevents Nc7b5+. 18.g4 Nd4 2.41/24
[ 18...Nh6 1.37/23 ]
19.Rc4 Nf3+ 20.Ke2 Ne5 21.Rc3
Nxg4 22.h3 Nh6 23.b4 Nhf5 24.Rd1
Ng6 2.30/22
[ 24...Rc8 1.49/20 ]
25.b5+- Nf4+ 3.49/23
[ 25...Nge7 2.37/21 26.bxa6 bxa6
27.Nxa6 Ra8 ]
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26.Kf1 Ne7 27.bxa6 bxa6 28.Nxa6
Ra8 29.Nb4 Ra4 3.00/22
[ 29...f6 1.99/21 30.Nc6 Nf5 ]
30.a3 g5 2.85/24
[ 30...Ra5 2.01/22 31.Rg3 g6 ]
31.Nc6 aiming for Nc6xe7. 31...Nexd5
32.Nb4 Ra5 33.Nxd5 Nxd5 34.Rf3
Ke7 35.Re1+ Kf8 4.36/24
[ 35...Kd6 3.09/24 36.Rxf7 Rxa3
37.Rxh7 Nf6 ]
36.Re5 Rc5 37.Ke1 Weighted Error
Value: White=0.17 (very precise) /
Black=0.58
1-0
C44
Schulz,H..
Trabert,Bettina
Lenk op (7)
1993
[Mon Hokmome,ChessCalisthenics]
C44: Ponziani Opening and Scotch
Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3 d5
4.exd5 Qxd5 5.cxd4 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bg4
7.Be2 0-0-0N
[ 7...Bb4+ 8.Nc3 Bxf3 9.Bxf3 Qc4
Danish Gambit [John Emms]
10.Bxc6+ bxc6 11.Qe2+ Qxe2+
12.Kxe2 0-0-0 13.Be3 Nf6
9) Black: 1.e4 e5 Sidelines-Center
Game Danish Gambit Opening
Compass for Black and White 2023 ]
8.Nc3 Qa5 9.Be3 Nf6
[ 9...Bc5 10.0-0 Bxf3 11.Bxf3 Nxd4
12.Bd5 Nf6 13.Bxd4 Nxd5 14.Qg4+
Kb8 15.Bxg7 Rhg8 16.Rad1 Nxc3
17.Bxc3 Qxa2 18.Qf5 b6 19.Qxh7
Qe6 20.Rxd8+ Rxd8 21.Re1 Qg6
22.Qh4 Rg8 23.g3 Qf5 24.Re2
Espig,L (2460)-Zinn,L (2400)/Goerlitz
1972/EXT 2002/0-1 (48) ]
10.0-0N
93
[ 10.h3 Bh5 11.0-0 Bb4 12.Rc1
Rhe8 13.Qb3 Nd5 0.83/22
( 13...Bxc3 0.33/21 14.bxc3 Nd5 )
14.Nxd5 Qxd5 15.Bc4 Qd6 1.44/21
( Black should play 15...Qa5 0.72/22 )
16.Ne5 0.01/25 ( White should try
16.Nh4! 1.44/21 ) 16...Nxd4=
17.Bxd4 Qxd4 18.Nxf7 Rd7!
aiming for ...Bb4-d2. 19.Bb5 c6
20.Bxc6! bxc6 21.Rxc6+ Rc7?
1.69/25 ( 21...Kb7= 0.15/26 22.Rc4
Qd5 23.Rxb4+ Ka8 24.Qxd5+
Rxd5 )
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24.Qf5+ Qd7 Zaitsev, I-Baikov,V/
Moscow 1973/EXT 2001/1-0 ]
10...Bd6 11.Nb5 -0.17/19
[ 11.a3 0.26/21 should be
considered. ]
11...Nd5 12.Bd2 -0.71/23
[ 12.Bc4= -0.08/18 ]
12...Bb4 &Nero is more active. Black is
better. 13.Bxb4 Qxb4 14.a3 Qe7
15.Qd2 Prevents Nd5-f4.
[ 15.Ne5!? Bxe2 16.Qxe2= ]
15...Rhe8 16.Rfe1 Qf6 17.Ne5! Bxe2
18.Rxe2 -1.93/24
[ 18.Qxe2 Re6 ...a7-a6 is the strong
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threat. 19.Qd2= ]
[ 18.Qxe2= -0.22/26 Re6 19.Qd2 ]
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18...Nf4!-+
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23.Kf1 a6 24.Nc3 Against Qg5-d5
24...Nxd4 25.Re1 Ne6 26.Qf3 Qg6
27.Nd5 -2.43/23
[ 27.Rd1 -1.65/22 keeps fighting. ]
27...Kb8 Threatens to win with ...Ne6d4. 28.Ne3 Ng5 29.Qg3 Ne4 30.Qe5
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[ 30.Qxg6 fxg6 31.Nc4-+ ]
[ 30.Qxg6 -1.53/24 hxg6 31.Rd1
Rxd1+ 32.Nxd1 ]
30...Nd2+ Black mates. 31.Ke2 Qd3+
32.Kd1 Nb3# Weighted Error Value:
White=0.60/Black=0.11 (very precise)
0-1
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C44
Marshall,Frank James
Showalter,Jackson Whipps
USA-ch Match Marshall-Showalter +7-2=..
[Mon Hokmome,Chessbase]
C44: Ponziani Opening and Scotch
Gambit John Watson: 'Ryan from
California asks a question that I think
many readers will be interested in, so
I've put it in this main section instead of
the mailbag: Do you know of any chess
literature at all that discusses a reversed
From's Gambit out of the English (1 c4 f5
2 e4 fxe4 3 d3 exd3 4 Bxd3 Nf6 5 g4,
followed by g5 and Qc2)? Is this sound?
Maybe I'm blind, but I've looked in 5
English books & MCO, BCO, etc. and
cannot find anything on it. I've played it
vs people at my level with lots of
success, but I know that this means
nothing at all regarding its theoretical
soundness. jw: A great question. This is
a fun idea and a fairly natural one
(From's Gambit Reversed with c4 in) ,
but I see a couple of problems here,
mostly due to the fact that c4 seems to
hurt White in comparison with a Bird's
Opening. First, on a less important level,
1. c4 f5 2.e4 e5!? looks playable since a
bishop can't get to c4. I've looked at the
normal solutions to the King's Gambit
and see nothing too attractive - Black
even has the advantage in most lines.
Best looks 3.exf5 [see my analysis in
the game]. The main problem I see is 2...
fxe4 3.d3 exd3 4.Bxd3 Nf6 5.g4 d5!
[again, see my analysis below]. You
might look into 5.Nc3.' 1.e4 My Fifty
Years of Chess. by Marshall,Frank J.
United States Chess Champion. 1942.
New Yor. Chess Review. p.116. 1...e5
2.d4 exd4 3.c3 d3 4.Bxd3 Nc6
95
[ 4...Bc5 5.Nf3 d6 6.Bc4 ( 6.b4 Bb6
7.a4 a6 8.0-0 Nf6 9.Nbd2 0-0
10.Bb2 Nc6 11.Nc4 Ba7 12.b5 Ne7
13.e5 dxe5 14.Ncxe5 Bc5 15.c4
Ng6 16.Qc2 Nf4 17.Rad1 Qe7
18.Rfe1 Be6 19.Qc1 Nxd3 20.Nxd3
Rfd8 From-like Gambit 1.c4 f5 2.e
[John Watson] (48) ) 6...Qe7 7.0-0
Bg4 8.h3 Be6 9.Qb3 Bxc4 10.Qxc4
Nc6 11.a4 Ne5 12.Nxe5 dxe5 13.b4
Bd6 14.a5 a6 15.b5 axb5 16.Qxb5+
c6 17.Qc4 Nf6 18.Bg5 0-0 19.Nd2
Derbenev,A (2260)-13.f3 Ng8 14.Qc2
Sharjah 153/194 1987 Fritz 12
[Dragan Solak] 1-0 (38) ]
5.Nf3 d6 6.Bc4N
[ 6.0-0 ]
[ 6.h3 Nf6 7.Bf4 Be7 8.Nbd2 Nd7
9.Nc4 Bf6 10.Bc2 0-0 11.0-0 Nde5
12.Ne3 Be6 13.Nd2 b5 14.Bg3 Na5
15.a4 Nac4 16.axb5 Nxe3 17.fxe3
Ljubojevic,L-Olafsson,F Las Palmas
17/(278) 1974 ]
6...Nf6 7.Bf4 -0.10/22
[ 7.0-0 0.35/19 is superior. ]
7...Be7 0.31/19
[ 7...Nxe4 8.Bxf7+ ( 8.0-0 ) 8...Kxf7
9.Qd5+ Ke8 Threatens to win with ...
Ne4-f6. 10.Qxe4+ Qe7 ]
[ 7...Nxe4= -0.10/22 8.Qd5 Be6
9.Qxe4 d5 10.Bxd5 Qxd5 11.Qxd5
Bxd5 ]
8.Nbd2 0-0 White has an edge. 9.0-0
Bg4 10.Re1 Nh5 11.Bg3 0.04/18
[ 11.Be3 0.45/20
is more appropriate. ]
11...Nxg3= 12.hxg3 Ne5 13.Bf1 Bg5
(Diagram)
Hoping for ... Bg5xd2. 14.Qb3 Bxd2
15.Nxd2 Be6 0.51/18
[ 15...Qb8= 0.06/20 feels stronger. ]
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[ 16...Rb8 17.Qxa7 Rxb2 Marshall:
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[ 16...Rb8 0.39/22 17.Qxa7 Rxb2 ]
17.Nf3
[ 17.Bxa6? -0.35/22 17.b2-b3 0.75
Rb8 18.Qa7 Ra8= ]
[ 17.Bxa6?! Rb8 18.Qa7 Rxb2= ]
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&Bianco is more active.
[ Wrong is 19.Bxa6? Rfb8 20.Bb5
Qxb5 ( 20...Rxb7? 21.Bxd7 Bxd7
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22.Re2-+ ) 21.Qxb5 Rxb5-+ ]
19...Rfb8 20.Qa3 a5
[ 20...h5!? 21.Rad1 h4 22.e5
( 22.gxh4 Qd8 )]
21.Rad1 Qc6 22.Re3 0.52/20
[ 22.f4 1.08/19 ]
22...f6 1.16/18
[ Better is 22...Qc5! 0.52/20 ]
23.Rd4 Qb6 1.27/22
[ Black should try 23...Qc5 0.90/20 ]
24.b3 c5 25.Rd2 a4 26.c4
[ 26.b4 ]
[ Don't do 26.bxa4 Qb1 27.Red3
( 27.Rxd6 is a self mate. Bh3 )
27...Bc4 ]
26...axb3 27.Qxb3 Qc7
[ 27...Ra6 ]
28.Qd1 Rb6 29.f4 Qb8? 2.96/23
Loses the game.
[ 29...Rba6 30.Red3 Strongly
threatening e4-e5! Rf8 31.a3 0.90/21
( White should play 31.Rb3 1.40/20 )
31...Bxc4 1.62/21 ( 31...Qe7 0.90/21 )
32.Rxd6+- Bxf1 33.Kxf1 Qb7
34.Rd8 ]
[ 29...h6 1.22/26 30.Rb3 Raa6 ]
30.Rb3+- Rxb3 31.axb3 Ra6 32.e5
Qa7 4.36/23
[ 32...Kf8 2.84/21 33.exd6 Bd7 ]
33.Rxd6 g6? 13.62/25
[ 33...Rxd6 3.11/23 34.Qxd6 Kf7 ]
34.Rxa6 Weighted Error Value: White=0.
18 (very precise) /Black=0.31
1-0
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C44 on development, development and more
development right now, so anything that
comes with check, we'll take! White can
1996 now block the check with either 7 Nbd2
or 7 Nc3, with the latter being the most
popular choice, as will be covered in our
C44: Ponziani Opening and Scotch
next game. 7.Nbd2
Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3 dxc3
[ Another interesting idea is 7.Kf1!?
4.Bc4!? When I was 15, I taught some
-0.83/21 7.Nb1-c3 -0.36 , but it looks
beginners in my class how to play chess,
like Black has Nf6 8.e5 d5!
as preparation for the Swedish National
when White lacks compensation. ]
Schools Team Championships. I found
7...Nf6 8.0-0
that the Nordic Gambit worked quite well,
[ Once again, 8.e5 is successfully met
teaching them the importance of
with d5! 9.exf6 dxc4 10.fxg7
developing as well as about tactical
-0.96/21 ( 10.Qe2+ -0.43/22 Be6
possibilities. When preparing for those
11.0-0-0 ) 10...Rg8 and suddenly
lessons, I realized that this Nordic
White has to watch out for ...c3!,
Gambit wasn't such a silly opening as I
which is a surprising resource. ]
had imagined and that White's initiative
8...d6 Black looks forward to solidly
can be quite dangerous if Black isn't
continuing with ...0-0 and ...Qe7 when
careful. 4...cxb2! Why be one pawn up
White's compensation really becomes
when you can be two pawns up? 5.Bxb2 questionable. However, in the game
Nc6N
White now panics. Black is better.
[ 5...d5 6.Bxd5 Nf6 7.Nc3 Bc5
9.Ng5? This entire strategy is doomed to
8.Qe2 0-0 9.Rd1 Qe7 10.Nf3 c6
fail. 9...0-0 10.f4 -1.67/19
11.Bb3 Be6 12.Bc2 Nbd7 13.0-0
[ 10.Nb3 -1.03/19 ]
Nb6 14.e5 Nfd5 15.Ne4
10...h6-+ 11.Bxf6 -2.62/24
Nordic Gambit-2.d4 ed4 3.c3 Survey
[ 11.e5 -1.69/21 Bg4 12.Qc2 dxe5
1997 Lexikon04 [ChessBase] ]
13.fxe5 Qxd2 14.Qxd2 Bxd2
[ 5...Nf6 6.Nc3 Bb4 7.Nge2 Nxe4
15.exf6 ]
8.0-0 Nxc3 9.Nxc3 Bxc3 10.Bxc3
11...Qxf6
Qg5 11.Re1+ Kd8 12.f4 Qxf4
[ Resist 11...gxf6 12.Qh5 d5
13.Bxg7 Rg8 14.Qg4 Qxg4
13.Bxd5+- ( 13.Nxf7 Rxf7 14.Bxd5
15.Bf6# ]
Qe7= )]
[ 5...Bb4+ 6.Nc3 d6 7.Nf3 Nf6 8.0-0 12.e5 Desperately playing for
Bxc3 9.Bxc3 0-0 10.e5 Ne4 11.Bb2 complications, but there is nothing.
Bg4 12.Qd4 Bxf3 13.gxf3 Ng5
12...dxe5 13.Nde4 -3.19/23
14.Kh1 Nxf3 15.Qd3 Nxe5 16.Rg1
[ 13.Nxf7 -1.86/23 is a better defense.
Qd7 17.Qd2 Ng6 18.Qd4 Ne5
Be6 14.Nxe5 ]
19.Rxg7+ Kxg7 20.Rg1+ Puzzles:
13...Qg6 14.Nxf7 Rxf7 15.Qd5
Exercises-Carl Hartlaub vs. M. W.
Prevents Bc8-e6. 15...Bf5
Testa ]
[ Not 15...exf4 16.Rxf4 Kh8 17.Qxf7
6.Nf3 Bb4+! Black should be focused
Qxf7 18.Bxf7= ( 18.Rxf7 Ne5 )]
Saca,M..
Ivanov,I..
64: San Francisco
[Mon Hokmome]
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16.fxe5? -4.70/23
[ 16.Ng3 -2.60/24 is the only way for
White. Ne7 17.Qxb7 Bc5+ 18.Kh1 ]
16...Bxe4! 17.Qxf7+ Kh7 18.Qxg6+
Bxg6 Black has played very calmly and
kept everything under control. White is
out of tricks and the rest is a simple
matter of technique. This bishop pair is
nice. 19.e6 Re8 20.Rad1 Na5 21.Bd3
Rxe6 22.Bxg6+ Kxg6 23.Rd7 Bc5+
24.Kh1 Bd6 25.g3 Nc6 ...Re6-e2 is
the strong threat. 26.Rff7 Ne7 27.Rf2
b5 28.Rb2 b4 29.Kg2 a5 30.Rd8 a4
31.Ra8 a3 32.Rd2 Nf5 Hoping for ...c7c5. 33.Ra5 -10.32/23
[ 33.Kh3 -4.75/19 ]
33...Ne3+ 34.Kh3 Nc4 35.Rxd6 Rxd6
Endgame KRN-KR 36.Rc5
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[ 37.Rxc4 b2 ]
(Diagram)
37...a2! Black mates. 38.Rxc4 a1Q
39.Rg4+ Kh7 40.Kh4 g5+ 41.Kh5
Qd1 42.h3 Qe2 43.b4 Qe8#
Black took control after the opening.
C21
Preo,Nicolas A
Hayes,Robert
USA Golden Knights?
[Mon Hokmome]
1953
C21: Danish Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.d4
exd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Bc4 cxb2 5.Bxb2
d5 6.Bxd5 Nf6 7.Bxf7+ Kxf7 8.Qxd8
Bb4+ 9.Qd2 Bxd2+ 10.Nxd2 c5
11.Ngf3 Rf8N
[ 11...Nbd7 12.e5 Re8 13.0-0 Nd5
14.e6+ Rxe6 15.Ng5+ Ke7 16.Nxe6
Kxe6 17.Bxg7 b5 18.Rfe1+ Kd6
19.Ne4+ Kc6 20.Rec1 b4 21.Bd4
Nc3 22.Bxc3 bxc3 23.Rxc3 Ba6
24.Nxc5 Nxc5 25.Rac1 Bb5
26.Rxc5+ Oberc,S-7.Bb5 Nd4 8.cd4
Bb6 CIS-ch 1953 ZUS C73 [John
Watson] 1-0 ]
12.0-0 b6 0.65/20
[ 12...Nc6= 0.27/21 ]
13.e5 0.27/20
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[ 13.Ne5+ 0.65/20 Kg8 14.f3 ]
13...Nd5= 14.Ne4 When Black adopted
Schlechter's plan of 10...c5!?, trying to
get the queenside pawn majority moving,
Preo was usually able to exploit the
vulnerability of the c-pawn. This game
was the exception where the c-pawn
proved strong. 14...Ke7 0.65/20
[ 14...Kg8= 0.21/21 should be
considered. ]
15.Nd6 0.16/22
[ 15.e6 0.65/20 ]
15...Bg4 16.Ng5 h6 17.Nge4 Nc6
18.f3 Be6 19.a3 -0.01/22
[ 19.a4 0.40/21 feels stronger. ]
19...Nf4 20.Rad1 Nd4 0.45/22
[ 20...Rad8= 0.01/20 ]
21.Rf2 0.01/22
[ 21.Bxd4 Ne2+ 22.Kf2 Nxd4= ]
[ 21.Ng3 0.45/22 ]
21...Bb3 22.Rdd2 Nfe6 23.Rd3 Rad8
24.g3 -1.02/24
[ 24.Bxd4= 0.09/22 keeps the
balance. Nxd4 25.f4 ]
24...Bd5 -0.47/23
[ 24...Bc2 -1.02/24 25.Re3 Bxe4
26.Nxe4 Ng5 27.Nxg5 hxg5 ]
25.Re3 -0.92/23
[ 25.Nd2 -0.47/23 might be
stronger. ]
25...Bxe4 26.Nxe4 Nf5 Prevents Ne4d6. Pair of Knights! 27.Re1 Rd3 28.f4
Nfd4 aiming for ...Nd4-f3+. 29.Kg2
Inhibits Nd4-f3. 29...c4↑ -0.08/20
[ 29...h5 -0.45/20 ]
30.Rc1= Nf5! 31.Nd6! Ne3+ 32.Kg1
-0.98/23
[ 32.Kh1!= 0.01/23 was the only way
to keep the balance. ]
32...Nd1 33.Rfc2 Nxb2 &Nero is more
active. 34.Rxb2 c3↑ Black has some
pressure. 35.Rb4 Nd4 36.Rxd4 Rxd4
37.Rxc3 Endgame KRR-KRN 37...Ke6
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38.Re3 -1.38/23
[ 38.Nb5 -0.67/22 Rd1+ 39.Kf2 ]
38...Rd2 39.f5+ Kd5 40.g4 a6
-0.62/22
[ 40...h5!-+ -1.67/22 41.gxh5 Rc2 ]
41.Ne4! Rd4
[ 41...Rd1+?! 42.Kf2 Ra1 43.e6= ]
42.Nc3+ Kc6 43.Ne4 Re8! 44.e6 Kd5!
45.Nc3+ Kd6! 46.h3 Ke7 47.Ne4
-1.09/24
[ 47.Ne2 -0.52/25 Rd2 48.Kf2 ]
47...Rc8 48.Kf2 b5 49.Ng3 Rf4+
50.Kg2 Rc2+ 51.Ne2 -1.20/24
[ White should play 51.Kg1 -0.75/27 ]
51...Ra2! Hoping for ...Ke7-e8. 52.Kg3
Ra4 53.Nc3 R4xa3 54.Nd5+ -4.66/28
Now White is beyond hope.
[ 54.Kf4!= -0.01/26 ]
54...Kd6-+ 55.Nc3 b4! 56.e7 Rxc3
57.Rxc3
[ Don't blunder 57.e8Q? Rxe3+
58.Qxe3 Ra3 ]
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KR-KR 57...Re2 Inhibits Rc3-e3.
[ Stronger than 57...Kxe7 58.Rc7+
Kf6 59.Rb7 ]
58.Rc8 Rxe7 Threatens to win with ...
Re7-b7. 59.Ra8 Rb7 And now ...b4-b3
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would win. 60.Rxa6+ Ke7 -2.99/29
[ 60...Kc5 -7.36/26 61.f6 gxf6 ]
61.Ra2 -4.74/29
[ 61.Re6+ -2.99/29 Kf7 62.Re2 ]
61...b3 62.Rb2 Kf6 -2.28/29
[ 62...Kd6 -4.91/27 63.Rb1 Ke5 ]
63.Kh4? -7.35/27
[ 63.Kf4 -2.28/29 ]
63...Ke5 Strongly threatening ...Rb7-b4.
64.Kh5 Rb6 65.Kh4 Kd4 66.f6 gxf6
White must now prevent ...Rb6-b5.
67.Kh5 Ke3 68.Kxh6
C44
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f5+! 69.Kh5 f4 70.Kh4 -8.34/23
[ 70.g5 -4.95/22 f3 71.g6 ]
70...Rb5 71.g5 f3 72.g6 f2 73.Rb1
[ 73.g7? f1Q 74.g8Q Qf6+ ]
73...b2 74.g7 Rb8 75.Kg5 Rc8
(  ... Rc8-c1)
[ Inferior is 75...Ke2 76.Rxb2+ Rxb2
77.g8Q= ]
76.Kh6 Kd3 Black mates. 77.h4 Kc2
78.Rf1 b1Q 79.Rxf2+ Kc3 80.Rf6
Qe4 81.h5 Qe3+ 82.Kg6 Qe8+
83.Kh6 Rc5 Weighted Error Value:
White=0.39/Black=0.16 (very precise)
0-1
Blackburne,Joseph Henry
Egger,F O.
blindfold Birmingham
[Mon Hokmome, Blackburne, J. H.]
1889
[One of eight games played at the
Birmingham Chess Club in 1889.] C44:
Ponziani Opening and Scotch Gambit
1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Bc4
Nc6 5.Nxc3
[ 5.Nf3 Bb4 6.0-0 d6 7.a3 Ba5 8.b4
Bb6 9.Qb3 Qd7 10.Nxc3 Nf6
11.Bg5 Nd4 12.Nxd4 Bxd4 13.Rad1
Bxc3 14.Qxc3 Qe7 15.Rfe1 Qe5
16.Qc1 Qe7 17.f4 Bg4 18.Bb5+ Kf8
19.e5 Bxd1 Von Schuetz,H (2450)-2.
c4 e5 (2600) Gatineau 1877 200
Traps In The Opening [Dorner,
Cranbourne] 1-0 ]
5...Nf6 6.Nf3 d6 7.Qb3 Qe7N 0.52/18
[ 7...Qd7!= 0.07/20 might be stronger.
8.Ng5 Ne5 9.Bb5 c6 10.f4 Ng6
( 10...cxb5 11.fxe5 dxe5 12.Be3 a5
13.0-0 a4 14.Qxb5 Be7 15.Qxe5
0-0 16.Rad1 Qe8 17.Bd4 h6 18.Nf3
Ra6 19.Kh1 Re6 20.Qg3 Nh5
21.Qf2 f6 22.Nh4 Bd6 23.Nf5 Be5
24.Bc5 Rf7 25.Nd5 Gross-Winter, G5.f3 Nf6 6.c4 c6_42868 Las Vegas
1998 Telechess CBM 103 [Chess
Post 207] ½-½ (47) ) 11.Bd3 h6
12.Nf3 Be7 13.Bd2 0-0 14.0-0-0
Qg4 15.h3 Qg3 16.Ne2 Qf2
17.Ned4 c5 18.Rdf1 Qg3 19.Ne2 c4
20.Qxc4 Qxg2 21.Ne1 Qxf1 22.Rxf1
Bxh3 9.Be2 Bb7 10.Ne5-Karsten,H
Jurmala 1993 Telechess CBM 103
[Chess Post 207] 1-0 (32) 23.Nc3
Bxf1 24.Bxf1 Rfc8 25.Qd4 Nf8
26.Nc2 Ne6 27.Qg1 Kf8 28.Bh3
Ne8 29.Nd4 N8c7 30.Nf5 Re8
31.Nd5 Nxd5 32.exd5 1-0 (32) 9.Be2
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Bb7 10.Ne5-Karsten,H Jurmala 1993
Telechess CBM 103 [Chess Post
207] ]
8.Bg5 aiming for 0-0-0. 8...Ne5? 4.57/23
[ 8...Bd7 0.37/19 ]
9.Nxe5 2.32/24
[ 9.Nd5 4.57/23 Qd7 10.Nxe5 dxe5
11.Bxf6 ]
9...Qxe5+- [Black must lose a pawn
whatever he does.]. White is clearly
better. 10.Bxf7+ Kd8 11.f4 1.53/21
[ 11.Bh4+- 1.95/22 ]
11...Qc5 2.92/24
[ 11...Qd4 1.53/21 keeps fighting. ]
12.0-0-0 Be7 2.85/24
[ 12...h6 1.99/22 ]
13.Kb1 Ne8 3.98/19
[ 13...h6 2.67/22 ]
14.Bxe7+ Kxe7 15.Nd5+
[ 15.Bg8 Qh5 16.h3 Kf8+- ]
15...Kxf7 16.Nxc7+ Ke7
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21...Rd8? 5.44/22
[ 21...Re8 2.62/21 was necessary.
22.Qd4 ( 22.Rd1 Rd8+- ) 22...Kf7
23.Qxd6 Nd7 24.Qd5+ Kf8 ]
22.b4 Nd7 23.Qe6+
[ Less strong is 23.Rc7 Re8 24.g4
Kd8+- ]
23...Kf8 24.Qxd6+ Kg8 25.Qe6+ Kh8
26.Qe7 Rg8 27.e5 Prevents Nd7-f6.
27...Nb6 28.g4 1.35/21
[ 28.e6+- 2.71/21 is more deadly. Nd5
29.Qd6 ]
28...Bd7 29.e6 &Bianco is more active.
29...Rae8 1.80/21
[ 29...Bc6 1.35/22 ]
30.Qh4 1.17/19
[ 30.Qc5+- 1.80/21 Bc6 31.Qe5 ]
30...Bxe6 1.85/21 31.Rc3 0.56/21
[ 31.fxe6+- 1.85/21 Rxe6 32.Re1 ]
31...g5! 32.Qh6→ -0.01/17
[ White should play 32.Qf2 0.63/21
Bd7 33.Qd4+ Rg7 34.Re3 ( 34.Rc7
Kg8 ) 34...Rxe3 35.Qxe3 ]
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[Black has gained three pieces for the
Queen, but his King is somewhat
exposed.] 19.Rc1 Ne6 3.72/23
[ 19...Ne8 1.41/21 ]
20.f5 Nc5 21.Qd5 2.62/21
[ 21.Qg3 4.77/21 Rf8 22.b4 ]
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(Diagram)
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Re7 3.00/21 34.fxe6+- Rgg7? 9.84/24
[ 34...Reg7 3.09/25 35.e7 Nxe7 ]
35.Rd3 Nxb4 [And White announced
mate in four moves. From an amusing
newspaper account of the manner in
which this mate was given I extract the
following: "At this juncture Mr.
Blackburne said, 'But can't I do
something now? One-two-three-four just so - 36.Rd8+!' he suggested. '36...
Rg8' came back from the teller. 'Best!'
instantly replied the blindfold player, his
genial irony eliciting a burst of laughter,
for all had gathered round this game,
which was the last survivor of the eight.
'37.Qf6+ Rg7.' 'Best again,' smiled Mr.
Blackburne, and again a murmur of
amusement ran through the crowd of
lookers-on. 'But now,' he added, in the
slow, suave and suggestive tone of a
modest and hesitating inquirer after
useful information. 'Now, can't I - a play 38.Rxg8+, and a - if the King
should retake (best again!) can't I - a play the Queen to the Queen's eighth,
and wouldn't that be a--?' Here a grand
burst of laughter broke short the
champion's question."]. Weighted Error
Value: White=0.72/Black=0.95
1-0
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