Queen's Pawn:Torre attack,

Wagner gambit

Peake GM v Kev-Blitz Match

Game 12

White   Black

Kev-Blitz – GMP

0:1

ICC   6  17    3/ 7/2003

1. d4 e6

2. Nf3

A strange choice, was this really Kev ?

...Nf6

I almost played c5 immediately as White would not have been able to play d5 now, but he has 3.e4 and a Sicilian e6, or 3.c4 and an English.

3. Bg5 c5 It is well known that this move is strong against Bg5. White's Q-side is vulnerable to attack on the Black squares.

4. e4 Now we have a sort of Sicilian - but what's White's bishop doing on g5 ? cxd4

5. Nxd4

[5. e5 has only scored 26% h6 (5... Qa5!? 6. Bd2 (6. Qd2 Qxd2 7. Nbxd2 Nd5 =) 6... Qb6) 6. Bh4 g5 7. Bg3 Nh5 8. Qxd4 Nxg3 9. hxg3 Nc6 10. Qe4 Qb6 11. Nbd2 Qxb2 12. Rb1 Qc3 13. Rb3 Qa5 14. Bd3 g4 15. Rb5 Qa3 16. Ng1 a6 17. Rb3 Qc1 18. Ke2 Qa1 19. c3 Na5 20. Rb1 Qxc3 21. Qxg4 Nc6 22. Ne4 Qxd3 0-1, Apsheniek Fritzis - Kashdan Isaac (USA), Hamburg (Germany) 1930]

5... Qa5 The simple way to exploit the misplacing of the Q-bishop. We have a Sicilian 4-Knights 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 where, instead of the normal 5. Nc3, White has played 5. Bg5 ?

6. Bd2

[6. Qd2 Bb4 7. c3 Nxe4 8. cxb4 (8. Qe3 Qxg5=+) 8... Qxg5 90 % Black 15 games.]

6... Qe5

[6... Qb6!? has scored 81%  - See what I mean about weak black squares ?]

7. Bc3

[7. Be3 Nxe4 3 out of 3 for Black;

7. Nf3 ! looks best, and White gets some play for the pawn. Qxb2 8. Nc3 Qb6 =+]

7... Nxe4  Only 7 moves gone, but Kev looks in big trouble !!

8. Qe2 forced. Qf4  unpins and threatens Qc1 +

9. f3?? Now the contest is over.

[9. Qe3 was forced. Qxe3 10. fxe3 Nxc3 11. Nxc3 a6 Black is a safe pawn up.]

9... Qc1

10. Qd1 Qxd1

11. Kxd1 Nf2 White resigns

[0:1]

Another short game for Geoff’s collection !

Match Score

Peake GM  10-0  Kev-Blitz

 

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