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Gambit
Erie Schiller
How to Play the
Scotch Gambit
by Eric Schiller
Chess Enterprises
Coraopolis PA
1992
Chess Enterprises, Coraopolis PA 15108
Published 1992
95 94 93 92 5 4 3 2 1
ISBN: 0-945470-24-X
The manuscript was prepared using NisuS™ 3.0 and Microsoft Word™
running on a Macintosh SEe ChessBasc 3.0 was employed in the
preparation of the data.
(")reface.............................................................................................1
Maroczy-Porges
Nurnberg 1896
1.e4 eS 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Qf6?!
3
4 How to Play the Scotch Gambit
9.Qb3 Bb6
lO.a4
White has compensation for his pawn, but only if he
keeps the initiative. An alternative plan would be to
continue development, and make use of dS. 10.Nc3! Ne7
11.Be3 0-0 (11 ... Bxe3? 12.fxe3 drops the pawn at £7.) 12.Bxb6
axb6 13.Nb5! with win of material. 13 ... c6 14.Nc7 Ra5
15.Qxb6 RcS 16.Bd3 and although the knight is trapped,
there is no way to get at it, and the Black attack is nothing
to worry about. 16 ... Ng6 (to stop f2-f4) 17.Rfcl Rxcl+
18.Rxcl Nf4 19.Bf1 Ne6 20.Nxe6 fxe6 21.a4 with a slight
edge for White.
10... Ne7
11.Khl Nc6
12.Bd2 0-0
12... aS!? might have been a useful interpolation.
13.a5 Bd4
14.Nc3 Bxc3
Practically forced, because of the weakness at dS.
15.Bxc3 Qe7
16.Bd5 Nd8
Or 16... Bd717.a6 bxa618.Rxa6 I{ab8 19.Qa3!
17.eS c6
17 ... dxeS?! 18.Rfel Nc6 19.a6!
Chapter 1: Miscellaneous Replies by Black 5
18.exd6 Qxd6
19.Be4 Be6
20.Qa4
Although White is still a pawn down his bishop pair
and active pieces give him sufficient compensation.
20... f5
21.Bf3 Qc7
22. Rfel ReB
23.BhS! Re7
24.Qh4 Kf8
Black can't bring his defensive forces closer to the king,
so he tries to bring the king closer to his pieces!
25.BeS Qd7
26.Qg3 g6
At least there is no pin on the g-pawn, part of the point
of Kf8.
27.Radl! Qe8
28.Be2 Nf7
29.Bd4?!
The bishop should have retreated to c3.
29... KgB
30.BhS f4
To avoid the destructive sacrifice at g6.
31.Qh4
Not 31.Qxf4? Bb3!
31... Rd8
32.Qf6 Rxd4!
That's why the bishop should have been posted at c3
instead of d4.
33.Rxd4 gxhS
34.IQ:f4 N d8
3S.Rf3 Rf7
6 How to Play the Scotch Gambit
36.Rg3+ Kf8
37.Qh8+ Ke7
38.Rg8 Rf8
Or 38 ... Qd7 39.Rxd8! Qxd8 40.Rxe6+ Kd7 41.Rd6+
winning the queen.
39.Qxh7+ Kd6
40.Rg7 Rf7
41.Qxh5 Qe7
42.Rg6 Kd7
43.f3
Black's king is surrounded by pieces and White cannot
win by direct attack.
43... Qf8
44.RgS Qd6
45. RgeS
Threatening Rxe6!
45... BdS
46.Re8 Qf6
47.R8e5 Kc7
48.Qg4 a6
49.Qg3 Ke8
50.Qg4+ Kc7
51.Qg3 Kc8
52.Qg5
Chapter 1: Miscellaneous Replies by Black 7
The repetition was probably due to time pressure, as
White has every reason to play for a win.
52... QxgS
53.Rxg5 Kd7
54.Rg4 Ne6
55.Kg1 Nf4
This move is too slow, but it does not deserve the lack
of recognition it has been subject to in the literature.
S.O-O
5.c3 is an excellent alternative, since Black cannot
Chapter 1: Miscellaneous Replies by Black 9
capture at c3: S... dxc3 6.Qd5! forced Black's resignation in
DeVisser-Jennings, New York 1922.
5... d6
6.Nxd4 Nxd4
7. Qxd4 Bf6
This is Black's idea-to develop the bishop with tempo
and keep control of eS while planning to develop the
knight via e7.
8.QdS
8.Qd3 was seen in a game between Cunningham and
Staunton as White and a team including Loewenthal as
Black, but the queen is not well placed there. Notes by
Staunton indicate that 8.Qe3 is best, but there is nothing
wrong with QdS.
8... Qd7
9.f4!
White gains further space, while there is no need to
worry about the a7-g1 diagonal. because neither the queen
nor bishop is in a position to exploit it.
9... c6
9 ... Nh6 IO.eS! dxeS 11.Qxd7+ Bxd7 12.fxe5 Bxe5 13.Bxh6
gxh6 14.Bxf7+ Kd8 15.c3 will be uncomfortable for Black,
though the bishop pair provides some relief.
10.Qdl Nh6
11.c3
Sfeinifz-Lang
Vienna 1860
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Qe7
12 How to Play the Scotch Gambit
Charousek-Exner
Budapest IMatch 1896
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 d6?!
Breyer-Fahrni
Baden 1914
1.e4 eS 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 d6 5.Nxd4 g6
19
This has been pretty much forced, and now the two
extra pawns are easily converted int() an endgame victory.
21... Rad8
21 ...Qxb2 22.eS Nh5 23.g4 Ng7 24.Ne4 Re7 25.Nf6+ Kh8
26.Rd8+ Rxd8 27.QxdB+ ReB 28.Nxe8
22.Rxb6 Rxd2
23.Rxb7 Nh5
24.Rdl RedB
25.Rxd2 Rxd2
Chapter 2: 4 .. .d4 21
26.Rxa7 Nxf4
27.Rb7
And the a-pawn flies.
27 ... Nxg2
28.a4 Nh4
29.Rb3 Rxc2
30.NbS Rcl+
31.Kh2 Rc2+
32.Kgl Rcl+
33.Kf2 Re2+
34.Ke3 e5
3S.Kd3 ReB
36.aS I{a8
37.Ra3 Ng2
38.a6 Nf4+
39.Ke3 Ne6
40.a7 Kf7
41.h4 Ke7
42.Ra6 Kd7
43.Rd6+ Ke7
44.Rxe6+! Kxe6
45.Nc7+ Kd7
46.Nxa8 1-0
Chapter 3
4 ... Bb4+
Charousek-Porges
Nuremberg 1896
1.e4 eS 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Bb4+
29.f51 dxe4?
Not 29 ... Bd7 30.exd5 QxdS 31.Bg3+ Nd6 32.13e4!+- but
29 ... Bf7!? would have held out a little longer.
30.BbS Qd5
31.fxe6 Qxe6
32.a5
Black has three pawns for t11e piece, but his king is still
under fire.
32 ... f5
33.axb6 Nxb6
34.Bg3+ Ka8
35.Bc7! Rb8
36.Qc5 Rfc8
According to Sergeant, Charousek actually announced
the mate in 5 here.
37.Qc6+ Qxc6
Chapter 3; 4 .. .Bb4+ 25
38. Bxc6+ Rb7
Kirste-Knorr
Correspondence 1990
1.e4 eS 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Bb4+ S.c3 dxc3 6.0-0 Qe7?!
7.a3 BcS 8.Nxc3 Nf6
Kirste-Plath
Correspondence 1990
1.e4 eS 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Bb4+ 5.c3 dxc3 6.0-0 cxb2
7.Bxb2 f6? 8.a3 BaS
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Hopfer-Troester
Correspondence 1988-1989
1.e4 eS 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Bb4+ S.c3 dxc3 6.0-0 cxb2
7.Bxb2 Nf6
28 How to Play the Scotch Gambit
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cxdS
30 How to Play the Scotch Gambit
22.Rd3! Nxd3
23.Bh7+ Kh8
24. Bg6+
This is why the knight had to be deflected from e5.
24... KgB
25. Qh7+ Kf8
26.Qxf7+# 1-0
Schlechter-Nyholm
Baden 1914
1.e4 eS 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 BcS
18... ReB
19.f3+=
Black has gained time for development by targeting the
e-pawn, but now that square is under White's control and
Black has not solved the problem of his rook.
19... Ncd7
20.Rd4 Qc6
21.Khl Re7
22.Qe2 Ne5
23.Bg5!
The Black kingside is defended by knights, both of
Chapter 4: 4 .. .8c5 35
which are under attack.
23... Qc5
24.Rhdl Nc6
25.Rc4 Qe5
26.Nd5!
The pin allows White to bring his pieces to more
effective squares.
26... Rf7
Black breaks the pin, but it will cost significant
material, because d6 is under fire, protected primarily by
the pawn at c7, and that pawn is about to make a hasty
exit.
28.Nxc7! Rxc7
29.Bxd6+ Re7
30.e5! Nd7
31.f4
White is in no rush. His position is overwhelming,
and he is still effectively a rook ahead because the Rh8 is
out of play. Black tries to remedy this, but it is already too
late.
31... h5
32.Qd3 Rh6
33.Bxe7+! Kxe7
33 ... Qxe7 34.Qxd7 Qxd7 3S.Rxd7+-
36 How to Play the Scotch Gambit
34.Qa3+ Kf7
3S.e6+ Rxe6
3S ... Kf6 36.Rxd7 intending Rc3.
36.fxe6+ Qxe6
37.Qd3 Nf6
38.f5 QeS
The double exchange advantage is simply too much.
39.Rc2 KgB
40.Re2 QcS
41.a3 Kh7
42.Rg2 NeS
43.Qc2 Qe3
44.Rdgl Neg4
and Black resigned, presumably during adj()urnment
1-0
ChapterS
4 ... Bc5 5.c3 Nf6 6.cxd4 Bb4+ 7.Bd2
Aviles-Elzagheir
Novi Sad 01 1990
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 BcS 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb4+
7.Bd2 Qe7?! 8.0-0 Bxd2 9.Nbxd2 d6
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7... Nxe4
7... d5 8.exdS Bxd2+ 9.Qxd2 NxdSl0.0-0 0-0 11.Nc3+=
8.Bxb4 Nxb4
9.Bxf7+! Kxf7
10.Qb3+ d5
11.Ne5+! KgB?!
11 ... Kf6? 12.£3 cS 13.fxe4 dxe414.0-0++-
11 ... Ke6 12.Qxb4 c5 13.Qa3! Suggested by Keres, but
Ravinsky later showed that the position is by no means
clear. 13 ... cxd4 14.Nf3 Qb6 15.0-0 Kf7 16.NeS+!+=-
Zagorovsky. (16.Rdl d3 17.NeS+ Kf6 18.Nxd3 Bg4 19.Rel
Qd4 unclear-Ravinsky.)
12.Qxb4 Qf6
13.0-0 c5
14.Qb5 b6
lS.Qe8+ QfB
16.Qc6 Ba6
17.QxdS+ Qf7
18.Qxf7# 1-0
Bastian-Eng
West Germany 1984
1.e4 eS 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 BcS 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb4+
7.Bd2 Bxd2+ 8.Nbxd2 dS 9.exd5 Nxd510.Qb3 Nce7
11.0-0 0-0 12.Rfel Nb6?!
Chapter 5: 4.. .Bc5 S.c3 Nf6 6.cxd4 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 39
13.Bd3 BfS
14.Rxe7! Bxd3
IS.Rae1 Bg6
IS ... BfS 16.NgS (16.Nh4!) Bg6 I7.Ngf3 was equal in
Leonhardt-Suchting, Vienna 1908, but one senses that the
players were not in the mood for a fight.
16.Nh4 NcB
17.N xg6 hxg6
IB.R7e5+/-
19.Nf3
Nun-Sarwinski
Naleczow 1987
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 BcS 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb4+
7.Bd2 Bxd2+ 8.Nbxd2 dS 9.exdS NxdS 10.Qb3 Nce7
11.0-0 0-0 12.Rfel Nb6?! 13.Bd3 NedS
13 ... Nc6 14.Racl Kh8 lS.Bbl!+:::: with strong pressure on
the kingside.
14.Ne4 BfS
15.NcS Bxd3
16.Qxd3
".-.- .....
_..
35.Qg3 Nh5
36.Nh6+! Kh8
37.Nxf7+ KgB
38.Nh6+ Kh8
39.Qg5 Qc6
Now 40.QxhS fails to 40 ... Qd6+ 41.Qe5 QxeS+ 42.Rxe5
RxeS, but there is a killer move which deflects the Black
queen from the defense of e8.
40.Qd5!! Qg6
41.Nf7+ 1-0
Buckle-Anderssen
London 1851
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 BcS 4.c3 Nf6 S.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb4+
7.Bd2 Bxd2+ 8.Nbxd2 dS 9.exd5 NxdS 10.Qb3 Nce7
Chapter 5: 4 .. .BcS S.c3 Nf6 6.cxd4 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 43
11.0-0 0-0 12.Rfel
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Black seems to be attacking, but the pressure at £7 is
much more important.
16.Bxf7+! Kh8
16...Rxf7 17.Qxf7+ Kh8 18.Qe8+
17.Nxg6+ hxg6
18.Qg3! Qxg3
19.hxg3 Rxf7
20.Rxf4 Rxf4
21.Re8+ Kh7
22.gxf4
44 How to Play the Scotch Gambit
Black is powerless against 23.Nf3, 24.NgS, 25.Rh8. 1-0
Rossolimo-Riceman
Puerto Rico 1967
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb4+
7.Bd2 Bxd2+ 8.Nbxd2 dS 9.exd5 Nxd510.Qb3 Nce7
11.0-0 c6 12.Rfel 0-0 13.a4 b6?!
Sutterer-Hylkema
Baden-Baden 1987
1.e4 eS 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 BcS 4.c3 Nf6 S.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb4+
7.Bd2 Bxd2+ 8.Nbxd2 d5 9.exdS NxdS 10.Qb3 Nce711.0-0
0-0 12.Rfel c6 13.a4 Rb8?!
46 How to Play the Scotch Gambit
This move frees the Be8 from its defensive chores, but
with b5 under control of the White pieces it will not work.
14.aS! a6?
Missing the point.
15.Bxa6 b6
16.Bxc8 Qxc8
17.a6 Qg4
18.Ne5!
The invasion of the knight brings threats of many
forks, and a pawn is a small price to pay for the initiative.
18... Qxd4
19.Ndf3! Qb4
20.Qxb4 Nxb4
21.Nd7
Sufferer-AI Awadhi
West Germany vs. Kuwait 1987
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 BcS 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4
Chapter 5: 4 .. .Bc5 5.c3 Nf6 6.cxd4 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 49
t
13... Qd7
14.Rfel !
14.Qxb7 RfbS 15.Qa6 I~b2=+
14... Ng6
15.g3 Ne5
16.Bfl I{fe8
17.f4 Neg4
If Black could get to the a7-g1 diagonal he might be able
to do some damage, but this feeble attack is easily
repulsed.
18.h3 Nh6
19.Bg2 b6
20.g4+ / - Nhxg4
21.hxg4 Qxg4
22.Qf3 Qh4
23.Qf2 Qg4
24.Re3
Now White will have the better kings ide attack, as
well as the material.
24... Re7
25.Rg3 Qd7
26.e5 Ne8
27.e6! QbS
27...fxe6 28.dxe6 Qxe6 29.Bxa8
28.Qd4 Qe2
Chapter 5: 4 .. .Bc5 S.c3 Nf6 6.cxd4 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 51
29.Bf3 (2b5
30.Ne4
and Black resigned because of the threat of 31.Nf6+
Nxf632.(2xf6. 1-0
Chapter 6
5.e5 Ng4
IIlescas-Sanz
Leon 1989
1.e4 eS 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 S.eS Ng4 6.Qe2 Qe7
7.Bf4 f6 8.exf6 Nxf6
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9... Nxf6
9 ... gxf6 IO.Bxc7
a) IO ... d6 II.BbS Bd7 12.Bxc6 Bxc6 I-larding gives
only I2 ... bxc6 13.Nxd4 with insufficient compensation.
13.Nxd4 Kd7 14.BaS (14.Nxc6 bxc6 IS.Ba5+=) Bxg2 I5.Rgl
Re8+ 16.Kd2 Bh6+ 17.Kc3 Nxf2 18.Rxg2 Ne4+ +/-;
b) 10 ... NgeS is suggested by Harding, who provides
the following analysis: 11.Bxe5! fxe5 (11 ... Nxe5 12.Nbd2
intending RhI-el, Ke2-fl.) 12.c3 dxc3 13.Nxc3+/- Harding
comments that even though the pawns are no longer
doubled, White has a lead in devel<.)pment and control of
dS. I consider the position a crush, because Black's pawns
are weak and he cannot develop confortably.
10.Rel d6
11.Kfl+ Be7
12.Nbd2
Chapter 6: 5.e5 Ng4 57
12... a6
12... Bd7 13.Nb3 h6 14.Nbxd4 g5 15.Bd2+= Georgadze-
Katalimov, USSR 1975. Black has significant weaknesses
at e6 and f5.
13.Nb3 bS
14.Bd3 Bd7
14 ... Bb715.NgS+/- Nd8 16.Nxd4 Be8 17.13f5
15.Nbxd4 Nxd4
16.Nxd4 Kf7
17.c4!
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17... Rhb8
Estrin provided the following analysis in Fernsehach:
17...b4 I8.cS! dxc5 19.Be4+ Kf8 20.Ne6+ Bxe6 21.Rxe6+/-
17... e5 18.Nf5 Bxf5 19.BxfS bxc4 20.Be6+ Kf8 21.Radl+/-
17 ... bxc4 18.Bxc4+ dS 19.Bb3 c5 20.Nf3 c4 21.NeS+ Kf8
22.Bc2+/-
18.Rael bxc4
19.Bxc4+ dS
58 How to Play the Scotch Gambit
20.Bb3 Rb4
21.BeS
White controls most of the critical squares in the
center, and now seeks to complete his domination by
undermining the support of d5.
21... c5
22.Nc2!
22.Bxf6 Kxf6 23.Bxd5 cxd4 24.Bxa8 Rxb2 is unclear
~~... c:4
23.Bxf6 Kxf6
Sveshnikov-Kuzmin
Tashkent 1980
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 S.eS Ng4
6.Qe2 Qe7 7.Bf4 d6
hO How to Play the Scotch Gambit
7... b5 8.Bb3! Suggested by Otto Hardy, but the analysis
needs to be extended. 8 ...Qb4+ 9.Bd2 QcS IO.O-O! Ngxe5?
11.NxeS Nxe5 (11 ... Qxe5!? Given a ? by Harding, perhaps
unfairly. 12.QxeS+ Harding stops here with lIetc." I but it
isn't quite that simple. 12... NxeS 13.Rel d6 14.Bd5 Rb8 15.f4
f6 Black will have three pawns for the piece, but White
can retain a small edge. 16.fxeS dxe5 17.h4+= intending c3.)
12.Rel d6 13.f4 d3+ 14.Qf2 Harding stops here. 14 ... Qxf2+
IS.Kxf2 dxc2 16.Bxc2 f617.Nc3 c6 18.fxeS dxe519.Be4+/-
8.cxd6 Qxe2+
9.Bxe2 Bxd6
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Black has tried a number of moves in this position.
11... BfS
Alternatives are considered in the game Hug-Gorla.
12.NbS! 0-0-0
13.Nbxd4 Nxd4
14.Nxd4 Bd7
15.Bxg4!
This forcing sequence has established a positional
advantage for White, since the knight is an effective
blockader of the isolated pawn, and there is often the
threat of NbS, attacking a7 and d6.
15... Bxg4
16.f3 Bd7
Chapter 6: S.eS Ng4 61
17.Kf2 Rhe8
18.Rhdl!
White does not want to exchange rooks yet. Even
though the knight is clearly better than the bishop, the
rooks are still needed to put pressure on d6.
18... ReS
19.Rd2 Rde8
20.Radl Kc7
21.Ne2!
Now the knight begins its journey to d5, which will be
reinforced by the advance of the c-pawn.
21... Bc6
22.b3 1{8e6
23.c4 as
24.h3 Rf6
25.Nc3 g5
26.a3
More preliminaries-Whi te advances his a- and b-
pawns.
26 ... h5
27.b4 g4
28.Nd5+!
62 How to Play the Scotch Gambit
28... BxdS
29.RxdS
The rook ending is much better for White.
29... axb4
30.axb4 gxf3
31.gxf3 Rfe6
32.Rld4 Rg6
33.f4!+/- RxdS
34.Rxd5 h4
35.Rg5! Re6
35... Rxg5 36.fxgS Kc6 37.Ke3 dS 38.c5 b6 39.Kd4+-
36.Kf3 Rel
37.RfS Rgl
37... Re7 38.Kg4+-
38.Rxf7+ Kc6
39.b5+ Kb6
40.f5! Rg3+
41.Kf4 Rxh3
42.Rd7 Rhl
43.Rxd6+ Kc5
44.Rd7 Kxc4
45.Rxb7 h3
46.Kg3 h2
47.Rf7 Kxb5
Chapter 6: S.e5 Ng4 63
48.Kg2 Rgl+
49.Kxh2 RgB
50.Kh3 KcS
51.Re7 RgS
52.Re5+ Kd6
53.Kh4! Rgl
54.Re2+- Kd7
5S.KhS RgB
56.Kh6 1-0
Hug-Gorla
Bad Rogaz 1991
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nc6 4.d4 exd4 S.eS Ng4 6.Qe2 Qe7
7.Bf4 d6 8.exd6 Qxe2+ 9.Bxe2 Bxd610.Bxd6 cxd611.Na3
11... NgeS
11 ... a6 12.Nc4 Ke713.Nb6 Rb8 14.Rdl Nge5 15.Nxd4 Be6
16.0-0+= Nesterenko-Zimmerman, Correspondence 1963.
11 ... Be612.NbS 0-0-0 13.Nfxd4 Rhe814.0-0 Nf61S.Radl+==
d6 is a weak square, Hromada-Adams, Correspondence
1977.
12.Nb5 Nxf3+
This is an attempt to improve on a previous game
which saw White obtain an easy ending after:12 ... d3
13.Nxe5
a) 13... dxe2
h,1 How to Play the Scotch Gambit
al) 14.Nxd6+! Ke7 15.Nxc6+ Kxd6 (15 ... bxc6
16.Nxc8+ Raxc8 17.Kxe2+/-) 16.Nd4 ReS 17.Nxe2 BfS
18.0-0-0++ /-;
a2) 14.Nxc6 bxc6 15.Nc7+ Kd7 16.Nxa8 Ba6 17.b3
d5 18.Rel RxaB 19.c4 dxc4 20.bxc4 ReB 21.Rc2 Re4 22.Rxe2
Rxe2+ 23.Kxe2 Bxc4+ 24.Ke3 Bxa2 25.Ral BdS 26.Rxa7++=;
b) 13 ... dxeS 14.Bxd3 0-0 15.0-0-0+== Lebovich-
Umansky, Kaluga 1968.
13.Bxf3 Ke7
14.0-0-0!+ /-
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7... dS
7... dxc3 8.Qd5 leads to immediate disaster.
8.Bb3 Nc5
8 ... dxc3 9.BxdS cxb2 lO.Bxb2 Nc5 11.Bxc6+ bxc6 12.Nd4 is
suggested by Harding. I think that White has
compensation for the pawns. 12 ... Bb7 (12 ... Bd7 13.Qf3 Rb8
14.Nxc6 Bxc6 15.Qxc6+ Qd7 16.Qxd7+ Nxd7 17.Bc3 and the
weak pawn at c7 will become a target . White will place his
knight at e4 and one or two rooks on the d-file.) 13.Qf3
Qd714.Rdl.
9.cxd4 Nxb3
10.Qxb3 Rb8
This is a typical idea introduced by Chigorin almost a
century ago. The rook acts as a defender of tlle pawn, and
can support a later advance. Now Bc8-e6 will be possible.
11.Nc3 Be6
12.Be3 0-0
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72 How to Play the Scotch Gambit
73
74 How to Play the Scotch Gambit
11.Ne2 is considered better for White by Kasparov (BCa
II). 11 ... g6 12.Nbc3 c6 13.Ng3 and Black will be unable to
prevent the advance of the f-pawn, Salygo-Mizkevich,
Correspondence 1965.
10... 0-0
10... c5 11.Ndb5 c6 12.Nd6+ Bxd6 13.exd6 0-0 (13 ...Qxd6?
14.Rel+ Be6 15.Ne4 Qe716.BgS Qf8 17.c4! (playable because
of the mate threat at dB) 17... d4 18.b4 cxb4 19.Qxd4 Nd7
20.Nd6+#) 14.Bf4 Be6 15.Qd2 Nd7 16.Rfel Nb6 17.b3 NcB
18.Na4 and the pressure in the center gave White a clear
advantage in Barczay-Smejkal, Raach 1969.
11.Qf3 Qd7
12.h3 RdB
13.Rel Na6
14.e6!
32.Qg4+ Bg7
33.Rxe7 Bxg4
34.hxg4 1-0
Chapter 10
S.eS dS 6.BbS Ne4 7.Nxd4 Bd7
Malinin-Ibragimov
Voronezh 1991
1.e4 eS 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 S.eS dS 6.Bb5 Ne4
7.Nxd4 Bd7 8.Bxc6 Bxc6 9.0-0
9... Bd7!?
9 ... Bc5 10.f3 Ng5 11.f4 Ne6 12.c3 Bb5 13.I~f2 Bxd4 14.cxd4
c5 15.dxc5 Nxc5 16.Nc3 with a clear advantage for White
thanks to the weak Pd5, Vooremaa-Rozhdestvensky,
Estonia 1965.
10.f3 Ng5
11.Nc3 c6
12.f4?!
This seems to lead by force to a good game for Black.
12.BxgS Qxg5 13.f4!? would have maintained the
initaitive, though at the cost of the bishop pair.
12... Ne6
13.Kh1
Because White no longer has the pawn advance c2-c3
to protect the d4-square, he is forced to allow exchanges
which benefit Black.
76
Chapter 10: S.eS d5 6.Bb5 Nd4 7.Nxd4 Bd7 77
13... Nxd4
14.Qxd4 Bf5
15.Be3 Qd7
16.Rf2 h5
17.b4 Be7
White launches a minority attack as demanded by the
structure, but Black is attacking quickly on the other wing.
18.b5 h4
bxc6
h3
21... O-O!
Black has delayed castling long enough to make it clear
in which direction the king must flee.
22.Kgl Rfb8!
After serving its purpose on the h-file, the rook now
grabs the only open file on the queenside.
23.Nc5 Bxc5
24. QxcS RbS
25.Qd6 Qb7
26.e6
Desperation.
26... fxe6
27.Bd4 c5
28.g4 Bxg4
78 How to Play the Scotch Gambit
29.fS cxd4
30.Qxe6+ Qf7
31.QeS ReB
32.Qg3 Re4
33.Kfl Qf6
0-1
Tamm-Niedermaier
Bundesliga 1984
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 S.eS d5 6.BbS Ne4
7.Nxd4 Bd7 8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.0-0 Qh4
Bryson-Alarcon
Novi Sad Olympiad 1990
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 S.eS dS 6.BbS Ne4
7.Nxd4 Bd7 8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.0-0 g6
10.f3 Nc5
11.£4 Ne6
12.b3
Black can rarely afford to weaken his position like this.
12.fS!? is also good: 12 ... Nxd4 13.Qxd4 Bxf5 14.e6! f6 15.Nc3
Bg7 16.Rel Qe7 17.Qa4 and White's more active pieces
give him a clear advantage, Shipov-Solintsev, Moscow
1964.
12... Bc5
13.Be3 0-0
14.Nc3 Qe7
15.Qd2 Bb4
Otherwise White plays Na4 and c3.
82 How to Play the Scotch Gambit
16.a3! Bxa3
17.Nxe6 fxe6
18.Na4
The Ba3 is a virtual prisoner.
18... Rf7
19.c3 Bd6
White was preparing to play b4, after which the
execution would soon take place.
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17.Nxe6 fxe6
18.Na4
The Ba3 is a virtual prisoner.
18... Rf7
19.c3 Bd6
White was preparing to play b4, after which the
execution would soon take place.
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21.Nb6!
Exploiting the pin and bringing the game to a rapid
concl usion.
21... Rb8
22.Rxa7 Qd8
23.Rxd7 1-0
Chapter 10: S.e5 d5 6.Bb5 Nd4 7.Nxd4 Bd7 83
Okhotnik-Didishko
Eger open 1989
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 S.eS d5 6.Bb5 Ne4
7.Nxd4 Bd7 8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.0-0 Be710.f3 Nc511.f4 Qb8
:'~.f,,-.-..-..-,,", *
32.Rc6+! KeS
Not 32... Kxc6? 33.Nd4+.
33.Ral ?!
33.I{xdS+! was the most efficient route to victory:
33... Ke4 (33 ... Kxd5 34.Nf4+ Kxc6 35.Nxe2) 34.Rc4+! Qxc4
(34 ... Kxd5 3S.Nf4+ Kxc4 36.Nxe2) 3S.Rd4+ Qxd4+ 36.Nxd4
Kxd4 37.c3+ Kc4 38.b4 Kxc3 39.bS+-
33... h5
34.h4 Qe4
3S.Rfl Qxh4
36.Nf4 Qg3
37.I~e6+ 1-0
Carr-Horne
Guernsey 1987
1.e4 eS 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Nf6 S.eS dS 6.Bb5 Ne4
7.Nxd4 Bd7 8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.0-0 Be710.f3 Nc5 11.f4 Ne4
86 How to Play the Scotch Gambit
Edelman-Vucic
Manhattan 1989
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Nf6 S.eS dS 6.BbS Ne4
7.Nxd4 Bd7 8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.0-0 Be710.f3 Nc5 11.f4 0-0 12.fS
Ne4 13.Nc3 Nxc3 14.bxc3 cS 15.Nb3 c4 16.Nd4 f6
Okhotnik-Zaid
USSR 1978
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 S.eS d5 6.Bb5 Ne4
7.Nxd4 Bd7 8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.0-0 BcS 10.f3 Ng511.f4
Chapter 10: S.eS d5 6.Bb5 Nd4 7.Nxd4 Bd7 91
11... Bg4
11 ... Ne612.Be3
a) 12 ... f6 13.Kh1 Nxd4 14.Bxd4 Bxd4 15.Qxd4 0-0
16.Nd2 Qe7 17.c4+=;
b) 12 ... Bxd4 13.Bxd4 0-0 Harding-W.Cummings,
Correspondence 1986. 14.a4+=;
c) 12 ... Bb6 13.a4 as Grobe-Turk, Correspondence
1984. 14.Nf5!-Harding. 14 ... 0-0 (14 ... Bxe3+ 15.Nxe3 0-0
16.c4+=) 15.Bxb6 cxb6 16.Nd6+==;
d) 12... 0-0 13.c3 f5 14.Nd2 Bb6 15.b4+= Bxd4? 16.Bxd4
Nxd4 17.cxd4+/- See Messere-Nyman for the conclusion.
12.Qxg4 Bxd4+
13.Khl Ne4
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14.Nd2 may be best. 14 ... Nf2+ 15.Rxf2 Bxf2 16.Qxg7 Rf8
17.Nf3 Qd7 18.Qg5 Sveshnikov-Barrera, Cienfuegos 1979.
The Black bishop will find it difficult to make a contribu-
tion and White can develop his remaining pieces quickly.
14... Qh4
92 How to Play the Scotch Gambit
15.Nc3 0-0-0
16.Nxe4 dxe4
17.Qxf7?!
A bit too greedy. Zaid and Gufeld show that there was a
better way: 17.Qg5! QxgS 18.fxgS Bxe5 19.c3 Rd3 20.Bf4!
Although they do not provide an evaluation, the
weakness of the Black pawns makes it clear that Black has
an uphill struggle. The rook ending would be awful:
20 ... Bxf4 21.Rx£4 ReB 22.Rxf7 e3 23.Rel (23.Rxh7? e2 24.Rel
Rd1-+) e2 24.Kgl Rd1 2S.Kf2 Rd2 26.Rxh7 Rxb2 (26 ... Rf8+
27.Ke3+-) 27.Rf7 Kd8 28.g6 Rxa2 29.g7+-
17... Qg4-/ +
*
Sveshnikov-Milos
Rio de Janeiro 1985
1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.Bc4 Nf6 S.e5 d5 6.Bb5 Ne4
7.Nxd4 Bd7 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9.0-0 Bc5 lO.f3 Ng5
11.f4 Ne4 12.Be3 Bb6!
94 How to Play the Scotch Gambit
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22... Qf7
23.Ng3 Bb7
24.Radl Qg6
25.Qe2 Kh8
26.Rd3
The position is very complex. But White's advantages
are of a more permanent nature, involving the pawn
structure. Given the blockades, though/ it is difficult to see
a clear plan to make progress.
26... Qc6
27.NhS Re6
28.Rg3 Rg6
96 How to Play the Scotch Gambit
29. ReI Rxg3
30.Nxg3 Qe6
31.Rdl Bc6
32.Rd3 Be8
This takes away the entry square at h5.
33.Nhl!?
The intention is presumably to station this knight at
d3.
33... Bc6
34.Bel Bb7
35.Rg3 Bc6
36.Bd2 Bd7
37.Rg5 Qf7
38.Nf2 Be6?!
Not good, because it allows the White queen to take
command of the a8-h 1 diagonal.
39.Nd3
39... Qe8
40.Qf3!Bd7
41.Qg3 Qe7
White cannot make any progress this way, so he tries
another tack.
42.Qel Ra8
43.Bcl ReB
44.Bd2 Ra8
Chapter 10: S.e5 d5 6.Bb5 Nd4 7.Nxd4 Bd7 97
55.Nh4!
Now White zeroes in on the weakness at g6.
55... Bh7
98 How to Play the Scotch Gambit
56.Qg3 ReB
57.f5! c6
57... Bxf5?? 58.NxfS Qxf5 59.Qxg7#
58.e6 Qf8
59.Bxh6! 1-0
Fernandez-Boudre
Pau 1988
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.8c4 Nf6 S.e5 d5 6.Bb5 Ne4
7.Nxd4 Bd7 8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.0-0 BcS 10.f3 Ng5 11.f4 Ne4
12.Be3 Bb6 13.Nd2 Nxd2 14.Qxd2 c5 15.Ne2 d4
16.Bf20-0 17.c4 f6?!
Mansurov-Sagalchik
Roslavl 1989
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 S.eS dS 6.BbS Ne4
7.Nxd4 Bd7 8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.0-0 Bc5 10.f3 NgS
11.f4 Ne4 12.Be3 0-0
18.Nxc6! Bxe3+
19.I{xe3 Bxc6
20. Qxc6 Qb4
21.b3
Once again White's better pawn structure gives him
the better game.
21 ... Rad8
22.Rxe4 Qd2
23.f5! Rd4?!
24.QcS! RfdS
Chapter 10: 5.e5 dS 6.Bb5 Nd4 7.Nxd4 Bd7 101
25.Qxe5 Rxe4
26.Qxe4+/- h6
27.h3 1-0
Chapter 11
5.e5 d5 6.Bb5 Ne4 7.Nxd4 Bc5
Kijk-Bokan
Tallinn 1989
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Nf6 S.eS dS 6.BbS Ne4
7.Nxd4 Bc5 8.0-0 Bd7 9.Bxc6 bxc6 lO.f3 Ng5
11.f4 Ne4 12.Be3 0-0 13.Nd2
13... Nxd2
13... f5 14.Nxe4 fxe4 (14 ... dxe4 15.Qe2 and Black has no
compensation for the doubled pawns.) 15.Qd2 Qe7
(15 ... Bb6 16.Nb3 as 17.a4 Qe7 18.Kh1 += Vistaneckis-Uusi,
Vilnius 1960.) 16.Nb3 Bb6 17.Qc3+ / - with control of c5,
Okhotnik-S.Sokolov, USSR 1981. 13 ... Qe7 14.Nxe4! dxe4
15.Qel Bb6 16.Nb3 c5 17.Qf2 c4 18.NcS+=-Harding.
14.Qxd2 f6
14 ... Qe7 15.Nb3 Bb6 16.Rae1 BfS (16 ... f6? 17.e6! Bxe6
18.Bxb6 axb6 19.f5) 17.Qe3 and again White controls c5 and
thereby gains the upper hand, e.g., 17 ... Qd7 18.Bc5 Rab8
19.Rf2! Rfd8 20.Rd2+= Adorjan-Kluger, Hungarian
Championship 1966.
15.Nf3!?
IS.Rfel is also good: 15 ... fxeS 16.fxe5 Bb6 17.e6 Be8
102
Chapter 11: 5.eS d5 6.Bb5 Nd4 7.Nxd4 Bc5 103
18.Nxc6 Qd6 was played in Belinkov-Donchenko,
Moscow 1963. Here Estrin points out that White can win a
pawn. 19.Qxd5! Bxe6 (19 ... Qxd5 20.Ne7+ Kh8 21.Nxd5 Bxe6
22.Bxb6 Bxd5 23.Bxc7 Rac8 24.Re7 Rf7 25.Rael Rxe726.Rxe7
Bxa2 27.Be5+/-) 20.Qxd6 cxd6 21.Bxb6+-
15... Bb6
16.Rael fxeS
17.NxeS
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29. QxcS Qb6
30.Rd4 QxcS
31.bxcS
Despite the passed pawn, it is simply a matter of good
knight vs. bad bishop here.
31... Re6
32.Ral gS
33.g3 gxf4
34.gxf4 Bg6
3S.Kf2 as
36.Rda4 Rf6
37.Ke3
The key to White's advantage is his ability to use the
dark squares in the center.
37... Raf8
38.Rfl
38.Rxa5?! Rxf4 39.Nxc6 Re4+ 40.Kd2 Rf2+ 41.Kdl BhS+
42.Kcl Rel+
38... RaB
39.Rf2 Be4
40.Rfa2 Kg7
40 ... Raf8 41.RxaS Rxf4 42.Nxc6 Rf3+ 43.Kd4 Rd3+
44.KeS Rxc3 45.Ne7 ReB 46.Kd6+ / -
41.Rxa5 Rxa5
Chapter 11: S.eS dS 6.Bb5 Nd4 7.Nxd4 Bc5 105
42.Rxa5 Rh6
43.Ra7+ KgB
44.Kd4 Rf6
45. Ra8+ Kg7
46. Ra7+ KgB
47.Rc7 Rxf4
48.Nxc6 Rf2
49.Ra7 Rd2+
50.Ke5 Rc2
51.Ne7+ Kf8
S2.c6 Bg2
53.c7 Bh3
54.NfS Re2+
S5.Kf6 ReB
56.Rb7 Bfl
S7.Rb8 Ba6
58.Nd6! 1-0
Messere-Nyman
5th World Correspondence Championship 1965
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 S.eS d5 6.Bb5 Ne4
7.Nxd4 BcS 8.0-0 Bd7 9.Bxc6 bxc6 10.Be3 0-0 11.f3 Ng5
12.f4 Ne6 13.c3 f5 14.Nd2 Bb6 15.b4 Bxd4
16.Bxd4 Nxd417.cxd4 Qe7
106 How to Play the Scotch Gambit
18.Nb3!
A very strong positional pawn sacrifice which achieves
the goal that runs thematically throughout the games in
this section-the control of c5.
18... Rfb8
18... Qxb4 19.Nc5 Be8 20.I{bl Qa5 21.Rb7 Qxa2 22.Rxc7
Rf7 23.Rxf7 Bxf7 24.e6 Be8 25.Qd3 g6 26.g4! fxg4 27.£5+ /-
19.a3 Rb6
20.Rf3 Be8
21.Qc2 g6
22.Rc3
White's game almost plays itself.
22... Ra6
23.Qd3 Rb6
24.Racl RabB
25.NaS
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7th World Correspondence Championship 1972
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 S.eS d5 6.Bb5 Ne4
7.Nxd4 BcS 8.Be3 Bxd4
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9.Qxd4
9.Bxd4!? 0-0 (9 ... Bd7!? may be stronger.) 10.Bxc6 bxc6
11.Nd2 Qg5!? A bit fancy. Perhaps Black should simply
capture at d2. 12.Nxe4 dxe4 13.Qd2 Qxd2+ (13 ... Qxg2
108 How to Play the Scotch Gambit
14.0-0-0+/-) 14.Kxd2+= as suggested by Shneider and V.
Gurevich.
9... 0-0
10.Bxc6 bxc6
11.Nc3 NgS
11 ... BfS 12.Nxe4 Bxe4 13.0-0 is suggested by Harding,
who notes that the most important positional factor is
White's control of c5. 13... Qd7 (13 ... Bxc2?! is the only move
considered by Harding. 14.Rfcl+/-) 14.c4 Rfd8 15.f3 Bf5
16.Rfdl+= (Analysis). 11 ... Nxc3 12.Qxc3 Qd7 13.0-0-0 Ba6
14.h4+= White's attack was more effective in Espig-
Walter, GDR Championship 1973.
12.Qa4 Bd7
Honfi-Perenyi
Hungarian Championship '1974
1.e4 eS 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 S.eS dS 6.Bb5 Ne4
7.Nxd4 BcS B.Be3 0-0
110 How to Play the Scotch Gambit
Kurajica-SmekjaJ
Novi Sad 1982
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 S.eS dS 6.Bb5 Ne4
7.Nxd4 BcS 8.Be3 Bd7 9.Bxc6 bxc6 lO.Nd2 Qh4
Chapter 11: S.eS d5 6.BbS Nd4 7.Nxd4 BeS 113
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14.Ne6! Bxe6
15.Bxc5 Rfb8
IS ... Rfd8!? comes into consideration.
16.b3 Bh3
16... BfS allows a powerful pawn sacrifice. 17.Re3! Bxc2
18.Qd4 intending Rg3.
17.Qf3 BfS
114 How to Play the Scotch Gambit
17... Bg4 18.Qg3 Bf5 19.Qxg6 hxg6 (19 ... Bxg6 20.e6! Bxc2
21.exf7+ Kxf7 22.Re7+ KgB 23.Bd4 g6 24.Rg7+ Kf8
2S.Rxh7+/-) 20.Re2 intending f2-f3, g2-g4.
18.Qc3! Be4
18 ... Bxc2 19.e6! fxe6 20.Bd4 and Black has too many
pawn weaknesses, while the threat of Re1-e3-g3 is also
very inti~idating.
19.f3
20.e6!
21.Racl ?!
21.Bd4!+/- would have been stronger, with ideas
similar to that of the previous note, save that the rook
will move to eS, followed by doubling on tIle e-filc.
21... BfS
22.Bd4 e5!
23.Rxe5 I{e8
and Black is able to relieve the pressure, leading to a
drawn game.
24.Ree1
24.Qxe6 Qxc6 25.Rxc6 RxeS 26.BxeS ReB 27.Bxc7 ReB
28.Rcl Kf7 29.Bf4 Rxcl+ 30.Bxcl Bbl 31.a3 J3a2 32.b4 d4=
24... Rxe5
25.Rxe5 ReB
26.Bxa7 Ra8!
27.Qd4 Bh3!
Chapter 11: 5.e5 d5 6.Bb5 Nd4 7.Nxd4 Bc5 115
28.Re2
28 ... Bxg2!
29.Rxg2 Qbl+
30.Kf2 Qxa2+
31.Kfl Qbl+
32.Kf2 Qa2+
1/2-1/2
Spiriev-Lengyel
Budapest 1989
1.e4 eS 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Nf6 S.eS dS 6.Bb5 Ne4
7.Nxd4 Bc5 8.Be3 Bd7 9.Bxc6 bxc6 lO.Nd2 Nxd2 11.Qxd2
Van Wijgerden-Lengyel
Amsterdam 1983
l.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Nf6 S.eS d5 6.Bb5 Ne4
7.Nxd4 BcS 8.Be3 Bd7 9.Bxc6 bxc6 10.Nd2 Qe7 11.Nxe4 dxe4
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Dzhindzhichashvili-Gil. Garcia
New York Open 1988
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Nf6 S.eS d5 6.Bb5 Ne4
7.Nxd4 Bc5 8.Be3 Bd7 9.Bxc6 bxc6 lO.Nd2 Qe7
Chapter 11: 5.eS d5 6.Bb5 Nd4 7.Nxd4 BcS 119
11.Nxe4 dxe4 12.e6! fxe6!
27... Rxe7
28.Rxc6 Bxc6
29.Qxa5 Rd7
30.Qa6+ Bb7
Chapter 11: 5.e5 d5 6.Bb5 Nd4 7.Nxd4 BcS 121
31.Qxe6
The pin is the final nail in the coffin.
31... RhdB
32.Rxd7 Rxd7
33.QgS+ Rd8
34.Qxh7 Bd5
35.a4 Kb7
36.Qd3 Rd6
37.QbS+ Ke8
38.aS Rg6+
39.Kfl Bg2+
40.Kf2 Kd8?
41.Qd3+
and now if 41 ... Rd6, then 42.Qxd6+ cxd6 43.Kxg2 is an
easy win, so Black resigned. 1-0
Index of Games
Aviles-Elzaghcir 37 Malinin-lbragirnov 76
Bastian-Eng 38 Mansurov-Sagalchik 99
Breycr-Fahrni 18 Maroczy-Porges 3
Bryson-Alarcon 81 Messere-Nyman 105
Buckle-Anderssen 42 Nun-Sarwinski 40
Carr-Horne 8S Okhotnik-Didishko 83
Charousek-Exncr 14 Okhotnik-Zaid 90
Charousek-Porges 22 Owens & Staunton-I-Jorwitz &
Dzhindzhichashvili-Gil. Garcia 118 Loewenthal 8
Edelman-Vucic 88 Rossolimo-Riceman 44
Estrin-Boey 56 Schlechter-Breyer 47
Estrin-Brglez 107 Schlechter-Nyholm 30
Estrin-Sad om sky 71 Spiricv-Lcngycl 115
Fernandez-Boudrc 98 Stcinitz-Lang 11
Honfi-Percnyi 109 Suttercr-·Al Awadhi 48
Hopfer-Troester 27 Suttcrcr--Hylkcma 45
Hug-Gorla 63 Svcshnikov-Kuprcichik 33
Illescas-Sanz 52 Svcshnikov-Kuzmin 59
Kijk-Bokan 102 Sveshnikov-MiIos 93
Kirste-Knorr 25 Tamm-Nicdcrmaier 78
Kirste-Plat h 27 Tscitlin-Yuncycv 73
Kupreichik-Belyavsky 67 Van Wijgcrden-Lcngycl 117
Kurajica-Smekjal 112
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