Asian Youth Chess Championship
Olongapo City, Philippines
R4 Bd14 U14 G/90
White: Justine Joshua Ramos
Black: Raul Sol Cruz Jr
Vienna Game C26
1 e4 e5 2 Nc3
The Vienna Game was developed in Vienna around 1850 by Carl Hamppe, as an attempt to play an improved version of the K's Gambit. Chess Opening Essentials
The idea behind 2 Nc3 is to develop while leaving open the options of f2-f4 and Qh5 or Qf3. Modern Chess Openings
Rhal has tasted the Vienna twice in the past; JC Andan (1-0) in MERALCO 2008 and Enrica Villa (1-0) of FEU in PACE Finals 2010.
2... Nf6 3 g3 - Mieses Variation
3... Nc6
After 3... d5 4 exd5 Nxd5 5 Bg2 Nxc3 bxc3 Bc5 and ... O-O Black has no problems. Understanding the Chess Openings
Polgar vs Junior in Israel 1994
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1111216
Leko vs Kramnik in Budapest 2001
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1266467
Shirov vs Kramnik in Monaco 2005
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1334541
4 Bg2 Be7 [4... Bc5]
An active position for the pieces is one of the most important elements of the positional struggle, possibly the decisive one. Play Like a Grandmaster
a) Mieses vs von Bardeleben in Leipzig 188
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1228323
b) Mieses vs Marshall in Berlin 1908
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1094783
5 d3 O-O 6 f4 d6 7 Nf3 Bd7 [7... Bg4]
The strategic significance of a pin is that sooner or later it induces the opponent to make moves which weaken his position in a way that affects the whole course of the game. Soviet Chess Strategy
8 O-O Re8 [8... Bg4] 9 Ne2 Bf8
Do not retreat a developed piece without good reason. Best Lessons of a Chess Coach
10 h3 g6
The pawns in front of the castled K should not be touched unless absolutely necessary, and at least one piece should remain on guard. The Art of Positional Play
[10... exf4]
You musn't allow your opponent to form a mighty pawn phalanx. Soviet Chess Strategy
11 c3 Bg7 12 g4
12... Qc8? [12... exf4] 13 f5 Kh8? [13... gxf5] 14 Qe1
14... h5??
Unnecessary pawn advances often helps the attack by weakening squares and opening lines. Better Chess for Average Players
15 Nh2 [15 g5 or 15 Nh4] 15... Rg8? [15... gxf5 16 g5 f4 17 Qh4 Nh7 or 15... hxg4 16 Qh4+ Kg8 17 fxg6 fxg6 18 Rxf6 gxh3 19 Rxg6 hxg2 20 Bh6] 16 Qh4!
16... Qd8?? [16... Nh7 17 f6 Bf8 18 Nf3 Nd8 19 gxh5 Ne6 20 Be3 Bb5 21 Rad1]
You must try to react to a pin as soon as possible, or even try to avoid being pinned. Build Up Your Chess
17 Bg5 +-
Result: 1-0
Olongapo City, Philippines
R4 Bd14 U14 G/90
White: Justine Joshua Ramos
Black: Raul Sol Cruz Jr
Vienna Game C26
1 e4 e5 2 Nc3
The Vienna Game was developed in Vienna around 1850 by Carl Hamppe, as an attempt to play an improved version of the K's Gambit. Chess Opening Essentials
The idea behind 2 Nc3 is to develop while leaving open the options of f2-f4 and Qh5 or Qf3. Modern Chess Openings
Rhal has tasted the Vienna twice in the past; JC Andan (1-0) in MERALCO 2008 and Enrica Villa (1-0) of FEU in PACE Finals 2010.
2... Nf6 3 g3 - Mieses Variation
3... Nc6
After 3... d5 4 exd5 Nxd5 5 Bg2 Nxc3 bxc3 Bc5 and ... O-O Black has no problems. Understanding the Chess Openings
Polgar vs Junior in Israel 1994
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1111216
Leko vs Kramnik in Budapest 2001
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1266467
Shirov vs Kramnik in Monaco 2005
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1334541
4 Bg2 Be7 [4... Bc5]
An active position for the pieces is one of the most important elements of the positional struggle, possibly the decisive one. Play Like a Grandmaster
a) Mieses vs von Bardeleben in Leipzig 188
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1228323
b) Mieses vs Marshall in Berlin 1908
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1094783
5 d3 O-O 6 f4 d6 7 Nf3 Bd7 [7... Bg4]
The strategic significance of a pin is that sooner or later it induces the opponent to make moves which weaken his position in a way that affects the whole course of the game. Soviet Chess Strategy
8 O-O Re8 [8... Bg4] 9 Ne2 Bf8
Do not retreat a developed piece without good reason. Best Lessons of a Chess Coach
10 h3 g6
The pawns in front of the castled K should not be touched unless absolutely necessary, and at least one piece should remain on guard. The Art of Positional Play
[10... exf4]
You musn't allow your opponent to form a mighty pawn phalanx. Soviet Chess Strategy
11 c3 Bg7 12 g4
12... Qc8? [12... exf4] 13 f5 Kh8? [13... gxf5] 14 Qe1
14... h5??
Unnecessary pawn advances often helps the attack by weakening squares and opening lines. Better Chess for Average Players
15 Nh2 [15 g5 or 15 Nh4] 15... Rg8? [15... gxf5 16 g5 f4 17 Qh4 Nh7 or 15... hxg4 16 Qh4+ Kg8 17 fxg6 fxg6 18 Rxf6 gxh3 19 Rxg6 hxg2 20 Bh6] 16 Qh4!
16... Qd8?? [16... Nh7 17 f6 Bf8 18 Nf3 Nd8 19 gxh5 Ne6 20 Be3 Bb5 21 Rad1]
You must try to react to a pin as soon as possible, or even try to avoid being pinned. Build Up Your Chess
17 Bg5 +-
Result: 1-0
[Event "Match"]
ReplyDelete[Site "Leipzig (Germany)"]
[Date "1890.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Jacques Mieses"]
[Black "Emanuel Lasker"]
[ECO "C26"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 d5 4.exd5 Nxd5 5.Bg2 Nxc3 6.bxc3 c6 7.d4 exd4 8.Qxd4 Be7 9.Ne2 O-O 10.O-O Bf6 11.Qd3 Qa5 12.Be4 Rd8 13.Bxh7+ Kh8 14.Qe4 Qh5 15.Qc4 Qxh7 16.Qxf7 Nd7 17.f4 Rf8 18.Qc4 Nb6 19.Qc5 Bh3 20.Rf2 Rfd8 21.Be3 Rd5 22.Qa3 Rad8 23.Bd4 c5 24.Bxf6 Rd1+ 25.Rf1 Qe4 0-1
[Event "Berlin"]
ReplyDelete[Date "1908.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Jacques Mieses"]
[Black "Frank James Marshall"]
[ECO "C26"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2 Bc5 5.d3 d6 6.Na4 Bg4 7.f3 Be6 8.Ne2 Qd7 9.h3 Nd4 10.Nxc5 dxc5 11.Nxd4 Qxd4 12.f4 c4 13.f5 Bd7 14.Qe2 cxd3 15.Qxd3 Qxd3 16.cxd3 Bb5 17.d4 exd4 18.e5 Nd7 19.a4 Ba6 20.b4 c6 21.Bf4 O-O 22.O-O-O d3 23.Rhe1 Nb6 24.a5 Na4 25.Kd2 Nb2 26.Ra1 Rad8 27.Kc3 d2 28.Bxd2 Rd3+ 29.Kc2 Rxg3 30.Rg1 Nc4 31.Bf4 Ne3+ 32.Kb3 Bc4+ 33.Kc3 Nd1+ 34.Kd4 Rd8+ 35.Kc5 Rc3 36.Rc1 Bb5+ 37.Rxc3 Nxc3 38.Ra1 Nd5 39.Bg3 Nc7 0-1
[Event "Candidates f"]
ReplyDelete[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1977.??.??"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Boris Spassky"]
[Black "Viktor Korchnoi"]
[ECO "C26"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bd6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O c5 9. d3 Nc6 10. Nd2 Qd7 11. Qf3 Qc7 12. Ne4 Be7 13. Be3 c4 14. d4 Be6 15. Rfd1 Rad8 16. Qe2 Bd5 17. Rab1 exd4 18. cxd4 Rfe8 19. Nc3 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Na5 21. Qf3 Nc6 22. Qe2 Na5 23. a4 b6 24. Qf3 Qd7 25. Rb5 Nb7 26. Bf4 Nd6 27. Bxd6 Bxd6 28. Ne4 Be7 29. c3 g6 30. g4 Rf8 31. Rdb1 a6 32. Rxb6 f5 33. gxf5 Rxf5 34. Qe2 Qxa4 35. Rb7 Re8 36. Rc7 Bd6 37. Rxc4 Rxe4 38. Rc8+ Kg7 39. Qxe4 Qa2 40. Rf1 Qf7 41. f4 Rh5 42. Re8 Qb3 43. Re6 Qb2+ 44. Qe2 Qb8 45. Qe4 Qb2+ 46. Qe2 Qb8 47. Re4 Rb5 48. Rf2 Qb7 49. Qf3 Qc8 50. h3 a5 51. Re5 Bxe5 52. fxe5 Qf5 53. c4 Rb4 54. Qe3 Qc8 55. e6 Rxc4 56. Qe5+ Kh6 57. Qf4+ Kg7 58. Qf6+ Kh6 59. Qh4+ 1-0
[Event "Tilburg"][Date "1979.??.??"]
ReplyDelete[White "Boris Spassky"]
[Black "Anatoli Karpov"]
[ECO "C26"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bd6 7. Ne2 O-O 8. O-O c6 9. d3 Nd7 10. f4 exf4 11. Bxf4 Ne5 12. Rb1 Rb8 13. c4 Bg4 14. h3 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Ng6 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Qf2 f5 18. c5 Qc7 19. Rbe1 Rf6 20. Bf3 Rbf8 21. d4 b6 22. cxb6 axb6 23. Re2 Qd8 24. Rfe1 f4 25. g4 Rd6 26. c3 Nh4 27. Re7 Nxf3+ 28. Qxf3 Qa8 29. R1e2 c5 1/2-1/2
[Event "Nir-Galim ISR"][Date "1994.??.??"]
ReplyDelete[Round "7"]
[White "Judit Polgar"]
[Black "Junior (Computer)"]
[ECO "C26"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 d5 4.exd5 Nxd5 5.Bg2 Be6 6.Nge2 c6 7.O-O Bd6 8.d4 O-O 9.Nxd5 Bxd5 10.Bxd5 cxd5 11.dxe5 Bxe5 12.c3 Nc6 13.Qd3 d4 14.c4 Re8 15.a3 Bf6 16.Bf4 g5 17.Bd2 Ne5 18.Qf5 Nxc4 19.Qd3 Qd5 20.Rae1 Ne5 21.Nc3 Nf3+ 22.Kh1 Qc6 23.Ne4 Nxd2 24.Qxd2 Rxe4 25.f3 Rxe1 26.Qxe1 Re8 27.Qd1 Re3 28.Kg1 d3 29.g4 Bxb2 30.Qd2 Qb6 31.Kh1 Bxa3 32.Qc3 Qc5 33.Qf6 Qd5 34.Kg2 Bb2 35.Qf5 Qxf5 36.gxf5 d2 37.Rd1 Bc3 38.Kf2 Re1 39.Rxd2 Bxd2 40.h4 gxh4 0-1
[Event "Budapest RWE Gas m"]
ReplyDelete[Date "2001.01.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Peter Leko"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "C26"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 d5 4.exd5 Nxd5 5.Bg2 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bd6 7.Nf3 O-O 8.O-O Nd7 9.d4 h6 10.Re1 exd4 11.cxd4 Nb6 12.Ne5 c6 13.c3 Be6 14.Qh5 Re8 15.Bf4 Nd5 16.Bd2 Nf6 17.Qd1 Bd5 18.Qc2 Bxg2 19.Kxg2 Bxe5 20.dxe5 Qd5+ 21.f3 Rxe5 22.c4 Qe6 23.Rxe5 Qxe5 24.Re1 Qc5 25.Be3 Qa3 26.Bc1 Qf8 27.Qb2 Re8 28.Rxe8 Qxe8 29.Bxh6 gxh6 30.Qxf6 Qe2+ 31.Kg1 Qxc4 32.Qxh6 Qd4+ 33.Kg2 c5 34.Qg5+ Kf8 35.Qg4 Qd2+ 36.Kf1 Qd1+ 37.Kf2 Qd2+ 38.Kf1 Qxa2 39.Qc8+ Kg7 40.Qxc5 Qxh2 1/2-1/2
This is a blindfold game with a Q sacrifice!!!
ReplyDelete[Event "14th Amber Tournament"]
[Site "Monte Carlo MNC"]
[Date "2005.03.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Alexey Shirov"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "C26"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Nc6 7. Ne2 Be6 8. O-O Bd5 9. d3 Bxg2 10. Kxg2 Qd5+ 11. f3 O-O-O 12. c4 Qe6 13. Be3 Bb4 14. Rb1 f5 15. Rb3 b6 16. c5 Bxc5 17. Bxc5 bxc5 18. Rb5 c4 19. Rc5 Nb4 20. Qd2 cxd3 21. Qxb4 dxe2 22. Rb1 Qb6 23. Rb5 Rd1 24. Rxb6 axb6 25. Kf2 e1=B+ 26. Qxe1 Rxe1 27. Rxe1 Re8 28. g4 fxg4 29. fxg4 Kd7 30. Re3 Rf8+ 31. Ke2 Rf4 32. h3 Kd6 33. Rd3+ Rd4 34. Rf3 Re4+ 35. Kd2 Rf4 36. Re3 b5 37. Ke2 Kd5 38. Rb3 c6 39. a3 e4 0-1
With this loss, Rhal is now 0-3 vs the Vienna: JC Andan in MERALCO 2008 and Enrica Villa in PACE 2010.
ReplyDeleteThe Vienna will be the focus of the next training session, hopefully tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteRhal with on the Vienna Game with Sonny dela Rosa of Antipolo City Chess Team last Friday June 10 for 2 hours at McDonald's St. Anthony Cainta.
ReplyDelete