Hogeye Gambit

by National Master Bill Orton

The Hogeye Gambit

Introduction
The Hogeye Gambit is a forcing way to get into an Italian Game, that is, a Giuoco Piano or Two
Knights Defense. By playing a Center Game move order, we avoid not only offbeat defenses like
the Latvian and Elephant Gambits, but more significantly we steer clear of the Symmetrical Petroff
and the Closed Defense of the Giuoco. By encouraging black to play e5xd4 early, white has made
black give up the center, thereby limiting black’s defensive possibilities.

1 e4 e5 2 d4 It’s a Center Game.

… exd4 3 nf3 No, it’s a Center Gambit!

… nc6 4 bc4 No, it’s a Scotch Gambit!

!""""""""#
$t+vWlVmT%
$OoOo+oOo%
$*+m+*+*+%
$+*+*+*+*%
$*+bOp+*+%
$+*+*+n+*%
$pPp+*PpP%
$RnBqK*+r%
/(((((((()
Which normally turns into a Giuoco Piano or Two Knights Defense, after

4 … bc5 or nf6

This monograph has three parts.

Part A covers the Scotch Gambit and early deviations.

Part B covers the Two Knights.
Part C covers the Giuoco Piano.

I have chosen the Modern Variation of the Two Knights and the Steinitz-Sveshnikov Variation of
the Giuoco. These have similarities in themes and pawn structure. One could substitute other
variations, e.g. offering the Max Lange Attack by 5 O-O in the Two Knights, or playing the
positional IQP line or alternatively the wild Moller Attack in the Giuoco.

For more about Scotch and Italian Gambit systems, these two books are wonderful:
• The Italian Gambit, by Jude Acers
• Chess Openings for White Explained, by Lev Albert, Dzindzi, et. al.

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Part A - Scotch Gambit & Misc. 1 e4 e5 2 d4
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Rope-a-Dope Variation
1 ... c3 bd3 nf3 bb5! nbd2 0-0 ba4 +/=
d6 nf6 nc6 bg4 bd7 be7 0-0

Petroff Defense - Modern Variation

2 ... nf3 e5 qd4 ed6 bd3 qf4 0-0 re1 bd2!? +/=
ed4 nf6 ne4 d5 nd6 nc6 g6 bg7 be6

Greedy Choke Puppy Variation

3 ... bc4 c3 nc3 bf4 qb3 qa4 bb5 0-0-0 +/–
c5(a) d6 dc3 nc6 be7 na5 bd7 nc6

Two Knights Defense - Modern Variation

B ... bc4 e5 → Part B +/=
nc6 nf6

Scotch Gambit
4 Klingon ... c3 bc3 0-0 qb3 e5 ba3 nbd2 ne4 be7! +–
Gambit bb4+ dc3 ba5 d6 qe7(b) de5 qf6 nge7 qg6

5 Scotch Gambit ... c3 bf7+ qd5+ qc5+ qe7 nc3 ed 0-0 nd5 b3! +/=
Endgame bc5 (c)
cd3 kf7 kf8(d) qe7 nge7 d5 nb4 nbd5 nd5

Giuoco Piano - Steinitz-Sveshnikov Variation

C ... e5 → Part C +/=
nf6
(a) Weaker tries are 3 … bb4+ 4 bd2! bd2 5 qd2 c5 6 c3 dc3 7 nc3 ne7 8 nb5 +/- Neuberger - Abram, Vienna 2003 and 6 3 … bc5 4
bc4 ne7 (d6 5 nd4 nf6 6 nc3 +/=) 5 ne5 0-0 6 nf7 rf7 7 bf7 kf7 8 qh5+ +–
(b) 8… qd7 and 8... qf6 also get crushed. 8… qd7 9 bg5 nf6 10 e5 ne5 11 ne5 de5 12 rd1 +– And 8… qf6 9 bg5 qg6 10 e5 de5
11 re1 ne7 12 be7 ne7 13 ne5 +–
(c) 4 … be7 5 c3 dxc3 6 qd5 nh6 (6 … d6 7 qxf7+ kd7 8 be6#) 7 bxh6 O-O 8 bxg7 +-
4 … d6 5 nxd4 nf6 6 O-O be7 7 nxc6 bxc6 8 nd2 d5 9 bd3 O-O 10 c4 +/-
(d) 7… ke8 either forfeits the … d5 break, or gets refuted by Dzindzi’s innovation: 7… ke8 8 qc5 qe7 9 qe7 ne7 10 nc3 d5 11 ed5 nb4
12 bg5!! nc2+ 13 kd2 na1 14 re1 +–

!""""""""# !""""""""#
$t+*+*Tl+% $t+*W*Tl+%
$O*OvWoOo% $O*Ov+oOo%
$*+o+*+*+% $*+o+*+*+%
$+*VoP*+*% $+*+oP*+*%
$*+*+*P*+% $*+*P*+*+%
$+n+*B*+*% $+*+*+*+*%
$pPpQ*+pP% $pPqB*PpP%
$R*+*+rK*% $R*+*+rK*%
/(((((((() /(((((((()
Adorjan - Kluger, Hungary 1966 Bastian - Esnaola, corr 1987
Best play Line B - Two Knights Best play Line C - Giuoco Piano
15… bb6 is necessary, since the exchange White has a better opposite colored bishop and
bxe3 would leave the dark squares too weak. better pawn structure, but is it enough to win?

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Rope-a-Dope Variation
A1
Bronstein,D - Beni,A
Munchen olm 1958
1 e4 d6 2 d4 e5 3 dxe5 dxe5 4 qxd8+ kxd8
5 bc4 f6 6 f4 bd6 7 fxe5 bxe5 8 nf3 nc6
9 nc3 bg4 10 be3 nge7 11 O-O-O+ ke8
12 h3 bh5 13 g4 bg6 14 nb5 a6 15 nxe5
axb5 16 nxg6 hxg6 17 bxb5 rxa2 18 kb1
ra5 19 c4 kf7 20 rd7 ne5 21 rxc7 rc8
22 rxc8 nxc8 23 rd1 ra8 24 rd8 ke7
25 rg8 kf7 26 rd8 ke7 27 re8+ kf7
28 bc5 g5 29 rd8 ke6 30 kc2 g6 31 kc3 f5
32 re8+ kf6 1-0
A2
Ostojic - Haik
Bagneaux 1978
1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 bb5 d6 4 d4 bd7 5 c3
nf6 6 nbd2 be7 7 O-O O-O 8 ba4 re8
9 a3 bf8 10 re1 g6 11 b4 bg7 12 bb2 a6
13 bb3 nh5 14 g3 bg4 15 qb1 bh6
16 qd3 qf6 17 kg2 rad8 18 h3 bc8 19 nf1
kg7 20 ne3 bxe3 21 qxe3 h6 22 rad1 g5
23 nh2 qg6 24 qf3 f5 25 exf5 bxf5 26 dxe5
dxe5 27 rxd8 rxd8 28 bd5 nf6 29 c4 nxd5
30 cxd5 nd4 31 bxd4 exd4 32 re7+ kg8
33 ng4 rf8 34 qe2 d3 35 qe3 bxg4
36 hxg4 qd6 37 qe4 rf7 38 re8+ kg7
39 re6 qd7 40 qxd3 kf8 41 qd4 rh7
42 qf6+ 1-0
A3
Perez Garcia,H - Bernardes
Catalonie 1980
1 e4 e5 2 d4 exd4 (The Hogeye Gambit move order
is 2 … d6 3 c3 exd4 4 bc4 dxc3 5 qb3 qe7 6 nxc3
nf6) 3 c3 dxc3 4 nxc3 d6 5 bc4 nf6 6 qb3
qe7 7 bg5 c6 8 O-O-O nbd7 9 nf3 nc5
10 qc2 h6 11 e5 hxg5 12 exd6 qd7 13 ne5
qf5 14 d7+ bxd7 15 bxf7+ ke7 16 rxd7+
qxd7 17 nxd7 kxd7 18 b4 na6 19 a3 bd6
20 rd1 kc7 21 nb5+ 1-0
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Petroff Variation
A4
Martorelli - Scotti
Sapri 1987
1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nf6 3 d4 exd4 4 e5 ne4
5 qxd4 d5 6 exd6 nxd6 7 bd3 nc6 8 qf4 g6
9 O-O bg7 10 re1+ be6 11 nc3 O-O
12 be3 qf6 13 ng5 rae8 14 qxf6 bxf6
15 nge4 nxe4 16 nxe4 bg7 17 bc5 ne7
18 ng5 bxb2 19 nxe6 fxe6 20 rab1 bc3
21 rxe6 nd5 22 re4 rxe4 23 bxe4 rd8
24 rxb7 nf4 25 bf3 a5 26 rxc7 ne6
27 be7 rb8 28 rb7 rxb7 29 bxb7 kf7
30 bd6 nd4 31 bd5+ kf6 32 be4 ke6
33 bf8 bb2 34 a4 ke5 35 f3 ne6 36 be7
bd4+ 37 kf1 nc5 38 c3 be3 39 bc6 ne6
40 ke2 bg1 41 g3 g5 42 h3 h6 43 h4 bb6
44 hxg5 hxg5 45 ba3 bg1 46 bc1 bb6
47 be3 bd8 48 bd7 nf8 49 bd4+ kd5
50 be8 kd6 51 kd3 ne6 52 bf2 bc7
53 kc4 1-0
A5
Nijboer,F - Comp Diep
Den Haag 1997
1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nf6 3 d4 exd4 4 e5 ne4
5 qxd4 d5 6 exd6 nxd6 7 bd3 nc6 8 qf4 g6
9 O-O bg7 10 re1+ be6 11 bd2 bxb2
12 bc3 bxa1 13 bxa1 rg8 14 ng5 kd7
15 nxh7 kc8 16 nf6 rh8 17 nc3 ne7
18 na4 bxa2 19 c4 nef5 20 c5 rh4 21 g4
be6 22 cxd6 qxd6 23 qxd6 nxd6 24 be5
bd7 25 nc3 bc6 26 bg3 rh8 27 ncd5
bxd5 28 nxd5 rd8 29 re7 rd7 30 bxd6
rxd6 31 rxc7+ kb8 32 rxf7 rxd5 33 rf8+
kc7 34 rxa8 rxd3 35 rxa7 rd5 36 h4
kb6 37 ra8 kc5 38 rc8+ kd4 39 rg8
rd6 40 rb8 b6 41 kg2 kc4 42 g5 rc6
43 f4 kd5 44 kf3 ke6 45 kg4 ke7 46 h5
gxh5+ 47 kxh5 ke6 48 kg4 kd6 49 rb7
kd5 1-0
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A6
Lutikov,Anatoly - Toprover
Rosja ch sf (1) 1959
1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nf6 3 d4 exd4 4 e5 ne4
5 qxd4 d5 6 exd6 nxd6 7 bd3 qe7+ 8 be3
bf5 9 O-O nc6 10 qc3 bxd3 11 qxd3 O-O-
O 12 nc3 qd7 13 nd4 ne5 14 qe2 nec4
15 bf4 be7 16 b3 nb6 17 rfd1 kb8 18 a4
nbc8 19 a5 a6 20 nd5 rhe8 21 qf3 ka8
22 c4 c5 23 nc2 qc6 24 b4 rd7 25 bxc5
qxc5 26 ncb4 qxc4 27 nxe7 rdxe7
28 nd5 rd7 29 rac1 qb5 30 bxd6 nxd6
31 nb6+ 1-0
Greedy Choke Puppy Var.
A7
Hogeye - Givemeabreak
FICS speed game
1 e4 e5 2 d4 exd4 3 nf3 c5 4 bc4 nc6 5 c3
dxc3 6 nxc3 nf6 7 e5 ng4 8 qe2 nd4
9 nxd4 cxd4 10 nb5 d5? 11 exd6+ be6
12 nc7+ kd7 13 bxe6+ fxe6 14 qxe6+ kc6
15 d7+ kxc7 16 bf4+ 1-0
Klingon Gambit
A8
Staunton,Howard - Popert,H
London 1840
1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 d4 exd4 4 bc4 bb4+
5 c3 dxc3 6 bxc3 ba5 7 e5 d6 8 qb3 qe7
9 O-O dxe5 10 ba3 qf6 11 nbd2 bf5
12 bxf7+ qxf7 13 qxb7 rd8 14 qxc6+ bd7
15 qc5 bb6 16 qxe5+ ne7 17 rae1 c5
18 ne4 bc6 19 nfg5 1-0
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A9
Weeramantry,Sunil - Pierson,Ken
Alexandria,VA US Open 1996
1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 d4 exd4 4 bc4 bb4+
5 c3 dxc3 6 bxc3 ba5 7 O-O d6 8 qb3 qe7
9 e5 dxe5 10 ba3 qf6 11 re1 nge7
12 nbd2 bf5 13 bxe7 kxe7 14 nxe5 nxe5
15 nf3 bb6 16 nxe5 be6 17 nxf7 bxf2+
18 kh1 bxe1 19 rxe1 qxf7 20 rxe6+
qxe6 21 bxe6 rhf8 22 bc4 rad8 23 h3
rf2 24 qxb7 rdd2 25 qxc7+ kf6 26 qf7+
kg5 27 qxg7+ 1-0
Scotch Gambit Endgame
A10
Kristensen,B - Sorensen,Torben
Odense 1988
1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 d4 exd4 4 bc4 bc5 5 c3
dxc3 6 bxf7+ kxf7 7 qd5+ kf8 8 qxc5+
qe7 9 qxe7+ ngxe7 10 nxc3 a6 11 e5 b5
12 bf4 nd8 13 rd1 ne6 14 bc1 ke8 15 O-
O bb7 16 nd4 nxd4 17 rxd4 rf8 18 f4 h5
19 rd3 nf5 20 rfd1 bc6 21 nd5 bxd5
22 rxd5 rf7 23 g3 g6 24 kg2 d6 25 h3 c6
26 rxd6 nxd6 27 rxd6 rg7 28 rxc6 kd7
29 rd6+ kc7 30 kf3 kb7 31 be3 a5
32 rb6+ kc7 33 rxb5 ra6 34 a4 rd7
35 g4 hxg4+ 36 hxg4 rd1 37 f5 gxf5 38 gxf5
rf1+ 39 ke4 rc6 40 rxa5 rc4+ 41 kd5
rc2 42 f6 re2 43 bc5 1-0
A11
Schlechter,C - Spielmann,Rudolf
Baden 1914
1 e4 e5 2 d4 exd4 3 bc4 nc6 4 nf3 bc5 5 c3
dxc3 6 bxf7+ kxf7 7 qd5+ kf8 8 qxc5+
qe7 9 qxe7+ ngxe7 10 nxc3 d5 11 exd5
nb4 12 O-O nbxd5 13 nxd5 nxd5 14 re1
(14 b3!) bg4 15 ne5 re8 16 bd2 be6
17 rac1 c6 1/2
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A12
Kroener,O - Hessmer,D
corr DDR-PK 1974

1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 d4 exd4 4 bc4 bc5 5 c3

dxc3 6 bxf7+ kxf7 7 qd5+ kf8 8 qxc5+
qe7 9 qxe7+ ngxe7 10 nxc3 d5 11 exd5
nb4 12 O-O nexd5 13 nxd5 nxd5 14 re1
(14 b3!) kf7 15 ne5+ kf6 16 b3 be6 17 h4
ke7 18 ba3+ kf6 19 bb2 rhe8 20 nf3+
kg6 21 h5+ kxh5 22 re5+ kh6 23 rae1
1-0

Roman Dzindzichashvili
Lev Albert

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Hogeye Gambit - White System !""""""""#

$t+*W*Tl+%
1 e4 e5 $OoOvVoOo%
2 d4 exd4
$*+mO*M*+%
Line A1 $+*+*O*+*%
$b+*Pp+*+%
2 … d6 is the Rope-a-Dope Variation. $+*P*+n+*%
!""""""""# $pP*N*PpP%
$tMvWlVmT% $R*Bq+rK*%
$OoO*+oOo% /(((((((()
Ostojic - Haik, Bagneaux 1978.
$*+*O*+*+%
$+*+*O*+*% 3 nf3 nc6
$*+*Pp+*+%
$+*+*+*+*% Line A2
$pPp+*PpP% 3 … nf6 is the Petroff Variation.
$RnBqKbNr%
/(((((((() !""""""""#
3 c3 $tMvWlV*T%
(3 dxe5 dxe5 4 qxd8+ kxd8 is of course playable. A
$OoOo+oOo%
Bronstein game continued 5 bc4 f6 6 f4!? (6 be3 c6 $*+*+*M*+%
7 nc3 kc7 8 O-O-O +/=) 6 … bd6 7 fxe5 bxe5 8 nf3 $+*+*+*+*%
nc6 9 nc3 bg4 10 be3 nge7 11 O-O-O+ +/-
Bronstein,D - Beni,A, Munchen 1958) $*+*Op+*+%
$+*+*+n+*%
3 … nf6 $pPp+*PpP%
(3 … exd4 4 bc4 dxc3 5 qb3 qe7 6 nxc3 nf6 7 bg5 $RnBqKb+r%
c6 8 O-O-O nbd7 9 nf3 nc5 10 qc2 h6 11 e5 Perez /(((((((()
Garcia,H - Bernardes, Catalonie 1980) 4 e5 ne4 5 qxd4 d5 6 exd6 nxd6 7 bd3

4 bd3 nc6 5 nf3 bg4 !""""""""#

!""""""""# $tMvWlV*T%
$t+*WlV*T% $OoO*+oOo%
$OoO*+oOo% $*+*M*+*+%
$*+mO*M*+% $+*+*+*+*%
$+*+*O*+*% $*+*Q*+*+%
$*+*Pp+v+% $+*+b+n+*%
$+*Pb+n+*% $pPp+*PpP%
$pP*+*PpP% $RnB*K*+r%
$RnBqK*+r% /(((((((()
7 … nc6
/(((((((()
6 bb5! bd7 7 nbd2 be7 8 O-O O-O 9 ba4 (7 … qe7+ 8 be3 nf5 (8 … bf5 9 O-O nc6) 9 bxf5
+/= bxf5 10 nc3)

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8 qf4 Line A3
!""""""""#
$t+vWlV*T% 3 … c5 The Greedy Choke Puppy Variation.
$OoO*+oOo% !""""""""#
$*+mM*+*+% $tMvWlVmT%
$+*+*+*+*% $Oo+o+oOo%
$*+*+*Q*+% $*+*+*+*+%
$+*+b+n+*% $+*O*+*+*%
$pPp+*PpP% $*+*Op+*+%
$RnB*K*+r% $+*+*+n+*%
/(((((((() $pPp+*PpP%
8 … g6 9 O-O bg7 10 re1+ be6 11 bd2!? $RnBqKb+r%
(11 nc3 O-O 12 be3 qf6 13 ng5 Martorelli - Scotti, /(((((((()
1987) 4 bc4

(4 c3 is good for a slight edge, e.g. 4 … d5 (4 … qe7)

11 … bxb2 12 bc3 bxa1 13 bxa1
5 exd5 qxd5 6 cxd4 cxd4 7 qxd4 qxd4 8 nxd4 +/=)
!""""""""#
$t+*Wl+*T% 4 … d6
$OoO*+o+o% (4 … nf6 5 O-O 5 … nc6 (5 … d5 6 exd5 nxd5
$*+mMv+o+% 7 re1+ be7
$+*+*+*+*% !""""""""#
$*+*+*Q*+% $tMvWl+*T%
$+*+b+n+*% $Oo+*VoOo%
$p+p+*PpP% $*+*+*+*+%
$Bn+*R*K*% $+*Om+*+*%
/(((((((() $*+bO*+*+%
13 … rg8 14 ng5 (oo)
Nijboer,F (2555) - Comp Diep, 1997;
$+*+*+n+*%
$pPp+*PpP%
$RnBqR*K*%
/(((((((()
8 ng5 +/-) 6 re1 d6 7 c3 bg4

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“Hogeye” Bill Orton
National Master

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!""""""""# Line A3 - Oddball Lines

$t+*WlV*T%
$Oo+*+oOo% 3 … bb4+ is a tricky check. Instead of the
gambit, there is a better move.
$*+mO*M*+%
$+*O*+*+*% !""""""""#
$*+bOp+v+% $tMvWl+mT%
$+*P*+n+*% $OoOo+oOo%
$pP*+*PpP% $*+*+*+*+%
$RnBqR*K*% $+*+*+*+*%
/(((((((() $*V*Op+*+%
8 cxd4 nxd4 9 nbd2 be7 10 h3 bxf3 11 nxf3 nxf3+ $+*+*+n+*%
12 qxf3 +/=;
4 … nc6 5 O-O nf6 6 re1) $pPp+*PpP%
$RnBqKb+r%
5 c3 dxc3 6 nxc3 (6 O-O) 6 … nc6 /(((((((()
!""""""""# 4 bd2! bxd2+ 5 qxd2 c5 6 c3 dxc3 (6 … nc6
7 cxd4 cxd4 8 nxd4 Oden,E - Speier,Ra, 1992)
$t+vWlVmT% 7 nxc3 ne7 8 nb5 Neuberger - Abram,
$Oo+*+oOo% Vienna 2003;
$*+mO*+*+%
3 … bc5 4 bc4 will transpose to other lines if
$+*O*+*+*% black develops his Queen's Knight. If he tries
$*+b+p+*+% to avoid this, danger lurks. 4 … ne7 (4 … d6
$+*N*+n+*% 5 nxd4 nf6 (5 … qf6 6 be3) 6 nc3 +/=) 5 ne5 O-
$pP*+*PpP% O
$R*BqK*+r% !""""""""#
/(((((((() $tMvW*Tl+%
7 O-O
$OoOoMoOo%
(7 qb3 qd7 8 qc2 nf6 9 O-O a6 10 rd1 qc7 $*+*+*+*+%
11 bf4 +/-)
$+*V*N*+*%
7 … be7 8 qb3 $*+bOp+*+%
!""""""""# $+*+*+*+*%
$t+vWl+mT% $pPp+*PpP%
$Oo+*VoOo% $RnBqK*+r%
$*+mO*+*+% /(((((((()
6 nxf7 rxf7 7 bxf7+ kxf7 8 qh5+ +-
$+*O*+*+*% Castano - Mesa, 2003
$*+b+p+*+%

n
$+qN*+n+*%
$pP*+*PpP%
$R*B*+rK*%
/(((((((()
8 … na5 9 bb5+ bd7 10 qa4 nc6 11 rd1
a6 12 bxc6 bxc6 13 qb3 +/=; Now back to the main line with 3 … nc6:

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4 bc4 7 O-O d6 8 qb3 qe7
!""""""""# (8 … qd7 9 bg5 (9 re1 is also good) 9 … nf6 10 e5
$t+vWlVmT% nxe5 11 nxe5 dxe5
$OoOo+oOo% !""""""""#
$*+m+*+*+% $t+v+l+*T%
$+*+*+*+*% $OoOw+oOo%
$*+bOp+*+% $*+*+*M*+%
$+*+*+n+*% $V*+*O*B*%
$pPp+*PpP% $*+b+*+*+%
$RnBqK*+r% $+qP*+*+*%
/(((((((() $p+*+*PpP%
4 … bc5
Black's main alternative is the Two Knights $Rn+*+rK*%
Defense. /(((((((()
12 rd1 +- qe7? 13 qb5+;

4 … nf6 5 e5 Two Knights Modern Variation. 8 … qf6 9 bg5 qg6 10 e5! dxe5 11 re1 nge7
This is Part B of the Hogeye Gambit system.;
!""""""""#
$t+v+l+*T%
Line A4 $OoO*MoOo%
$*+m+*+w+%
4 … bb4+ is the Klingon Gambit, a version of $V*+*O*B*%
the Scotch Gambit. $*+b+*+*+%
$+qP*+n+*%
5 c3 dxc3 6 bxc3
$p+*+*PpP%
!""""""""# $Rn+*R*K*%
$t+vWl+mT% /(((((((()
$OoOo+oOo% with the crusher
$*+m+*+*+% (11 … f6 12 bxg8 fxg5 13 bd5; 11 … e4 12 bd5 nf6
$+*+*+*+*% 13 bxc6+ bxc6 14 ne5 qh5 15 bxf6 gxf6 16 nxc6
$*Vb+p+*+% COWE)

$+*P*+n+*% 12 bxe7 nxe7 13 nxe5)

$p+*+*PpP%
$RnBqK*+r% 9 e5 dxe5 10 ba3 qf6 11 nbd2 nge7
/(((((((() (11 … bf5 12 bxf7+ qxf7 13 qxb7 +- Staunton -
6 … ba5
Popert, London 1840)
(6 … be7?? 7 qd5;
12 ne4 qg6
6 … bc5? 7 bxf7+ kxf7 8 qd5+ +/-;

6 … qf6?! 7 bg5 bxc3+ 8 kf1 bxa1 9 bxf6 bxf6

10 e5 +/-)

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!""""""""# (6 … nxd4 7 qxd4 be7 8 f4 O-O 9 nc3 c6 10 be3

ng4 11 h3 b5 12 be2 bf6 Paulsen,Louis - Beuthner,R,
$t+v+l+*T% Leipzig (1) 1863)

$OoO*MoOo% 7 nxc6 bxc6 8 nd2 d5 9 bd3 O-O 10 c4 +/-

$*+m+*+w+%
$V*+*O*+*% !""""""""#
$*+b+n+*+% $t+vW*Tl+%
$BqP*+n+*% $O*O*VoOo%
$p+*+*PpP% $*+o+*M*+%
$R*+*+rK*% $+*+o+*+*%
/(((((((() $*+p+p+*+%
13 bxe7 +- COWE $+*+b+*+*%
$pP*N*PpP%
e.g. 13 … kxe7 14 qa3+ ke8 15 neg5 rf8 $R*Bq+rK*%
16 rae1 f6 17 nxe5!;
/(((((((()
White has an excellent Modern Mises Scotch
Line A4 - Misc. Game.

4 … be7 allows an enhanced gambit due to

black's difficulty in protecting f7 now. 5 c3 dxc3 5 c3 dxc3
(5 … nf6 6 e5 ne4 7 bd5 nc5 8 cxd4 ne6 9 O-O +/-)
6 qd5 is the Scotch Gambit - Endgame Variation #A5

!""""""""# !""""""""#
$t+vWl+mT% $t+vWl+mT%
$OoOoVoOo% $OoOo+oOo%
$*+m+*+*+% $*+m+*+*+%
$+*+q+*+*% $+*V*+*+*%
$*+b+p+*+% $*+b+p+*+%
$+*O*+n+*% $+*O*+n+*%
$pP*+*PpP% $pP*+*PpP%
$RnB*K*+r% $RnBqK*+r%
/(((((((() /(((((((()
5 … nf6 would make it a Giuoco Piano. This is Part C
6 … nh6 (6 … d6 7 qxf7+ kd7 8 be6#) 7 bxh6
of the Hogeye Gambit system. 6 e5 is our preferred line.
O-O 8 bxg7 c2 9 bh6 cxb1=q+ 10 rxb1
bb4+ 11 kf1 d6 12 qh5 +-;
6 bxf7+ kxf7
7 qd5+ kf8
4 … d6 Black has an inferior Scotch Game,
since has blocked in his King's bishop. 5 nxd4
7 … ke8? forfeits the ... d5 break or gets
(5 c3 dxc3 (5 … nf6 6 e5 ne4 (6 … ng4 7 cxd4 bf5 refuted by Dzindzi's innovation 8 qxc5 qe7
8 nc3 d5 9 bb3 +/-) 7 bd5 nc5 8 cxd4 ne6; 9 qxe7+ ngxe7 10 nxc3 d5 (10 … nb4 11 O-O
5 … na5 =) 6 qd5 (6 O-O nf6 7 nxc3 Nf6 6 Nxc6)) b6 12 bf4 ba6 13 rfd1 d6 14 bg3 +/-) 11 exd5
nb4
5 … nf6 6 O-O be7

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!""""""""#
$t+v+l+*T%
$OoO*M*Oo%
$*+*+*+*+%
$+*+p+*+*%
$*M*+*+*+%
$+*N*+n+*%
$pP*+*PpP%
$R*B*K*+r%
/(((((((()
12 bg5!! nc2+ 13 kd2 nxa1 14 re1 +-
Dzindzi

8 qxc5+ qe7

K
9 qxe7+ ngxe7
10 nxc3 d5

10 … a6 11 e5 Kristensen - Sorensen,
Odense 1988.

11 exd5 nb4
12 O-O nbxd5

Q
13 nxd5 nxd5
!""""""""#
$t+v+*L*T%
$OoO*+*Oo%
$*+*+*+*+%
$+*+m+*+*%
$*+*+*+*+%
$+*+*+n+*%
$pP*+*PpP%
$R*B*+rK*%
/(((((((()
14 b3 +/=

TN Orton

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Part B: Two Knights Defense

Modern Variation
1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 bc4 nf6 4 d4
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Patzer Variation
1 ... dxe5 0-0 nc3 nd5 be3 +/-
nxe4 nc5 be7 0-0 ne6 Sokolsky - Navrodsky #B1

ne4 Variation
2 ... e5 0-0 exd6 bd5 bxc6 nxd4 +/=
exd4 ne4 d5 nxd6 be7 bxc6 Skrobek - Wolny #B2

ng4 + f6
3 ... qe2 bf4 exf6 nbd2 nb3 bxe2 bd3 kd2 cxd3 +/=
ng4 qe7 f6 nxf6 d6 qxe2 d3 nb4 nxd3 Albert & Dzindzi in COWE

ng4 + d6
4 ... exd6 bxe2 bxd6 na3 nb5 cxd3 kd2 +/=
d6 qxe2 bxd6 cxd6 nge5 d3 ke7 Neubauer - Del Rio #B4

Macho 7 ... bc5

5 ... bb5 nxd4 be3 bxc6 nd2! qxd2 0-0 nb3 rae1! +/=
d5 ne4 bc5 bd7 bxc6 nxd2 0-0 bb6 qe7 Neubauer - Kotz #B5

Macho Gambit
6 ... nxc6 bxc5 bxc6 nc3! +/-
0-0 bxc6 nxc5 ba6 Gonzalez - Niubo #B6

Blob Chase
7 ... bxc6 0-0 nb3 f3 f4 nc3 bxc3 +/-
bd7 bxc6 c5 c6 ng5 ne4 nxc3 Rogers - Ikeda #B7

Passive Line
8 ... f3 f4 f5 nc3 bxc3 +/-
be7 nc5 0-0 ne4 nc3 Edelman-Vucic #B8

Main Line
9 ... f3 f4 be3 nd2 qd2 +/=
bc5 ng5 ne4 0-0 nd2 Adorjan - Kluger#B9

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Two Knights Modern Variation Overview

1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 bc4 nf6 4 d4 exd4 5 e5 ne4
ng4
d5 6 bb5 ne4 7 nxd4 bc5
!""""""""# bd7
$t+vWlV*T%
$OoOo+oOo% !""""""""#
$*+m+*M*+% $t+vWlV*T%
$+*+*P*+*% $OoO*+oOo%
$*+bO*+*+% $*+m+*+*+%
$+*+*+n+*% $+b+oP*+*%
$pPp+*PpP% $*+*Nm+*+%
$RnBqK*+r% $+*+*+*+*%
/(((((((() $pPp+*PpP%
1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 bc4 nf6 4 d4 exd4 5 e5
Black's first decision. $RnBqK*+r%
/(((((((()
1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 bc4 nf6 4 d4 exd4 5 e5 d5
6 bb5 ne4 7 nxd4
Black's second decision.
Black has two major choices. On move five he must decide what to do about the attacked knight.
(See diagram above.) He can move it to e4 or g4, or he can counterattack with d7-d5. This last is
most common and probably best. Later, on move seven, black can defend the knight on c6 by 7 ...
bd7 or offer to sacrifice material with the “macho” 7 ... bc5.

Often white forces a “blob” pawn structure on black.

White strategies:
1. blockade the blob !""""""""#
2. attack on the kingside by advancing the e and f
pawns
$*+*+*+l+%
3. attack black’s a-pawn $O*O*+oOo%
$*+o+*+*+%
White tactics: $+*+o+*+*%
1. the e5-e6 shot
2. f5-f6 to destroy black’s king position
$*+*+*+*+%
$+*+*+*+*%
Black strategies: $*+*+*+*+%
1. hit white’s center e5-pawn with ... f7-f6 $+*+*+*K*%
2. mobilize the blob, to trade off potential weaknesses
and/or gain space
/(((((((()
The Blob: Pawn island triplet on c+d files.
3. attack with pieces on the kingside

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B1
Sokolsky,Alexei - Navrodsky
Novosibirsk (1) 1944

1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 bc4 nf6 4 d4 nxe4

Line B3 is a suggestion by Albert & Dzindzi
5 dxe5 nc5 6 O-O be7 7 nc3 O-O 8 nd5
from Chess Openings for White Explained.
ne6 9 be3 f6 10 nxe7+ qxe7 11 exf6 qxf6
12 ng5 kh8 13 f4 qe7 14 nxh7 kxh7
15 qh5+ kg8 16 f5 ne5 17 fxe6 rxf1+
18 rxf1 nxc4 19 qf7+ qxf7 20 exf7+ kf8 B4
21 bd4 1-0 Neubauer - Del Rio Angelis
Santa Clara, 2002

B2 1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 bc4 nf6 4 d4 exd4 5 e5

Skrobek - Wolny ng4 6 qe2 qe7 7 bf4 d6 8 exd6 qxe2+
corr: Dr J. Bannet Memorial 1990 9 bxe2 bxd6 10 bxd6 cxd6 11 na3 nge5
12 nb5 d3 13 cxd3 ke7 14 kd2 be6
1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 bc4 nf6 4 d4 exd4 5 e5 15 rhe1 kd7 16 nfd4 a6 17 nxc6 nxc6
ne4 6 O-O d5 7 exd6 nxd6 8 bd5 be7 18 nc3 nd4 19 bd1 b5 20 ne2 nxe2
9 bxc6+ bxc6 10 nxd4 qd7 11 nc3 11 qf3!? 21 bxe2 bd5 22 g3 f5 23 d4 rhe8 24 bd3
Mikhalchishin 11 … O-O 12 bf4 bf6 13 na4 rxe1 25 rxe1 g6 26 a3 rc8 27 rc1 bc4
nb5 14 ne2 qd5 15 c3 15 qc1? qc4 -/+ 28 bxc4 bxc4 29 b3 cxb3 30 rxc8 kxc8
15 … bf5 15 … qc4 16 b3 16 qxd5 cxd5 31 kc3 kc7 32 kxb3 kc6 33 kc4 d5+
17 nc5 d4 17 … c6? 18 a4 +- 18 ng3 bg6 34 kb4 kb6 35 f4 a5+ 36 ka4 ka6 37 h3 h5
18 … bc8 19 nge4 be7 20 a4 nd6 21 cxd4 38 h4 kb6 39 kb3 kb5 40 a4+ kc6 1/2
+/- 19 c4 nd6 20 bxd6 cxd6 21 nd7 rfc8
22 nxf6+ gxf6 23 b3 d5 24 cxd5 rd8 25 f4
bc2 ' ' ' ' 26 rac1 rac8 27 rf2 d3 28 nf5!
28 ne4? f5 28 … rc5 28 … kf8 29 ne3 +/-
B5
29 rd2 ra5 29 … kf8 30 ne3 30 ne7+
Neubauer,Martin - Kotz,Heinz Peter
Austria, 2002
kg7 31 nc6 rdxd5 32 nxa5 rxa5
33 rcxc2 dxc2 34 rxc2 +/- kg6 34 … f5
1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 bc4 nf6 4 d4 exd4 5 e5
35 a4 ra6 36 rc5 kf6 37 kf2 re6 38 a5 +-
d5 6 bb5 ne4 7 nxd4 bc5 8 be3 bd7
35 kf2 kf5 36 ke3 h5 37 a4 ra6 38 rc5+
9 bxc6 bxc6 10 nd2 nxd2 11 qxd2 O-O
kg4 39 h3+ kg3 40 rxh5 kxg2 41 kd4
12 O-O qe7 13 nb3 bb6 14 rae1 a5
kg3 42 f5 kf4 43 kc5 ra5+ 44 kb4 '!' '!'
15 bxb6 cxb6 16 f4 a4 17 nd4 c5 18 f5 f6
44 kc6? rxf5 45 rxf5+ kxf5 46 b4 ke4
19 exf6 qxf6 20 ne6 bxe6 21 rxe6 qxb2
47 b5 f5 48 a5 f4 49 b6 axb6 50 axb6 f3 =
22 qxd5 kh8 23 f6 gxf6 24 rexf6 rxf6
44 … rxf5 45 rxf5+ kxf5 46 kc3! 46 … kf4
25 qxa8+ kg7 26 qa7+ kg6 27 qxa4
46 … ke4 47 kd2 kf3 48 b4 ke4 49 b5
rxf1+ 28 kxf1 qf6+ 29 kg1 qe6 30 kf2
kd5 50 h4 +- 47 b4 1-0
qf6+ 31 kg3 qc3+ 32 kh4 qf6+ 33 kh3 h5
(47. b4 Kg3 (47... Ke3 48. h4 f5 49. h5 f4 50. h6 f3 51. 34 qe4+ kh6 35 a4 qc3+ 36 kh4 qf6+
h7 f2 52. h8=Q f1=Q 53. Qe5+ Kf2 54. Qf4+ Ke2 55. 37 kg3 qc3+ 38 kf4 qf6+ 39 ke3 qc3+
Qxf1+ Kxf1 56. Kd4 $18) 48. b5 f5 49. a5 f4 50. b6 axb6
51. axb6 f3 52. b7 f2 53. b8=Q+ Kxh3 54. Qf4 Kg2 55. 40 ke2 1-0
Qg4+ Kh2 56. Qf3 Kg1 57. Qg3+ Kf1 58. Kd2 f5 59. Qh2
f4 60. Qh1# Popescu )

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B6 B9
Gonzalez Pruneda - Niubo Arenas Adorjan,Andras - Kluger,Gyula
Cala Mendia: ESP 2001 Hungary: HUN-ch 1966

1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 d4 exd4 4 bc4 nf6 5 e5 1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 bc4 nf6 4 d4 exd4 5 e5
d5 6 bb5 ne4 7 nxd4 bc5 8 be3 O-O d5 6 bb5 ne4 7 nxd4 bd7 8 bxc6 bxc6
9 nxc6 bxc6 10 bxc5 nxc5 11 bxc6 ba6 9 O-O bc5 10 be3 O-O 11 f3 ng5 12 f4 ne4
12 nc3 d4 13 bxa8 dxc3 14 qxd8 rxd8 13 nd2 nxd2 14 qxd2 qe7 15 nb3 bb6
15 b4 ne6 16 bc6 rd2 17 b5 nd4 18 O-O 16 rae1 bf5 17 qc3 qd7 18 bc5 rab8
rxc2 19 bxa6 nxc6 20 rfc1 rxc1+ 21 rxc1 19 rf2 rfd8 20 rd2 qe7 21 bxb6 rxb6
nd4 22 kf1 c2 23 ke1 kf8 24 kd2 ke7 22 re3 rdb8 23 a3 h6 24 rg3 be4 25 rf2
25 kd3 nc6 26 kxc2 nxe5 27 rd1 ng4 re8 26 nc5 bf5 27 b4 kh7 28 qd4 a5
28 rb1 1-0 29 c3 g6 30 h3 ra8 31 re3 h5 32 e6 fxe6
33 g4 be4 34 qe5 re8 35 gxh5 qg7
B7 36 qxg7+ kxg7 37 nxe4 dxe4 38 rg2 kh6
Rogers,Ian - Ikeda,Junta 39 rxg6+ kxh5 40 rg5+ kh6 41 rxa5 rb5
Canberra: ANU sim blind (1) 2003 42 rxb5 cxb5 43 rxe4 kh5 44 kf2 c6
45 re5+ kh4 46 kf3 re7 47 f5 1-0
1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 d4 exd4 4 bc4 nf6 5 e5
d5 6 bb5 ne4 7 nxd4 bd7 8 bxc6 bxc6
9 O-O c5 10 nb3 c6 11 f3 ng5 12 f4 ne4
13 nc3 nxc3 14 bxc3 be7 15 f5 c4 16 nd4
c5 17 ne2 bc6 18 ng3 d4 19 f6 qd5
20 qe2 d3 21 qf2 gxf6 22 exf6 bxf6
23 re1+ kd7 24 ne4 be7 25 cxd3 cxd3
26 ba3 rhg8 27 bxc5 f5 28 c4 qxc4
29 qxf5+ kc7 30 bxe7 qd4+ 31 qf2 qxf2+
32 kxf2 rae8 33 ng3 rg7 34 bb4 rf7+
35 kg1 rb8 36 a3 ba4 37 ne4 rg8
38 bd6+ kc6 39 bb4 bc2 40 nd2 rg5
41 re6+ kd7 42 ra6 kd8 43 re1 rfg7
44 g3 r7g6 45 rxg6 rxg6 46 kg2 kd7
47 re7+ kc6 48 rxa7 1-0

B8
Edelman,Daniel - Vucic,Mladen
New York: Manhattan 1989

1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 d4 exd4 4 bc4 nf6 5 e5

d5 6 bb5 ne4 7 nxd4 bd7 8 bxc6 bxc6 Jude Acers
Author of The Italian Gambit
9 O-O be7 10 f3 nc5 11 f4 O-O 12 f5 ne4
13 nc3 nxc3 14 bxc3 c5 15 nb3 c4 16 nd4
f6 17 e6 be8 18 qg4 h5 19 qg3 bd6 20 bf4
bxf4 21 qxf4 c5 22 ne2 qb8 23 rab1 qe5
24 qd2 bc6 25 rbe1 qd6 26 nf4 d4 rnbqkbnr
27 nxh5 rfe8 28 rf4 re7 29 rg4 kh7
30 nxf6+ gxf6 31 rh4+ kg8 32 qh6 1-0
RNBQKBNR
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Orton,Bill - Berry,Jim
Blockading the Blob North American Open (1) 2001-08-31

!""""""""# 1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 bc4 nf6 4 d4 exd4 5 e5 d5 6 bb5 ne4

$*+*+*+*T% 7 nxd4 bd7 8 bxc6 bxc6 9 O-O bc5 10 f3 ng5 11 be3 O-O
12 f4 ne4 13 nd2 f5 14 nxe4 fxe4 15 qd2 qe7 16 nb3
$O*O*ToL*% bb6 17 qc3 qh4 18 nc5 qe7 19 a4 a5 20 rae1 rf7

$*+o+v+o+% 21 bd4 raf8 22 qe3 bc8 23 c3 re8 24 b4 axb4 25 cxb4

bxc5 26 bxc5 qd7 27 rf2 ba6 28 qc3 rd8 29 bd4 bc4
$P*NoP*+o% 30 a5 qg4 31 h3 qe6 32 g4 g6 33 kh2 rdf8 34 qg3 kh8

$*P*+*P*+% 35 rg1 rg7 36 qh4 g5 37 fxg5 rxf2+ 38 qxf2 rf7 39 qxf7

qxf7 40 e6+ qg7 41 bxg7+ kxg7 42 kg3 e3 43 kf3 d4
$+*P*+k+p% 44 ke4 1-0

$*+*+r+p+% Orton,Bill - Atkins,Chris

$+*+*R*+*% Arkansas Ch (4) 2006-08-26

/(((((((() 1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 bc4 nf6 4 d4 exd4 5 e5 d5 6 bb5 ne4

34 ke3 kf8 35 kd4 ke8 36 nb3 kd8 37 kc5
bd7 38 nd4 1-0 Orton - Atkins, 2006.
Kingside Attack
7 nxd4 bd7 8 bxc6 bxc6 9 O-O bc5 10 f3 ng5 11 be3
ne6 12 f4 nxd4 13 bxd4 bxd4+ 14 qxd4 O-O 15 nd2 bf5
16 c3 qe7 17 nb3 rfe8 18 nc5 rab8 19 b4 rb6 20 a4
qh4 21 a5 rbb8 22 rae1 h5 23 re3 g6 24 rfe1 qe7
25 r1e2 ra8 26 nb3 bg4 27 re1 bf5 28 qc5 qxc5

!""""""""#
29 nxc5 re7 30 h3 rae8 31 kf2 kg7 32 kf3 be6
33 r3e2 rh8 34 ke3 kf8 35 kd4 ke8 36 nb3 kd8
$t+*Wl+*T% 37 kc5 bd7 38 nd4 1-0

$O*O*VoOo% Orton,Bill - Cummings,Dennis

$*+*+*+*+% Arkansas Ch (5) 2006-08-28

$+*OoPv+*% 1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 bc4 nf6 4 d4 exd4 5 e5 d5 6 bb5 ne4

$*+*+*P*+% 7 nxd4 bd7 8 bxc6 bxc6 9 O-O be7 10 f3 nc5 11 f4 ne4

12 nc3 nxc3 13 bxc3 c5 14 ne2 bf5 15 ng3 bc8 16 f5 g6
$+*P*+*+*% 17 qf3 g5 18 qh5 kd7 19 f6 bf8 20 qxf7+ kc6 21 bxg5

$p+p+n+pP% qd7 22 qxd7+ bxd7 23 f7 c4 24 rf6+ kb5 25 rb1+ ka5

26 e6 bc8 27 nf5 h6 28 bxh6 bc5+ 29 kh1 a6 30 bg7
$R*Bq+rK*% bxe6 31 rxe6 bf8 32 bxh8 1-0

/(((((((() Orton,Bill (2206) - Thoma,Phil (2027)

15 ng3 bc8 16 f5 g6 17 qf3 g5 18 qh5 kd7 Okie Chess Fest (4) 2006-09-03
19 f6 bf8 20 qxf7+ kc6 21 bxg5 Orton -
Cummings, 2006. 1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 bc4 nf6 4 d4 exd4 5 e5 d5 6 bb5 ne4
7 nxd4 bc5 8 be3 bxd4 9 qxd4 O-O 10 bxc6 bxc6
!""""""""# 11 nc3 nxc3 12 qxc3 bd7 13 O-O f6 14 f4 qe8 15 bd4 f5
$t+*W*Tl+% 16 e6 qxe6 17 bxg7 rf7 18 bd4 qg6 19 rf3 qh5
20 rg3+ kf8 21 bc5+ 1-0
$O*Ov+oOo%
$*+o+*+*+% Orton,Bill - Berry,Jim
Jerry Hankin Memorial (3) 2011-02-11
$+*+oP*+*%
$*+*+*+*+% 1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 bc4 nf6 4 d4 exd4 5 e5 d5 6 bb5 ne4
7 nxd4 bd7 8 bxc6 bxc6 9 O-O bc5 10 f3 ng5 11 f4 ne4
$+*Q*B*+*% 12 be3 O-O 13 nd2 nxd2 14 qxd2 bb6 15 nb3 bf5 16 a4
qe7 17 a5 bxe3+ 18 qxe3 be4 (18 … bxc2 19 nd4 be4
$pPp+*PpP% 20 nxc6 qd7 21 rac1 +/-; 18 … rfb8 19 qc3) 19 qc3
$R*+*K*+r% rab8 20 nc5 bf5 21 b4 d4 22 qxd4 bxc2 23 f5 qg5
24 qf2 rfd8 25 h4 qd2 26 rac1 qxf2+ 27 rxf2 rd1+
/(((((((() 28 rxd1 bxd1 29 e6 bg4 30 rf4 (30 rd2!) 30 … h5
13 O-O f6 14 f4 qe8 15 bd4 f5 16 e6 qxe6 31 rd4 re8 32 rd7 fxe6 33 fxe6 bxe6 34 rxc7 bd5
17 bxg7 rf7 18 bd4 qg6 19 rf3 qh5 20 rg3+ 35 rxa7 re1+ 36 kh2 re2 37 a6 rxg2+ 38 kh3 rg4
kf8 21 bc5+ 1-0 Orton - Thoma 2006. (38 … ra2 39 rd7 +- kh7 40 kg3 with b5 coming) 39 rb7
bg2+ 40 kh2 bf1 41 a7 1-0

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Two Knights - Modern Line B2

1 e4 e5 The 5 … ne4 Variation. 6 O-O
2 nf3 nc6
3 bc4 nf6 (6 bd5 nc5 7 O-O (7 c3!? Kristensen, B - Tisdall, J,
Gausdal 1993) 7 … be7 8 re1 +/=)
4 d4
!""""""""# 6 … d5 7 exd6 nxd6 8 bd5 be7
$t+vWlV*T% !""""""""#
$OoOo+oOo% $t+vWl+*T%
$*+m+*M*+% $OoO*VoOo%
$+*+*O*+*% $*+mM*+*+%
$*+bPp+*+% $+*+b+*+*%
$+*+*+n+*% $*+*O*+*+%
$pPp+*PpP% $+*+*+n+*%
$RnBqK*+r% $pPp+*PpP%
/(((((((() $RnBq+rK*%
4 … exd4
/(((((((()
(8 … nf5 9 re1+ be7 10 bxc6+ bxc6 11 g4 +/-)
9 bxc6+ (9 re1) 9 … bxc6 10 nxd4 +/=
Line B1 Skrobek - Wolny, POL, corr: 1990;

4 … nxe4 Patzer Variation. 5 dxe5 +/- nc5

5 … ng4 6 qe2 qe7 7 bf4
6 O-O be7 7 nc3 O-O 8 nd5 ne6 9 be3
Sokolsky - Navrodsky, Novosibirsk 1944 and !""""""""#
Bademian - Diano, Piriapolis 1977. $t+v+lV*T%
!""""""""# $OoOoWoOo%
$t+vW*Tl+% $*+m+*+*+%
$OoOoVoOo% $+*+*P*+*%
$*+m+m+*+% $*+bO*Bm+%
$+*+nP*+*% $+*+*+n+*%
$*+b+*+*+% $pPp+qPpP%
$+*+*Bn+*% $Rn+*K*+r%
$pPp+*PpP% /(((((((()
$R*+q+rK*%
/(((((((() Line B3
This Patzer variation cannot be reached from
the Hogeye Gambit move order. Now back to The ng4 + f6 Variation.
the main line after 4 … exd4.
7 … f6 8 exf6 nxf6
5 e5 d5
(8 … qxe2+ 9 kxe2 nxf6 10 re1 (10 nbd2 d6
11 rhe1) 10 … d6 11 nbd2 Sveshnikov,Evgeny -
Rodriguez,Ruben, Manila 1982)

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9 nbd2 d6 10 nb3 9 bxe2 bxd6 10 bxd6 cxd6 11 na3

(10 qxe7+ bxe7 11 nb3 +/= Illescas,M - Sanz,J, 1989)

!""""""""#
$t+v+l+*T%
10 … qxe2+ 11 bxe2 d3 (11 … bg4) 12 bxd3 $Oo+*+oOo%
nb4 13 kd2 nxd3 14 cxd3 +/= COWE
$*+mO*+*+%
!""""""""# $+*+*+*+*%
$t+v+lV*T% $*+*O*+m+%
$OoO*+*Oo% $N*+*+n+*%
$*+*O*M*+% $pPp+bPpP%
$+*+*+*+*% $R*+*K*+r%
$*+*+*B*+% /(((((((()
$+n+p+n+*% 11 … nge5 (11 … bf5 12 nb5 O-O-O 13 nfxd4 +/-)
$pP*K*PpP% 12 nb5 d3 13 cxd3 (13 nxe5 dxe5 14 bxd3 +/=)
13 … ke7 14 kd2 +/= Neubauer, Martin - Del
$R*+*+*+r% Rio Angelis, Santa Clara 2002.
/(((((((()

Line B4 Now back to black’s main theoretical move 5 …

d7-d5.
The ng4 + d6 Variation.

7 … d6 8 exd6 qxe2+ 6 bb5 ne4

7 nxd4 bd7
(8 … cxd6 9 na3 (9 nbd2 is a sacrifice recommended
by COWE 9 … bf5 10 nb3 bxc2 (10 … qxe2+!?)
11 nbxd4 bg6 12 O-O +/= qxe2 13 bxe2 nge5
14 rfe1 be7 15 nxc6 nxc6 16 bb5 kd7 17 rad1 +/ The main alternative is “macho” 7 … bc5.
= with the threat of Ne5ch) 9 … a6 10 rd1 +/= White should reply 8 be3, when black can
!""""""""# play the solid … Bd7 or the pawn offer … 0-0.
We look at both of these.
$t+v+lV*T%
$+o+*WoOo%
$o+mO*+*+%
$+*+*+*+*%
$*+bO*Bm+%
$N*+*+n+*%
$pPp+qPpP%
$+*+rK*+r%
/(((((((()
)

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Line B5 Line B6
… bd7 Macho Variation 8 … O-O Macho Gambit

9 bxc6 bxc6 10 nd2! nxd2 (10 … qh4 11 O- 9 nxc6 bxc6 10 bxc5 nxc5 11 bxc6 ba6
O bb6 (11 … O-O 12 nxe4 qxe4 13 re1 +/ !""""""""#
=) 12 n2b3 qe7 13 re1 qxe5 14 f3 c5
15 ne2 nf6 16 bxc5 kd8 17 nc3 +/-
$t+*W*Tl+%
Magem Badals, Jordi - Hector, Jonny, Spain $O*O*+oOo%
chT 1990) $v+b+*+*+%
$+*MoP*+*%
11 qxd2 O-O 12 O-O bb6 13 nb3
$*+*+*+*+%
!""""""""# $+*+*+*+*%
$t+*W*Tl+% $pPp+*PpP%
$O*Ov+oOo% $Rn+qK*+r%
$*Vo+*+*+% /(((((((()
$+*+oP*+*% 12 nc3! +/- d4 (12 … rb8 13 qxd5 qxd5 14 bxd5
$*+*+*+*+% rxb2 15 O-O-O +/- Estrin,Yakov - Gurvich, USSR:
USSR 1972) 13 bxa8 dxc3 14 qxd8 rxd8
$+n+*B*+*% 15 b4 +/- Gonzalez Pruneda, Arturo Jose -
$pPpQ*PpP% Niubo Arenas, Francisco, Cala Mendia: ESP-
$R*+*+rK*% ch 2001)
/(((((((() 8 bxc6 bxc6
13 … qe7 (13 … f6 14 exf6 qxf6 15 nc5 +/=)
14 rae1! a5 (14 … f6? 15 e6) 15 bxb6 9 O-O bc5

(15 qc3 a4 (15 … qb4! =) 16 bc5 bxc5 17 nxc5 +/-

COWE; 15 bg5 qb4)
Line B7

15 … cxb6 16 f4 a4 17 nd4 c5 18 f5 +/- 9 … c5 The Blob Chase 10 nb3 c6 11 f3 ng5

Neubauer, Martin - Kotz, Heinz Peter, Austria 12 f4 ne4 13 nc3 nxc3 14 bxc3
2002. White's attack will crash through. !""""""""#
!""""""""# $t+*WlV*T%
$t+*+*Tl+% $O*+v+oOo%
$+*+vWoOo% $*+o+*+*+%
$*O*+*+*+% $+*OoP*+*%
$+*OoPp+*% $*+*+*P*+%
$o+*N*+*+% $+nP*+*+*%
$+*+*+*+*% $p+p+*+pP%
$pPpQ*+pP% $R*Bq+rK*%
$+*+*RrK*% /(((((((()
be7 (14 … c4 15 nd4 c5 16 ne2 +/- Esbensen,
/(((((((() Andreas - Leukkunen, Raimo, Vadsosjakken 2005)
15 f5 +/- O-O (15 … c4 16 nd4 c5 17 ne2 Rogers,

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The Hogeye Gambit
Ian - Ikeda, Junta, Canberra ANU sim blind 2003)
Line B9
16 be3
!""""""""# !""""""""#
$t+*W*Tl+% $t+*Wl+*T%
$O*+vVoOo% $O*Ov+oOo%
$*+o+*+*+% $*+o+*+*+%
$+*OoPp+*% $+*VoP*+*%
$*+*+*+*+% $*+*NmP*+%
$+nP*B*+*% $+*+*B*+*%
$p+p+*+pP% $pPp+*+pP%
$R*+q+rK*% $Rn+q+rK*%
/(((((((() /(((((((()
Main Line. A key position for the Modern Two
c4 17 nc5 +/-
Knights.

Line B8 12 … bb6

9 … be7 The Passive Line. 10 f3 nc5 11 f4

+/- with a good kingside attack 11 … O-O 12 … O-O 13 nd2 nxd2
(11 … ne4 12 nc3 nxc3 13 bxc3 O-O 14 f5 +/-) 12 f5

!""""""""# (13 … f5 14 nxe4 fxe4 15 qd2 qe7 16 nb3 bb6

17 qc3 +/=
$t+*W*Tl+% !""""""""#
$O*OvVoOo% $t+*+*Tl+%
$*+o+*+*+% $O*OvW*Oo%
$+*MoPp+*% $*Vo+*+*+%
$*+*N*+*+% $+*+oP*+*%
$+*+*+*+*% $*+*+oP*+%
$pPp+*+pP% $+nQ*B*+*%
$RnBq+rK*% $pPp+*+pP%
/(((((((() $R*+*+rK*%
Edelman,Daniel - Vucic,Mladen, New York
Manhattan 1989 and Olafsson,Thorhallur - /(((((((()
Wejacink,S, corr 1994. 12 … ne4 13 nc3 Okhotnik,V - Sokolov,Sergey, USSR 1981)

nxc3 14 bxc3 c5 15 nb3 c4 16 nd4 c5 17 f6

14 qxd2 qe7
+- Edelman - Vucic, New York 1989;
(14 … f6 15 nb3 bb6 16 bc5 +/= Corden, M - Flear, G,
10 f3 ng5 Ayr ch-BCF 1978)
11 f4 ne4
12 be3 15 nb3 +/=

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!""""""""#
$t+*+*Tl+%
$O*OvWoOo%
$*+o+*+*+%
$+*VoP*+*%
$*+*+*P*+%

k
$+n+*B*+*%
$pPpQ*+pP%
$R*+*+rK*%
/(((((((()
Adorjan,Andras - Kluger,Gyula, Hungary:
HUN-ch 1966;

12 … qe7 13 nd2 nxd2 14 qxd2 O-O

15 nb3 has transposed to Adorjan-Kluger.

13 nc3 nxc3
14 bxc3 +/=

!""""""""#
$t+*Wl+*T%
$O*Ov+oOo%
$*Vo+*+*+%
$+*+oP*+*%
$*+*N*P*+%
$+*P*B*+*%
$p+p+*+pP%
$R*+q+rK*%
/(((((((()
Okhotnik, V - Subasic, I, Belgrade 1988.

Vladimir Okhotnik

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Part C: Giuoco Piano Steinitz - Sveshnikov Variation

!""""""""#
$t+vWl+*T%
$OoOo+oOo%
$*+m+*M*+%
$+*V*P*+*%
$*+bO*+*+%
$+*P*+n+*%
$pP*+*PpP%
$RnBqK*+r%
/(((((((()
1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 bc4 bc5 4 c3 nf6 5 d4 exd4 6 e5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
ne4 Variation
1 ... bd5 kf2 kg3! bb2 qc2 be4 +/-
ne4 nf2 dxc3 cxb2 0-0 d6 Koralek - Audap, 1989

ng4 Variation
2 ... bf7! ng5+ qxg4 +/-
ng4 kf7 ke8 Tangelder - Brockmans, 1995

Weak Variation
3 ... 0-0 cxd4 d5 na3 be3 qf3 +/-
qe7 ng8 bb6 qc5 nd4 nf3+ Morphy - Cunningham, 1859

Main Line - Check I

4 ... bb5 cxd4 bd2 nbxd2 bxc6 0-0 +/-
d5 ne4 bb5+ bxd2 0-0 bxc6 Anderssen - Harrwitz, 1848

Main Line - Check II

5 ... nbxd2 bxc6 0-0 a3 qxd2 qxd4 +/-
nxd2 0-0 bxc6 c5 bxd2 cxd4 Eichborn - Anderssen, 1851

Main Line - Lasker’s move

6 ... be3 bc6 qc2 nbd2 nd2 0-0 +/=
be7 0-0 bc6 bd7 nd2 f6 Steinitz - Lasker, 1894
Main Line - Theoretically best
7 … be3 bxc6 qc2 nbd2 0-0 +/=
bb6 0-0 bxc6 bd7 ba5 Bastian - Esnaola, 1987

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!""""""""#
Illustrative Games $t+vWl+*T%
$OoO*+*Oo%
C1 $*+m+*+*+%
Koralek - Audap
$+*V*O*N*%
1989 $*+*Oq+*+%
$+*P*+*+*%
1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 d4 exd4 4 bc4 bc5 5 c3 $pP*+*PpP%
nf6 6 e5 ne4 7 bd5 nxf2 8 kxf2 dxc3+ $RnB*K*+r%
9 kg3 cxb2 10 bxb2
/(((((((()
!""""""""# 11 nxh7 This puts him away. 11 … be7
$t+vWl+*T% 12 qg6+ kd7 13 qxg7 rg8 14 nf6+ ke6
15 nxg8 bf8 16 qg6+ kd7 17 O-O b6
$OoOo+oOo% 18 nf6+ ke6 19 bg5 be7 20 ng8+ kd7
$*+m+*+*+% 21 nxe7 nxe7 22 bxe7 qxe7 23 qe4 c6
$+*VbP*+*% 24 cxd4 ba6 25 re1 rg8 26 qxe5 re8
$*+*+*+*+% 27 qf5+ kd6 28 rxe7 rxe7 29 qf6+ re6
$+*+*+nK*% 30 qd8# 1-0
$pB*+*+pP%
$Rn+q+*+r% C3
/(((((((() Morphy,P - Cunningham
10 … O-O (10 … h5? 11 bxf7+) 11 qc2 d6 London (1) 1859
12 be4 h6 13 nbd2 bb6 14 bxc6 bxc6
15 nc4 bc5 16 qd2 be6 17 ne3 d5 18 bd4 1 e4 e5 2 bc4 bc5 3 c3 nc6 4 nf3 nf6 5 d4
be7 19 h4 g6 20 ng4 bxg4 21 kxg4 f5+ exd4 6 e5 qe7 7 O-O ng8 8 cxd4 bb6 9 d5
22 exf6 bxf6 23 qxh6 qd7+ 24 kg3 qd6+ qc5 10 na3 nd4 11 be3 nxf3+
25 kh3 bxd4 26 nxd4 rf4 27 nf3 rf7 !""""""""#
28 qe3 re7 29 qg5 kg7 30 rae1 re4 $t+v+l+mT%
31 rxe4 dxe4 32 qe5+ qxe5 33 nxe5 c5 $OoOo+oOo%
34 rc1 e3 35 rxc5 e2 36 rxc7+ kf6 37 nf3
1-0
$*V*+*+*+%
$+*WpP*+*%
$*+b+*+*+%
$N*+*Bm+*%
C2 $pP*+*PpP%
Tangelder,Yonne - Brockmans,Aline $R*+q+rK*%
Sao Lourenco WYCF-U12g 1995
/(((((((()
12 qxf3 +-
1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 bc4 bc5 4 c3 nf6 5 d4 Center plus development equals won game.
exd4 6 e5 ng4 7 bxf7+ kxf7 8 ng5+ ke8 12 … qf8 13 bxb6 axb6 14 nb5 kd8
9 qxg4 d6 10 qe4 dxe5 15 rac1 d6 16 exd6 cxd6 17 qe3 ra6
18 nc7 qe7 19 ne6+ fxe6 20 bxa6 bd7
21 bb5 ke8 22 dxe6 nf6 23 rc8+ 1-0

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C4
Anderssen,A - Harrwitz,D !""""""""#
Breslau m (1) 1848 $t+vW*Tl+%
1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 d4 exd4 4 bc4 bc5 5 c3
$O*O*+oOo%
nf6 6 e5 d5 7 bb5 ne4 8 cxd4 bb4+ 9 bd2 $*+*+*+*+%
bxd2+ 10 nbxd2 O-O 11 bxc6 bxc6 12 O-O $+*+oP*+*%
f5 13 rc1 qe8 14 qc2 rb8 15 nb3 rb6 $*+*O*+*+%
16 nfd2 qh5 17 f3 nxd2 18 qxd2 f4 19 nc5 $P*+*+n+*%
qg6 20 rfe1 be6 $*P*Q*PpP%
!""""""""# $R*+*+rK*%
$*+*+*Tl+% /(((((((()
$O*O*+*Oo% 15 qxd4
$*To+v+w+% White has achieved the blockade on the black
$+*NoP*+*% squares.
$*+*P*O*+%
$+*+*+p+*% 15 … rb8 16 b4 rb6 17 rad1 bb7 18 rc1
re8 19 rc3 re7 20 nh4 a6 21 rg3 f6 22 f4
$pP*Q*+pP% rd7 23 re1 re6 24 rge3 kf7 25 nf3 g6
$+*R*R*K*% 26 exf6 rxe3 27 ng5+ kg8 28 rxe3 1-0
/(((((((()
21 rc3
C6
Finding a winning plan - play against the a- Steinitz,W - Lasker,E
pawn. New York wch-m (1) 1894

21 … qe8 22 ra3 bf5 23 b3 a6 24 rxa6 1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 bc4 bc5 4 c3 nf6 5 d4

rxa6 25 nxa6 qc8 26 nc5 be6 27 a4 g5
28 a5 re8 29 a6 qb8 30 ra1 qa7 31 qb4
kf7 32 qb7 qb6 33 a7 qxb7 34 nxb7 ra8
35 nd8+ ke7 36 nxe6 kxe6 37 b4 1-0
C5
Eichborn,Louis - Anderssen,Adolf
Breslau (1) 1851
1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 bc4 bc5 4 c3 nf6 5 d4
exd4 6 e5 d5 7 bb5 ne4 8 cxd4 bb4+ 9 bd2
nxd2 10 nbxd2 O-O 11 bxc6 bxc6 12 O-O
c5 13 a3 bxd2 14 qxd2 cxd4
exd4 6 e5 d5 7 bb5 ne4 8 cxd4 be7 9 nc3
O-O 10 bd3 f5 11 exf6 nxf6 12 be3 nb4
13 bb1 ng4 14 a3 nxe3 15 fxe3 bh4+ 16 g3
bg4 17 O-O qe8 18 axb4 qh5 19 nxd5
rxf3 20 nf4 rxf4 21 qb3+ rf7 22 rxf7
qxf7 23 ba2 qxb3 24 bxb3+ kf8 25 gxh4
ke7 26 bd5 c6 27 be4 a6 28 ra5 h6 29 b5
cxb5 30 bxb7 ra7 31 bc6 bd7 32 bxd7
kxd7 33 kf2 kc6 34 ke2 kb6 35 ra1 a5
36 kd3 a4 37 e4 rf7 38 e5 rf3+ 39 ke4
rf2 40 rb1 kc6 41 d5+ kd7 42 kd4 rd2+
43 kc5 rc2+ 44 kxb5 re2 45 e6+ kd6
46 rd1 rxb2+ 47 kxa4 rxh2 48 re1 ra2+
49 kb5 ra8 50 kc4 g5 51 hxg5 hxg5
52 kd4 ra4+ 53 kd3 ra3+ 54 ke4 g4
55 kf4 ra8 56 e7 re8 57 kf5 g3 58 kf6
kd7 59 d6 g2 60 rg1 1-0

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C7

q
Bastian - Esnaola
corr Tch-EU (1) 1987

1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 bc4 bc5 4 c3 nf6 5 d4

exd4 6 e5 d5 7 bb5 ne4 8 cxd4 bb6 9 be3
O-O 10 bxc6 bxc6 11 qc2 bd7 12 nbd2
ba5 13 O-O (13 O-O-O) 13 … bxd2 14 nxd2

k
nxd2 15 bxd2 f5 16 bb4 re8 17 f4 g6
18 rf3 kf7 19 raf1 qc8 20 bc5 h6 21 qe2
be6 22 rc3 a5 23 rfc1 ra6 24 ba3 bd7
25 rc5 a4 0-1 This must be a forfeit or a typo
because white is better.

Wilhelm Steinitz Evgeny Sveshnikov (1981)

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Giuoco Piano !""""""""#

Steinitz-Sveshnikov (C54) $t+vWl+*T%
1 e4 e5 $OoOo+oOo%
2 nf3 nc6 $*+m+*+*+%
3 bc4 bc5 $+*VbP*+*%
4 c3 nf6 $*+*+*+*+%
5
6
d4
e5
exd4
$+*+*+nK*%
$pB*+*+pP%
!""""""""# $Rn+q+*+r%
$t+vWl+*T% /(((((((()
$OoOo+oOo% 10 … ne7 (10 … O-O 11 qc2 d6 12 be4 h6
$*+m+*M*+% 13 nbd2 +/- Koralek - Audap, 1989) 11 qc2 d6

$+*V*P*+*% 12 be4 +/-;

$*+bO*+*+%
$+*P*+n+*% Line C2
$pP*+*PpP%
$RnBqK*+r% 6 … ng4
/(((((((() !""""""""#
6 … d5
$t+vWl+*T%
The alternatives are bad. $OoOo+oOo%
$*+m+*+*+%
$+*V*P*+*%
Line C1 $*+bO*+m+%
6 … ne4 $+*P*+n+*%
!""""""""# $pP*+*PpP%
$t+vWl+*T% $RnBqK*+r%
$OoOo+oOo% /(((((((()
7 bxf7+ kxf7 8 ng5+ ke8 9 qxg4 +/-
$*+m+*+*+% Tangelder - Brockmans 1995.
$+*V*P*+*% !""""""""#
$*+bOm+*+% $t+vWl+*T%
$+*P*+n+*% $OoOo+*Oo%
$pP*+*PpP% $*+m+*+*+%
$RnBqK*+r% $+*V*P*N*%
/(((((((() $*+*O*+q+%
7 bd5 nxf2 (7 … f5 8 cxd4 +/- since black can't
castle) 8 kxf2 dxc3+ 9 kg3! (9 kf1) 9 … cxb2
$+*P*+*+*%
10 bxb2 $pP*+*PpP%
$RnB*K*+r%
/(((((((()

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Line C3 8 … bb4+ 9 bd2

!""""""""#
6 … qe7 $t+vWl+*T%
!""""""""# $OoO*+oOo%
$t+v+l+*T% $*+m+*+*+%
$OoOoWoOo% $+b+oP*+*%
$*+m+*M*+% $*V*Pm+*+%
$+*V*P*+*% $+*+*+n+*%
$*+bO*+*+% $pP*B*PpP%
$+*P*+n+*% $Rn+qK*+r%
$pP*+*PpP% /(((((((()
(9 nbd2 is also playable. bd7 (9 … O-O 10 bxc6 bxc6
$RnBqK*+r% 11 qc2 c5 12 O-O) 10 bd3 bf5 11 qc2 bg6 12 O-O
/(((((((() +/= ng5 13 nxg5 qxg5 14 f4 bxd3 15 qxd3 qe7
7 O-O ng8 (7 … ne4 8 cxd4 +-) 8 cxd4 bb6 9 d5 16 nf3 +/= Triunfetti,Claudio - Morel,Oscar, Rosario ch-
ARG sf (1) 1992)
qc5 10 na3 nd4 11 be3 nxf3+ 12 qxf3 +/-
Morphy - Cunningham, London 1859
!""""""""# Now black can take the bishop on d2 with his
bishop (line C4) or his knight (line C5.)
$t+v+l+mT%
$OoOo+oOo%
$*V*+*+*+% Line C4
$+*WpP*+*%
$*+b+*+*+% 9 … bxd2+ 10 nbxd2 (10 nfxd2) 10 … O-O
11 bxc6 bxc6 12 O-O
$N*+*Bq+*%
$pP*+*PpP% !""""""""#
$R*+*+rK*% $t+vW*Tl+%
/(((((((() $O*O*+oOo%
$*+o+*+*+%
bb5 ne4
7
8 cxd4
$+*+oP*+*%
$*+*Pm+*+%
!""""""""# $+*+*+n+*%
$t+vWl+*T% $pP*N*PpP%
$OoO*+oOo% $R*+q+rK*%
$*+m+*+*+% /(((((((()
$+bVoP*+*% 12 … bg4 (12 … f5 Anderssen - Harrwitz, 1848)
$*+*Pm+*+% 13 qc2 c5 14 dxc5 nxd2 15 nxd2 be2
$+*+*+n+*% 16 rfe1 d4 17 nb3 d3 18 qd2 +/=
Kontic,Djordje - Lazic,M, Podebrady (1) 1993;
$pP*+*PpP%
$RnBqK*+r%
/(((((((()
8 … bb6

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Line C5 !""""""""#
$t+vW*Tl+%
(9 … nxd2 10 nbxd2 O-O 11 O-O (11 bxc6
bxc6 12 O-O (12 qc2!?; 12 a3!?) 12 … c5 13 a3
$O*O*+oOo%
bxd2 14 qxd2 cxd4 15 qxd4 Eichborn,Louis
$*Vo+*+*+%
- Anderssen,Adolf, Breslau (1) 1851 $+*+oP*+*%
!""""""""# $*+*Pm+*+%
$t+vW*Tl+% $+*+*Bn+*%
$O*O*+oOo% $pP*+*PpP%
$*+*+*+*+% $Rn+qK*+r%
$+*+oP*+*% /(((((((()
11 qc2 +/= bd7
$*+*Q*+*+%
$P*+*+n+*% 11 … c5 12 dxc5 ba5+ 13 nbd2 bf5 14 qa4
$*P*+*PpP% bxd2+ 15 nxd2 nxd2 16 bxd2 d4 17 0-0 +/=;
$R*+*+rK*%
11 … ba5+ 12 nbd2 c5 13 dxc5 f6 (13 … bf5
/(((((((() 14 qa4 +/-) 14 exf6 qxf6 15 O-O +/=;
) 11 … f6 12 rc1 +/= fxe5? 13 bxc6 bxc6
14 nxe5 +/-) 11 … ba6 12 nbd2 (12 qxc6 qc8 13 nbd2
(13 nc3 ba5) 13 … nxd2 14 kxd2 rb8) 12 … f5
Instead of checking, black can put his attacked 13 g3 qe8 14 O-O-O +/=
bishop on e7, as Lasker did in a world
championship match with Steinitz. 12 nbd2 ba5
!""""""""#
Line C6 $t+*W*Tl+%
Passive Steinitz - Lasker Line $O*Ov+oOo%
$*+o+*+*+%
8 … be7 9 be3 O-O 10 bxc6 bxc6 11 qc2
bd7 12 nbd2 nxd2 13 nxd2 f6 14 O-O +/=
$V*+oP*+*%
$*+*Pm+*+%
Now back to the theoretically correct 8 … bb6. $+*+*Bn+*%
$pPqN*PpP%
Line C7 $R*+*K*+r%
/(((((((()
9 be3!? 13 O-O

Before taking on c6, we want to be able to 13 O-O-O!?

prevent c6-c5. More common is 9 nc3 O-O
10 be3 +/= bg4 (10 … f6 11 qb3 nxc3 12 bxc6 13 … bxd2
bxc6 13 qxc3 +/=) 11 qc2 (11 qb3 nxc3 12 bxc6 14 nxd2 nxd2
bxc6 13 qxc3) 11 … bxf3 12 gxf3 ng5 13 bxc6 15 bxd2 f5
bxc6 Sveshnikov - Balashov, USSR 1985 14 qf5 +/= 16 bb4 re8
17 f4 +/=
9 … O-O
10 bxc6 bxc6 Bastian - Esnaola, corr 1987

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