A Defence For Black after 1. e4 e5

 

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3

[2. f4 King’s Gambit

 

2... ef 3. Nf3 (3. Bc4 Qh4 4. Kf1 g5 5. Nf3 Qh5 6. Nc3 (6. d4 d6 7. Nc3 c6 8. h4 h6) 6... d6 7. d4 c6) 3... d6 4. Bc4 (4. d4 g5 5. h4 (5. Bc4 h6) 5... g4 6. Ng1 (6. Ng5 f6µ) 6... f5 (6... Nf6 7. Bxf4 Nxe4 8. Bd3 Qe7 9. Ne2 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Bxe4 Qxe4 12. Nbc3 Qe6 13. Re1 Bd7³; 6... Qf6 7. Nc3 Ne7 8. Nge2 Bh6 9. Qd2 Nbc6 10. Nb5) 7. Bxf4 (7. ef Qe7 8. Be2 (8. Qe2 Bxf5 9. Bxf4) 8... Bxf5 9. Bxf4 Qe4 10. Qd2 Nc6 11. d5 Qxg2 12. dc Qxh1 13. Qd4 Qxh4 14. Kf1 bc (14... Qf6°) 15. Qxh8 Nf6 16. Nc3 O-O-O 17. Ba6 Kd7 18. Be5 Be7 19. Qg7 Nh5 20. Bf6 Nxg7 21. Bxh4 Bxh4 22. Bd3 Bxd3

0-1, Osinovsky Stepan (RUS) 2239 - Golovchenko Gleb (RUS) 2260, St. Petersburg (Russia) 2002; 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. Bxf4 fe 9. Qd2 d5) 7... fe 8. Nc3 Nf6 9. Qd2 d5 10. Be5 (10. Nb5 Na6) 10... c6 11. Nge2 Be6 12. Nf4 Bf7 13. Nd1 Nbd7 14. Ne3 Nxe5 15. de Qc7 16. Qc3 O-O-O 17. O-O-O Nh5 18. Ne2 Bh6 19. Kb1 Bxe3 20. Qxe3 Kb8 21. Qg5 Rhg8 22. Qf5 Bg6 23. Qg5 Rde8 24. Qxg4 Qxe5 25. Qg5 Qxg5 26. hg Re5 27. g4 Ng7 28. Nf4 Ne6

0-1, Hector Jonny (SWE) 2510 - Leko Peter (HUN) 2605, Copenhagen (Denmark) 1995) 4... h6 5. h4 (5. d4 g5 6. h4 Bg7) 5... Bg4 6. d4 Be7 7. Qd3 (7. h5 Bh4 8. Kf1 Bg3) 7... Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Bxh4µ;

2. Bc4

2... Nf6 3. d3 (3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 (4. d4 Nxe4 5. Bxf7 Kxf7 6. Nxe4 ed 7. Ng5 Kg8 8. Qxd4 d5 9. Bf4 (9. N1f3 h6) 9... Bf5 10. O-O-O Nd7 ³; 4. Qf3 b5 5. Bb3 b4 6. Nce2 d5 7. ed cd =) 4... d5 5. ed e4 6. Qe2 (6. Ne5 cd 7. Bb5 Nbd7 8. d3 Bb4 9. Bd2 O-O 10. Nxd7 Bxd7 11. Bxd7 Qxd7 12. de de³) 6... cd 7. Bb5 Nc6 8. d3 Bb4 9. de Nxe4 =; 3. d4 ed 4. e5 d5 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxd7 Nfxd7 7. Qxd4 Nc6 8. Qxd5 Ndxe5 9. Nc3 Qxd5 10. Nxd5 O-O-Oµ) 3... c6 4. Nf3 (4. Qe2 Bc5 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Nxe5 d5 7. ed cd 8. Bb3 Re8 9. c3 Nc6 10. d4 Bxd4°) 4... d5 5. Bb3 (5. ed cd 6. Bb5 Bd7) 5... Bd6;

2. d4

2... ed 3. c3 (3. Bc4 Nc6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e5 Ng4 6. Qe2 Qe7 7. Bf4 f6 8. ef Nxf6 9. Nbd2 Qxe2 80% Black) 3... d5 4. ed (4. e5 dc 5. Nxc3 d4 6. Ne4 Qd5 7. Bd3 Bf5 8. Qf3 Bb4 9. Kf1 Ne7µ; 4. Qxd4 de 5. Qxe4 Be7 6. Bg5 Nd7 2-0 for Black.; 4. cd deµ) 4... Qxd5 5. cd (5. Nf3 Nc6 6. cd Bg4 transposes.) 5... Nc6 6. Nf3 (6. Be3 Bb4 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. a3 Bxc3 9. bc Bg4 =) 6... Bg4 7. Be2 (7. Nc3 Bb4 8. Be2 transposes) 7... Bb4 8. Nc3 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Qc4 61% for Black.;

2. Nc3 Vienna Opening, played by David Woodhead and others in Huddersfield League.

2... Nf6 3. f4 This is the point. It is a sort of delayed King's Gambit. d5 ! This is the key counterstroke. 4. fe (4. ed ef 60 % Black in 61 games; 4. d3 ef 5. Bxf4 (5. e5 Ng4 6. Bxf4 d4 7. Ne4 Nc6 8. Nf3 Qd5 9. Be2 Ngxe5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. O-O Be7 =; 5. ed Nxd5 6. Nxd5 Qxd5 7. Bxf4 Bd6 80% Black) 5... Bb4³) 4... Nxe4;

2. Qh5

2... Nc6 3. Bc4 g6 4. Qf3 Nf6 69% Black]

2... Nc6 3. Bb5

[3. Bc4

3... Nf6

(3... Bc5 allows Evans Gambit, but is playable. 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. Qb3 (6. d4 ed 7. O-O Nge7 8. Ng5 d5 9. ed Ne5 10. Bb5 (10. Bb3 dc) 10... Bd7 11. Bxd7 Qxd7 12. c4 c5³) 6... Qf6 7. d4 Nxd4 8. Nxd4 ed;

3... Nd4  is interesting 4. Nxe5 ?

b1) 4. Nxd4 ! best ed 5. d3 (5. O-O g6 6. d3 Bg7 7. f4 Ne7 8. f5 d5 9. Bb3 gf 10. Qh5 O-O 11. ef Qd6 12. f6 needs looking at. ²/±) 5... Nf6 (5... d6 is more cautious. 6. Qh5 Qf6 7. O-O Qg6 8. Qa5 c6 9. f4 f5 (9... Be7 10. f5 Qf6 11. Qe1 Nh6 12. Nd2 Ng4 (12... O-O 13. Nf3 d5 14. Bg5) 13. Nf3 h6 14. Bf4 O-O 15. h3 Ne3 16. Bxe3 de 17. c3 b5 18. Bb3 a5 19. Qxe3 a4 20. Bc2 a3›) 10. e5 Be7 11. Qe1 Nh6 12. ed Qxd6 13. Rf2 Bd7 14. Re2; 5... g6 may be best. 6. Qf3 Qf6) 6. e5 d5 7. ef dc 8. Qe2 Be6 9. fg Bxg7 10. dc Qh4 with good play for the pawn. 11. O-O O-O-O;

b2) 4. c3 Nxf3 5. Qxf3 Qf6 =;

b3) 4. d3 Nxf3 5. Qxf3 Nf6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. O-O c6 9. h3 d6 10. Ne2 Nd7 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 0;

b4) 4. O-O Qf6 5. Nxd4 ed 6. h3 b6 7. c3 Bb7 8. Qe2 Qg6 9. Qg4 Qxg4 10. hg Nf6³;

b5) 4. Nc3 Nxf3 5. Qxf3 Nf6 6. d3 c6 7. Qg3 d6 =;

b6) 4. Bxf7?! Kxf7 5. Nxe5 Ke7 6. d3 d6µ 7. Nc4 Kf7 8. Be3 Nc6 9. Nc3 Nf6 Black has nothing to fear.;

4... Qg5! has scored 73% for Black in 74 games. 5. Nxf7

(5. Bxf7 Ke7 6. O-O (6. Qh5 Qxg2 7. Rf1 Qxe4 8. Kd1 Qxc2 9. Ke1 Qxc1 10. Qd1 Nc2 11. Ke2 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Nh6 13. Bc4 Nxa1°; 6. Bxg8 Qxg2 7. Rf1 (7. d3 Qxh1°) 7... Qxe4 8. Qe2 Qxe2#; 6. d3 Qxe5°) 6... Qxe5 7. Bxg8 Rxg8 8. f4 Qc5 9. c3 Ne2 10. Kh1 Qh5 µ) 5... Qxg2 6. Rf1 Qxe4 7. Be2 Nf3#)

 

4. Ng5 (4. d4 ed 5. e5 Ng4 6. Qe2 Qe7 7. Bg5 (7. Bf4 f6 8. ef Nxf6 9. Bxc7 d6³) 7... f6 8. ef Qxe2 9. Kxe2 gf 10. Bh4 Bg7 11. Na3 a6 12. Rad1 Nge5 13. Rhe1 Nxc4 14. Nxc4 d5³)

4... d5

(4... Bc5 Believe it or not Bc5 is the most successful move -  56% in 522 games

5. Bxf7

(5. Nxf7 Bxf2 6. Kxf2 Nxe4 7. Kg1 Qh4 8. g3 Nxg3 9. hg Qxg3 10. Kf1 Rf8 11. Qh5 d5 12. Bxd5 Nb4 13. Bb3 Nxc2 14. Rh4 g6 15. Qxh7 Bf5 16. Nc3 Bd3 17. Ne2 g5 18. Re4 Qf3 19. Kg1 Bxe4 20. Ba4 Bc6 21. Bxc6 bc

0-1, Jarhelle A - Kiss Tibor (HUN) 2150, corr. 1978)

 5... Ke7

6. Bd5

(6. Bb3 Rf8 7. d3 d6 8. Be3 Bg4 9. Qd2 Nd4 10. h3 Bh5 11. Nc3 h6 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. ed hg 14. Bxd4 Bxd4 15. Qxg5 Rf6 16. Qxh5 Bxb2 17. Rb1 Bc3 18. Ke2 Qf8 19. Qg5 b5 20. Rhf1 a5 21. a3 Kf7 22. f4 Rd8 23. f5 Kg8 24. g4 e4 25. Rf4 ed 26. Kxd3 Be5 27. Re4 Rh6 28. Qe3 Rh4 29. Re1 Qf6 30. c4 Kf7 31. cb Rdh8 32. Rh1 Bb2 33. Kc4 Bxa3 34. Re6 Qxf5 35. Re7 Kg6 36. Qe6 Qxe6 37. de d5 38. Kxd5 Bxe7 39. Rf1 Rxh3

0-1, Candalh Emmanuel - Lebret Ludovic, Paris (France) 1998)

6... Rf8 7. O-O d6 has scored 61% for Black)

 

5. ed b5 has scored 53% for Black in 422 games ! (5... Na5 6. Bb5 c6 7. dc bc 8. Qf3 Rb8 9. Bxc6 Nxc6 10. Qxc6 Nd7 11. d3 Be7 12. Ne4 Rb6 13. Qa4 O-O›; 5... Nxd5 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Qf3 Ke6 8. Nc3 Ncb4 9. Qe4 c6 10. a3 Na6 11. d4) 6. Bf1 (6. dc bc 7. Nc3 Bf5!? one of many ideas. 8. O-O h6

(8... Bd6 9. Re1 O-O 10. Nge4 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 Be7 12. b3 Qd4 (12... Qd5 13. Qf3 Be6) 13. c3 Qb6 14. Qf3 Be6 (14... Bg6 15. Ng3 cb 16. ab Qxb3 17. Rxe5) 15. Ng3 cb (15... f6 16. bc Bxc4 17. Nf5 Bc5 18. Qg4) 16. ab Qxb3 (16... Bf6 17. Nh5; 16... Rfd8 17. Rxe5 Qxb3 18. Rea5 Bd5 19. Qg4 Bxc6 20. Ba3) 17. Rxe5 Rfd8 18. Nf5 Bf6 19. Nd4 Bd5 20. Nxb3 Bxf3 21. Rea5 Bd5 22. Nc5 Re8 23. f3 Re1 24. Kf2 Rae8 25. Ne4;

8... Qd6 9. Re1 Be7 10. Nb5 Qxc6 11. Rxe5) 9. Nf3 e4 10. Re1 Be7 11. Ne5 Qd4 12. Nd7 Nxd7 (12... Rd8 13. Nb5) 13. cd Kxd7 14. Qe2 Rhe8 15. b3 Bg5 16. Qxc4 Qxc4 17. bc Bf6 18. Bb2 Rab8 19. Rab1 e3 20. fe Bxc2µ Fritz - Peake;

6. Bxb5 Qxd5 has scored 60% for Black in 132 games.)

 6... Nd4 7. c3 Nxd5 8. Ne4 Qh4 9. Ng3 Bg4 10. f3 e4 11. fg (11. cd Bd6 12. Bxb5 Kd8 13. O-O ef 14. Qb3 best NCO (14. Rxf3 Rb8 15. a4 a6 16. Bxa6 Re8 17. Nc3 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Qxd4 19. Qf2 Re1 20. Bf1 Bc5; 14. gf Bxg3 15. hg Qxg3 16. Kh1 Nf4) 14... Nb4 15. Rxf3 c6 16. Rxf7 cb 17. Nc3 Re8 18. Rf1 Bd7 19. d3± NCO) 11... Bd6 12. Kf2 O-O 13. cd Bxg3 14. hg Qxh1›;

 

3. d4

3... ed 4. Nxd4 (4. Bc4 Nf6 5. e5 d5 6. Bb5 Ne4 7. Nxd4 Bd7; 4. c3 d5 5. ed Qxd5 6. cd Bg4 7. Be2 Bb4 8. Nc3 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Qc4 10. Bxc6 bc 11. Qe2 Qxe2 12. Kxe2 O-O-O 13. Be3 Ne7 =) 4... Nf6 5. Nxc6 bc 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. c4 Ba6;

3. c3

3... Nf6 4. d4 ed 5. e5 Nd5 6. cd Bb4 7. Bd2 Bxd2 8. Nbxd2 O-O 9. Qb3 Nb6 =;

3. Nc3 4 Knights variation

3... Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Ba4 Bc5 6. Nxe5 O-O 7. d3 d6 8. Nf3 Bg4 9. Be3 Bxf3 10. gf Nh5 11. Nb5 (11. Bxd4 Bxd4 12. h4 c6 13. Qd2 Qa5 14. Bb3 Qe5 15. O-O-O a5 16. a4 g6 17. Rdg1 b5 18. Rg5 Qf6 19. Rhg1 Be5 20. Ne2 Bxb2 21. Kd1 Kh8 22. c3 ba 23. Bxa4 Rab8 24. f4 Ba3 25. Qa2 Bb2 26. R1g4 Bxc3 27. e5 de 28. Nxc3 ef 29. Ne4 Qd4 30. Qc4 Qxc4 31. dc f5 32. Rg1 fe 33. Rxa5 Rb1

0-1, Karlusch Albrecht (AUT) 2040 - Schnider Gert (AUT) 1935, Austria 1997) 11... Nxb5 12. Bxb5 Bxe3 13. fe Qg5 14. Bc4 b5 15. Bb3 Qxe3 16. Qe2 Qg5 17. Qd2 Qh4 18. Qf2 Qf6 19. O-O Nf4 20. Kh1 Qxb2 21. Qe3 Qf6 22. Rg1 Nh3

0-1, Merenyi Lajos (HUN) - Szabo Laszlo (HUN) 2300, Tatatovaros (Hungary) 1935]

3... Nge7 4. c3!

[4. d4

4... ed 5. Nxd4 Now the fianchetto is effective for Black g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Be3 O-O 8. O-O d5 9. ed Nb4 =;

4. Nc3 is also quite good 

4... Ng6 is best against 3. Nc3 (4... g6 5. d4 ed 6. Nd5 Bg7 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bf6 is unclear) 5. d4 ed 6. Nxd4 Bb4! (6... Bc5 7. Be3 Nh4 and now White cannot castle, but... 8. Qg4! (8. O-O Bxd4 9. Bxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qg5 WINS; 8. Nxc6 Nxg2 9. Ke2 Nxe3 10. Nxd8 Nxd1 11. Raxd1 Kxd8) 8... Nxd4 9. Qxg7 Nxc2 10. Kd2 Bxe3 11. Kxc2 Ng6 12. fe±) 7. O-O O-O 8. Nd5 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Bd6 10. Be2 b6³;

4. O-O

4... a6 5. Ba4 Ng6 (5... d6 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 Nxd4 8. Nxd4 ed 9. Qxd4? c5 and c4 µ However White has 9. a4 instead of Qxd4 ?) 6. c3 (6. d4 ed 7. Nxd4 Bc5 8. Be3 Bxd4 9. Bxd4 O-O 10. Nc3 (10. Be3 d6 11. Nc3 Nge5 12. f4 Bg4 13. Qe1 Nc4 14. Bxc6 bc 15. Qg3 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 Re8 =) 10... Nxd4 11. Qxd4 d6) 6... d6 7. d4 Bd7 8. Be3 Be7 is similar to the main line below but not as good as White does not have the h4 attack (having castled).;

4. d3

4... a6 (4... g6 5. Bg5 Bg7 6. Bxc6 bc 7. Nbd2 d5 8. Nb3 O-O 9. O-O f6) 5. Bc4 (5. Ba4 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. Bg5 f6 8. Be3 O-O) 5... h6 (5... d5 6. ed Nxd5 7. O-O) 6. Nc3 g6 7. a3 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. Be3 d6 10. Nd2 Be6 11. Nd5 f5 12. Nxc7 Bxc4 13. Nxa8 Be6 14. Nb6 f4;

4. Bxc6

4... Nxc6 5. O-O g6 (5... Bc5 6. Nxe5!? Nxe5 7. d4 Bd6 8. de Bxe5 9. f4 Bd6 10. Be3²) 6. d4 ed 7. Nxd4 Bg7 8. c3 O-O (8... d6 9. Be3 Qe7 10. Nd2 Ne5 11. h3 h5 12. f4 c5? 13. N4b3 Bh6 14. Bxc5 dc 15. fe Be3 16. Kh1 Qxe5 17. Nc4 Qg5 18. Qf3 Be6 19. Qxe3 Qe7 20. Na3 b6 21. Rad1 a5 22. e5 a4 23. Nd2 Bxa2 24. c4 f5 25. Ra1 Bb3 26. Nxb3 ab 27. Qxb3 Qe6 28. Nb5 Rxa1 29. Nc7 Kf7 30. Nxe6 Rxf1 31. Kh2 Kxe6 32. Qxb6 Kxe5 33. Qxc5

1-0, Capablanca Jose Raul 2720  - Corzo J, Habana 1902 ) 9. Be3 b6 10. Nxc6 dc 11. Qe2 a5 12. Rd1 Qe7 13. f3 Ba6 14. Qf2 Rfd8 15. Nd2 Rd3 16. Nf1 Rad8³ Black has the 2 bishops and is more active.]

4... a6 ! Black changes the line to one in the Steinitz deferred

5. Ba4

[5. Bxc6 Nxc6 6. d4 ed (6... d6 7. d5 Ne7 is also quite playable, followed by g6, Bg7, O-O and f5.) 7. cd d5 ! a key move 8. ed Nb4 an important finesse. 9. O-O Be7 is at least equal because of the 2 bishops.]

5... d6 6. d4 Bd7 Black solidifies his strongpoint on e5 and takes the sting out of White's pawn formation. 7. Be3

[7. O-O Ng6 (7... g6 8. de Nxe5 9. Nxe5 de 10. Bg5 Bg7 11. Bxd7 Qxd7 12. Qxd7 Kxd7 13. Rd1 Ke6 14. Nd2 Rad8 15. Nb3 b6 16. a4 Bf6 17. Bxf6 Kxf6 18. a5 Nc6 19. ab cb 20. Rd5 Ne7 21. Rd2 Rxd2 22. Nxd2 Rd8 23. Nc4 Nc8 24. Kf1 a5 25. Ke2 Ke6 26. Ra3 Nd6 27. Nxb6 Rb8 28. Na4 Nxe4 29. b3 Kd5 30. f3 Nd6 31. Nb2 Kc6 32. Nd3 f6 33. Rxa5 Rxb3 34. Ra6 Kd5 35. Kd2 Rb1 36. Ra5 Kc6 37. Ra6 Kd5 38. Ra5 Kc6 39. Ra6 1/2-1/2, Janetschek Karl (AUT) 2310 - Rolletschek Heinrich (AUT) 2390, Austria 1989) 8. d5 Nb8 9. c4 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Bxd7 Nxd7 =;

7. Bb3 h6 8. Be3 (8. Nbd2 g5 63% Black in 8 games.) 8... Ng6 (8... g6?! 9. O-O Bg7 10. de de (10... Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. f4 Bg7 13. f5 gf 14. Qh5) 11. a4 O-O 12. a5 Qc8 13. Nbd2 Kh7 14. Re1 Nd8 15. Ba4 Nec6 16. Nb3 Ne6 17. Nc5 Nxc5 18. Bxc5 Rd8 19. Qe2 Be6 20. b4 f6 21. Nd2 Qd7 22. Nf1 Qf7 23. Ne3 Nb8 24. Nd5 Nd7 25. Be3 Bxd5 26. ed Qxd5 27. Rad1 Qf7 28. f4 c6 29. f5 gf 30. Bc2 e4 31. Rf1 Qg6 32. Bd4 Kh8 33. Qf2 Nf8 34. Qxf5 Qxf5 35. Rxf5 Rd6 36. Re1 Ne6 37. Bxf6 Rd2 38. Bxe4 Ng5 39. h4 Nxe4 40. Bxg7 Kxg7 41. Rxe4 Rd7 42. Rg4 Kh7 43. Rf6 Re8 44. Rgg6 h5 45. Rh6 Kg7 46. Rfg6 Kf7 47. Rg3 Rd1 48. Kh2 Re5 49. Rh7 Kf6 50. Rxb7 Re4 51. Rb6 Rxh4 52. Rh3 Rxh3 53. Kxh3 Rd3 54. Kh4 Rxc3 55. Kxh5 Ke7 56. Rxa6 Kd7 57. g4 1-0, Mainka Romuald (GER) 2485 - Arbakov Valentin (RUS) 2570, Bad Woerishofen (Germany) 1994; 8... g5?! looks risky. 9. Bxg5 hg 10. Nxg5 Nd5 11. Nxf7 Kxf7 12. Bxd5 (12. ed Na5 13. de de›) 12... Ke8 13. de Nxe5 14. f4 Qh4 15. g3 Qxg3 16. hg Rxh1 17. Kd2 Rxd1 18. Kxd1 Ng4 19. Ke2 Nf6 20. Bxb7 Rb8 21. Bxa6 Nxe4 0-1, Tanin S - Abroschin M, corr. 1954) 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. Nf1 (10. O-O Bg5 11. Nxg5 (11. a4 Qf6) 11... hg 12. Re1 (12. f3 Na5 13. Bc2›) 12... Nf4 13. Nf1 Qf6 14. Ba4 Rd8 15. d5 Ne7 16. Bxd7 Rxd7 17. g3 Nh3 18. Kg2 Qh6 19. f3 Ng6 20. Kh1 Qh5 21. Rc1 Ne7 22. Rc2 g6 23. c4 f5 24. b4 O-O 25. Bg1 Kh8 26. c5 Ng8 27. cd cd 28. ef gf 29. Qd3 Nh6 30. Rec1 g4 31. f4 ef 32. gf Qf7 33. Rc8 Kh7 34. Be3 Re7 35. Ng3 Kg6 36. Qd4 Rfe8 37. Bf2 Rxc8 38. Rxc8 Rc7 39. Rxc7 Qxc7 40. Kg2 Qc2 41. Qe3 Ng8 42. Qe8 Kg7 43. Nh1 Nxf4 44. Kg3 Nf6 45. Qe7 Kg6 46. Qxd6 Qd3 0-1, Gazik Igor (SVK) 2395 - Emodi Gyula (HUN) 2415, Hungary 1997) 10... Nh4 ! (10... Bg5 11. Nxg5 hg 12. de Ncxe5 13. Qd2 Nf4 14. O-O-O Nxg2 15. Bxg5 Nf3 16. Bxd8 Nxd2 17. Bxc7 Nxe4 18. Bb6 Nf4 19. Ng3 Ng5 20. Rxd6 Bc6 21. Re1 Kf8 22. Bc5 Kg8 23. Nf5 Be4 24. Ne7 Kf8 25. Ng6 1-0, Mathe Gaspar (HUN) 2405 - Ghitescu Theodor (ROM) 2390, Bagneux (France) 1988; 10... O-O 11. Ng3 Bf6 12. O-O Bg4 13. d5 Na5 14. h3 Nxb3 15. ab Bd7 16. Qd2 Nh4 17. Nxh4 Bxh4 18. c4 Qf6 19. Qd3 Kh7 20. Nf5 Bxf5 21. ef Rfe8 22. Qe4 Bg5 23. g3 g6 24. h4 Bxe3 25. fe g5 26. Kf2 g4 27. b4 h5 28. Ke2 b6 29. Ra3 a5 30. Rfa1 Reb8 31. Kd3 Rb7 32. ba ba 33. Kc2 Rba7 34. b4 a4 35. b5 Kg8 36. Kd2 Qe7 37. Qc2 e4 38. Qc3 f6 39. Rf1 Re8 40. Rf4 Raa8 41. Qa1 Qe5 42. Qxe5 fe 43. Rf1 Kg7 44. Rfa1 Rf8 45. Rxa4 Rxa4 46. Rxa4 Rxf5 47. Ra7 Rf2 48. Ke1 Rf3 49. b6 Rxe3 50. Kd2 1-0, Shamkovich Leonid (USA) 2450 - Henry Ronald (USA) 2275, Chicago (USA) 1987) 11. Nxh4 Bxh4 = 12. Qh5 g6 13. Qf3 Qe7 14. d5 Na5 15. Bc2 Nc4 16. Bc1 Bg5 17. Ne3 Nxe3 18. Bxe3 Bxe3 19. Qxe3 Qg5 20. Qg3 f5 21. Qxg5 hg 22. f3 Ke7 23. h3 g4 24. fg fg 25. h4 Raf8 26. O-O-O Rf2 27. g3 Rhf8 28. Rhg1 Bb5 29. a4 Be2 30. Rde1 Rh2 31. Rh1 Rff2 32. Rxh2 Rxh2 33. Rg1 Bf3 34. Bd3 a5 35. Bc2 Kd8 36. Bd3 Kc8 37. b3 Kd8 38. Bc2 Kc8 39. Bd3 Kb8 40. Bc2 Ka7 41. Bd3 Kb6 42. Bc2 Kc5 43. Bd3 Rf2 44. Bc2 Bg2 45. Bd3 Bf3 46. Bc2 Be2 47. Kd2 Rh2 48. Kc1 b5 49. ab Kxb5 50. Re1 Kc5 51. Kd2 Bf3 52. Kd3 Rg2 53. b4 ab 54. cb Kb6 55. Ba4 Rxg3 56. Be8 Rh3 57. Ra1 Bh1 58. Ke2 Bxe4 59. Bc6 Bd3 60. Kf2 Bb5 0-1, Vidarsson Jon G (ISL) 2380 - Keitlinghaus Ludger (GER) 2525, Reykjavik (Iceland) 1997]

 

7... Ng6!

[7... g6!? Can be answered by 8. dxe5 to defuse the Bishop on g7 and exploit weakness on d6, a3/f8 diagonal, but Black may take with the Knight. 8. de (8. d5 Na5 9. Bxd7 Qxd7 10. Nbd2 b6 11. O-O Bg7 Black can gain counterplay by the f5 break.) 8... de (8... Nxe5!? 9. Nxe5 de 10. Bxd7 Qxd7 11. Qxd7 Kxd7 12. O-O Nc6 is playable.) 9. O-O Bg7 10. Qd3 Nc8 11. Rd1 is difficult for Black, White also has Bc5 up his sleeve.;

7... h6 is probably not good enough. 8. O-O g5 9. de de 10. Qd3 Ng6 (10... b5 11. Bb3 Ng6 12. Rd1) 11. Rd1 Bd6 12. c4²]

8. h4  considered best, but should come to nothing against good defence.

[8. O-O Be7 9. Nbd2 h6 This position has only scored 43% for White.

10. Re1 Bg5 =]

8... Be7

[8... b5 9. Bb3 Na5 (9... h5? 10. Ng5) 10. h5 Nf4 11. Bxf4 ef 12. Qd2 Qf6 13. Rh4 Nxb3 14. ab Qe6›]

9. g3

[9. h5 Nh4 (9... Nf4 may be playable. 10. Bxf4 ef 11. h6 g6 12. Qc1 g5 looks fine to me.) 10. Nxh4 Bxh4 11. h6 g6 =]

9... Bf6 This position has scored 50 % for Black - Much higher than most Ruy Lopez defences for Black !

10. d5 Nb8 11. Bxd7 Nxd7 12. h5 Ne7 13. h6 g6 14. Qb3

[14. g4 O-O 15. g5 Bh8 and Black's position will soon spring to life when he uses the f pawn to break free. 16. c4 f5 17. Nc3 fe 18. Nxe4 Nf5³]

14... b6 15. Na3 O-O 16. Qc2 Nc8 Black is at least even. (Nc8 controls g5 and prepares Be7 and f5 break).

 

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