February 2012

Annotated chessgame to improve (2)

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In the chess opening the order of the moves is not random, sometime happen to get a position from a reversal order of moves, but the two chessplayer to get the position has lost some options along the game.

The Tromposky System start with the moves 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5, the idea is to take the knight to double the pawns in f6, so the black is usual to play 2. ... Ne4 to attack the bishop.

(1.d4 d5 2.Bg5) this is the Lewitzkij attack, the idea is to surprise the black, but next 2. ... h6 with the idea to continue with c5 and Nc6 the black has a good position (Nf6)falling in the trap (3.f3) to avoid Ne4 but was good to take the knight now (e6) so Bxf6 is not more a good option (4.a3 h6 5.Bh4 Nc6 6.c3) is the white as the idea to push a pawn in c3, the push of the pawn in a3 is not necessary (e5) this is a good idea to use the time gifted from the white (7.e3 Be7 8.Bb5 Bd7) It's the time to look a diagram

LionxLion has an excellent position with all the light pieces developed while huskerbacker has choosed to control the board with the pawns. Next 9. Bxc6 Bxc6 10. dxe5 Nd7 to attack e5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. f4 Nb6 LionxLion has a good control on the white squares and next the long castle a very good counterplay for the pawn sacrificed. I think that 9. Nd2 with the idea to control the key-square e4 is the best option

(9.h3 O-O) 9... g5! 10. Bf2 e4! with advantage of space and the initiative (10.Bd3 exd4)next the short castle the rush of the pawns was more dangerous but the right way to use the advantage od development (11.cxd4 Nh5 12.Bf2 Na5) No. It's not the butterfly attack! 12. ... Bh4! 13. Ne2 Bxf2+ 14. Kxf2 Re8! and the black has a good play along the e-file (13.Bc2 Nc4 14.Qd3 Nxb2) a slip in a good position, i think that 14. ... Nf6 leaves the black with an edge (15.Qh7#)

Thank you for the game and good luck for the next!

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Wide Open Game

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Keith_1979 is helping me in the study of the King's Gambit, i'm noting many games and i had to back playing to understand all the subtletlies of the opening.

We are learning togheter, he has annotated his first game on the King's Gambit:

- WIDE OPEN GAME

He gave me the permission to review this quick win for white in the king's gambit accepted.

I agree the introduction about the game, i would focus the attention on some positions to understand the most logical idea in the king's gambit.

Next 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 h6 5.h4 we get the position of the diagram above:

- The white has moved the knight and the bishop and he is ready to open the line for the rook.

- The black has developed pieces none. The square f7 is under attack and the rook in h8 is unsafe next 6. hxg5. 

So for the black to stay in the match there is a good reply only.

5. ... Bg7! To protect the rook in h8 and to control the square e5 with the idea to play g4

So 6. d4 to take back the control of the square e5 and to open the way to the bishop e3. If 6. ... g4 the knight can move in e5 and the pawns in f4,g4 and f7 are under attack!

Therefore 6. ... d6 to defend the square e5 and to open the way for the bishop in f8, if 7. ... g4 8. Ng1 the pawn in f4 is under attack only!

So we got a good position for the black, he has a plus pawn with good possibility to complete his development while the pawn in h4 can became a target!

Have Faith

Next 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 Rh7 5. d4 we got the position above.

Now we have to focus two things:

- The black lose the possibility of a short castle.

- Next 6. Qd3 the rook in h7 is under an x-ray attack.

The white has a good counterplay for the pawn and the waiting move of Bobby Fisher back to my mind!

We give a look to the next position generated by the moves: 

1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 h6 5.h4 g4 6.Ne5 Rh7 7.Qxg4 Nf6 8.Qxf4 Qe7 9.b3

I don't like b3 in the king's gambit, i'm usual to use that square for the queen or to manage the Nb1-d2-b3 looking for a place in c5 or d4, but the position is a bit different from usual and the black bishop is well placed on the diagonal a3-f8, also i think that the best move was 9. 0-0! The rook is well placed in f1, there is a double attack on the knight f6 now, and the king is more safe in g1 than in e1. To protect the knight the black can't play 9. ... Bg7 because 10. Bxf7+ Kd8 11. Bg6 Rh8 12. Nh7+ Ke8 13. Nxh8+ turn off the black resistance.

So 9. ... Nh5 or 9. ... Ng8 lose material next 10. Bxg8+

9. ... d6 lose a pawn next 10. Bxf7+ Ke8 11. Ng6 Qxf7 12. Nxf8 Qxf8 13. Qxf6+ Qxf6 14. Rxf6

Now we can go back to the position after 9. b3 with the ideas more clear.

9. ... d6! 10. Nxf7 Qxe4+! 11. Qxf4 Nxe4

White is one pawn ahead but he is no more in advantage of development.

The knight is trapped in f7 so the plan is to play c6-d5 to break the connection with the bishop, the white has to try to defend the position.

12. 0-0 c6 13. Bd3 d5 14. Bxd3 dxe4 15. Ne5 Bc5+ 16. Kg1 Bd4! with a double attack to the knight in e5 and the rook in a1.

So 12. Ba3 there are a lot of good idea for the black but i have not been able to find a clear winning line Ng3 13. Rh2 because 13. Rg1 Bg7 14. c3 Bf6 lose the h-pawn without compensation Bg7 to lock the square c3 to the knight 14. c3 Bf5 with the idea Bg6 and to prevent Bd3 15.h5 if Ne4 16. Bd3 Kxf7 17. g4 Bxg4 18. Bxe4 with a double attack to the rook h7 and to the pawn in b7 until the rook in a8. So 15. ... Nd7 with the idea Nb6 because 15. ... Nc6 16. d3 with the idea to trap the knight in g3 is not clear.

now observe well the position:

16. d3 Nf6 17. Kf2 Nfxh5 with the idea Bg6 and winning the knight.

16. Kf2 Ne4+ 17. Ke3 N7f6 18. Kf4 Bg4 19. d3 Bxh5 20. dxe4 Bxf7 21. Bxf7 Kxf7 and the black has a good outpost in e5 while the white pieces are fully uncoordinated.

Back to our game!

Bg7 10.Nxf7 Nh5 11.Qxc7 Nc6 12.Nd6+ Kf8 13.O-O+ Bf6 14.Ba3 Kg7 15.Nf5+ winning the queen 1-0

I can say that next 11. ... Qxe4 12. Kd1 Qg4 13. Bg2 Qxg2 14. Nd6+ the white wins the initiative and the game.

Thank you very much to drive us in this awesome opening!

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Kings gambit 3. ... Nc6

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(1.e4 e5 2.f4 Nc6) Scientificalmadness has the option to enter in a Vienna game with 2. Nc3 (3.Nf3 exf4) with an inversion of move the game is a king's gambit with an awaiting move as in the Fisher Defence but less safe because the knight in the future can be attacked from a pawn in d5 (4.d4 Qf6) to defend the pawn in f4, another interesting idea was 4. ... d5 5. e5 g5 a sort of Abbazia Defence (5.Nc3) another idea is 5. e5 Qf5 6. Bd3 Qg4 7. 0-0 with a great advantage of development for the pawn (Bb4 6.e5 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 Qf5 8.Bd3 Qg4 9.O-O Nge7) I think that Scientificalmadness would like to have a knight in e2 to attack the pawn in f4 so you see that the exchange of the bishop for the knight was good for kleinert (10.Be4 O-O 11.Qe1) Be4 and Qe1 are connected?!, peraphs the first idea was to play d5 or to set a trap next 10. ... d5 11. exd6 e.p. cxd6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Ba3 Be6 14. Ne5 and the white take back the pawn (Nf5 12.Bxf5) i don't like the exchange, the bishop of the white squares is too much important in this position 12. d5 next Nd4 was a good option to take back the pawn in f4 (Qxf5 13.Nh4 Qxc2 14.Bxf4)Scientificalmadness has an advantage of development for the pawn and a good attack on the king's side (b6 15.Qg3 Ne7 16.Bh6)a bit hastly, i like the idea 16. Rf2 Qe4 17. Bd2 with the idea Rd1 - Nf5 - h4 (Ng6 17.Nxg6 hxg6 18.Qf3) well nice trick, if 18. ... Rb8 19. Qf6+ Kg8 20. Rf4 with the idea Rh4-h8# (gxh6 19.Qxa8 Ba6) ohhhh rabbit in the hat! (20.Rfc1) a slip in a difficult choice 20. Qf3 Bxf1 21. Rxf1 Qxa2 22. h4 was a way to try something and (Qxc1+ 21.Rxc1 Rxa8) without the rook in a8 with a bishop in c4 and the pawn in b5 the endgame seem draw, so how to save the game?! (22.a4 Kg7 23.a5 b5 24.d5) the chain moved and the pawns are weaker (Re8 25.Re1 d6 26.e6 fxe6 27.g4 e5) honestly seemed desperate mission (28.h4 Bb7 29.Rb1 Ba6 30.Kg2 Rf8 31.Kg3 g5!) well done the pawn g4 is a weakness so fix it to attack it them (32.hxg5 hxg5 33.Rb2 Rf4 34.Rb3 Ra4) surely good but 34. ... Bc8 to take g4 was good also (35.Rb4 Rxa5 36.c4 bxc4 37.Rb8) good idea the rook reachs the 8ª rank but unfortunately there is nothing to attack from back (c3 38.Rd8 Rc5 39.Rd7+ Kf6 40.Rh7 c2 41.Rh1 c1=Q 42.Rxc1 Rxc1 43.Kf2 Bb5 44.Ke3 a5 45.Kd2 Rc4) and the a-pawn became a new queen  0-1

Congratulations for the good game and greetings from Cattolica!

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Annotated chessgame to improve (1)

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Today we begin to record the games of a double round robin tournamentCalled "annotated chessgame to improve".

We have invited many players with a score below 1500 elo points and first 4players who have accepted the invitation vie 6 games that we will comment on this blog.

In the first game we have "redrerrari" with 1224 enroll rating points, against "GusD" with 1027 enroll rating points.

(1.e4 e5 2.Bc4) The game is a king's bishop opening, the white attacks the f7 square and we know that it's the weakest square in the start of the game because it is defended by the king only  (Nf6 3.d3) the black know that it is a good thing to develop the knights before than the bishop, and chooses to play the Berlin Defense attacking the pawn in e4. Redferrari choose the quiet defence with the pawn (Bb4+) GusD loss a time because the white can shield the check attacking the bishop and strengthening the center (4.c3 Ba5) of course, for the next games i suggest you to play the line 3. ... c6 4.Nf3 d5 5.Bb3 Bd6 to improve your control of the middleboard (5.b4 Bb6)i don't like this rush because the bishop is well placed in b6 now (6.Qf3)an attack on x-ray on the f7 square but i think that to develop the knight in f3 with the idea to castle is a good option (O-O 7.Qg3)a move annoying really 6. ... castle seems a quiet move to continue the development but the white queen is threatening the pawn in e5 and to continue the attack with Bh6! to mate with Qxg7, so i suggest you to improve your game two options:

- 6. ... Qe7! with the idea: to defend the pawn in e5, to defend the pawn in f7 and to play to rush in d5. If 7. Qg3 c6 8. Qxg7 Rg8! to save the rook and to attack the queen, so you take back the time loss after 3. ... Bb4+ 9. Qh6 Bxf2!

 

and now if 10. Kxf2 Ng4+! winning the queen.

- 6. ... 0-0 7. Qg3 c6!? this is a key move when the white has a bishop in c4 the idea is that 8. Qxe5?! fail next d5! 9. Bb3 Re8!! with a fantastic play on the open file! 8. Bh6 Nf5 to defend the point g7 and to attack the queen 9. Qg4 Qf6 10. Qxh5 d5!

so next 11. exd5 Qxf2+ 12. Kd1 Qf1+ 13. Kc2 Qxg2+ 14. Nd2 cxd5 the white has a marvelous attack

(Nxe4) the idea is interesting but you need more pieces in attack to continue the attack (8.dxe4 Nc6 9.Bh6 Qf6 10.Nf3) a slip, and the bishop in h6?! (Qd6) slid back (11.Qxg7+) {Black king mated} 1-0

So we have seen that there are a lot of thing to know in chess and don't be afraid if you lose a piece or to sacrify a pawn if you can have the initiative for them.

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Kings gambit "A high-class waiting move"

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"The refutation of any gambit begins with accepting it. In my opinion the King’s Gambit is busted. It loses by force." Robert James Fisher

Peraphs Bobby was disappointed for the loss in the Kieseritzky Gambit 1. e4 e5 2. f4 ef4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 played against Boris Spassky in Mar del Plata, March 30, 1960. However his prophetic words bore the Fisher Defence in the kings gambit.

(1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 d6) to prevent the jump of the knight in e5 "a high-class waiting move" (4.Bc4 Be6) the Bobby's idea was to play the Berlin Defence 3. ... h6 Deferred also i found many games with this escape of bishop (5.d3) the most common reply is Bishop x Bishop (g5 6.Nc3) we are out of the teory but let's look at the position:

- Scientificalmadness has gave up a pawn for an advantage of development, he has three pieces in game while hiratexkeniih has moved the bishop only so 6. ... Bxc4 seems optimistic too; 6. ... h6 next the develop of the bishop in e6 with the square d4 free for the knight seems out of time 7. h4 g4 8. Nd4 and the black has too many pawns attacked without develop to go out safe from the position 7. ... Bg7 8. hxg5 hxg5 9. Rxh8 Bxh8 10. e5! breaks through the defence Bxe5 11. d4 Bg7 12. Qd3 striking on the white squares, Qh7-Qg6 and Ne4-Ng5 are the ideas to hit the black position; so we can try 6. ... Bg7 to defend the diagonal h8-d4 7. h4 g4 8. Ng5 Bxc4 9. dxc4 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 h6 11. Nxf7 Kxf7 12. Qxg4 Nf6 13. Qxf4 and the white get the classic attack on the king's side.

(c6) another waiting move, now 7. Bxe6 fxe6 8. h4 g4 9. Ne5 works properly (7.b3)risky (Bg7 8.Bb2 Nd7) Qa5! 9. Qd2 Bxc4 10. dxc4 Nd7 and the black is fine (9.O-O) 9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. Nd2 and the white take back the pawn (g4 10.Nd4) slip (Bxd4+ 11.Kh1 Be3) the black bishop was placed on the diagonal a1-h8 perfectly, 11. ... Qf6! and the black is fine (12.Bxe6 fxe6 13.Qxg4 Qf6) 13. ... Ngf6!? 14. Qxe6+ Qe7 and the black hold the piece of advantage  (14.Nb5) ingenious (e5) Qxb2 was safe (15.Nc7+ Kd8 16.Nxa8 Nh6 17.Qf3 Qh4 18.Qh3 Qxh3 19.gxh3 Kc8) after the exchanges hiratexkeniih has a winning advantage but  the black has to manage his pieces to keep close the position so Nc5 with the idea Ne6 was the right way to keep the advantage (20.d4 exd4 21.Rad1 Kb8 22.Bxd4 Kxa8) Scientificalmadness has succeeded to open the files for own rooks but after 22. ... Ne5! the black keep the advantage (23.Bxh8 Nf7 24.Bd4 Ng5) it's late to find a coordination (25.Bxe3 fxe3 26.Rxd6) the eight and seventh rank are weak and the king is in the corner, there aren't problems for the activity of the two white rooks also 26. ... e2 27. Rf8+ Nxf8 28. Rd8# is prosaic too 27. ... Nb8 and the white is lost (e2 27.Re1 Nb8 28.Rxe2 Nf7 29.Rf6 Ne5 30.Rh6 Ng6 31.Rxh7 Nf8 32.Rh8 Nfd7 33.e5) the white has a lot of pawns to break the connection of the black pieces (a6 34.e6 Ka7 35.exd7 Nxd7 36.b4 Nb6 37.Ree8 a5 38.bxa5 Ka6 39.Rh5) looking for mate with Ra8 (Ka7 40.axb6+ Kxb6 41.c4 Ka6 42.a4 b5 43.cxb5+ Ka5) working for a stalemate (44.bxc6+ Kb6 45.c7 Kxc7 46.Rh6 Kd7 47.Re5 Kd8 48.Rh7 Kc8 49.Re8+) {Black king mated} 1-0

Thanks to the World Champion Robert James Fisher we know the Berlindefense deferred a valid defense system to counter the gambit of King!

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Philidor Defence

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None king's gambit at the horizont, we are wrong today too!

(1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4) So we have a Philidor defence, another idea was to take the centre with 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 but the idea to attack the square f7 immediately is interesting. The black can put a feet wrong after 3. ... h6 4. Nc3 Bg4 5. Nxe5 Bxd1 6. Bxf7+ Ke7 7. Nd5# it's the Philidor version of the Legal's mate (Be6)hiratexkeniih choose to fight for the square d5 with energy, i like to be more elastic and i prefere to continue my development with 3. ... Be7 peraphs he chose for a long castle already and if the white play 4. Bxe6 after fxe6 the black has a good centre and the line f open to attack the white king's side but i think that the advantage of development is important so 5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 attacking the pawn in e6 the white has an edge because the black is weak on the white squares and next 6. ... e5 there are two outpost in d5 and f5 for the knights.

Remember: - "When you put a pawn forward it can't go back!"  

(4.d3) Bd3 is a good option (Bxc4 5.dx4)the white position is not so bad he has a good control on d5! (Nd7) it's an interesting idea to keep the control of c5 also 5. ... Nf6 6. Nc3 Nc6 with the idea Qd7 and 0-0-0 is not so bad (6.Be3 h6)loss of time (7.Nc3 c6 8.h3) loss of time (Qa5 9.a3) i think that the moves h6 and h3 are two loss of time because nothing can go in g5 or g4 with utility 6. ... Be7 was a good option to develop a piece and 8. 0-0 was a good option to take advantage of development, while the pawn in a3 is useful to play b4 to attack the queen (O-O-O) bringing the king's in the lion mouth (10.b4 Qa6 11.O-O) the idea to sacrify a pawn to open the line on the black king is interesting but not necessary, i think that 11. Qd3 give to white a good edge if 11. ... Nb6 12. b5 Qa5 13. 0-0 and the black castle has the drawbridge raised (Qxc4 12.Na4 Ngf6) 13. Nd2 Qa6 14. c4 and Kleinert is still alive (13.Bxa7) with the idea 14. Nb6+ Nxb6 15. Bxb6 Re8 16. Nd2 and Kleinert take back the pawn (Qa6!)two pieces attacked and who had expected it? (14.b5 Qxa7 15.bxc6 Qxa4) right, Kleinert are looking to open the line to find a counterplay and hiratexkeniih swaps pieces to easy the pressure (16.cxd7+ Rxd7 17.Qd3 Rc7 18.Rfc1) attack and defence are equal but the black has a piece more! (Be7 19.Nd2 Rd8 20.c4)the white agrees to keep the center closed (b6 21.Rcb1 Qc6 22.a4) 22. Rb5! to double the rooks Kd7 (23.Nf3) nice trick 23. ... Qxc4 24. Nxe5! winning the queen (Ke8) the black king has found protection while white has three pawns weak (24.Rc1 Nh5 25.a5)If you have a piece of disadvantage is a good idea to exchange the pawns (bxa5 26.Rxa5 Nf4 27.Qc2 Bg5) with the idea 28. ... Ne2+ winning the quality (28.Rd1 Qxc4 29.Qb2)the white try for broke (Qxe4 30.Qb5+ Kf8 31.Qb6 Qb7 32.Qxb7)32. Rxd6 takes back a pawn but hiratexkeniih has tried a trick (Rxb7 33.Nxe5 dxe5 34.Rxd8+ Bxd8)the rook was protected! {White resigned} 0-1

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King's gambit - Abbazia defence

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After the annotation of the first game ended in the thematic tournament on the king's gambit we have the possibility to annotate an interesting variant of the king's gambit accepted, the Abbazia defence:

- the idea is to gain space for the pieces same in the countergambit falckber 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5

(1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 d5 4.e5) this is a good idea, the white can get a same position of the french advanced pawn where he has the f file opened already (d4) this is also an interesting idea, to prevent that white reinforce the center (5.Bc4 Be6) attack and defence of the square f7 (6.d3) the start of the tactic, if 6. ... Bxc4 7. dxc4 and the pawns f4 and d4 are both under attack (c5) another idea was g5 to keep the plus pawn (7.Bxf4 g6 8.O-O Bh6) i don't like this move because after the exchange of the black bishop the squares f6 and d6 are damned weak (9.Bxh6 Nxh6 10.c3) i think to remove a good outpost for the knight on the square e3 (Qb6 11.cxd4 Qxb2) dangerous really (12.Nbd2 cxd4 13.Ne4) all the white pieces go ahead on the poor king black (O-O 14.Rb1) Scientificalmadness saw a combination but i like the line 14.Nf6+ Kg7 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Ng5 Qb6 17. Nfxh7 with the idea to take the control of the line f (Qa3 15.Bxe6 fxe6 16.Nf6+ Kg7 17.Rxb7+ Rf7 18.Qb1) all the white pieces are in attack, this is an example of coordination (Nc6 19.Ng5 Nxe5 20.Nxf7) so it's simple, i like Rxf7+ with the idea Qb7 (Nhxf7 21.Qe1 Qc5) the knight f7 is nailed so the friend in e5 need protection (22.Ne4 Qc6 23.Qb4 Nxd3) a slip in an incubus position (24.Rbxf7+ Kh6 25.Qd2+ Kh5 26.Rxh7+ Kg4 27.Qg5+) {Black king mated} 1-0

I think this game is an example of advantage of development, the black has played the game without the rook a8 and the knight b8 is entered in the game too many late. That is very dangerous in the open game like the king's gambit!

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Torre Attack - Grunfeld variation

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I have some experience with the Colle System, i playied it against many masters with the white even with the black colour. I have some experience with the London System too but i have less experience with the Torre Attack. With the white colour i'm usual to play 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3. Nc3 with the idea to develop the bishop of the black square in e3 after the push of the pawn in e4.

So i'm happy to have played this friendly unrated coaching game because it is an opportunity to improve my skill defence in the Torre Attack.

(1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5) this move order is know as Anti King's Indian System (Bg7 4.Nbd2 d5) so we have the Grunfeld variation, i don't want to leave play e4 in a turn only (5.e3 O-O 6.Bd3) so the white has reached the standard set-up, the idea is to complete the development to play e4 (b6 7.O-O Bb7) my idea is to counter the house e4 (8.c3 Nbd7)i have not yet decided whether seek counterplay through the push e5 or c5 (9.Rc1) i think that it's a weak move because is not useful to pursue the main idea of the opening and the white stands to loose the initiative (Qe8) at this point the black was usual to play c5 in many games, i choose to test this move, the idea is to give freedom to the knight in f6 (10.Qc2) I prefer to play the queen in e2, to create a battery on the diagonal a6-f1 with the idea to play Ba6 to exchange the well posted bishop in b7 (e5 11.e4 c5) so the white has get his objective while the black has get to rush with both pawns in the center of the board, of course c5 is very optimistic! (12.dxe5) i think it's not the best choice, 12.Re1! and i think that white is good because after c4 13.Bf1 the black has to defend the pawn in c4 with b5 otherwise the pawns chain collapse so 14.exd5 Bxd5 15.dxe5 Ng4 16.h3 Nh6 17.Ne4! with the idea Nf6+ and the white has good advantage, also a good idea for the black is to give the pawn to take the pair of the bishop 14. ... Nxd5 15.Nxe5 Nxe5 16.dxe5 h6 17. Be3 with the idea Bc5 17. ... Nxe3 18.Rxe3 Qc6 with the idea to do pression on the pawn with Rae8-Qc7 and eventually with Re7-Rfe8, i think that black has a good counterplay (12. ... Nxe5 13.Nxe5 Qxe5 14.Nf3 Qe6) the worst is over (15.exd5 Bxd5) without pawn in the center i think that there aren't risk for both (16.Rce1) i prefere to move in the center the rook in f1 to give an option to the bishop in d3 and to move the Rc1 in d1 (Qc6 17.Bxf6) i don't like to give the pair of bishop for free (Bxf6 18.Be4 Rfe8 19.Bxd5 Qxd5) i think that white has to fight for the draw taking the pieces in the center of the board so 19.Nd2 is interesting (20.Rxe8+ Rxe8) to give the file for free is not a good idea (21.b3 Qe4) the white can't exchange the queen to not lose a pawn, 22. Qxe4 Rxe4 23. c4 Re2 a4 Rb2 (22.Qc1 Qd3 23.c4 Re2) i managed my heavy pieces with the idea to take the control of your second rank, the idea is to do pressure on the pawns a2 and f2 (24.Qa3 a5 25.h3) with the idea Re1?! (Qc2 26.Qa4 Bd4 27.Nxd4 cxd4 28.Qc6?) to win a game you must achieve small advantages, the pair of the bishops, a rook on the open file, a knight against a bad bishop, the control of an outpost, a passed pawn, etc... so without big mistake of your opponent the way for the goal is long, i think that 28.Qd7 gave chance for a draw d3 29.Qd8 Kg7 29.Qd4 with a noise perpetual check, so for the advantage the black has to find 28. ... Qe4! (Re6 29.Qd5 d3 30.Qf3) there was a rook to defend the diagonal g7-d4 now (d2 31.Qd1 Qxd1) {White resigned} 0-1

A game very interesting from a strategic perspective, White has tried to change the largest number of pieces, dismissing the situation in the center, this has favored the freedom of blacks pieces. There are many small tips in this match that a chess player can store to play better next games.

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Sacrifice of quality in the french

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I went back to play more than 70 chess correspondence game simultaneously. When i'm not in the pool, i'm at home to play chess. I'm doing a lot of experience in the king's gambit and in the french opening.

Today we are here to annotate a French, Russian variant. The time of the game was set in 1 day for move, very very fast, there wasn't time to swimm more than 1-2 hour for day 

I have annotate a game of the French defence already, also you can find a collect of games on the French in the italian language on this site.

(1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.Qg4) so it's time to play the russian variant (Ne7) i'm not an expert but i prefere to develop a knight than move the king in f8 (6.dxc5 Nbc6) and i prefere to complete the development than take back the pawn with Bxc5 (7.Bd2) looking for long castle and to prevent the push of the pawn in d4 (O-O 8.Nf3) i have some experience of a same position, i know that the attack of the white along the diagonal d3-h7 is dangerous and the black has to weaken own castle to have a counterplay on the center (f5 9.exf6 Rxf6 10.Qh5) targeting the point h7 (e5 11.O-O-O) if 11.Nxe5 Nxe5 12.Qxe6 Re6 nailing the queen (Bf5) targeting the point c2! (12.Bg5 Bxc3) i think that it's the key of the system 11. ... Bf5, the black sacrifices the quality to destroy the white castle, (13.Bxf6 gxf6) i think that is more important to take a time than to take a pawn with 13. ... Bxb2+ (14.bxc3 Qa5 15.Kb2) so you give me two decisive times i think that the white has to try to escape in the center with 15. Kd2 but the attack of the black was very strong in the Vojtek - Petrik after 15. ... Qxa2 the white is fully lined in defense with 16.Ne1 ending to be swept away to the 38 move, but what's happen if he move the rook in c1 with the idea to play the knight in h4!? (b6) i would like to open a line on the king so next 16.cxb6 i think to play Rb8 (16.Nd2 d4) look the position, all the black pieces are ready to trap the white king while the white pieces are disconnected and are in danger (17.c4 Qc3+ 18.Kb1 Bxc2+) {White resigned} 0-1

I think that the best way to to find a salvation is 17.Bc4+ and i like the aggressive Kg6, but Kh8 is interesting too, the idea is to play 18.Qf3 to defend the pawn in c3, so i'll play bxc5 with the idea Rb8 and the game goes on...

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Thematic tournament on the King's Gambit - first game

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I like so much to annotate game of chess so i created a thematic tournament on the king's gambit opening on the website chessworld.

The tournament is based on the round robin system:

4 playier all play all

As demonstrated by the following game of chess not everyone has understood that the tournament is thematic and should start with the moves 1. e4 e5 2. f4
but this is not a problem, the important thing is to experience and enjoy time with friends.

(1.e4 e5 2.Nf3) so the white choose to develop a knight to attack the pawn in e5 (Nc6) and the black move to a two knight (3.d3) a good option for the white was to play a spanish defence with 3.Bb5 or try an italian game with 3.Bc4 i don't like 3. d3 because close the way for the bishop and lose the advantage of the first move (Nf6) of course it's a good move to manage the run of the pawn in d5 (4.Be3) to move the knight before the bishop is a tips of the master, also i prefere to develop the bishop in g5 to pin the knight, i'm usual to move the bishop in e3 when my opponent move a pawn in g6 with the idea to play the bishop in g7 (Bb4+) so you help the white to reinforce the center (5.c3 Ba5) peraphs the idea of the check was to move in b6 for oppose at the bishop in e3 but i prefere to keep the bishop along the diagonal a3-f8 (6.Na3) perhaps with the idea to utilize the space that you created on c2 or moving to attack the bishop with Nc4, but i think that 6.Nd2 is more strong because you can go in c4 alike, moreover you defend the pawn in e4 and on 6. ... d5 you can play 7. Be2 d4 8. cxd4 exd4 9. Bg5 and next the castle you can manage to attack the pawn in d4, a plan is to rush with a3-b4 next Nb3 next Rook c1-c2 and Qa1 and the white has a good position (d5) nice shot (7.exd5) you have to keep a pawn in e4 so Qc2 was a good option (Nxd5 8.Bg5) to keep the pair of the bishop is a good idea (f6 9.Bd2 a6) i like 9. ... Qe7 with the idea 10. ... Nxc3 11.bxc3 Qxa3 taking a pawn (10.Nh4) i know Qh5+ with the idea Nxg6 but two knight on the edge of the board is too (O-O 11.Be2 Be6) look the difference:  the black has completed own development and the pieces are well placed in the center of the board while the white pieces are out of the action and in lagging (12.Nc4 f5 13.g3) i think that Nf3 was a good option but white are looking for a trick (e4?) i think that 13. ... Bb6 14. Nxb6 Nxb6 is equal because the white has the pair of the bishop but 13. ... Nf4! looking to take the bishop in e2 to weaker the pawn in d3 and the blak is very well! (14.Nxa5 Nxa5 15.c4 c6 16.cxd5 Bxd5 17.b4?!) too much too otmistic to walk on the rope in this position (exd3 18.Bxd3?) it's the very big mistake of the game. Kleinert has kept the king in the middle of the board he has fight like a piovra with the knights that seem the head of the hydra but he falls down in an oversight, remember to put your king in safe connecting the rooks with a castle next time (Bxh1 19.bxa5 Qxd3 20.Qa4 Rfe8+ 21.Be3 Qc3+ 22.Ke2 Qxa1 23.Nxf5 Rad8 24.Nxg7 Bg2 25.Qc4+ Rd5) {White resigned} 0-1

The first game is gone but still so many adventures are waits for our pretenders to the throne of champion of the tournament! Stay in touch!

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