2 Practise King's Gambit

King's Gambit DeclinedAlapin S. - Janowski D. (Prague (Czech /(+47,'0‹ $#$#@#$# ?@?@?@?@ @?@?$?@? ?@?@!"?@ @?@?@?@? !"!"?@!" .%*16)&- Republic),1908) [30] /@?@/@7@‹ @#$+4#$# ?$'$?(?@ @?@?$?@? ?@?@!"?@ @?"!*%@! !"?@)@!@ .?@1@-6? King's Gambit Declined. 2... Bc5 A reliable continuation which leads to solid positional struggle. Rejecting the pawn offer, Black intends 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 to fortify his center. Nf6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. d3 Nbd7 7. f5! A typical plan: White seizes space and Conquest S. - Smejkal J. (Deutschland,1996) [40] /@+47@?0 @#$?@#$? #@?$?(?$ (?,%$!@? ?@)@!@?@ @?@!@%@? !"!@?@!" .?*16?@-… prepares a kingside pawn advance. 7... c6 8. a3 b5 [8... d5!?] 9. Ba2 a5 10. Qe2 Qb6 11. Ng5 a4 12. Nd1 d5 13. c3 Ba6 14. Qf3 de? (x’a2-g8) [¹14... Rad8] 15. de Rad8 16. g4! Qc7 17. Nxf7! Rxf7 18. g5 Nd5 19. ed Nb6 20. d6 Qxd6 21. g6! Tartakower S. - Schlechter C. (St. Petersburg (Russia),1909) [60] [21. Qh5 Qxd1+! 22. Qxd1 Rxd1+ 23. Kxd1 Nd5©] 21... hg 22. Bxf7+ Kxf7 23. fg+ Kxg6 24. Be3! Bxe3 25. Nxe3 Qd2+ 26. Kf1 b4+ 27. Kg1 Be2 28. Qf5+ Kh6 29. Qh3+ Kg6 30. Qf5+ Kh6 31. Qxe5 Rd7 32. h4 Qxb2 /(+4/@7@ $#@?@#$? ?@?,?(?$ @?@?&?@? ?@%$?@?@ @?")@?@? !"?@?@!" .?*1@-6?… 33. Re1 Bd3 34. Ng4+ Kg6 35. Qg5+ [...] 1:0,Rubinstein - Marco, Hague 1921 [35... Kf7 36. Ne5+A; 35... Kh7 36. Qh5+ Kg8 37. Re8#] 1 . .?0 $?@?@#$# ?@?@?@?@ @#$!@+@? ?@?@'"?@ @)@?*%@? !"!@?@!" . b3 Red8! 17.'0‹ $#$#@#$# ?@?@?@?@ @?@?$?@? ?@?@!"?@ @?@?@?@? !"!"?@!" . which will hamper opponent's kingside development. Qxb3!! 18. d5 3.?$!&? #@?@!@?@ "?"?@1@? )"?@?@!" .Tarrasch S. Bd2 Nxe4 12.. Nxe4 O-O 9. 8. Qxe3 Rb1# Fedorov A. 2 . Black sacrifices a pawn in response with the idea of advancing his Rubinstein A. ed e4!? Declining White's pawn offer. Nf3 [17. Be1 Be3+! 0:1. 4. .%*16)&- Khohlov I.2..Rosanes 20. Bb5+ c6 5. (Krasnodar. Bxc6 bc 10..Giorgadze G.Marco G. Nc3 Nf6 7.Simon (corr..%@16?@-… Falkbeer Counterattack /(+47. e5 Qb6 14. c3 Rab8 16. therefore Black sacrifices the second pawn. (St. cd Qxd4… £à1°] 17. ab Rxb3 19. Petersburg (Russia).?*%6?@-… main slogan in open positions.1914) [40] /(?47. Qe2 Bc5! Rapid piece development is the ?@?0?07@ @?@'@#$# +4#@?(?@ @#.1921) [70] pawn to e4. Breslau 1863 /@?@?8?0 $#@'@?$? ?4#@?$?@ @?@?$%@? ?@)"!@#@ "?&?2?@? ?"!@?@!@ @?6-@?@'… Alekhin A. dc Nxc6 6. (Hague (Netherlands).1997) [70] Anderssen. de Bf5! 13.1985) [40] Falkbeer Counterattack. . . d3 Re8©‰ƒ 11. O-O-O Bd4! 15. ed ef. Qxf5 Qd7 19.Spassky . Ne5 Nexd5 10.?@?6)@-… /(+47. Spielmann R. Leningrad 1960 Tartakower S. Qf4 Bf6 20.. Kadrev Z.1923) [60] Unlike the Falkbeer Black immediately regains a pawn.. . d5 3.!@+@? ?@?@'"!@ @?@?@%@? !"!@1@?" .. d4 Nb6 9. Rxf1 Bf5 18.%*?6)@- activity on the kingside. 5.. Nf6 6. Bd3 Nd7 8.%*?6?@- Qd3 e2 15. Bc4 O-O 7.. Qe4+ 1:0. c4 Ne3 11. N3e5 Qe7 21.Bronstein. c5! Be7 13. Nd6!! Nf8 16. 3. ed ef 3 . Qd3… ¥å5²] 6.?@?@? ?@?"?"?@ @?"?@%@? !"1@)@!" .Capablanca J. On the other hand.Tarrasch S. Nc3 Ne7 [5. Nf3 Bd6 Black holds the f4-pawn which restricts White's /(?47@?0‹ $#$?@#$# ?@?@?@?@ @?. . Bb3 Bxe5 22. . Qh5 g6 12..1959) [80] /@+4/@7@‹ $#@?@#$# ?@'@?(?@ @?. Ne4 Nxd5 10. d4 O-O 7. (Bulgaria (ch). the survived pawn on d5 secures White a spatial advantage in the center. Nf6! 9.. Bxe3 fe 12. 4.. Bc2!±†”’b1-h7 Re8 14. (Ostrava (Czech Republic).%*16)&- Variation with 2. (New York (USA). Nxf7! efQ+ 17..Popov V. O-O Nbd7 8. O-O h6?! [8.. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxe5+ Kh7 23. ef counterattack. striving for quick piece development./(?@?@?0 $#$?8#$# ?@?@?@?@ @?@!@?@? ?@?@?"?@ @?"?@%@? !@+@?@!" . Qh6 Qf6= Spassky] 9. Bb3 Bg4 10.1924) [50] Variation with 2. d5 3.'0‹ $#$?@#$# ?@?@?@?@ @?@!$?@? ?@?@?"?@ @?@?@?@? !"!"?@!" . Kf1 Be6 10.. Qf3 Qxf3 10.?*?6?@- Variation with 3. Bxh5 Qh4+ Bronstein D. Rf4A 1:0. Rxc1¬±ƒ» Ne7 19. Black gives his opponent all chances for a kingside attack thanks to the advanced e5-pawn. (.1969) [60] [8. Nxf4 Qb4 16.. Ke2 c6 20. The Spielmann R.%*16)@- /(+4?07@‹ $#@?@#$# ?@?@?(?@ @?@#@?@? ?.'0‹ $#$#@#$# ?@?@?@?@ @?@?@?@? ?@?@!$?@ @?@?@%@? !"!"?@!" .. c3 g6 9. Ne1 Bxe2 10. (Carlsbad (Czech Variation with 3.. 3.. . Rhf1 Rdg8 21. Bf7 Kd7 24. g3! Qe7 14. . Bxf4¬²ƒ] 9.. Bg4 7.] /(+47. Nd3² Keres] 7. d4 d5?! Fixing the center. O-O Nc6 8.Guimard..Zaitsev I. 6. Nxe6! fe 22. c3 Qxb2 17.?@?@? ?@?"?$?@ @?@?@%@? !"?@?@!" .¤f6 4. (USSR. Bf3 Nc6 11.1912) [70] price for this decentralization is high 4 . e5 ¥h5. Qc1! Qxc1+ 18. Be2 g5!? [6.Byrne .%*16?&- 4. Nxg5 Qxg5 8. Qb5!? O-O-O 12.e5 ¤h5 Republic). Bxg8 Rxg8 25. . Bxf4 Bxf4 /(?4?07@ $#$?@?$# ?@?@-@'@ @?.. Qxg2 9. d5 4. the black knight is moved to a shaky position on the edge. Nf6 [In contrast to the variation with 3.. Bh5! Nf5 23.1923) [20] /(+47..?"?$?@ @?&)@1@? !"!@%@!" . slowing down White's kingside initiative.enough: Black supports his advanced f4-pawn.. Nc3 O-O-O 12. New York 1951 Spielmann R. ¥f6 4. Qxe2 Qe7 11. Ne2 Bh6 13. e5 Nh5 5.Reti R.Bogoljubow E.?0‹ $#$?@#$# ?@?@?(?@ @?@!@?@? ?@!@?$?@ @?@?@?@? !"?")@!" . Bxf3 c6 11. ed Nf6 .%*1@?6?… 15. .1960) [70] immediate activity as it is in the variation with 3.1995) [80] [5. Nxd5 f5 /@/@?@7@ $#4?@#$# ?@?(+@?@ @?@#&?@? ?*?"'2!@ @)@?@?@? !@!@?@?" @?@?. Kf1 Rather often in the King's gambit White neglects castling because his king is in safety in the center thanks to White's /(?@307@ $#$?@#.. the black bishop's position at h4 is very shaky.... Qe4! Nd7? 12. h4! h5 11. (Moscow (Russia). (Las Palmas. Be7 An ancient move./@+(7.-6?… 9. Bxd5 Nf6 7. . Black does not give the opponent a target for Filipowicz A.?… superiority here. d6! cd 13.Fedorov . . 4.%*16)@- Variation with 3. Bg4 7. Qe1 Qh5©] 6. Bxf4 Nf6 8. d5! Morozevich A.Nielsen.?@?6?. Bc4 Bh4+ 5. Nc3 Ng6 9. ¥e7 Illescas C... d4 Be7 7. Nxc7+ Kd8 11.. Qe2+ Be7 [9.. ed!? [6. Qxe7+ Bxe7 11.¥f6. he also intends to deprive the white king of castling after the bishop check on h4. (Poland.. d6 6.'0‹ $#$#@#$# ?@?@?@?@ @?@?@?@? ?@?@!$?@ @?@?@%@? !"!"?@!" . Qe7¹ 10. later on Black will have to spent time due to this circumstance..# ?@?@?@#@ @?@%$?*' ?@)"?@?@ @?@?@1@? !"!@?@?" .. 3.Fernandez G. Furthermore.. Nxh4 Qxh4 10. Nc3 Nxd5 8. hence. ¤e7... 5./@ $#$?@#@# ?@?@?@?@ @?@#"?@3 ?@?"?*#@ @?")@?@? !@!@?@%" @-@1@-6?… /(+47..1987) [20] 5 . .Gabrys Z. Bd3²†ƒ”] 6. Nbd2 c6 9. Ne5²] 10. d4 Ne7 8. Ng5 1:0. Mariehamn 1997 Variation with 3. Nxa8 fe 12.Anand V. O-O 11. Qxh6+ Kxe7 19. Nc3 Ne7 10. Rxf4A) 15. Bc3+ f6 16. Ng5 h6 16.. Black gives his opponent a huge development /(?4?07@ $#$?@#$# ?@?@+. Qh5 Kg7 (14. Qd1 Nf6©‚] 5. Be3 Qf6 11.. Rae1 Qc5+ 12. Ne4 Qc6 14.. (Poland. leading to hair-raising complications which are the Riemersma L. 4.?*?2-6?… System with 3.%*16)@- /@?@?8?0 $#$?@#$# ?@'. Nxf7 Bc5 8. Re8+ Bf8 18.. g5 6 . @?&)@%$? !"!@1@?" ..?@ @?@?&?@1 ?@)"?$?@ @?@?@?@? !"!@?@!" .. Qxf3©‚ Qf6 7.'0‹ $#$#@#$# ?@?@?@?@ @?@?@?@? ?@?@!$?@ @?@?@%@? !"!"?@!" .. All in all. gf 6. Bxf6A] System with 3. theory has not answered the question if White's attack compensates for his material losses..1995) [40] core of the King's gambit. g5! A bold move..?*?6?@-… possible White opens up the files in the center.. as it was played long ago.. Qe1 g3 9. O-O! [5.. Qg7+ Ke8 20. in this XIX century's tabiya. 5. Bg7 15.Tarnowski A. . Bxf7+!? Kxf7 9. Bd2 c6?! [10. Nbc6›) 13. Bh6 9.g5.. Qxe5 8. d4 Qxd4+ 10. Re7+! Kf8 18. Let us quote Botvinnik: "Theory prefers 3.. Nxf7 Rxf7 17.?@?@ @?@?@3@? ?@)"?$'@ @?&?@?@? !"!@?@!" .. (Nederland. Bc4 g4!? A hazardous continuation. . Pursuing the material gains. Nxf6 Rxf6 17. Nxh8 Bf2 10. Ne5 Qh4+ 6..?*?@-6?… advantage. 3. after which boundless complications arise". d3 [8.1962) [90] /(+4?07@ $#@?@#$# ?@#@?@?@ @?@#"?@? ?@?"?@'./(+47. e5! As soon as Filipowicz A. g5.... Kf1 Nc6 7.Sokolov I. Kh1 Ng6? (12. Bxf4©] 8. 7.. ? ?(#@?@?@ @#@#@?&# #"?"?&#" "?@1@!@? )@!@?6?@ @?*?.Vujosevic V. Qe7# 1:0. Qxb7 Nec6 17. .Calvi I.Notkin M.NN (. . Rxe7+ Nxe7 18. . (. Bxe7 Bxd5 22.Zukertort Anderssen.1883) [30] /(+@7.?@-… Petrovic V. Qh5 Qd6 14. . .%*1@5@-… Kieseritzky L.1996) [40] MacDonnell G. cd 14.1@?6? Staunton H. Qe5 Bc6 21. Bf6+ Be6 23. Breslau 1865] 13.Rivier A.'0 $#$?@#@? ?@?@?@?$ @?@)@?$3 ?@?@!$?" @?@?@%@? !"!"?@!@ . (.11. /(?47@?@‹ $#$?@?@/ ?@?@+@?@ @?@%@'*# ?@)"#@#" @?@?@#"? !"!@?6?@ .1850) [30] /(+@7@?0 $#@?(#4# ?@#@?@?@ @?@#@?@? ?@)@-2?@ @?&!@?@? !"!@?@!" @?@?@-@5… Fedorov A. Bb4 Qh6 20. (Sankt-Peterburg. Bc3 Bd7 17. Nxd5 Be6 15. Kh1 d5 13..1875) [30] 7 . Breslau 1865 Chigorin M. (Paris (France). Qxd4 19. Bxd5! cd 15.Anderssen. Rae1 Qc5+ 12..1847) [20] /@+@?@70 @?4?(?. Nxd5 Nbc6 16. Qb5# 1:0 Zukertort . Rxf4! Bc8 18. Nf6+ Kd8 16. Ba5+! Qxa5 20.1995) [40] /@+@7@?0‹ $#@'@?@# ?@#@?@?@ @?@?"%@? ?@)@%4#" @?@?@?@? !"!@?@?@ @?.?@1@?@- Re1 Bf8 19. (Jugoslavija.Bird H. Rd4+! Nxd4 [18. Bxd5! [13.. .. Qe7#] 19. Ba5+! Nxa5 20. .1863) [70] Matsuura E.?$? ?@?"?$?@ @?"1@%@? !"?@?@!" . .?*?@?6?… Bronstein D. @?@?&?@# ?@)"!$#" @?&?@?@? !"!@?@!@ .Tikhonov (USSR.'0 $#$#@#@# ?@?@?@?@ @?@?@?@? ?@)(!$?@ @?&?@1@? !"!@?@!" . Petersburg (Russia).Anderssen A.%*?@-6?… Rosanes J.?*16?@-… /([email protected]) [70] /@+47. (St.?*?6?@-… /(?@?07@ $#@?@#@? ?@#@+4?$ @?@?.1954) [70] /@+47@'@ $#$#@#@/ ?@'@?@?.Dubinin P. (Brasil (ch).1947) [70] Smirnov .van Riemsdijk H.NN (St. . . (. Petersburg (Russia).Zibin I. (.'0 $#$#@#@# ?@?@?4?@ @?@?@?@? ?@)@!$?@ @?@?@1@? !"!"?@!" .1995) [90] 8 ./@?4?07@ $#$?@#.?@?@-6?… ?@?@/@?@‹ $?@?@#8# 3@?.?@?@ @?@)@+@? ?@?"?$#" @?&?@?(? !"!@?6!. .?*1@?@? Chigorin M.? ?@'$?(?$ @?@?@?$? ?@)"!@+@ @?&1*%"? !"!@?@?@ . .1876) [50] Chigorin M. # ?4?@?@?@ @?@?@?@? ?&#@?*#" @?"?@?"? !"?@?@)@ ./(+@/@7@‹ $#@?@#.?@1@5@- 9 .