Summer Workshop
MERALCO, Pasig City
W: NM Andrew VASQUEZ
B: Rhal SOL CRUZ
Day 1 Game 1B: Rhal SOL CRUZ
In opening theory, this early fight for the central squares is called as the SCOTCH GAME. It was brought back into fashion by Kasparov when he played it in his World Championship Matches.
3... exd4
A center pawn should always be taken if this can be done without too great danger. Nimzovich in My System
4 Bc4 - Scotch Gambit
4... Nf6
Black can transpose into the Two Knights Defense with 4...Nf6 or he can continue the Scotch with 4...Bc5 5.c3 and now 5...Nf6 will transpose into a safe variation of the Giuoco Piano. Black can instead accept the gambit with 5...dxc3 but this is riskier because White will gain a lead in development. http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Chess/Scotch_Gambit
Transposition to the Two Knights is often played, as in:
a. Lie vs Carlsen http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1469791
b. Sveshnikov vs Rodriguez http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1225215
c. Petrosian vs Navara http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1470225
d. Nakamura vs Ganguly http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1371274b. Sveshnikov vs Rodriguez http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1225215
c. Petrosian vs Navara http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1470225
5 O-O
The main line is 5 e5 - Advance Variation.
5... d6
This pawn move has never been played at GM level. Usual is 5... Nxe4:
a. Friedel vs Onischuk http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1324051
b. Kokolias vs Sorokin http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1334355
6 c3 dxc3 7 Qb3
7 ... Qe7
[7 ... Qd7 8 Nxc3 Na5 9 Qb4 Nxc4]
It is useful to exchange the opponent's strongest pieces. Popov in Chess Lessons
8 Nxc3 g6?? 9 Bg5 +-
You must try to react to a pin as soon as possible, or even try to avoid being pinned. Yusupov in Build Up Your Chess
NM Vasquez passed away last May 30, 2011 due to a heart attack.
ReplyDelete[Event "Arctic Chess Challenge"]
ReplyDelete[Site "Scandic Hotell Tromsø"]
[Date "2007.08.04"]
[White "Kjetil A Lie"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2536"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "80"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. e5 Ng4 6. Qe2 Qe7 7. Bf4 f6 8. exf6 Nxf6 9. Nbd2 d6 10. O-O-O Qxe2 11. Bxe2 Nh5 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 g5 14. Nxd4 Nf4 15. Bb5 Bd7 16. Rhe1+ Be7 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Bg3 Nxg2 19. Re4 c5 20. Ne6 Bxe6 21. Rxe6 Nh4 22. Bxh4 gxh4 23. Re4 Rh7 24. Nf3 h3 25. Ng1 Kd7 26. Nxh3 Rf7 27. Rg1 Raf8 28. Rg6 Rf6 29. Rg3 d5 30. Rd3 Rf5 31. c4 d4 32. f4 Bd6 33. Rf3 Rh5 34. Kc2 Rg8 35. Kd3 Rg4 36. Nf2 Rgh4 37. h3 Rf5 38. Ng4 h5 39. Nf2 Rfxf4 40. Rfxf4 Bxf4 1/2-1/2
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1469791
[Event "Manila (Philippines)"]
ReplyDelete[Date "1982.??.??"]
[White "Sveshnikov"]
[Black "Ruben Rodriguez"]
[ECO "C45"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.e5 Ng4 6.Qe2 Qe7 7.Bf4 f6 8.exf6 Qxe2+ 9.Kxe2 Nxf6 10.Nbd2 d6 11.Rhe1 Bf5 12.Kf1+ Kd7 13.Nb3 Be4 14.Nbxd4 Nxd4 15.Nxd4 d5 16.Rxe4 Nxe4 17.Bxd5 Bd6 18.Be3 Nf6 19.Bxb7 Rab8 20.Bc6+ Kc8 21.Nb3 Rb4 22.c3 Rh4 23.h3 a6 24.Re1 Rh5 25.Bd4 Rf8 26.c4 Rd8 27.Re6 Rf5 28.c5 Bf8 29.Bf3 Rxd4 30.Nxd4 Rxc5 31.Rxa6 Rc1+ 32.Ke2 Kd7 33.Rc6 Rb1 34.Rc2 Bd6 35.Bc6+ Kc8 36.b3 Bb4 37.Kf3 Rd1 38.Rc4 Be1 39.Ke2 Rb1 40.Nc2 Ba5 41.Ra4 Rc1 42.Nd4 1-0
[Event "Ordix Open"]
ReplyDelete[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2007.08.19"]
[White "Tigran L Petrosian"]
[Black "David Navara"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
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 Bc5 10. f3 Ng5 11. Be3 Qe7 12. f4 Ne4 13. Nd2 f5 14. Nxe4 fxe4 15. Qd2 Bb6 16. Nb3 g5 17. f5 Qxe5 18. Bxb6 cxb6 19. Qxg5 Rf8 20. c3 Qf6 21. Qh5+ Rf7 22. Nd4 O-O-O 23. b4 Rg8 24. Rf2 e3 25. Rf3 Rfg7 26. g3 Rg5 27. Qh3 c5 28. bxc5 bxc5 29. Nb3 Rxf5 30. Qxh7 Rxf3 31. Qxg8+ Kc7 32. Nxc5 e2 33. Qb8+ Kc6 34. Nxd7 Rf1+ 35. Kg2 Qf3+ 36. Kh3 Qf5+ 37. Kg2 Qe4+ 38. Kh3 Rxa1 39. Qc8+ Kd6 40. Nf8 e1=Q 41. Qd8+ Kc6 42. Qc8+ Kb5 43. Qb7+ Kc4 44. Qb3+ Kd3 45. c4+ Qc3 46. Nd7 Qxb3 47. Nc5+ 0-1
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1470225
Black can transpose into the Two Knights Defense with 4...Nf6 or he can continue the Scotch with 4...Bc5 5.c3 and now 5...Nf6 will transpose into a safe variation of the Giuoco Piano. Black can instead accept the gambit with 5...dxc3 but this is riskier because White will gain a lead in development. A possible continuation is 6.Nxc3 (Grandmaster Sveshnikov has played 6.Bxf7+!? Kxf7 7.Qd5+ followed by 8.Qxc5) 6...d6 7.Qb3 Qd7 8.Nd5 Nge7 9.Qc3 0-0.Göring Gambit'. This gambit is quite similar to the Danish Gambit.
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