Training Game
White: IM Oliver Dimakiling
Black: Rhal Sol Cruz
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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5
This is the problem with answering e4 with e5, White can dictate the opening; Ruy Lopez as in this game, Italian with 3 Bc4, Scotch with 3 d4 and even Vienna with 2 Nc3.
3... a6
This is the choice of grandmasters. However, this leads to a complicated game which is way above Rhal's level.
4.Ba4
White has the option to go for the Exchange Variation that was popularized by World Champion Bobby Fischer.
4... Nf6
The main line.
5.O-O Be7
The main line. But Black can also play 5... Nxe4 or 5... b5.
6.Re1 b5
The main line.
7.Bb3 O-O
One of the most important guidelines in chess is to protect your K from harm. Watson in Mastering the Chess Openings
The main line is 7... d6.
8.c3 d5
The Marshall Attack which debuted in Capablanca vs Marshall, Manhattan 1918.
9.exd5 Nxd5 10.d4
The main line is 10. Nxe5. IM Dimakiling has chosen a minor line played by Nisipeanu and Navara.
10... exd4 11.h3
The usual move is 11.cxd4. Rhal is taken off the book.
11... Bb7
A similar formation for Black is Navara vs Werle, Corus B 2009
12.cxd4 Qd7 13.Nc3 Bb4??
This is the problem with answering e4 with e5, White can dictate the opening; Ruy Lopez as in this game, Italian with 3 Bc4, Scotch with 3 d4 and even Vienna with 2 Nc3.
3... a6
This is the choice of grandmasters. However, this leads to a complicated game which is way above Rhal's level.
4.Ba4
White has the option to go for the Exchange Variation that was popularized by World Champion Bobby Fischer.
4... Nf6
The main line.
5.O-O Be7
The main line. But Black can also play 5... Nxe4 or 5... b5.
6.Re1 b5
The main line.
7.Bb3 O-O
One of the most important guidelines in chess is to protect your K from harm. Watson in Mastering the Chess Openings
The main line is 7... d6.
8.c3 d5
The Marshall Attack which debuted in Capablanca vs Marshall, Manhattan 1918.
9.exd5 Nxd5 10.d4
The main line is 10. Nxe5. IM Dimakiling has chosen a minor line played by Nisipeanu and Navara.
10... exd4 11.h3
The usual move is 11.cxd4. Rhal is taken off the book.
11... Bb7
A similar formation for Black is Navara vs Werle, Corus B 2009
12.cxd4 Qd7 13.Nc3 Bb4??
14.Nxd5
[14.Bxd5 Bxc3 15.Bxc6 +-]
14... Bxe1 15.Nxe1 Na5 16.Ne3 Nxb3 17.axb3 Rfd8 18.d5
[18.N3c2]
18... Bxd5 19.Nxd5 Qxd5 20.Qxd5 Rxd5 21.Be3 Kf8 22.b4 Ke8 23.Nc2 Kd7 24.Kf1 Kc6 25.Ke2 Kb7 26.Bc5 Rad8 27.Be3 R8d7 28.Rc1 Re7
[28... Rd3]
29.Ne1 Rd4 30.Nd3 Rd5 31.Nc5 Kb6 32.Ra1 +-
[Event "Corus (Group B)"]
ReplyDelete[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2009.01.22"]
[White "David Navara"]
[Black "Jan Werle"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[PlyCount "77"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. d4 exd4 11. cxd4 Bb7 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Na5 14. Bc2 Nc4 15. a4 Qd7 16. Qe2 Rae8 17. Qd3 f5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Bb3 Kh8 20. Bxc4 bxc4 21. Qxc4 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Bd6 23. Bd2 Qd8 24. f4 Qh4 25. Qd3 Bxf4 26. Bxf4 Qxf4 27. Qg3 Qxg3+ 28. hxg3 Kg8 29. Rxe8 Rxe8 30. Ra7 Re7 31. d5 Kf7 32. c4 c6 33. Ra5 cxd5 34. Rxd5 Kf6 35. f4 Re2 36. Rd6+ Ke7 37. c5 Rc2 38. Rd5 Ke6 39. Rd6+ 1/2-1/2