Unorthodox Openings Newsletter

Issue N. 6 July 2002

Editor: Davide Rozzoni
e-mail: rozzoni@libero.it http://www.rozzoni.6go.net/
Content
Howdy Chessfriends,
In this issue you will find:
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Page 8
Page 11
Page 15
Page 18

My fathers 2 lightly annotated games from the 3rd WCH Latvian

Gambit Final
Hugh Myers New Book;
Une ligne du gambit Tennison by Vincent Casasnovas;
The Zilbermints Benoni: 1 d4 c5 2 b4! By Lev Zilbermints;
Dont Play This Defense by Rick Kennedy;
Enigma by Earl Roberts;
Gambetto Blackmar Diemer La scelta : 1.d4 d5 2.e4 Nf6 3.e5 by
Giorgio Codazza

Attached files:
Databases by Bill Wall and Giorgio Codazza
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It has taken quite a long time to put it all together. Recently I have changed my job and
Ive been very busy with it. I wish to thank all the above mentioned friends who
contributed with articles and games to this issue. I also with to thank Earl Roberts who
reviewed the most of this issues articles and games.
Many thanks also to the many friends who support me with e-mails of appreciation for
our free work.
UON is really becoming an international newsletter. This issue contains articles in 3
languages: english (mostly), italian and french as well!
By the way, Unorthodox Chess Openings (UCO) Yahoos group is well alive. Most
above mentioned authors and players are part of the group, not to forget Kari Heinola,
Clyde Nakamura, Eric Schiller and many other UCO friends. If you want to join us
pls. send an e-mail to UnorthodoxChessOpenings-subscribe@yahoogroups.com and
youll start having fun!
Next UON will be sent before Dec. 31st 2002.
Davide Rozzoni

My fathers 2 lightly annotated games from the 3rd WCH

Latvian Gambit Final
Ruggeri Laderchi,G (2416) - Rozzoni,R (1712) [C40]
3rd WCH LG Final SEMI, 01.03.2002
[Rozzoni Roberto]
1.e4 e5 2.Cf3 f5 3.Cxe5 Df6 4.Cc4 fxe4 5.Cc3 Df7 6.Ce3 c6 7.d3 exd3
8.Axd3 d5 9.0-0 Ac5 10.Ca4 Ad6 11.c4 Ce7 12.Cc3 0-0N in the post mortem
comments, Ruggeri Laderchi said that 12...0-0 cannot win but its impossibile
to win against it [ 12...Ae6 13.cxd5 cxd5 14.Cb5 Cc8 15.f4 0-0 16.f5 Ad7
17.Cxd6 Cxd6 18.b3 Df6 19.Aa3 Tf7 20.Df3 De5 21.Tad1 Cc6 22.Cxd5 Cd4
23.Df2 Dxd5 1-0 Kosten,A-Elburg,J/Latvian Training 2001/Telechess 83 (23)]
13.cxd5 cxd5 14.Ccxd5 Cbc6 [I believe this is an improvement to 14..Cxd5
which I played in the semifinal against Koetsier 14...Cxd5 15.Ac4 Ae6
16.Axd5 Axd5 17.Dxd5 Td8 18.Dxf7+ Rxf7 19.Td1 Cc6 20.Ad2 Tac8 21.Ac3
g6 22.Td2 Ac5 23.Tad1 Txd2 24.Txd2 b5 25.Td5 Ce7 26.Td1 b4 27.Ad4 1/21/2 Koetsier,D-Rozzoni,R/3rd WCH LG Semifinal (A) 2000 (27)] 15.Cxe7+
Dxe7 16.Cc4 Ac7 17.Dh5 g6 18.Dg5 Dd8 19.Dxd8 Txd8 20.Ae4 Ae6 21.b3
Ad5 22.Axd5+ Txd5 23.Ae3 Cd4 24.Axd4 Txd4 25.Tac1 Tad8 26.g3 b5
27.Ca3 Ab6 28.Cxb5 Td2 29.a4 Tb2 30.Ca3 Txb3 31.Cc4 Ad4 32.Rg2 Tb4
33.a5 Ta4 34.Tc2 Tc8 35.Tfc1 Af6 36.f4 Ad8 37.h4 Rg7 38.Rf3 Axa5
39.Cxa5 Ta3+ 40.Rf2 Txc2+ 41.Txc2 Txa5 42.Tc7+ Rg8 43.g4 h5 1/2-1/2
Rozzoni,R (1712) - Ruggeri Laderchi,G (2416) [C40]
3rd WCH LG Final SEMI, 01.03.2002
[Rozzoni Roberto]
1.e4 e5 2.Cf3 f5 3.Cxe5 Df6 4.Cc4 fxe4 5.Cc3 Df7 6.Ce3 c6 7.d3 exd3
8.Axd3 d5 9.0-0 Ae6 [ 9...Ac5 10.Ca4 Ad6 11.c4 Ce7 12.Cc3 Ae6 13.cxd5
cxd5 14.Cb5 Cc8 15.f4 0-0 16.f5 Ad7 17.Cxd6 Cxd6 18.b3 Df6 19.Aa3 Tf7
20.Df3 De5 21.Tad1 Cc6 22.Cxd5 Cd4 23.Df2 Dxd5 1-0 Kosten,AElburg,J/Latvian Training 2001/Telechess 83 (23)] 10.Te1 Ce7 11.f4N
Proposed by Watson with ! in a review of Kostens Latvian Gambit book [
11.Ce2 Cd7 12.Cd4 0-0-0 13.b4 ( 13.Cg4 Cc5 14.Cxe6 Cxe6 15.Ce5 Df6
16.Dg4 h5 17.Dh3 Rc7 18.Cxc6 bxc6 19.Txe6 Dd4 20.Ag5 Dc5 21.Dg3+ Rb7
22.Axe7 Axe7 23.Dxg7 1-0 De Jong,S-Vitols,K/cr 1 WK Latvian Gambit
1994/1998 1997/Latvian Gambit CD (23)) 13...Ce5 14.Cxe6 Dxe6 15.b5 Cxd3
16.cxd3 cxb5 17.a4 bxa4 18.Cc4 Df5 19.Ca5 Td7 20.Dxa4 Dg6 21.Tb1 b6
22.Aa3 Tc7 23.Tec1 bxa5 24.Txc7+ 1-0 Palmkoeck,W-Willigen,J/EM/MN/011
ICCF Email 1999 (24)] 11...g6 12.Cc4 dxc4 13.Axc4 Axc4 14.Ce4 Dg7
15.Cd6+ Rd8 16.Cf5+ Cd7 17.Cxg7 Axg7 18.Ae3 Cf5 19.Dd2 Rc7 20.Tad1
Thd8 21.Af2 h5 22.Db4 Ad5 23.c4 Ag8 24.Ah4 Cxh4 25.Te7 (with idea
25...Cf5 26 Tdxd7+ Txd7 27 Txd7+ Rxd7 28 Dxb7+) 25...Cf5 26.Tdxd7+ Txd7
27.Txd7+ Rxd7 28.Dxb7+ Rd6 29.c5+ Rxc5 30.Dxa8 Ad4+ 31.Rf1 Ae6
32.Dxa7+ Rd5 33.Dh7 Ce3+ 34.Rf2 Af5 35.a4 (35...Re4 36 Db7 Rd3 37
Da6+ Rd2 38 De2+ Rc1 39 b4 Cc2+ 40 Rg3 Ac3 41 Dc4 Rb2) 35...Cd1+
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36.Re2 Cxb2 37.a5 Ag4+ 38.Rf1 Cd3 39.a6 Cxf4 40.a7 Axa7 41.Dxa7 Af5
42.Da2+ Re5 43.Db2+ Rd5 44.Db3+ Re4 45.Df3+ Re5 46.Dxc6 Ae4 47.Dc3+
Rf5 48.Dc8+ 1-0
Hugh Myers New Book
In UON 5 it was written that Hugh Myers was about to publish his new book A chess
explorer. Well, the book is out now. Hugh kindly sent me a free copy of it. It is a nice
book. It contains many annotated games: for unorthodox players Id mention St George
Defense (1 game), Mengarini opening: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.a3 (5 games), Nimzovich
Defense 1.e4 Nc6: (37 games), Polish defense (1 game), Richter Veresov (1 game),
Sicilian, Myers variation :1.e4 c5 2.a4: (2 games ), Sokolsy 1.b4: (5 games) plus other
UCO. I played just a few games contained in the book, but I read the whole
autobiography. After I finished reading it, I can say I appreciate Hugh not only as a
chessplayer but also as a honest man. It must not have been very easy for him to write
about his own personal lifebut he did. Its all in the book. Now I understand the reason
why Edward Winter (Switzerland) called Hughs new book the best of all chess memoirs.
Thank you Hugh. I see your book as a gift of love to the chess world.
I dont know if some copies of the book are still available or not. If youre interested in it,
pls. contact Hugh at his address:
1605 E. 12th Street
Davenport, IA 52803-3801
And now Hugh, were all waiting for the next MOB.

About the Editor Davide Rozzoni

Sometimes a few chess players ask me a few questions about myself. I thought to
share with you something: Im 37, I live with Ramona, her 15 years old daughter
Nausicaa and our little 2 years old baby boy Robert Adam. Not to forget our very fat
cat Otello. I live close to Milan, in the North of Italy and I work for an international
Insurance Company as Property Underwriter. I learnt chess from my father at the age
of 10. Im currently corr. Candidate Master. My favourite chess books are A) Silmans
How to reassess you chess B) Myers Nimzovichs Defense to 1.e4 (1993 edition)
and C/D) Hardings Dynamic White Openings and Dynamic Black Defenses. I love
MOB and Randspringer. I like 1.Nc3 and 1...Nc6 almost against every whites move.
I love and play the Grob (1.g4) as wellalthough I must admit that it is an inferior
opening. Besides chess, I like reading (mostly religious/psychological subjects), I love
spending time with my family and, at last, I love good italian food too! Enough for
today my friends.
And now an article by a new contributor. Vincent Casasnovas is a Frenchman
who has lived for many years in Italy, in fact he speaks/writes very good Italian!
Une ligne du gambit Tennison
By Vincent Casasnovas

1.Cf3 d5 2.e4 A06 ou 1.e4 d5 2.Cf3 B01 Scandinave

Ligne 2.... dxe 3.Cg5 Dd5

Introduction
Caractris par ces coups, ce gambit est trs antrieur au gambit de Budapest (1916)
dont il diffre fondamentalement d'abord par le trait, mais aussi, par le fait que le pion c
n'a pas t jou. Les lignes dveloppes sont originales et le joueur non prpar peut
souvent tre surpris par celui qui s'est investi dans son tude.
La majorit des livres d'ouvertures l'expdient de faon grotesque en quelques lignes
mais les joueurs de Scandinave notamment doivent s'en mfier. Il est, de plus, une arme
redoutable en partie rapides et fourni dans la majorit des variantes un jeu intressant et
dynamique. Une rcente victime connue est le gnie ukrainien Ivantchuk en 1994 contre
Svoboda, partie potentiellement gagne en 15 coups.
Son nom vient du Capitaine Tennison, membre du cercle d'checs de la NouvelleOrleans qui le jouait vers 1880. Il fut aussi appel gambit de Lemberg, de Budapest en
premier, Zukertort, Abonyi, Polonais...
Nous examinerons uniquement une ligne du gambit accept qui est joue dans environ
20 % des cas de gambit accept ( mais beaucoup plus souvent contre un ordinateur )
Si des amateurs sont intresss, nous pourrons dans d'autres articles, examiner les
autres lignes ( 2... Cf6 2... f5 2... Ff5 et autres ), changer des parties et des analyses.
Plusieurs coups ont t jous et seront tudis successivement:
Chapitre A - 4.d3
Chapitre B - 4.h4
Chapitre C - 4.d4
Chapitre A - 4.d3
Le coup 4.d3 s'impose comme le plus fort et le plus intressant.
Les noirs vont gagner jusqu' 3 pions mais au prix d'un impensable retard de
dveloppement.
A1 4...exd
5.Cc3
5.Fxd tend un pige excellent en parties rapides
5... Dxg2? Tombe dans le pige 6.Fe4! Dg4 Il n'y a que cela
7.Dxg4 Fxg4 8.Fxb7 h6 9.Tg1! Fd7 10.Cxf7 ++- Avec gain blanc.
Bien sur, les coups plus surs 5... Cf6 5... Ff5 5... h6 ou autres sont possibles
5... Cf6 6.0-0 e5 7.Cc3 Dd8 8.Fe3 Cc6 9.De2 = Egalit
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5... h6 6.Cc3 De5+ 7.Cge4 f5 8.Dh5+ Rd7 9.Df7 Cf6 10.f4 De6
11.Dxe6+ Rxe6 12.Fc4+ Rd7 13.Cc5+ +- Net avantage blanc
5... Ff5 6.0-0 Fxd3 7.Cc3 Dd7 8.cxd3 e6 9.Db3 c5 Le pion donn est bien compens
5.Dxd3 Dxd3 6.Fxd3 Cf6 7.Cc3 e6 8.Ff4 Fb4 9.Fxc7 Cd5 10.Fxb8 Cxc3
11.Fe5 ++- Net avantage blanc
5... De5+ Ce coup est presque toujours jou bien qu'il aide les blancs se dvelopper.
6.Fe3 dxc 6...h6 7.Cf3 dxc etc
7.Dd5! Df6
7....DxD? 8.CxD L'change des dames est suicidaire.
Les 2 cavaliers, courte distance du roque noir, font la diffrence et parfois le massacre.
8.Cxd5 h6 ( 8... Ca6? )9.Cxc7 Rd8 10.Cxa8 hxg5 11.Fxa7 Cc6 12.Fb6+
8.Fd3 et le matriel concd est compens par le dveloppement et l'initiative.
8... e6 9.Dc4 Fd6 10.Cge4
A2 Cc6
5.Cc3 Dd8 6.Ccxe4 e5 7.Fe2 f5 8.Fh5+ g6 9.Cxh7
9... fxe4 10.Fxg6+ Rd7 11.dxe4+ Cd4 12.c3 ++- Gain blanc
9... gxh5 10.Dxh5+ Re7 11.Fg5+ Rd7 12.Df7+ Cce7 13.Cxf8+ Rc6 14.Dc4+ Rb6 ++- Gain
blanc
9... Txh7 10.Fxg6+ += Avantage blanc
A3 Cf6
5.Cc3 Dd8 6.Ccxe4 Cxe4 7.Cxe4 e5 8.Dh5 = Egalit
Chapitre B - 4.h4
B1 - 4... Cf6
5.Cc3 De5
5... Dd4 6.De2
6.Fb5+ Fd7 7.Fxd7+ Cbxd7 8.De2 e6 9.Cgxe4 Fe7 10.d3 Cd5
11.Cxd5 Dxd5 12.Fd2 = A peu prs gal
B2 - 4... f5
5.Cc3 Dd4 6.d3 e5 7.dxe4 Fb4 8.Dxd4 exd4 9.a3 Fxc3+ 10.bxc3 h6
11.Cf3 fxe4 12.Cxd4 = Egalit
B2 - 4... Ff5
5.Cc3 De5 6.Cgxe4 Fxe4 7.De2 Cc6 8.Dxe4 Dxe4+ 9.Cxe4 = Egalit
Chapitre C - 4.d4
C1 - 4... e5
5.Fe3 Cc6 6.Cd2 Fb4 7.c3 exd4 8.Fc4 Df5 9.Cxf7 dxe3 10.fxe3 Ca5
11.Tf1 Cxc4 12.Txf5 Fxf5 13.Cxh8 0-0-0 ++avec un avantage blanc dcisif et la suite ventuelle :
14.Db3 Cxe3 15.cxb4 Cxg2+ 16.Rf1 Ce7 17.Rxg2 Txd2+ 18.Rg1 Cd5
19.Td1 Txd1+ 20.Dxd1 Cf6 21.Cf7 Fd7 22.Dd4
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C2 - 4... exd
5.Cc3 De5+ 6.Fe3
Transpose dans la ligne avec d3
C3 - 5... Cc6
5.Fe3 Cf6 6.Cc3 Df5 7.Fc4 e6 8.d5 Ce5 9.dxe6 fxe6 10.Dd4 = Egalit
C4 - 5... e6
5.Cc3 Fb4 6.Dd2 Cc6 7.Cgxe4 Dxd4 8.a3 Fa5 9.b4 Fb6 10.Df4 Cge7
11.fe3 De5 12.Dxe5 Cxe5 = Egalit

Notes by D. Rozzoni:
Vincent Casasnovas article deals with a highly unusual opening. I searched out the
position in 4 large databases and I found the following games only:
Neher,G - Kieferle,P
Oberschwaben ch-B Weiler (6), 1993
1.Nf3 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Ng5 Qd5 4.d3 exd3 5.Bxd3 Bd7 6.Nc3 Qe5+ 7.Be3 c6 8.00 Qc7
9.Qd2 e6 10.Rfe1 Bd6 11.g3 Ne7 12.Nce4 e5 13.Nxd6+ Qxd6 14.Rad1 f6 15.Ne4 Qc7
16.Bc5 Be6 17.Nd6+ Kf8 18.Nf5 Kf7 19.Nxe7 b6 20.Ba3 c5 21.Be4 Qxe7 22.Bxa8 Na6
23.Bd5 Rd8 24.Bxe6+ Kxe6 25.Qxd8 10
Bullockus,T - Wegener,H (2165)
Wch Seniors Bad Liebenzell (3), 1996
1.e4 d5 2.Nf3 dxe4 3.Ng5 Qd5 4.h4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Qe5 6.Bc4 e6 7.Qe2 Nc6 8.Bb5 Bd7
9.Ngxe4 Nxe4 10.Qxe4 Qxe4+ 11.Nxe4 a6 12.Ba4 b5 13.Bb3 Nd4 14.c3 Nxb3 15.axb3
Bc6 16.f3 f5 17.Nf2 e5 18.d3 Bc5 19.Ke2 00 20.Be3 Be7 21.Bg5 Bd6 22.Be3 a5
23.Rhg1 b4 24.d4 f4 25.Bd2 exd4 26.cxd4 Rfe8+ 27.Ne4 Bxe4 28.fxe4 c5 29.Kf3 cxd4
30.Bxf4 Bxf4 31.Kxf4 Rf8+ 32.Kg3 Ra6 33.Rgd1 Rg6+ 34.Kh3 Rf2 35.Rxd4 Rfxg2 36.Rd3
Rg1 37.Rxg1 Rxg1 38.Rd5 Re1 39.e5 Re3+ 40.Kg4 Rxb3 41.e6 Kf8 42.Rf5+ Ke7 43.Rf7+
Kxe6 44.Rxg7 Rxb2 45.Rxh7 a4 46.Ra7 a3 47.h5 a2 48.Ra6+ Kd5 49.h6 b3 50.Kg3 Rb1
01
Stransky,M (1705) - Hanus,J
Klatovy op-B Klatovy, 1997
1.Nf3 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Ng5 Qd5 4.d3 h6 5.Nc3 Qd8 6.Ngxe4 e6 7.Bd2 Nf6 8.Qf3 Be7
9.Qg3 Nxe4 10.dxe4 Nc6 11.000 g5 12.Kb1 Bd7 13.Bb5 Bf6 14.Bxc6 Bxc6 15.Bxg5
Qe7 16.Bxf6 Qxf6 17.Qxc7 Qe7 18.Qe5 f6 19.Qh5+ Qf7 20.Qa5 00 21.Rd3 b6 22.Qb4
Rad8 23.Rg3+ Kh7 24.Qc4 Rc8 25.Qd3 Rcd8 26.Qe3 Rg8 27.Rh3 Qg6 28.Rg3 Qf7 29.b3
Rxg3 30.hxg3 Qg6 31.f3 e5 32.g4 Qg5 33.Qxg5 fxg5 34.Rd1 Rxd1+ 35.Nxd1 h5 36.Ne3
Kg6 37.gxh5+ Kxh5 38.Ng4 Bb5 39.c4 Bd7 40.Nxe5 Be8 41.g3 10
Markus,R - Zack,M
DESC email, 1998
1.e4 d5 2.Nf3 dxe4 3.Ng5 Qd5 4.d3 exd3 5.Nc3 Qe5+ 6.Be3 e6 7.Bxd3 Bc5 8.Nf3 Qd6
9.Ne4 Bb4+ 10.c3 Bxc3+ 11.bxc3 Qa3 12.Bc5 Qa5 13.Ne5 Nh6 14.Nc4 Qa6 15.Ncd6+
cxd6 16.Bxa6 Nxa6 17.Nxd6+ Kd8 18.Nxb7+ 10
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Stransky,M - Kudlacek,J
Klatovy op-B Klatovy (9), 1999
1.Nf3 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Ng5 Qd5 4.h4 Nf6 5.b3 h6 6.Bc4 Qf5 7.Nxf7 Rh7 8.Bb2 Be6 9.Ne5
Bxc4 10.Nxc4 Nc6 11.Nc3 Ng4 12.00 000 13.Ne3 Nxe3 14.fxe3 Qd7 15.Nxe4 e6
16.d4 Ne7 17.Qd3 Rh8 18.Rf7 Qe8 19.Raf1 Nf5 20.R7xf5 exf5 21.Rxf5 Bd6 22.c4 Rf8
23.Rd5 Be7 24.Re5 Qf7 25.Qe2 Kb8 26.h5 Bf6 27.Rf5 Qe6 28.Qf3 Be7 29.g4 g6 30.d5
Qg8 31.hxg6 Qxg6 32.Ng3 Bc5 33.Kg2 Rg8 34.Kh3 a6
These last 2 games have been played on my pc. Games started after 3. ..Qd5
Shredder,6 - Fritz,7 [A06]
Thematic, 14.06.2002 [5'+2 sec. per move]
1.Nf3 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Ng5 Qd5 4.d3 exd3 [4...Nf6 5.Nc3 Qa5 6.Ngxe4 Bf5 7.b4 Qe5 8.d4
Qe6 9.d5 Qd7 10.Nc5 Qd6 11.Qf3 Bg4 12.Qf4 Nbd7 13.Qxd6 cxd6 14.Nxb7 Rb8 15.h3
Bf5 16.Ba6 Nb6 17.Bb5+ Bd7 18.Bc6 Nbxd5 19.Bxd5 Nxd5 20.Nxd6+ exd6 21.Nxd5 Bc6
22.c4 Bxd5 23.cxd5 Rxb4 24.Ke2 g6 25.Be3 Ra4 26.Rhb1 Bg7 27.Rb8+ Ke7 28.Rb7+ Kf6
29.Rxa7 Rxa7 30.Bxa7 Kf5 31.Rb1 Ra8 32.Rb7 Ke4 33.a4 Bd4 34.Bxd4 Kxd4 35.Rxf7
Kxd5 36.Rf4 Rb8 37.Kd3 Rb1 38.Kc2 Rg1 39.g3 Rh1 40.h4 Kc5 41.Rf7 Rf1 42.f4 Rf2+
43.Kd1 Rg2 44.Rxh7 Rxg3 45.Ke2 Ra3 46.Rh6 Rxa4 47.Kf3 Ra3+ 48.Kg4 d5 49.Rxg6
Ra8 50.f5 d4 51.Kf3 Kd5 52.f6 Ke6 53.Rh6 Rd8 54.Ke2 Rf8 55.f7+ Kxf7 56.Rd6 Kg7
57.Rxd4 Fritz,7-Shredder,6/Thematic 2002/[5' + 2 sec. per move]] 5.Nc3 Qe5+
6.Be3 f6 7.Nf3 dxc2 8.Qxc2 Qa5 9.Bd3 e5 10.Bxh7 Ne7 11.Bg6+ Kd8 12.Be4 Nd7
13.000 g5 14.Kb1 c6 15.Qb3 Ke8 16.Bc2 g4 17.Nd2 Nd5 18.Nde4 f5 19.Nxd5 fxe4
20.Nc3 Nc5 21.Bxc5 Bxc5 22.Nxe4 Ke7 23.f4 gxf3 24.Qxf3 Rf8 25.Qh5 Be6 26.b3 Bb4
27.Qg5+ Ke8 28.Nf6+ Rxf6 29.Qxf6 Bd5 30.Qxe5+ 10

This is Lev Zilbermints article.

Pls. note it is copyrighted by Lev Zilbermints
THE ZILBERMINTS BENONI: 1 d4 c5 2 b4!
PART ONE: ITS ORIGIN AND 2...cxb4 3 a3
The Benoni Defense is a solid opening with a well-established reputation that attracts players
of all classes. It can be equally suitable for positional and tactical play, and has been used by such
players as Fischer, Karpov, and other leading grandmasters. From a White point of view, the Benoni
Defense is a way to avoid the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit and to chicken out into closed positions.
The question is, how do you stop that? How to force Black into unfamiliar territory? Sure, there is
the Sicilian, 2 e4, but that has been investigated back and forth, so unless you feel like memorizing
30-odd moves worth of Grandmaster analysis, dont bother. Taking that into consideration, what is
White to do?
On 19 February 1995, while having a break between rounds at the United States Amateur
Team East, I invented the Zilbermints Benoni. The very next day, I beat an old antagonist with it in
a blitz match. Here is that historic first game:
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Zilbermints- Ralph Neplokh (1820)

1 d4 c5 2 b4! cb4 3 a3 Qa5 4 Qd2 Nc6 5 Bb2 e6 6 ab Bxb4+
7 c3! and White won a piece and game.
Please note that the main difference between my opening and the Sicilian Defense is the e-pawn.
In the Sicilian, it is on e4; here it either stays on its original square or goes to e3, protecting f2.
This gives the line independent significance. Also, as the reader will see later on, it is possible to
even gambit the e-pawn, getting piece development and pressure as compensation.
After 1 d4 c5 2 b4! Black has three possible answers. They are A) 2...cxb4 3 a3, which may
or may not transpose to the Sicilian Wing Gambit; B) 2...cxd4 3 Nf3 which transposes either into the
Zilbermints Benoni or the Smith-Morra Gambit; C) other moves.
A) 2...cxb4 3 a3
A1) 3...e6 4 ab4 Bxb4 5 c3 Be7 6 Bf4 Nf6 7 e3 d6 8 Bd3 b6
9
Nf3 Bb7 10 00 Nbd7 11 Na3 a6 12 Qb3 00 13 Nc4 Qc7 14 Bg3 Bd5
15 e4 Nxe4 16 Bxe4 Bxe4 17 Ncd2 Bb7 18 c4 Nf6 19 Rfb1 Nd7 20 h4
Rab8 21 Qd3 Bc6? 22 Rxa6 Qb7 23 Raa1 Ra8 24 Rxa8 25 c5 dc 26 Nc4
and White eventually won, Zilbermints-Neil Cohen (1872 Quick
Chess), Marshall Chess Club Blitz Tournament, 10/6/1995.
A2) 3...d5 4 ab4 Bf5 5 c3 e6 6 Bf4 Bd6 7 e3 Bxf4 8 ef4 Qc7
9 Qd2 Nf6 10 f3 Nbd7 11 Na3 00 Here White blundered with 12 g4??
Nxg4! and lost in 21 moves, Zilbermints-Ylan Schwartz (2398),
U.S. Amateur Team East, 1997. However, 12 Bd3! still keeps the
game alive.
A3) 3...ba3 4 g3 Sort of like a reversed Benko Gambit, with
the main difference being the d-pawn. 4...e6 5 Bg2 Nf6 6 Nxa3 Qa5+
7 Bd2 Bb4 8 Nc4 Bxd2+ 9 Nxd2 Qc3 10 e3 Nc6 11 Ne2 Qb2
12 Rb1
Qa3 13 Nc4 Qe7 14 00 d5 15 Nd2 00 16 c4 b6 17 Nc3 Rd8
18 Qb3 Na5 19 Qa2 Ba6 20 Nb5 Bxb5 21 Rxb5 Rac8 22 c5 Nc4 23 Nxc4
dc4 24 Qxc4 Nd5 25 Bxd5 exd5 26 Qb4 h5 27 cb6 Qxb4 28 Rxb4 ab6 29
Rxb6 Rc2 30 Rfb1 Kh7 31 Kg2 g5 32 Rb7 Kg6 33 R7b5 g4 34 R5b2 Rc4?
35 Ra1 Kf4 36 Rb7 f6 37 Rb6 Rc2 38 Raa6 Rf8 39 Rd6 Rb8 40 Rxf6+
Ke3 41 Ra3, Black resigns, Zilbermints-Raphael DLugoff,
4 Rated Games Tonight! Tournament, Marshall Chess Club, New York
11/7/1996.
A3) 3ba3 4 Nxa3 g6 5 Nf3 Bg7 6 e3 Nf6 7 Bc4 00 8 00 d5 9 Bd3
Bg4 10 h3 Bxf3 11 Qxf3 Nc6 12 c4 Nb4 13 Bb1 e6 14 c5 a6 15 Nc2 Nd3
16 Bd2 Ne4 17 Ba5 Qh4 18 Nb4 Nd2 19 Qe2! Nxb4 20 Qxd2 Nc6 21 Bc3
f5 22 f4 h6 23 Qf2 Qxf2+ 24 Rxf2 g5 25 fxg5 hxg5 26 Rb2 Rf7 27 Bc2
f4 28 Kf2 fxe3+ 29 Kxe3 Rf4 30 Rxb7 31 Bxd4 Nxd4 32 Bd3 a5 33 Rab1
Rff8 34 Re7 Rae8 35 Rbb7 Rxe7 36 Rxe7 Nb3 37 c6 Nb3 38 c7 Nc5 39
Bb5 Kf8 40 Rh7 Kg8 41 Re7 Nb7 42 Ba6, Black Resigns, Zilbermints HSK (2335), 5 0 rated blitz, ICC, 9/28/02.
A3) 3ba3 4 Bxa3 g6 5 Nf3 Bg7 6 c3 d6 7 e3 Nf6 8 Bd3 00 9
00 b6 10 Nbd2 Bb7 11 Ne1 Nc6 12 Be2 Rc8 13 Rc1 Re8 14 f4 e5 15
fxe5 de5 16 Ndf3 e4 17 Nd2 Nd5 18 Nc4 Re6 19 Qd2 b5 20 Nb2 a6 21
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c4 bc4 22 Bc4 Ne3 23 Be6 Bd4 24 Bf7! Kh8 25 Bc5! Nf1 26 Bd4+!
Nxd4 27 Rc8 Bxc8 28 Kf1 Qf6+ 29 Qf2 Bf5 30 Bc4, Black resigns,
Zilbermints-Marc Beaudry (2017), 6/5/2002, World Chess Network.
A4) 3...g6 4 ab4 e5 5 c3 Bg7 6 d5 d6 7 Be3 Ne7 8 g3 Bd7
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Bg2 a6 10 Na3 Nf5 11 Bd2 00 12 e4 Ne7 13 Nc4 Bb5 14 Na3 Bd7
15 h4 h5 16 Bh3 f5 17 f3 fxe4 18 fxe4 Qb6 19 Qe2 Bxh3 20 Nxh3 Nd7
21 Nf2 Rf7 22 00 R8f8 23 Kg2 Nf6 24 Nc4 Qc7 25 Ne3 Qd7 26 c4 Qc8
27 Rac1 b6 28 c5! bc5 29 bc5 dc5 30 Nc4 Ne8 31 Nd3 Qc7 32 Ba5 Qb8
33 Nxc5 Rxf1 34 Rxf1 Rxf1 35 Qxf1 Qb5 36 Ne6 Nxd5 37 Nxg7 Qxc4??
35 Qxc4!, Black resigns, Zilbermints- Ernesto Labate, Westfield
(NJ) Grand Prix, 12/13/1998.
A5) 3...e6 4 ab Bxb4+ 5 c3 Be7 6 e4 transposes to the Sicilian
Wing Gambit. This line, which is regarded as good for White by
Thomas Kapitaniak in his 1985 book, Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambits
can become very dangerous against an unwary opponent. The game
Zilbermints-Brian McCarthy (2391), New Jersey Open 1997, 8/31/97,
continued 6...d6 7 f4 Nf6 8 Bd3 a6 9 Nf3 h6 10 00 Nc6
11 h3 d5
12 e5 Ne4 13 Bxe4 dxe4 14 Nd2 Nxd4 The first of four cheapos by
Black. 15 Nxe4! Nf5 16 Qxd8 Bxd8 17 g4 Nh4 18 Nd6+! Kf8 19 Ba3
Kg8 20 Kh2 Bc7 21 Nd2 Ng6 22 Nd2-e4 White has full compensation
plus extra for the pawn. 22...Bd7 23 Nc5 Bc6 24 Ncb7! Bxb7 25
Nxb7 Nxf4!? The second Black cheapo. 26 Bd6! Nd5 27 c4! Ne3 28
Rf3! Nc2 29 Rd1 Bb6 30 c5! Ba7 31 Rdf1 h5 The third Black
cheapo, trying to open up the file before my attack crashes
through. 32 g5! Nd4 33 Rxf7 Nf5 The last cheapo, which is
demolished by a sacrifice. 34 R7xf5! ef5 35 Rxf5 g6 36 Rf6 Kg7 37
e6 Bb8 38 Rf7+ Kg8 39 Rf8+ 40 Rf7+ Kg8 41 Kg2! a5 42 Rf8 Kg7 43
Rxh8! Kxh8 44 e7! Ba7 45 Nd8! h4 46 e8/Q Kh7 47 Qf7+, Black
resigns.
Based on the above games, I would say that White gets good compensation in the 2...cxb4
lines. For those of you who like flank openings, the Zilbermints Benoni can transpose into variations
of the Smith-Morra Gambit, the Sicilian Wing Gambit, the Orangutan/Sokolsky, the French Wing
Gambit, or into independent lines. The reason why I am the only player who uses this line is
because the absolute majority of players, including Sokolsky fans, do not realize the tactical
dynamics of this opening. The games I present here are the only theory on this opening, which is not
in most chess books. Eric Schiller in his huge Unorthodox Chess Openings (1998) calls it the
Nakamura Gambit. This is incorrect. When I contacted Clyde Nakamura of Hawaii by e-mail in
December 1998, he had this to say about Schillers placeholder (as it turned out) name:
Sorry to disappoint you but I could not find any games with moves 1 d4 c5 2 b4. The name Nakamura
Gambit is a name invented by Eric Schiller. I have not named any opening after my own name. In Schillers book on
Unorthodox Openings (Edition 2) he has the Nakamura Gambit listed, but this is based on the game [ a Sicilian
Wing Gambit LDZ ] that I played before at the Hawaii International #4 in a round 2 game against IM Andrianov
from Greece. ...
I believe your name Zilbermints Benoni should be the name for the opening 1 d4 c5 2 b4 since I had no
part in either the invention or the development of this opening. [emphasis mine LDZ]

His analysis is extremely superficial, to say the least. Schiller only gives 2...cxb4 3 e4 g6
3...d5; 4 e5 e6 transposes to the Wing Gambit in the French
Defense (Schiller, 1998) 4 Nf3 Bg7 5 Bb2 d6 and I dont see much
compensation for White - Schiller. This is all well and good, but as Nakamura
himself notes, this analysis is based on the game Nakamura-Andrianov, by a different order of
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moves. Thats first. Secondly, and more important, White does not have to play 3 e4 to begin
with! The right move, as I convincingly showed above, is
3 a3!
Now, for some more history. On the assumption that 1 b4 c5 was very similar to my
opening, I researched thousands of 1 b4 c5 games on the Internet computer database, which has two
million-plus games. Sure enough, the computer came up with seven games that transposed into the
Zilbermints Benoni. The two games shown below belong, by classification of analysis, to C) 2...
other moves, which will be covered in the upcoming Part Three of my article. Because of their
historical interest, however, I include them here, out of sequence.
1 b4 c5 2 bxc5 e6 3 d4 b6?! 4
also arise from 1 d4 c5 2 b4! e6 3
6 f3 Nc6 7 Be3 Qb2 8 Nd2 Nxd4 9 Bd3
12 Rb1 Qa4 13 c3 Qxd1 14 Rxd1 d5 15
B. Nemeskal, Hungary 1964.

cxb6 Qxb6 This position can

bc5 b6?! 4 cxb6 Qxb6 5 e4 Nf6
Bc5 10 Kf2 00 11 Nc4 Qb5
Ne5, Black resigns, E. Olej-

1 b4 c5 2 bc5 e5 3 d4! exd4 4 Ba3 Bxc5 Here we once again see

a transposition of moves. In this case, however, the proper move
order is 1 d4 c5 2 b4 e5!? 3 bxc5 exd4 4 Ba3 Bxc5. 5 Bxc5
Qa5+ 6 c3 dxc3?? Schiller, who included this game in his
Unorthodox Chess Openings, notes that after 6...Qxc5 7 cxd4 Qb4+
8 Qd2 Qxd2+ (8...Nc6!?) 9 Nxd2 Nc6 10 e3 and White is just a tiny
bit better. I agree with him there. 7 Qd6 c2+ 8 Nd2! Black
resigns, Ritter-Tuchtenhagen, Postal, Germany 1988.
In my next article I will cover 2...cxd4 3 Nf3 which is by
far the most common move, with fourteen games played. In that
line, my record stands at +10, -3, =1.
Till next time.
LDZ.
The original name given by Eric Schiller was the Nakamura Gambit,
in honor of Clyde Nakamura of Hawaii(Unorthodox Chess Openings,
1998). It has since been superceded by the correct name, the
Zilbermints Benoni Gambit.
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In a subsequent e-mail Lev wrote me:
Please note: I now play exclusively 1 d4 c5 2 Nf3! cd4 3 b4! to avoid the 2...cxb4 lines.
Also, I use the move order 1 Nf3 c5 2 d4 cxd4 3 b4, which yields quite a few Zilbermints
Benonis both over-the-board, by Internet, and in blitz. This is first of the original articles.
But these articles cover February 1995 - December 2000. Many new developments
have occured since then. I will present these developments in Parts 2, 3, and 4. I have
since updated the articles, and am working on a book based on this.
UPDATE: Eric Schiller has since started calling 1 d4 c5 2 b4 the "Zilbermints Benoni
Gambit". He has dropped the name "Nakamura Gambit". PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF
THIS.
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120) Aaldijk - Montella [A02]

EU/II/GT/194
[Montella,Salvatore]
1.f4 I have only played versus the King's Gambit before. I've never faced 1.f4
so it was a surprise for me. I decided to face it in the most decisive way I
could. 1...e5 I had the strong temptation to replay with 1... d5 because I'm not
a great gambit player but here I like the black position in the From's gambit
and I decided to try it. 2.fxe5 Here white could also decide to enter in to a
King's Gambit by transposition but he accepted the Gambit. 2...d6 Here I give
a second pawn to open the lines and develop all my pieces quicker than my
opponent. 3.exd6 Bxd6 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.g3 Nc6 6.Bg2 Bg4 7.d3 [7.Nc3 Qd7 8.d3
000 9.e4 Rhe8 10.Be3] 7...Qd7 Supporting the bishop and preparing to
castle on the Queen side. 8.c3 000 9.00 Rhe8 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bxf6? Well,
the question mark is due to the fact that the Black pieces are very active and
what does White do ? He opens a column on his king for Black's rooks...
[11.Bd2 Bc5+ 12.d4 Bd6] 11...gxf6 12.Nbd2 f5 Here starts the attack 13.e4
[13.Nc4 f4 14.Nxd6+ Qxd6 15.gxf4 Qxf4 16.Rf2 Rg8] 13...Bc5+ 14.Kh1 [14.d4
Nxd4 15.cxd4 Bxd4+ 16.Kh1 fxe4 17.Nxe4 Rxe4] 14...Qxd3 15.Qa4 [15.exf5
Re2 (15...Qxf5) ] 15...fxe4 16.Nxe4 Rxe4 17.Nd4 Nxd4 18.cxd4 Rexd4
19.Qa5 Bb6 01

Dont Play This Defense

by Rick Kennedy
Dont play this defense. Really. Im not kidding.
Ever seen 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 de 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ Qxf6? I have a database
of 458 games, and White scores 72% - winning 62% of the time and drawing 20% of the
time. That leaves Black only - well, you can do the math.
Sure, players who have read too many - or too few - beginners books will say that
after 5 moves, Black already has a lead in development. Thats true, but... Those who
consult their chess playing computers will find that White is rated only about 1/4 of a pawn
ahead of Black - isnt that simply + / =, the standard advantage that the first player
always starts out with? Dont you believe it!
For an object lesson, lets look at the last time a grandmaster faced such a sorry
excuse for a defense, and see how he dispatched it in less than a score of moves.
From the tenth round of the Four Nations Chess League, played at Birmingham,
England, earlier this year, we have grandmaster Nunn (2578), of the champion team
Beeson Gregory, vs master Heidenfeld (2403), of Richmond.
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ Qxf6 6.Nf3
Pay attention to this wonderful move, threatening to attack the Queen! It is the very
move that caused Euwe to exclaim mit Vorteil fur Weis. It was the start of a harsh lesson
that the Germanae Praeceptor, Tarrasch, administered to Lasker, in the 6th game of their
World Championship Match in 1908: 6...Bd7 7.Bg5 Qg6 8.Bd3 f5 9.h4 Nc6 10.Qe2 and
the ugliness of Blacks position is outstanding. (What? You say Lasker drew the game in
53 moves? Dont be impertinent.)
6...h6
So much for Blacks lead in development.
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7.c3
It is as if this game came from Nunns wonderful Secrets of Practical Chess:
DAUT. This acronym means: if in doubt Dont Analyze Unnecessary Tactics.
Tactical analysis is an error-prone activity. Overlooking one important finesse can
completely change the result of the analysis. If it is possible to decide on your move on
purely positional considerations then you should do so; it is quicker and more reliable.
There are, of course, many positions in which concrete analysis is essential, but even in
these case you should not analyse specific variations more than necessary.
Those who question the wisdom of Dr. Nunns tale are invited to investigate the
alternative, 7.h4!? used by that tactical genius, Rubinstein, to deal with Perlis at San
Sebastian, 1912. (It is neither my fault nor Nunns fault that the game became a drawn
Rook-and-pawns endgame in 56 moves. Get over it.)
7...Bd6 8.Bd3
We are following in the footsteps of Maroczy - of the famous Maroczy Bind! - vs
Araiza, San Remo 1930. (Never mind the outcome of that game.)
8...Bd7 9.Qb3 Nc6 10.0-0
DAUT or grandmaster intuition? No matter: every British school boy knows: He who
captures the Queens Knights Pawn sleeps in the gutter.
10...0-0-0
Now White will take a half-dozen moves to a) complete his development, b) link his
Rooks, c) forge a Queen-and-Bishop battery, d) drive the enemy pieces back to their
second rank, e) weaken the enemy Kings pawn protection and f) win the two Bishops.
11.Be3 Rde8 12.Nd2 g5 13.Qc2 Qg7 14.Nc4 f5 15.f4 Ne7 16.Nxd6+ cxd6
Who is surprised that the game lasts a mere two moves more?
17.Rae1 Nd5 18.Bc1 Kb8 -
Well, maybe it was a team captains decision to accept a draw to secure Beeson
Gregorys victory over Richmond. (I dont want to talk about it.)
But dont play this defense. Really. Im not kidding.
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My apologies to John Nunn, or students of Tarrasch, Rubinstein or Maroczy, if they
were offended by this exercise in praising with faint damns, (a comic reversal of the
usual process of damning with faint praise.) But what happened in Dr. Nunns game?
Maybe Heidenfeld 5...Qxf6 was a surprise - after all, Black was giving away 175
rating points - not a situation likely to be enhanced by playing a disreputable opening.
Although Nunns choice of 7.c3 was, without a DAUT, prudent, trying to postpone
or play without c3 (e.g. 7.0-0) was one way of sharpening the game.
The move 9.Qb3 did not turn out well. In Horvath - Frank, Hungary, 2000, Black
answered the alternative, 9.0-0, with 9...Bc6 10.Re1 Bxf3 11.Qxf3 Qxf3 12.gf 0-0 with an
OK game. Nunns move allows White to meet 9...Bc6 with 10.Bb5 - but it also allows
Black to offer his b-pawn with 9...Nc6, instead. After 10...0-0-0 Black was comfortable.
The Bishop transfer to c6, adding to the Queens pressure on f3, is an interesting
defensive idea. It first showed up in a 1931 Bogoljubov minature, where Black swapped
the piece, but forgot about and lost his Queen; which reminds me: dont play this defense!
Paulsen- Kolisch
London, 1861
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ Qxf6 6.Bd3 Bd6 7.Nf3 h6 8.0-0 Nc6 9.c3
Bd7 10.Re1 0-0-0 11.b4 g5 12.b5 Ne7 13.Ne5 Kb8 14.c4 Qg7 15.Rb1 Bxe5 16.dxe5 Ng6
17.Qa4 Nxe5 18.Be4 b6 19.Rb3 a5 20.c5 Bc8 21.Bb2 f6 22.Bc3 Bb7 23.Bxb7 Kxb7
24.c6+ Ka7 25.Bxa5 Ra8 26.Bxb6+ Kb8 27.Ba5 g4 28.Rxe5 fxe5 29.b6 Ra6 30.bxc7+ Ka8
31.Qb5 1-0
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Tarrasch - Lasker
World Championship Match (6), 1908
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ Qxf6 6.Nf3 Bd7 7.Bg5 Qg6 8.Bd3 f5 9.h4
Nc6 10.Qe2 h6 11.Bf4 0-0-0 12.0-0-0 Bd6 13.Be5 Rhe8 14.h5 Qf7 15.c3 Nxe5 16.Nxe5
Bxe5 17.Qxe5 Qf6 18.f4 Qxe5 19.fxe5 Re7 20.Be2 Bc6 21.Bf3 Be8 22.Rdg1 c6 23.Rh2
Kc7 24.Kc2 Kb6 25.b4 Kc7 26.g4 fxg4 27.Rxg4 a5 28.a3 axb4 29.axb4 Ra8 30.Kd3 Rd8
31.Be4 b5 32.Ke3 Kb6 33.Rg3 Ra8 34.Rhg2 Ra3 35.Kd3 Bxh5 36.Rxg7 Rxg7 37.Rxg7
Ra2 38.Rd7 Be2+ 39.Ke3 Bc4 40.Rd6 Ra3 41.Rxc6+ Ka7 42.Kf4 Rxc3 43.d5 exd5
44.Bxd5 Rc1 45.Bxc4 bxc4 46.e6 c3 47.Ke3 Kb7 48.b5 Re1+ 49.Kd3 h5 50.Kxc3 h4
51.Rc4 Rxe6 52.Rxh4 Kb6 53.Kb4 Rg6 -
Rubinstein - Perlis
San Sebastian (3), 1912
1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ Qxf6 6.Nf3 h6 7.h4 Bd6 8.Bg5 Qf5 9.Be3
Bf4 10.Qd2 Bxe3 11.fxe3 Nc6 12.Bd3 Qa5 13.Qxa5 Nxa5 14.Ne5 Nc6 15.Nxc6 bxc6
16.Be4 Bd7 17.0-0-0 Ke7 18.Rd3 Rhb8 19.Rc3 Rb6 20.a4 Kd6 21.b3 Re8 22.Bf3 e5
23.a5 Rb5 24.dxe5+ Rexe5 25.Rd1+ Ke7 26.Bxc6 Bxc6 27.Rxc6 Rec5 28.Rxc5 Rxc5
29.b4 Re5 30.Rd3 Re4 31.Rc3 Kd7 32.Rd3+ Ke7 33.Rd4 Rxe3 34.Rc4 Kd6 35.Rg4 g6
36.Kd2 Ra3 37.Rd4+ Kc6 38.Rf4 Rg3 39.Rxf7 Rxg2+ 40.Kc3 Rg3+ 41.Kc4 Rg4+ 42.Kb3
Rxh4 43.c4 a6 44.Rf6+ Kb7 45.Rxg6 Rh3+ 46.Ka4 h5 47.Rh6 Rh1 48.b5 axb5+ 49.Kxb5
Rb1+ 50.Kc5 Ra1 51.Kb4 Rb1+ 52.Kc3 Rc1+ 53.Kb3 Rh1 54.a6+ Ka7 55.Kb4 Ra1
56.Rc6 Kb8 -
Maroczy - Araiza
San Remo, 1930
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ Qxf6 6.Nf3 h6 7.c3 Bd6 8.Bd3 Nd7 9.Qe2
Qe7 10.0-0 Nf6 11.Ne5 Bd7 12.Bd2 0-0-0 13.c4 Bxe5 14.dxe5 Ne8 15.Bc3 f5 16.b4 g5
17.a4 h5 18.Rfc1 h4 19.a5 h3 20.g3 c5 21.a6 Bc6 22.b5 Bg2 23.b6 bxa6 24.Rxa6 Qb7
25.Rxa7 Qxb6 26.Ra5 Nc7 27.Bc2 Ba8 28.Qe3 Qc6 29.f3 f4 30.Qe2 g4 31.Be4 gxf3
32.Rxa8+ Qxa8 33.Qxf3 Qa2 34.Qxf4 Rhf8 35.Qe3 Qxc4 36.Bb2 Qa4 37.Bf3 c4 38.Bg4
Rd5 39.Qa3 Qxa3 40.Bxa3 Rg8 41.Rxc4 Kd7 42.Bxh3 Rxe5 43.Bc1 Nd5 44.Bd2 Rf8
45.Rd4 Kc6 46.Bf1 Ne3 47.Bd3 Nf5 48.Ra4 Rd8 49.Bf4 Re1+ 50.Kf2 Rd1 51.Bxf5 exf5
52.Ra5 R8d5 53.Rxd5 Kxd5 54.h4 Ke4 55.Kg2 Rd7 56.h5 Kd5 57.Kh3 Ke6 58.Kh4 Kf6
59.Bg5+ Kg7 60.Bf4 Kf6 61.Bg5+ Kg7 62.Bf4 -
Bogoljubov - Anonymous
Berlin, 1931
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ Qxf6 6.Bd3 Bd7 7.Nf3 Bc6 8.Bg5 Bxf3
9.Qd2 1-0
Gurevich Chow New York , 1994
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ Qxf6 6.Nf3 h6 7.Bd3 Nc6 8.0-0 Bd6 9.c3
0-0 10.Qe2 e5 11.Qe4 Re8 12.Qh7+ Kf8 13.Re1 Be6 14.Be3 Rad8 15.Be4 exd4 16.Nxd4
Bd7 17.Bxc6 Bxc6 18.Nxc6 bxc6 19.Bg5 1-0
Horvath Frank Hungary, 2000
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ Qxf6 6.Nf3 h6 7.Bd3 Bd7 8.0-0 Bd6 9.c3
Bc6 10.Re1 Bxf3 11.Qxf3 Qxf3 12.gxf3 0-0 13.Bd2 Nd7 14.b4 Rad8 15.Be4 b6 16.b5 e5
17.d5 Nc5 18.c4 Ra8 19.Bc2 a5 20.Bc3 Rae8 21.Re2 Re7 22.Rae1 Rfe8 23.h4 g6 24.Kh1
h5 25.Bd2 Kg7 26.Bg5 f6 27.Bd2 Kf7 28.Rg1 e4 29.Be3 f5 30.Bxc5 Bxc5 31.fxe4 fxe4
32.Rg3 Kf6 33.Kg2 Re5 34.Kh3 R8e7 35.Kg2 Kf7 36.Kf1 Kf6 37.Ke1 Kf7 38.Kd1 Kf6
39.Kc1 Kf7 40.Kb2 Kf6 41.a3 g5 42.hxg5+ Rxg5 43.Rh3 Rg2 -
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Rinkewitz, F. -Parisi, C.
ICCF/EM/J50/P175
1. Nf3 g5 2. Nxg5 e5 3. d4 h6 4. Nf3 e4 5. Nfd2 d5 6.c4 c6 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. e3
Ne7 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. f3 exf3 11. Qxf3 Bf5 12. Bb5+ Nbc6 13. O-O O-O 14.
Nb3 a6 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Nc5 Bg6 17. Ne2 Nf5 18. Ng3 Nxg3 19.Qxg3 Re8
20. a3 a5 21. Bd2 a4 22. Qf2 Qb6 23. Bb4 Qb5 24. Rac1 Ra7 25. Rc3 Bf8 26.
Rfc1 Bg7 27. b3 axb3 28. Rxb3 Qb6 29. a4 Qc7 30. a5 Rb8 31. Bc3 Rxb3
32.Nxb3 Bf8 33. Nc5 Bd6 34. Qh4 h5 35. h3 Be7 36. Qf2 1/2-1/2

Enigma by Earl Roberts.

If my poor old memory serves me correctly, it has been almost been almost eighteen years since I
borrowed a book from my then chess tutor, Argentine immigrant Augusto Calcena, on chess
openings. It is quite impossible to recall who the author was but within the pages of this wondrous
little book in Spanish I came across some analysis on an opening that would see me fascinated to this
very day with the player, Semyon Zinovievich Alapin1 and the opening moves that bear his name,
1.e4.e5 2.Ne2 as Alapins Opening.
S.Z Alapin was born on November 7th 1856 in Vilnius of the old Russia but spent his later
years in Heidelburg, German. In his 1984 Chess Enterprises booklet Alapins Opening , Denis
Druash wrote that He [Alapin] was an independently weathly man whose hobby was chess. Which
on the surface of things might be just slightly understating things. This hobby player while a student
in St Petersburg 1878/79 tied with Mikhal Chigorn ahead of Schiffers in a national tournament.The
only games that Alapin lost in the whole tournament where to Chigorn himself, 1 during the
tourament and both subsequent play off games. Beginning with the Frankfurt tournament of 1887 2,
Alapin entered in to an estemated twenty international tournaments and events in the next twenty
five years. During this time Alapin the hobby player played in the Berlin tournament of 1897
coming 6th equal in a feild of 19 with 10.5/18 ahead of the likes of H.Caro, M.Chigron and
S.Winawer but behind R.Charousek,Walbrodt and Blackburne3, drew a match with Schlechter in
1899, came 5th in the Monto Carlo Tournament of 1901, came 1st in St Petersburg 1906 a clear 2.5
points clear of the feild and came 1st ahead of Rotlewi, Speilmann and Fahrni at the Munich
tournament of 1911. All in all, Alapin in his twenty five years of chess played and dealt with the
strongest players of his time, not to bad for a hobby player!
However despite quite an impression twenty five year career record, the enigma that is Alapin
is pointed out by Denis Druash in the first 2 sentences of the introduction to his booklet, Very few
chess players have actually heard of Simon Alapin except in some obscure footnote. It is quite
unfortunate because he was one of the strongest Russian players of the late 19th century and early
20th century. However Alapins legacy to the chess world lies not in the games he played (although
perhaps one game he would mind disappearing into the mist of time would be the a terrible beating
he took at the hands of Nimzowitch on the Black side of a French Defence) but rather in his
contribution to chess opening theory as it is known today.
The list of opening moves and sequences that Alapin contributed his eccentric genuis to is even
1

Alapins Opening by Denis Drush- Chess Enterprises Inc 1984.

In which Alapin tied for 11th place with Amos Burn (on 9.5/20) behind the likes of G.H McKenzie,
C Bardeleben and J.H Blackburne but ahead of I.A Gunsburg and Zurertort. (Source-Pgn from
University of Pittsburgh website)
3
Source-Pgn from University of Pittsburgh website
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in part, impressive.
1) The French Defence.
a) Alapins Gambit 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Be3!?4
b) Classical variation 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.Bxe7 Qxe7 7.Nb5!?5.
c) McCutcheon Variation 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 (5. Bd3 dxe4 6. Bxe4 c5 7.
Nge2 !?) 5... h6 6. Be3!? (6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8. Qg4!? g6 9. Nf3!?) Ne4 7. Nge2!? ......and it
is interesting to note that of those moves under lined in this variation ,only 1 is not named of Alapin
himself and that is 6.Be3 !? which is named The Janowki Attack after David Janowski who adopted
it against Marshall in Ostend 1907. However the move was first suggested by Alapin in
Schachfreund dated 1899.6
2) Center game. 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qe3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd2 O-O 7. O-O-O
Re8 8. Qg3 Rxe4 !?7
3) Ruy Lopez. Alapin Gambit (Attack) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bb4 !?8
4) Sicilain Defence. Alapin Variation 1.e4 c5 2.c3!?9
and of course,
5) Alapins Opening 1.e4 e5 2.Ne2!?10.( First offical uncorked in over the board play at the Berlin
Tournament of 1897 )
Its quite clear of those opening suggestion listed above made by Alapin, he was in some cases
a very brillant visionary in the opening and yet in other cases quite eccentric. But there lays that
eternal question that every keen student of the game should ask, do Alapins more eccentric ideas
actually work??.....All, I can say that is up to you but remember that old saying... Best by test...
First, a correspondence game played in the old NAPZ zone of the International Correspondence
Chess Federation:
Anglo Pacfic Postal Tourney 2-35 1997/99.
White E.Roberts - New Zealand
Black C Blanchet - Canada
Alapins Opening.
1. e4 e5 2. Ne2 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nbc3 Qa5 5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 Bb4 7. Bd2 Ne7
8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O c6 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Qc7 12. Bf3 a5 13. Qe2 Nf5 14. Be4
Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Be6 16. Rad1 Nd7 17. Bxh7+ Kxh7 18. Qh5+ Kg8 19. Bxg7 f6 20. Qh8+ Kf7 21.
Bxf8 Nxf8 22. Rd3 Rd8 23. Qh5+ Ke7 24. Rg3 Rd7 25. Re1 Qd8 26. Qc5+ Kf7 27. Qh5+ Ke7 28.
Qc5+ Kf7 29. Qh5+ Ke7 1/2-1/2
and second, a game across the internet against a famous and much more fancied opponent,
Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan of the U.S
Chess.net 11.07.1999.
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The Alapin French, Tactics for White by Rev.T Saywer 1995.

The Complete French by Lev Psakhis 1992.
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Accredition to Alapin of these moves in the McCutcheon can be found on pages
83,108,109,115,134 and 173 of The French Defense McCutcheon Variation by W.John Lutes-Chess
Enterprises 1991.
7
Encyclopedia of Chess Openings Vol C 1981
8
New In Chess Yearbook 19 - 1991
9
It can be argued that these moves are named after the Russian G.M Svenshnikov but there is a
game between Alapin and Tarrash circa 1890s which provides strong evidence Alapin gave thought
to 2.c3 in the Sicilain first.
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It is indeed interesting to note that thought Alapin was the only strong player of the time to lend
his genius to such a move as 2.Ne2!? who was not the recorded first to use the move. The move is
recorded has having been played by Mr. Divian Fenton of England in 1864 in his match with a Mr.J.f
Emmett. Alapins Opening by Denis Drush- Chess Enterprises Inc 1984.
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White G.M Yasser Seirawan - U.S.A.

Black E.Roberts - New Zealand
[Result "1-0"]
Ruy Lopez - Alapins Attack
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bb4 4. c3 Ba5 5. O-O Nge7 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 d5 8.
exd5 Qxd5 9. Ba4 Bg4 10. Be3 Bxf3 11. gxf3 O-O 12. Nc3 Qh5 13. f4 Qh3
14. Ne4 Bb6 15. Ng5 Qh4 16. d5 Rad8 17. Bb3 h6 18. Nf3 Qh3 19. Kh1 Nb4 20. Rg1 Nbxd5 21.
Bd4 Bxd4 22. Nxd4 Nxf4 23. Rg3 Qd7 24. Nf3 Nfg6 25. Qxd7 Rxd7 26. Rag1 Nf5 27. Rxg6 Time
1-0
Even though this last game is blitz, he should not detract from the value of the idea of 3....Bb4. Even
the great grand master himself was gracious in conceding I was unlucky not to win.
...and what of Semyon Zinovievich Alapin ? He played and wrote of chess until he pass away on 15th
of July 1923.
Please note:
This article is:
Firstly and most importantly is dedicated to my parents, Isis, to free thinkers in (and outside of)
chess and to the memory of the man himself, Alapin
and
Secondly: Is written by me for the sole purpose of its use by UoN and its Chief editor, Mr. David
Rozzoni.
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Gandolfo, Marco - Balza, Fernando

IECG-QB-2001-0-00009
[Gandolfo Marco]
1. a3!? e5 2. h3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. d3 Bd6 5. Nd2 O-O 6. g4 Be6 7. Ne2 Re8
8.Bg2 c6 9. Ng3 Qa5 (forse troppo ottimistica ) 10. O-O Bc7 ( questo tratto ha
tutta l'aria di essere stato suggerito a Fernando da un programma ) 11.g5 Nfd7
12. b4 Qb6 13. Qh5 a5 14. Rb1 axb4 15.Rxb4! ( con la semplice idea di
rafforzare l'attacco ) Qa6 16. Bb2 Bd6 17. Rh4 Nf8 ( apparentemente tutto
sotto controllo ) 18. f4!! Qb6 ( questo tratto confutato dalla mossa che segue
evidentemente sfuggita al N. ) 19. f5 Qxe3+ 20. Kh1 Bd7 21. f6 ( l'approccio
all'arrocco ) Qxg3 ( non c' di meglio ) 22.fxg7 Be6 (forzata) 23. gxf8=Q+ Kxf8
24. Ne4!! ( il colpo del k.o.) dxe4 25. Rxe4 f5 26. Qxh7
1-0
Komb (2364) - Busta (2617) [A00]
Dos Hermanas Internet Tournament, Secti Internet Chess Club (5), 19.03.2002
1.g4 d5 [1...e5 2.Bg2 d5 3.c4 dxc4 4.Qa4+ Nc6 5.Bxc6+ bxc6 6.Qxc6+ Bd7 7.Qxc4 Rb8 8.Nf3 Bd6 9.h3
Nf6 10.d3 Rb4 11.Qc2 e4 12.dxe4 Nxe4 13.Nc3 Nxc3 14.bxc3 Rc4 15.Bb2 00 16.Nd2 Ra4 17.c4 Re8
18.Nf3 Be6 19.Qxa4 Bd7 20.Qc2 Bc6 21.00 h5 22.Qf5 Rxe2 23.Ng5 Bh2+ 24.Kxh2 Qd6+ 25.Be5 Rxe5
26.Qxf7+ Kh8 27.Qxh5+ Kg8 28.Qh7+ Kf8 29.Qh8+ Ke7 30.Qxg7+ Ke8 31.Nf7 Black resigns. 10 KombVASTA-Eduardo/Internet Chess Club 2002 (31)] 2.Bg2 c6 3.c4 e6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.e3 Bd6 6.Nc3 h6 7.d4
Nf6 8.h3 Nbd7 9.Qd3 Qe7 10.Nf3 Nf8 11.Bd2 Ne4 12.a3 f5 13.gxf5 Bxf5 14.Qe2 Ne6 15.Nxe4 Bxe4
16.Rg1 000 17.Ne5 Bxe5 18.dxe5 Nc5 19.Bc3 Nd3+ 20.Kd2 Nxe5 21.Bxe4 dxe4+ 22.Kc2 Rhf8 23.Rg2
g5 24.Rd1 Rxd1 25.Qxd1 Rd8 26.Qe2 Qe6 27.Bxe5 Qxe5 28.Qc4 Rd5 29.Kb1 Rd1+ 30.Ka2 Qd5
31.Qxd5 cxd5 32.h4 gxh4 33.Rh2 Rd2 34.Rxh4 Rxf2 35.Rxh6 Kc7 36.Rh1 Re2 37.Rh3 Kc6 38.Kb3 Kc5
39.Kc3 a5 40.b4+ axb4+ 41.axb4+ Kb5 42.Rg3 Ra2 43.Rg7 b6 44.Rg6 Ra3+ 45.Kd4 Rd3+ 46.Ke5 Kxb4
47.Rxb6+ Kc3 48.Kf4 Kd2 49.Rb2+ Ke1 50.Ra2 Rd2 51.Ra5 Ke2 52.Ra3 Rb2 53.Ra5 Rd2 54.Ra3 Kf2

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55.Ra5 d4 56.exd4 e3 57.Ke5 e2 58.Ra1 Ke3 59.Re1 Rd1 60.Rxe2+ Kxe2 61.d5 Ke3 62.d6 Rd4 63.Ke6
Re4+ 64.Kf7 Rf4+ 65.Ke7 Re4+ 66.Kf7 Rd4 67.Ke7 Re4+ 68.Kf7 Rf4+ 69.Ke7 Re4+ 70.Kf7 Game drawn
by repetition

By Corr. Master Giorgio Codazza

Gamb e t t o Black m a r Diemer

La scelta
n.3 ottobre 2001

Alla memoria di Emil Josef Diemer (1908-1990)

Variante 1.d4 d5 2.e4 Cf6 3.e5

La varian t e
Con 2Nf6 cos come con i tratti 2c5 e 2e5 il nero tenta di premere sul centro bianco,
rifiutando il gambetto e cercando un contro gioco immediato.
Nelle varianti esaminate nei numeri precedenti (N.1:1.d4 d5 2.e4 c5 3.Nc3 e N.2:1.d4
d5 2.e4 e5?! 3.de5) il nero cercava di ottenere, senza riuscirvi al meglio, un
contrattacco centrale tramite spinte pedonali. Con la mossa 2Nf6 cerca di farlo
con un pezzo (il cavallo).
Lidea segue la falsariga della difesa Alekhine (ovviamente senza averne le
caratteristiche che la rendono perfettamente giocabile) e di altre difese che
consentono lespansione centrale pedonale del bianco. Come nei casi
precedentemente citati laver spinto i pedoni d4-e4 permette al bianco dimpostare,
oltre ad un vantaggio di spazio tematico con la spinta 3.e5, anche un forte gioco di
pezzi sui punti pi delicati del lato di re nero (f7-g6 e sulla colonna h),
con il sacrificio dostruzione aggiuntivo 4.e6. Il tratto 4.e6 dopo la risposta forzata 3Nf6-d7
obbliga il nero ad una difesa passiva che spesso va incontro alla disfatta. Altre mosse di cavallo sono
palesemente cattive ( 3Ne4 3Ng4 ) come vedremo dalle partite.
Lunica possibilit non perdente immediatamente data dalla ritirata 3Ng8 che in
ogni caso lascia campo libero al bianco dopo 4.f4 o 4.Nf3 se 4e6 si ha una
Francese con due tempi in pi per il bianco. Terremo quindi conto nella nostra
esposizione della variante 1.d4 d5 2.e4 Nf6 3.e5 Nfd7 4.e6 come variante principale.

Le ragioni della scelta 3.e5 Nfd7 4.e6

Dopo i tratti 1.d4 d5 2.e4 Nf6 il bianco potrebbe giocare la semplice 3.Nc3 rientrando in un BDG
normale, lasciando al nero la decisione della variante da impostare con 3de4. Il nero infatti,
sceglier la sua variante preferita alla risposta 4.f3 del bianco.
Proprio qui sta la ragione della scelta. Impostiamo noi il nostro repertorio dapertura, visto che il
nero ci da loccasione di forzare una variante aggressiva con ottime possibilit dattacco e con una
grande percentuale di vittorie(vedi file allegato). Le mosse del nero sono forzate. La difesa che dovr
condurre non semplice, musica per gli amanti del BDG!. Cerchiamo dimporre il repertorio,
sempre ad ogni occasione, una delle condizioni della vittoria, ed il banco di prova del nostro studio.
Torneremo spesso sullargomento lo faremo gi nel prossimo numero. Possiamo accollarci qualche
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rischio pur di giocare il nostro repertorio, anche quello di una variante non correttissima, ma dove
lavversario dovr attraversare un mare di complicazioni a lui spesso ignote in breve tempo (sto
parlando ovviamente del gioco a tavolino). Il sacrificio dostruzione che si presenta sulla scacchiera
dopo i tratti 1.d4 d5 2.e4 Nf6 3.e5 Nfd7 4.e6!? stato analizzato in maniera dettagliata (seppur con
un altro ordine di mosse, ma lidea la stessa) dal forte giocatore dattacco Rudolf Spielmann
(1883-1942) nel suo libro Larte del sacrificio negli scacchi Prisma Editori 1994. Presenteremo
una partita significativa sullargomento. Valutiamo tutto quello che di positivo ci potr portare al
costo di un solo pedone il tratto 4.e6: indebolimento del lato di re nero, difficolt di sviluppo nel
campo nemico, minacce dattacco molto forti ,difesa lunga e difficile, i nostri pezzi minacciosi da
subito sviluppati su case naturali , pensiamo ad un alfiere in d3 che punta le debolezze avversarie,
e un cavallo in f3 pronto a portarsi in e5.! Con 4.e6 abbiamo eseguito quella che io amo definire
una mossa e mezza!
Il rientro
Se il bianco gioca, come proposto la variante principale 1.d4 d5 2.e4 Nf6 3.e5 Nfd7 4.e6 non si
registrano rientri di rilievo. Il fatto che il bianco forzi la variante giocando 4.e6 non permettendo il
tratto e6 al nero, esclude alcuni possibili rientri nella Difesa Francese.
Ovviamente se il bianco gioca la mossa di sviluppo 4.Bd3 lascia al nero la possibilit dopo e6 di
rientrare nella Difesa Francese. Anche la mossa 4.Bd3 pu essere unalternativa valida per il bianco,
infatti, anche se permette il rientro nella Francese imposta una variante a lui discretamente
favorevole. Se il primo giocatore entrasse direttamente nella difesa Francese dalle mosse 1.e4 e6
2.d4 d5 3.Bd3 (a questo punto) de 4.Be4 Nf6 con lidea c5 permetterebbe al nero di pareggiare
facilmente il gioco. Va comunque osservato che il grande Lasker adott qualche volta questa
variante. Giocata al 4^ tratto la mossa Bd3 dopo i tratti 1.d4 d5 2.e4 Nf6 3.e5 Nfd7 4.Bd3 oppure
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Bd3 Nf6!? ( pi forte 3de4 con parit) 4.e5 Nfd7 permette al bianco di
conservare un certo vantaggio.

Le partite :
1.d4 d5 2.e4 Nf6 3.e5 Nfd7 4.e6
Sawy e r

Perrino

Hatboro 1989

1.d4 d5 2.e4 Nf6 3.e5 Nfd7 4.e6 fe 5.Bd3 (minacciando matto!) c5?? (prendendo il matto! 5g6
6.Qg4 Bg7 7.Nf3 Nf8 8.Qf4[Qg3!?] Nc6 9.Bb5 Bd7 10.Bc6 Bc6 11.0-0[Ne5] Qd6 12.Re1 Qf4
13.Bf4 0-0-0 14.Nbd2 h6 15.Rac1[Bg3] g5) 6.Qh5+ g6 7.Qg6+ hg 8.Bg6# 1-0

Codazza Salvini

cr.

1993

1.d4 d5 2.e4 Nf6 3.e5 Nfd7 4.e6 fe 5.Bd3 g6 6.h4!? (era migliore 6.Qg4 Bg7 non 7.Qe6? Ne5 [7
Bd4?! 8.Qd5 Nc5 9.Bb5 c6 10.Qd8 Kd8 11.Nf3=] 8.Qe5 Be5 9.de Bf5 -+ ma 7.Nf3) e5 7.h5 1-0 il
nero abbandon il torneo. Penso che il piano da me scelto con 6.h4 sia un po lento proprio in
vista di 6e5 7.h5 e4 8.Be2 anche se il bianco pu giocare ancora per lattacco. 6. Qg4 e la mossa
migliore per cercare liniziativa.

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Hucks Crider

ICC. 1999

1.d4 d5 2.e4 Nf6 3.e5 Nfd7 4.e6 fe6 5.Bg5 (5.Bd3 g6 6.Qg4 Bg7)Nf6 (5e5 6.Nf3 e4 7.Nh4)
6.Bd3 Ne4 (6c5!? 7dc e5) 7.Bh4 (7.Be4 de 8.Nc3 c6 +=) g6 8.f3 Nf6 9.Ne2 Bg7 10.Nf4 (c3!?)
0-0 (10Qd6 11.Ne2 e5 ) 11.0-0 (migliore Qe2) c6 (11c5 12.Qe1 Qd7 13.c3 cd 14.cd) 12.Re1
(ancora 12.c3!? poteva essere presa in considerazione) Qd6 (12Qb6 13.Ne6 Be6 14.Re6 Qb2)
13.Bg3 Qd8 (13Ne4! 14.Be4 Rf4-+) 14.Ne6 (14.c3!?) Be6 15.Re6 Nbd7 += (15Qb6 16.Re7
Nh5) 16.Qe1 Re8 17.Nd2 c5 18.dc Nc5 19.Re2 (19.Bb5!? Nfd7 20.Bf2 Bb2 21.Rb1=) Nd3 20.cd
Qb6 21.Bf2 Qc7 22.Rc1 Qd7 23.Nb3 Rac8 (23e5 24.Re5 Ng4 25.Rc7 Ne5 26.Rd7 Nd7 27. Qb4
+-) 24.Nc5 (24.Rc8 Qc8 25.Re7 Re7 26.Qe7 Qd7 +-) Qc7 25.Rec2 (25.d4 b6 26.Nd3 Qd7 27.Rc8
Qc8 28.Re7 Re7 29.Qe7 a6+-) e5 26.Ne6 (26.d4!? =) Qc2 27.Rc2 Rc2 28.Ng7 (28.Qe5? Rc1+
29.Be1 Nh5) Kg7 29.h3 Rb2 30.Bg3 Ra2 31.Be5 Kf7 32.d4 Rc8? (32Ra6 -+) 33.Qb4?
(bisognava giocare 33.Bf6 Re8 34.Be5 +-)Rcc2 34.Qb7+ Re6 35.Kf1?(35.Qb8 Rf7 36.Qb7+Re6
37.Qb8 =) Ra1 (35Rc1# ) 0-1
Bardgaijin Pulp

ICC.

1999

1.e4 d5 (rientrando dalla Scandinava) 2.d4 Nf6 3.e5 Nfd7 4.e6 fe6 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.Bf4 g6 7.h4 Nc6
8.Ne5 (La casa di Spielmann! Vedere il commento della partita : Spielmann Landau) Ne5 9.de
(9.Be5 Rg8) Nh5 10.Bg5 h6 (10c5!?) 11.Bd3 hg 12.Bg6+ Kd7 13.Bh5 Bg7 14.hg (aprendo la
colonna h) Be5 15.Nc3 Bc3+ 16.bc3 Qg8 17.f4 Qg7 +- (17e5 18.g3=) 18.Qd4 Qd4 19.cd b6
(19c5 20.Kd2) 20.0-0-0 Kd6 21.Bf7 (con forte iniziativa) Bd7?? (una svista in posizione difficile
21Rf8 22.g6 Bd7+-) 22.g6 (22.Rh8 Rh8 23.g6 +-) Rhg8 23. Bg8 Rg8 24.Rh6 Be8 25.Rdh1 Bg6
26.g4 Kd7 27.Rh8 Rg7 28.R1h4 Be4 29.c3 Bf3 30.g5 Be4 31.Kd2 a5 32.Re3 c5 33.Rb8 Kc7
34.Rhh8 cd+ 35.cd Rh7 ?! (35Bb1 36.a4 Bf5 +-) 36.Rh7 (36.Rbc8+ Kb7 37.Rh7 Kc8 38.Re7
Bf5 +-) Bh7 37.Rh8 Bf5 (37Bb1 38.Rh6 Kd7 39.g6 Bg6 40.Rg6 +-) 38.Rg8 (38.Rh6 Kd7 39.g6
Bg6 40.Rg6 b5+-) Bh7 39.Rg7 Bf5 40.g6 (40.Re7+ Kd6 21.Rg7 b5 +-) Kd8 (40Kd7 41.Rg8
Bg6 42.Rg6 +-) 41.Rg8+ Kd7 42.g7 Bh7 (42e5 43.Rh8! ef4+ 44.Kf4 Be6 +-) 43.Rh8 1-0

3Ne4?
Gijsbers Esser

Kleve op.

2000

1.d4 d5 2.e4 Nf6 3.e5 Ne4? +- 4.f3 e6 5.fe4 (5.Bf4 c5 6.fe4 Qb6 +-) de (5Qh4 6.Ke2
Qg4 7.Kd2 Qf4 8.Kc3 Qe4 +-) 6.Nc3 Qh4 (6Bb4+) 7.g3 Qd8 8.Ne4 Nc6 9.Nf3 Bb4+
10.c3 Be7 11.Bd3 0-0 12.Nfg5 Bg5 (12h6 13.Nf3 +-) 13.Ng5 (13.Bg5!? f6 14.ef gf
15.Nf6 Rf6 +-) Qd5 (13h6 14.Qh5 f5 15.ef Rf6 16.Bh7+ Kh8 +-) 14.Bh7+ Kh8 15.Be4
Qd7 16.Qh5+ Kg8 17.Qh7# 1-0

3Ng4
Maciulewicz

Fernhout

IECG Internet

2000

1.d4 d5 2.e4 Nf6 3.e5 Ng4 4.Be2 Nf2? (4Nh6 +=) 5.Kf2 Bf5 6.Nf3 e6 7.Bg5 f6 8.ef gf 9.Bh4
Bd6 10.Re1 Qe7 11.c4 Nc6 (11dc 12.Bc4 Nc6 13.Nc3 +-) 12.cd ed (12Nb4 13.Nc3 Nc2
14.Bb5+ Kd8 +-) 13.Ba6! ba6 14.Bf6 +- 1-0

1.d4 d5 2.e4 Nf6 3.e5 Nfd7 4.Bd3

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Allen

Cotton

Y2KO.1.541 IECC

1.d4 d5 2.e4 Nf6 3.e5 Nfd7 4.Bd3 e6 5.f4 Be7 6.Nf3 0-0 7.0-0 Nc6 8.c3 a6 9.Ng5 h6 10.Qh5 Nb6
11.Rf3 Qe8 12.Nf7 Nd8 ?? (12Rf7 13.Qg6 Kf8 +-) 13.Nh6 gh 14.Rg3+ Bg5 15.Rg5+ 1-0

E per finire
Spielmann

Landau

Match 1933

1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 (con 2e5 si rientra nella partita Viennese) 3.e5 Nfd7 (3d4 [3Ne4+=]
4.Nce2 +=) 4.e6 (lasciamo il commento a Spielmann preso dal suo libro Larte del sacrificio negli
scacchi Ed.Prisma Editori 1994 : Il sacrificio dostruzione nella sua forma pi semplice e
familiare! Il bianco sacrifica un pedone ed un tempo, ma il tempo, per ha poca importanza, perch il
nero deve accettare il sacrificio e quindi perde un tempo a sua volta. Il pedone nero che andr ad
occupare la casa e6 determina un blocco Simpedisce al nero di consolidare la sua posizione
spingendo in e6 e questo normalmente favorisce lattacco. Inoltre, lo sviluppo della donna nera e dei
due alfieri reso tremendamente difficile e lassenza del pedone in f7 indebolisce molto lala di re.
Ce da aggiungere che il pluspedone del nero di per se una debolezza perch arretrato su una
colonna aperta. In questa chiarissima esposizione di Spielmann c tutta lessenza strategico-tattica
della variante scelta dal bianco dopo 1.d4 d5 2.e4 Nf6 3.e5 con lidea 4.e6!) 4fe6 5.d4 Nf6 (5
e5 6.de[6.Nd5? ed 7.Qd4 Nb6 e dopo c6 il bianco perde un pezzo] e6 +=) 6.Nf3 (in questo schema
dattacco importantissimo il controllo e la conquista da parte del cavallo bianco del punto
e5, dal quale questo forte pezzo irradier tutta la sua forza sulle case f7-g6 e su parte del lato
di donna neri.) c5 7.dc Nc6 (7e5 con idea e6) 8.Bb5 Bd7 9.0-0 Qc7 10.Re1 h6 11.Bc6 bc
12.Ne5 (Mi piace chiamare questa casa naturale, ma vincente in questo tipo dattacco La casa di
Spielmann il bianco lha conquistata e adesso dilagher) g5 13.Qd3 Rg8 14.b4 Bg7 15.Qg6+ Kd8
16.Qf7 (con idea 17.Nd7 e 18. Re6) Be8 17.Qe6 Rf8 18.b5 Ne4 (18Ng4 19.Nd5!) 19.Re4 de4
(19Be5 20.Re5 Rf6 21.Rd5!) 20.Bf4! Be5 21.Be5 Qd7 22.Rd1 cb5 23.Rd7 (c6!) Bd7 24.Qh6
Rg8 25.c6 Be8 26.Nb5 1-0
Nel prossimo numero: 1.d4 c5 2.Nc3!?
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