January 2012

King's gambit - third step

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In the first two annotated games on the King's gambit we have seen already the vulnerability of the house f7, in this game we have to observe how much there is yet to be discovered in the theory of the King's Gambit.

(1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4) There are conditions to play the Muzio Gambit

(5.0-0 Bc5+) my opponent from São Paulo, the larget city in Brasil with a population exceeding 10 milion inhabitants, choose this move already playied four time in the correspondence chess.

(6.d4 gxf3 7.dxc5 Qe7)The black queen threatens to capture the pawn on c5 with a check and then capture the white bishop on c4 while the pawn in e4 is not in danger because after rook e1 the queen is pinned on the king; in 2001 the game Jobe, Tom B Vs. Arnold, Lee continued with 8.Qd4? Nf6 9.e5? fxg2 10.Kxg2? Nh5 and the white king became an easy target.

(8.Na3)I think that this humble move horse meets the principles of openness, the white should not worry of the pawn dubbed c5, but to bring into play as many pieces as possible, the knight on a3 is temporarily out of play, but defends the bishop c4, without losing time to retire should also frees up space to bring a rook on the central files!

(8. ... Qxc5+ 9. Rf2 fxg2 10. Bxf4!) the black pawn in g2 is a shield for the white king! (10. ... Nf6 11. Qf3) the queen goes in the Muzio's house, from this location creates a dangerous pressure on the square f7 (11. ... Rg8) peraphs with the idea Rg6 or Ng4 to keep the pinned rook in f2 but the black is in lagging of development and i think that the only way to continue the fight was to put a pawn in d5 with the idea to free the queen's side.

(12.Be3 Qb4 13.Qxf6 Rf8 14.Bxf7+ Rxf7 15.Qxf7+ Kd8 16.Bg5+)

Our journey to discover the secrets in the land of the King's Gambit continues in the next game.

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Horoscopes chess league team match

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Chess is an individual game, but you can play the match in teams. On chessworld there are many many teams and leagues. A league in which I created my own team is one of the horoscope. In honor of my European and Chinese zodiac sign I chose to call the team cancer and tiger.

One of my opponents last season was Edward Kong of Singapore, he played a good game showing off a new theoric move in the french opening, I have tried to weaken his position by exploiting the columns open, but I lost a pawn and I had seek counterplay on the king trying to tie the pieces to the defense of his weak pawns. Thanks to a careful defense Mr. Kong has foiled all my threats and he got a final of pawns on both side in which was not possible to make further progress.

(1.e4 e6 2.Nf3) This is a minor line of the French defense, the great masters prefer to play the main lines and it is from these lines recently theorized that can lead to new ideas and the possibility to surprise  the players poorly prepared.

(2. ... d5) In the code of the opening it is classified as C00, and should be studied before embarking on other adventures. A very popular idea for players to attack is given by the french gambit: 3. b4 cxb4 4. a3 Nc6 to take the pawn is not a good idea 5. axb4 Bxb4 6. c3 Be7 with a lot of tricks for the pawn, it's a good opening in the blitz because is not simple to understand the right set-up for the black pieces.

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King's gambit - second step

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I believe that the king's gambit must be learned by every beginner that like to get a master level. In the first lesson on the king's gambit we have seen what happens if the black does not coordinate the best defense. However, without needing to play the best moves, try to get into the spirit of the King's Gambit.

(1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4) This was for centuries one of the openings more playied in the chess clubs, where amateurs were trying to emulate the great challenges of the players of the past, the white throw his gauntlet and the black accept without fear.

(3. Nf3 g5) This is the main line ot the king's gambit accepted, now there are two main line for the white 4. h4 to attack the black advanced pawns and (4. Bc4) i choose this line because i like to play the Muzio Gambit 4. ... g4 5. 0-0 gxf3 6. Qxf3 the white give up a knight to have a quick development.

(4. ... Nc6) it's an advise of Joseph Gallagher one of the most expert of the king's gambit.

(5. 0-0 d6 6. d4 Bg7 7. c3) the opening has followed a logical development, the white has managed to complete the development of his king's side and he has take the control of the centre, the black has defended his plus pawn and he has developed his pieces on the free squares. 

(7. ... Bg4) it's a mistake. 7. ... h6 is the right way to keep the pawn (8. Bxh7) mistake for mistake 8. Qb3 Na5 9. Bxf7+ Kf8 10. Qa5! was a good way to take back the pawn.

(8. ... Kxf7 9. Qb3 Ke7 10. Qxb7) this was my idea, to break the queen's side keeping the king in the middle of the board. I don't know which is the evaluation of the chess engines, i think that black is better though to play with the king exposed is not simple.

(10. ... Bxf3) next 10. ... Na5 Qb5 the pawn in h6 is unsafe, you see the useful of 7. ... h6 now.

(11. Rxf3) i don't want close the f file but there aren't enough developed pieces to continue the attack (11. ... Bxd4) i think that this move help the white, i like the idea to take the initiative but 11. ... Qe8 was a good resource because if 12. Qxc7 Qd7 and the queen can't avoid the change, but hey we are playing a king's gambit so i like the spirit behind eleven Keith's move.

(12. cxd4 Nxd4 13. Rf2) looking at c2 and e2.

(13. ... Nf6) a good square for the knight (14. Nc3) develop! develop!! develop!!!

(14. ... Qb8 15. Qa6) i can't accept to exchange my queen

(15. ... Qb6 16. Qc4 Kd7) an oversight. The king in e7 and the queen in b6 are under the attack of the knight in c3 that can jump in d5 with a double attack but the knight in f6 do a good guard, i think that next 16. ... Rhf8 the black has an edge.

(17. Qf7+ Kc6 18. Qxf6) an interesting game to discover the secrets of the king's gambit.

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