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OPENING REPORT
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Database: MainBase (2,087,197 games)
Report: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 (4271 games)
ECO: C44x [Scotch Gambit]
Generated by Scid 4.2.2, 2012.06.20
1. STATISTICS AND HISTORY
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1.1 Statistics
Games 1-0 =-= 0-1 Score
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All report games 4271 1731 1042 1495 52.7%
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1.2 Oldest games
1: =-=(26) Rebizzo - Bolbochan, Buenos Aires 1931
2: 0-1(37) Rebizzo - Bolbochan, Argentina 1931
3: 1-0(12) Kostic - Keres, Stockholm 1937
4: 0-1(30) Denker - Polland, New York ch-USA 1940
5: =-=(41) Medina - Keres, Madrid 1943
1.3 Newest games
1: =-=(16) Skrinjar 2072 - Loncar 2382, Ptuj SLO 2011.08.13
2: 0-1(26) Ratajczak 1522 - Slavov 1559, Poznan POL 2011.08.10
3: =-=(37) Vuitton 2094 - Voroblievas 1857, Kaunas LTU 2011.08.08
4: 1-0(27) Mladenov 1886 - Kostov 1981, Sofia BUL 2011.08.07
5: 0-1(20) Miller 2037 - Mitkov 2527, Orlando USA 2011.08.05
1.4 Current popularity
Year 1800-99 1900-49 1950-69 1970-79 1980-89 1990-99 2000-09
Once every X games 51 373 664 819 569 482 524
Frequency in all years: once every 488 games
In the 10 years to today: once every 475 games (up 3% from all years)
In the 5 years to today: once every 435 games (up 12% from all years)
In the 1 year to today: once every 336 games (up 45% from all years)
1.5 Most frequent players (White)
1: 11 1988-1994 59% 2445 Kristensen, B. [27,32,40,46]
2: 10 1978-2008 50% 2258 Weeramantry, S.
3: 9 2011 94% 2520 Smerdon, D [36]
4: 9 1974-1995 72% 2515 Sveshnikov, E. [1,7,15,18,50]
5: 9 1999-2005 83% 2408 Jackova, J.
6: 8 1984-2005 75% 2605 Rogers, I. [32,37,38,46]
1.6 Most frequent players (Black)
1: 8 1995-2003 75% 2491 Jonkman, H.
2: 8 1981-2008 38% 2390 Bisguier, A.
3: 5 1994-2008 60% 2560 Hebden, M. [40,41]
4: 5 1989-2006 80% 2544 Godena, M.
5: 5 1992-1999 70% 2521 Gretarsson, H. [46]
6: 5 1972-1996 50% 2470 Lukacs, P. [8,32]
2. RATINGS AND PERFORMANCE
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2.1 Average ratings and performance
White rating: 2176 (1537 games); White performance: 2203 (47% vs 2224)
Black rating: 2224 (1553 games); Black performance: 2183 (51% vs 2176)
2.2 Games with highest average rating
1: 1-0(32) Savchenko 2632 - Karjakin 2760, Moscow RUS 2010 [23]
2: 1-0(27) Ye Jiangchuan 2677 - Svidler 2695, Shanghai CHN 2001 [39]
3: =-=(32) Efimenko 2654 - Short 2706, Mukachevo UKR 2009 [27]
4: 0-1(75) Nakamura 2658 - Onischuk 2663, Stillwater USA 2007 [44]
5: 0-1(26) Savchenko 2632 - Andreikin 2683, Moscow RUS 2010 [24]
6: 1-0(41) Vogt - Knaak, Strasbourg ch20-DDR 1971 [7]
7: 1-0(35) Dzindzichashvili - Tal, New York m rapid 1991 [32]
8: =-=(17) Miton 2638 - Bruzon 2648, Havana CUB 2006 [28]
3. RESULT TRENDS
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3.1 Result lengths and frequencies
Score Game length Frequency
1-0 =-= 0-1 1-0 =-= 0-1
Report games 52.7% 37 35 38 40.5% 24.3% 35.0%
All games 54.5% 39 36 41 38.7% 31.6% 29.6%
3.2 Shortest wins (White)
1: 1-0(6) Zezulkin 2529 - Jasik 2250, Polanica Zdroj POL 2001
2: 1-0(7) Ahmed 2246 - Haugstad 2091, Beijing CHN 2008
3: 1-0(8) Hallaeva 2119 - Ozturk 2254, Beijing CHN 2008
4: 1-0(8) Jaskowski 1914 - Kupsik 1696, Poznan POL 2011
5: 1-0(8) Gara - Skerlikova, Herculane ch-EUw U10 1994
3.3 Shortest wins (Black)
1: 0-1(11) Matoussi 1772 - Lang 2025, Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 2010
2: 0-1(12) Laitinen 1985 - Salo 2240, Finland FIN 2007
3: 0-1(14) Lagerman 2368 - Lund 2421, Reykjavik ISL 2009
4: 0-1(14) Berend 2285 - Barle 2455, Debrecen etc 1992
5: 0-1(14) Camargo 2050 - Perez Rodriguez 2512, Bogota COL 2009
4. MOVES AND THEMES
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4.1 Move orders reaching the report position
There were 10 move orders reaching this position:
1: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 (3897)
2: 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.Bc4 (204)
3: 1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5 3.Nf3 exd4 4.Bc4 (73)
4: 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Bc4 Nc6 4.Nf3 (47)
5: 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 e5 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 (27)
6: 1.e4 e5 2.d4 Nc6 3.Nf3 exd4 4.Bc4 (11)
7: 1.d4 Nc6 2.e4 e5 3.Nf3 exd4 4.Bc4 (7)
8: 1.d4 e5 2.e4 exd4 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.Bc4 (3)
9: 1.d4 e5 2.e4 exd4 3.Bc4 Nc6 4.Nf3 (1)
10: 1.e4 e6 2.d3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.d4 exd4 5.Bc4 (1)
4.2 Moves from the report position
Move ECO Frequency Score AvElo Perf AvYear %Draws
1: Nf6 C55l 2240: 52.4% 48.0% 2233 2188 1996 28%
2: Bc5 C44y 1054: 24.6% 47.6% 2223 2161 1977 22%
3: Be7 C50f 292: 6.8% 69.3% 1974 1880 1996 21%
4: d6 271: 6.3% 60.3% 2121 2057 1988 22%
5: Bb4+ C44x 210: 4.9% 70.7% 2026 1894 1980 12%
6: h6 124: 2.9% 81.8% 1924 1776 1999 10%
7: Qf6 22: 0.5% 59.0% 1955 27%
8: g6 16: 0.3% 71.8% 1988 19%
9: Qe7 13: 0.3% 92.3% 1989 0%
10: Na5 10: 0.2% 65.0% 1985 10%
11: Nge7 9: 0.2% 94.4% 1994 11%
12: d5 5: 0.1% 80.0% 2001 40%
13: d3 2: 0.0% 75.0% 1994 50%
14: f6 2: 0.0% 100.0% 2007 0%
15: f5 1: 0.0% 0.0% 2005 0%
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TOTAL: 4271:100.0% 52.7% 2205 2128 1990 24%
4.3 Positional Themes
Frequency of themes in the first 20 moves of each game:
Same-side castling: 55% White Isolated Queen Pawn: 10%
Opposite castling: 15% Black Isolated Queen Pawn: 6%
Kingside pawn storm: 18% White Pawn on 5/6/7th rank: 61%
Queens exchanged: 64% Black Pawn on 2/3/4th rank: 94%
Only one side has Bishop pair: 2% Open c/d/e file: 64%
4.4 Endgames
Material at the end of each game:
P BN R R,BN Q Q,BN Q,R Q,R,BN
Report games 3% 8% 9% 26% 2% 3% 5% 43%
All games 2% 9% 9% 26% 2% 4% 4% 43%
5. THEORY TABLE
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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4: +1731 =1042 -1495 (2252/4271: 53%)
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4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
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1 Bc4 OO[2] c3[4] Qb3 Nd4 Bf7 Be6 Qe6 8:
Bc5[1] d6[3] Bg4[5] Qd7 Na5 Ke7 Be6 Qe6[6] 19%
2 ... c3 cd4[8] Bd2[9] Nbd2 ed5 Qb3[10] OO 10:
... Nf6[7] Bb4 Bd2 d5 Nd5 Nce7 OO[11] 65%
3 ... ... e5 Bb5 cd4 Nc3[13] Be3[14] Bd3 6:
... ... d5 Ne4 Bb6[12] OO Ne7[15] Bf5[16] 33%
4 ... OO[17] Nd4 Nc3 Nc6[20] f4 Bd3 e5 9:
Nf6 d6[18] Be7[19] OO bc6 Bb7 d5 Nd7[21] 50%
5 ... ... Re1 Bd5[22] Nc3 Ne4 Bg5 c4[25] 11:
... Ne4 d5 Qd5 Qh5[23] Be6 Bd6[24] OO[26] 50%
6 ... e5 Qe2[27] Bf4 ef6 Nbd2 Qe7[30] Bb5 9:
... Ng4 Qe7 f6[28] gf6[29] d6 Be7 Bd7[31] 39%
7 ... ... Qe2[32] OO[33] Rd1[34] ed6[35] b4 b5 13:
... Ne4 Nc5 Be7 d5 Qd6 Ne6 Ncd8[36] 62%
8 ... ... Bb5 Nd4 Be3[38] Bc6 Nd2 OO[40] 7:
... d5 Ne4[37] Bc5 Bd7[39] bc6 Qh4 Bb6[41] 50%
9 ... ... ... ... Bc6[42] OO[43] f3 f4 10:
... ... ... Bd7 bc6 Be7[44] Nc5[45] Ne4[46] 35%
10 ... ... ... ... ... ... f3[47] f4[48] 11:
... ... ... ... ... Bc5 Ng5 Ne6[49] 59%
11 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6:
... ... ... ... ... ... ... Ne4[50] 17%
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Generated from the 100 highest-rated games.
[*1*] 4...d6 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.OO OO 8.Re1 Nxd4 9.Qxd4 Nd7 10.Nd5 Bf6 11.Nxf6+ Qxf6 12.Qxf6 Nxf6 13.e5 Re8 14.Bf4 dxe5 15.Bxe5 Bf5 16.Bb3 c6 17.Bxf6 gxf6 18.f3 Kf8 19.Kf2 a5 20.Rxe8+ Kxe8 21.Re1+ Kf8 =-=(45) Sveshnikov - Barlov, Sochi 1984.
4...Be7 5.c3 Nf6 6.e5 Ng4 7.cxd4 d5 8.Bb3 Be6 9.Nc3 Qd7 10.OO h5 11.Bf4 Rg8 12.Qd2 Na5 13.Rac1 Nxb3 14.axb3 a6 15.Na4 b6 16.Qc3 g5 17.Bd2 Ra7 18.Qc6 Qxc6 19.Rxc6 h4 20.Kh1 Bd7 21.Rc2 Bb5 0-1(48) Erwich - Ernst, Haarlem open 1998.
[*2*] 5.Ng5 Nh6 6.Nxf7 Nxf7 7.Bxf7+ Kxf7 8.Qh5+ g6 9.Qxc5 d5 10.e5 Re8 11.OO Rxe5 12.Bf4 Qe7 13.Qb5 Rf5 14.Bg3 Nb4 15.Nd2 Bd7 16.Qxb7 Bc6 17.Qxc7 Qxc7 18.Bxc7 Rc8 19.c3 Bb5 20.Rfd1 Nc2 21.Rac1 Be2 0-1(34) Mamedov 2315 - Grischuk 2712, ICC INT 2003;
10.OO dxe4 11.Bf4 Re8 12.c3 d3 13.Nd2 Bf5 14.Rfe1 Qd7 15.Qe3 Ne7 16.Qg3 Nd5 17.Be5 Nf6 18.Bxc7 Nh5 19.Qd6 Qxd6 20.Bxd6 Re6 21.Bc5 Nf4 0-1(43) Pap 2469 - Godena 2537, Budva MNE 2009.
[*3*] 5...Nf6 6.e5 d5 7.exf6 dxc4 8.fxg7 Rg8 9.Re1+ Be6 10.Bg5 Be7 11.Bxe7 Kxe7 12.Re4 f5 13.Rh4 Kf7 14.Rxh7 Rxg7 15.Rxg7+ Kxg7 16.Nbd2 Bf7 17.b3 c3 18.Nc4 Qf6 19.a4 Rd8 20.Ne1 Bd5 21.Nd3 Qg5 =-=(36) Zelcic 2554 - Sulava 2552, Sibenik CRO 2010.
[*4*] 6.Ng5 Ne5 7.Bb3 h6 8.f4 d3+ 9.Kh1 dxc2 10.Qxc2 hxg5 11.fxe5 Nh6 12.e6 fxe6 13.e5 Nf5 14.Rxf5 exf5 15.e6 Qf6 16.g3 Qd4 17.Qg2 Bxe6 18.Nc3 Bxb3 19.axb3 OOO 20.Bxg5 Rde8 21.Na4 Bb4 0-1(30) Garcia Ilundain 2495 - Shirov 2700, Villarrobledo rapid 1997.
[*5*] 6...dxc3 7.Qb3 Qd7 8.Re1 Na5 9.Qxc3 Nxc4 10.Qxg7 f6 11.Qxh8 Qf7 12.b3 Bg4 13.bxc4 Bxf3 14.Nd2 Bg4 15.Nb3 Bb6 16.Bb2 OOO 17.h3 Bd7 18.c5 dxc5 19.e5 c4 20.Nd4 Qg6 21.e6 Ba4 0-1(25) Cobb 2318 - Adams 2745, West Bromwich ENG 2002.
[*6*] 12.Nxe6 Kxe6 13.b4 Bxf2+ 14.Rxf2 Nc4 15.Nd2 Nxd2 16.Bxd2 Nf6 17.Re2 Nd7 18.Bf4 Rhf8 19.Bg3 Nb6 20.Rd1 Nc4 21.a4 a6 =-=(61) Blatny - Krasenkov, Brno 1994.
[*7*] 5...d3 6.b4 Bb6 7.a4 a6 8.OO Nf6 9.Bxd3 d6 10.Na3 OO 11.Nc4 Ba7 12.h3 Re8 13.Re1 Be6 14.Bg5 h6 15.Bh4 g5 16.Bg3 Nh5 17.Bh2 Nf4 18.Bxf4 gxf4 19.b5 Ne5 20.Ncxe5 dxe5 21.bxa6 bxa6 1-0(41) Vogt - Knaak, Strasbourg ch20-DDR 1971;
8.a5 Ba7 9.Qb3 Qe7 10.OO d6 11.b5 axb5 12.a6 Nf6 13.Bg5 OO 14.Bd5 Bb6 15.Nbd2 Rb8 16.Qxb5 Na7 17.Qxd3 bxa6 18.Rfe1 Be6 19.Rxa6 h6 20.Bh4 g5 21.Bg3 Nh5 =-=(52) Petrosian 2539 - Jakovenko 2596, playchess.com INT 2004;
7.Qb3 Qf6 8.OO d6 9.a4 a6 10.a5 Ba7 11.b5 Ne5 12.Nxe5 dxe5 13.bxa6 bxa6 14.Qa4+ Bd7 15.Qd1 Ne7 16.Qxd3 Bc8 17.Na3 OO 18.Nc2 Ng6 19.Nb4 Rd8 20.Qg3 Re8 21.Bg5 Qd6 1-0(31) Sveshnikov - Petrosian, USSR 1974.
5...dxc3 6.Bxf7+ Kxf7 7.Qd5+ Kf8 8.Qxc5+ d6 9.Qc4 Bg4 10.Nxc3 Bxf3 11.gxf3 Qf6 12.f4 Qf7 13.Qb5 Nd4 14.Qd3 Ne6 15.f5 Nc5 16.Qc2 Qc4 17.Be3 Nf6 18.OOO Re8 19.f3 Ncd7 20.Rd4 Qc6 21.Kb1 Re7 1-0(44) Sveshnikov 2515 - Kupreichik 2480, Hastings 1984.
[*8*] 6.OO Nxe4 7.cxd4 d5 8.dxc5 dxc4 9.Qe2 Qd3 10.Re1 f5 11.Nc3 OO 12.Nxe4 fxe4 13.Qxe4 Bf5 14.Qh4 Rae8 15.Bf4 Be4 16.Re3 Qd7 17.Ng5 Bd3 18.Rae1 Nd4 19.Rxe8 Rxe8 20.Rxe8+ Qxe8 21.Be3 Nc6 =-=(49) Petrosian 2539 - Grischuk 2719, playchess.com INT 2004;
7.Re1 d5 8.Bg5 Be7 9.Bxe7 Nxe7 10.Qxd4 Nf6 11.Bd3 OO 12.Nbd2 Re8 13.Nf1 Bg4 14.Ng5 h6 15.Nh7 Ne4 16.f3 Bf5 17.fxe4 Bxh7 18.e5 Bxd3 19.Qxd3 Nc6 20.Qg3 Qg5 21.e6 Qxg3 0-1(60) Babujian 2386 - Sargissian 2630, Yerevan ARM 2005;
6...d6 7.cxd4 Bb6 8.Nc3 OO 9.Bb3 Bg4 10.Be3 Re8 11.Qd3 Bxf3 12.gxf3 Qd7 13.Kg2 Ne7 14.Bg5 Ng6 15.Rg1 d5 16.Bxf6 dxe4 17.Nxe4 Rxe4 18.fxe4 gxf6 19.Rad1 Rd8 20.d5 Qg4+ 21.Kh1 Qf4 1-0(62) Honfi - Lukacs, Kecskemet 1977.
[*9*] 7.Nc3 Nxe4 8.OO Bxc3 9.d5 Ne5 10.bxc3 Nxc4 11.Qd4 OO 12.Qxe4 b5 13.a4 c6 14.axb5 cxd5 15.Qd4 Nb6 16.Be3 d6 17.Ra2 Be6 18.Re2 Nc4 19.Rfe1 Qd7 20.Qh4 Bg4 21.Qg3 Bxf3 =-=(34) Dzindzichashvili 2530 - Karpov 2715, Mazatlan rapid 1988.
[*10*] 10.OO OO 11.Qb3 Na5 12.Qa4 Nxc4 13.Qxc4 Be6 14.Qb5 Nb6 15.Rfe1 Bd5 16.b3 Bxf3 17.Nxf3 c6 18.Qb4 Re8 19.Rxe8+ Qxe8 20.Re1 Qf8 21.Qe7 Rb8 =-=(28) Rizouk - Jenni, Bratislava WchJM-U14 1993.
[*11*] 12.Rfe1 =-= Ehlvest 2593 - Georgiev 2685, Liepaja LAT 2006.
[*12*] 8...Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Nxd2 10.Bxc6+ bxc6 11.Nbxd2 OO 12.OO c5 13.a3 Bxd2 14.Qxd2 c4 15.Qc3 Rb8 16.Nd2 Be6 17.f4 g6 18.b4 Bf5 19.h3 a5 20.bxa5 c5 21.Rf2 Bd3 0-1(42) Strikovic 2560 - Illescas 2585, Pamplona 1997;
10.Nbxd2 Bd7 11.Bd3 Bg4 12.Bb5 OO 13.Bxc6 bxc6 14.OO Bxd2 15.Qxd2 Bxf3 16.gxf3 Qd7 17.Kh1 f6 18.f4 fxe5 19.fxe5 Rf3 20.Rg1 Qf5 21.Rg2 g6 0-1(32) Kogan 2470 - Miles 2600, Biel open 1994.
[*13*] 9.OO OO 10.h3 Bd7 11.Be2 f6 12.exf6 Qxf6 13.Nc3 Be6 14.Be3 Rae8 15.Qa4 Kh8 16.Rad1 Nd6 17.Nh2 Nf5 18.Bf3 Ncxd4 19.Bxd5 Bxd5 20.Bxd4 Nxd4 21.Nxd5 Ne2+ 0-1(24) Hansen - Rogic, Budapest Statistika 1994.
[*14*] 10.Bxc6 bxc6 11.Be3 f5 12.exf6 Qxf6 13.Qb3 Nd6 14.OO Nc4 15.Ne4 Qg6 16.Ned2 Bg4 17.Kh1 Kh8 18.Rg1 Rae8 19.Qc3 Bxf3 20.Nxf3 Qh5 21.Nd2 Nxd2 0-1(48) Xie 2403 - Delchev 2632, Dresden GER 2008.
[*15*] 10...Bg4 11.Qc2 Bxf3 12.gxf3 Ng5 13.Bxc6 bxc6 14.Qa4 Nxf3+ 15.Ke2 f6 16.e6 Ng5 17.Qxc6 Qe8 18.Nxd5 Nxe6 19.Qxe8 Rfxe8 20.Kd3 Rad8 21.Nxb6 axb6 1-0(41) Sveshnikov - Balashov, USSR 1985.
[*16*] 12.OO Nxc3 13.bxc3 Rc8 14.Nh4 Bxd3 15.Qxd3 c5 16.Bg5 Qd7 17.Bxe7 Qxe7 18.Nf5 Qd7 19.Qf3 Qe6 20.c4 g6 21.Nh6+ Kg7 1-0(40) Jones 2606 - Howell 2625, Sheffield ENG 2011.
[*17*] 5.Ng5 Ne5 6.Bb3 h6 7.f4 hxg5 8.fxe5 Nxe4 9.Bd5 Nc5 10.OO Ne6 11.Qf3 Qe7 12.Nd2 f6 13.Ne4 c6 14.exf6 gxf6 15.Nxf6+ Kd8 16.Bxe6 Qxe6 17.Bxg5 Kc7 18.Rae1 Qxa2 19.Ne8+ Kb6 20.Bd8+ Kc5 21.c3 Qd5 1-0(26) Brandenburg 2535 - Smeets 2647, PlayChess.com INT 2011;
12...g4 13.Qxg4 Qh4 14.Qxh4 Rxh4 15.Nf3 Rh5 16.g4 Rh8 17.Bxe6 dxe6 18.Nxd4 Bd7 19.Kg2 Be7 20.Nf3 Bb5 21.Re1 Rd8 =-=(34) Brandenburg 2481 - Werle 2565, Leeuwarden NED 2009.
[*18*] 5...Be7 6.Nxd4 d6 7.Nc3 OO 8.Re1 Nxd4 9.Qxd4 Ng4 10.Nd5 Bh4 11.g3 c6 12.gxh4 cxd5 13.Bg5 Ne5 14.Be2 Qc7 15.Qxd5 Qxc2 16.Rac1 Qxb2 17.Qxd6 Nc6 18.h5 h6 19.Be3 Re8 20.Kh1 Rxe4 21.Rxc6 bxc6 =-=(35) Radulov - Kholmov, Budapest 1970;
8...Re8 9.Bf4 Bf8 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.e5 d5 12.exf6 dxc4 13.Qxd8 Rxd8 14.Bxc7 Rd2 15.Re8 gxf6 16.Bf4 Rd7 17.Rae1 Bb7 18.Rxa8 Bxa8 19.Re8 Re7 20.Rxf8+ Kxf8 21.Bd6 Ke8 1-0(25) Sveshnikov 2515 - Abramovic 2495, Hastings 1984.
5...Bc5 6.c3 Nxe4 7.cxd4 d5 8.dxc5 dxc4 9.Qxd8+ Kxd8 10.Ng5 Nxg5 11.Bxg5+ f6 12.Bf4 Nb4 13.Na3 Nd3 14.Rfd1 Bd7 15.Bg3 Nxb2 16.Rd4 Kc8 17.Nxc4 Nxc4 18.Rxc4 a5 19.Re1 Re8 20.Rxe8+ Bxe8 21.Rg4 g5 0-1(41) Dumitrache - Georgiev, Athens Akropolis op 1992;
6.e5 d5 7.exf6 dxc4 8.Re1+ Be6 9.Ng5 g6 10.Qf3 Qd6 11.Bf4 Qd7 12.Rxe6+ fxe6 13.f7+ Kf8 14.Ne4 Qxf7 15.Nxc5 e5 16.Bh6+ Kg8 17.Qe4 Qf5 18.Nd2 Qxe4 19.Ncxe4 Kf7 20.Nxc4 Rhe8 21.a3 b6 1-0(43) Miralles 2450 - Fontaine 2532, Cannes FRA 2004.
[*19*] 6...Ne5 7.Bb3 Be7 8.f4 Ng6 9.Nc3 OO 10.Qd3 Nd7 11.Qf3 Nc5 12.Bc4 Bf6 13.Be3 Re8 14.Bd3 Nxd3 15.cxd3 c6 16.Rac1 Bd7 17.g4 Qb6 18.Ndb5 Bxg4 19.Bxb6 Bxf3 20.Rxf3 cxb5 21.Bc7 Bd4+ 0-1(71) Prasad - Barua, Calcutta 1988.
[*20*] 8.Re1 Nxd4 9.Qxd4 Nd7 10.Nd5 Re8 11.Nxe7+ Qxe7 12.b3 Qe5 13.Bb2 Qxd4 14.Bxd4 Ne5 15.Bf1 Bd7 16.Rad1 a5 17.a3 Re7 18.f3 b6 19.Kf2 Rae8 20.Bd3 Nxd3+ 21.cxd3 Be6 =-=(43) Torre - Ciocaltea, Siegen olm 1970.
[*21*] 12.Bxh7+ Kxh7 13.Qh5+ Kg8 14.Rf3 f6 15.Rh3 Qe8 16.Qh7+ Kf7 17.Be3 Rh8 18.e6+ Kxe6 19.Qxg7 Rxh3 20.f5+ Kd6 21.Bf4+ Ne5 0-1(24) Lazic - Smagin, Novi Sad 1986.
[*22*] 7.Bb5 Be7 8.Nxd4 Bd7 9.c4 Nxd4 10.Bxd7+ Qxd7 11.Qxd4 OO 12.Rxe4 1-0 Illescas - Garcia, Tarrassa 1991.
[*23*] 8...Qa5 9.Nxe4 Be6 10.Bd2 Bb4 11.Nxd4 Nxd4 12.c3 Be7 13.cxd4 Qd5 14.Bf4 c6 15.Nc5 Bxc5 16.dxc5 Qxc5 17.Be5 Rd8 18.Qf3 Qd5 19.Qxd5 Rxd5 20.Bxg7 Rg8 21.Bc3 Kd7 =-=(30) Thipsay - Torre, Asia 1993;
10...Qb5 11.Bg5 Bc5 12.a3 OO 13.b4 Bd6 14.Nxd6 cxd6 15.Bf4 Rfe8 16.Bxd6 Rad8 17.Bg3 a5 18.bxa5 Qxa5 19.Rb1 Rd7 20.Ne5 Nxe5 21.Bxe5 Qxa3 =-=(22) Erwich - Grachev, Cala Galdana WYCF b10 1996;
10.Bg5 h6 11.Bh4 Bb4 12.c3 dxc3 13.bxc3 Ba3 14.Qb1 OO 15.Nf6+ gxf6 16.Rxe6 Bb2 17.Rxf6 Qxc3 18.Qf5 Ne7 19.Qg4+ Ng6 20.Rd1 Qc2 21.Ne1 Qc3 1-0(32) Savchenko 2632 - Karjakin 2760, Moscow RUS 2010;
10.Neg5 OOO 11.Nxe6 fxe6 12.Rxe6 Bd6 13.Qe2 Qh5 14.Qe4 Rde8 15.Bd2 Ne5 16.Rxe8+ Rxe8 17.Nxe5 Bxe5 18.f4 Bd6 19.Qd3 g6 20.Rf1 b6 21.h3 a5 0-1(55) Kamsky 2650 - Ye 2525, Manila izt 1990;
9...Be7 10.Bg5 Be6 11.Bxe7 Nxe7 12.Qxd4 OO 13.Neg5 Nc6 14.Qf4 Rae8 15.c3 h6 16.Nxe6 Rxe6 17.Rxe6 fxe6 18.Qe3 Qd5 19.b3 Rd8 20.Re1 Rd6 21.h3 Qd3 1-0(95) Savchenko 2638 - Matlakov 2574, Ulan Ude RUS 2009.
[*24*] 10...h6 11.Bf6 Qd5 12.c3 dxc3 13.Qa4 cxb2 14.Rad1 Qa5 15.Qc2 Qxa2 16.Qd3 Be7 17.Bxg7 Rd8 18.Nd4 Nxd4 19.Nf6+ Bxf6 20.Bxf6 Ne2+ 21.Qxe2 Rxd1 0-1(26) Savchenko 2632 - Andreikin 2683, Moscow RUS 2010.
10...Be7 11.Bxe7 Kxe7 12.Nxd4 Qxd1 13.Nxc6+ bxc6 14.Raxd1 Rhd8 15.Rxd8 Rxd8 16.f3 c5 17.Kf2 Rb8 18.b3 c4 19.Nc5 Rb5 20.Nxe6 fxe6 21.Re4 cxb3 =-=(26) Frolov 2401 - Onischuk 2652, Sochi RUS 2004.
[*25*] 11.Nxd6+ cxd6 12.Bf4 OO 13.Nxd4 Qxd1 14.Rexd1 Nxd4 15.Rxd4 Rfc8 16.c3 d5 17.Rb4 Rc4 =-= Ardiansyah - Scholl, Siegen olm 1970.
[*26*] 12.c5 Be5 13.Nxe5 Qxd1 14.Raxd1 Nxe5 15.Rxd4 Nc6 16.Rd3 Rfe8 17.a3 Bf5 18.f3 f6 19.Bf4 Re7 20.b4 Rae8 21.Bxc7 Rxc7 0-1(59) Friedel 2436 - Onischuk 2653, San Diego USA 2004;
17.Bf4 f5 18.Ng3 Bxa2 19.Ra1 Be6 20.Bxc7 Kf7 21.h4 g6 =-=(51) Smerdon 2460 - Hansen 2555, Turin ITA 2006.
[*27*] 6.OO d6 7.exd6 Qxd6 8.Na3 a6 9.h3 Nh6 10.Re1+ Be7 11.Bg5 Nf5 12.Bb3 OO 13.Nc4 Qd8 14.Bxe7 Nfxe7 15.Nce5 h6 16.Qd3 Nxe5 17.Rxe5 Nc6 18.Rh5 Qf6 19.g4 Be6 20.g5 Qg6 21.Qxg6 fxg6 =-=(32) Efimenko 2654 - Short 2706, Mukachevo UKR 2009;
8.Re1+ Be7 9.b3 OO 10.h3 Nf6 11.Ba3 Qd8 12.Bxe7 Nxe7 13.Qxd4 Qxd4 14.Nxd4 Nf5 15.Nf3 Nd6 16.Nbd2 Rd8 17.Re7 Nxc4 18.Nxc4 Nd5 19.Re2 Be6 20.Nce5 h6 21.c4 Nb4 0-1(65) Khmelnitsky - Kuzmin 2495, Kherson 1989;
7...Bxd6 8.Bg5 Bxh2+ 9.Kh1 Qd6 10.g3 OO 11.Nbd2 Bxg3 12.fxg3 Qxg3 13.Qe1 Qh3+ 14.Kg1 Bf5 15.Qh4 Ne3 16.Qxh3 Bxh3 17.Rf2 Nxc4 18.Nxc4 Rfe8 19.Bf4 Re7 20.Rd2 Rd8 21.Rad1 Bg4 1-0(60) Ivanovic 2550 - Mariotti 2475, Budva zt 1981;
7.Re1 Ngxe5 8.Bf4 Be7 9.Bxe5 dxe5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 OO 12.Rd5 Qe8 13.Nd2 Bf6 14.Bd3 g6 15.Ne4 Bg7 16.Qd2 Be6 17.Rc5 Qe7 18.Qf4 c6 19.Re5 Rae8 20.Ra5 Bd5 21.Ng3 Qb4 0-1(36) Kristensen - Smagin, Copenhagen 1988.
[*28*] 7...d6 8.exd6 Qxe2+ 9.Bxe2 Bxd6 10.Bxd6 cxd6 11.Na3 Nge5 12.Nb5 d3 13.cxd3 Ke7 14.Kd2 Be6 15.Rhe1 Nxf3+ 16.Bxf3 Kd7 17.Re3 =-= Miton 2638 - Bruzon 2648, Havana CUB 2006.
[*29*] 8...Nxf6 9.Nbd2 d6 10.OOO 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 =-=(40) Lie 2536 - Carlsen 2710, Tromso NOR 2007;
9...d5 10.Bb5 Qxe2+ 11.Bxe2 Kd8 12.OOO Bc5 13.Nb3 Bb6 14.Nfxd4 Nxd4 15.Nxd4 Re8 16.Bf3 Bg4 17.Bxg4 Nxg4 18.Nf5 c6 19.Nd6 Rf8 20.Bg3 Nxf2 21.Rhf1 Be3+ 0-1(33) Zude 2421 - Shirov 2716, Mainz GER 2006.
[*30*] 10.Nb3 Qxe2+ 11.Bxe2 Bd7 12.Nbxd4 Nxd4 13.Nxd4 OOO =-= Szabo 2512 - Malaniuk 2529, Galatzi ROM 2007.
[*31*] 12.Nb3 a6 13.Be2 OOO 14.Nfxd4 f5 15.Nxc6 Bxc6 16.Nd4 Bd7 17.h3 Ne5 18.OOO Bf6 19.Rhe1 h5 20.Be3 Rde8 21.c3 h4 =-=(36) Turov 2536 - Pavasovic 2592, Pardubice CZE 2004.
[*32*] 6.Bd5 Nc5 7.OO Ne6 8.Re1 Be7 9.c3 dxc3 10.Nxc3 OO 11.Qa4 d6 12.Bxc6 bxc6 13.Qxc6 Rb8 14.Nd5 dxe5 15.Nxe7+ Qxe7 16.Nxe5 Nd4 17.Qc3 Qb4 18.Be3 Qxc3 19.bxc3 Nc2 20.Rab1 Rxb1 21.Rxb1 Nxe3 =-=(41) Janosevic - Gligoric, Ljubljana 1960;
=-= Rogers - Razuvaev, Prague 1992;
7...Be7 8.Re1 OO 9.Nxd4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 d6 11.Nc3 Ne6 12.Qe4 c6 13.exd6 Bxd6 14.Bc4 Qc7 15.Qh4 Bd7 16.Bd3 f5 17.Bc4 Rae8 18.Bd2 b5 19.Bb3 Kh8 20.Rad1 Nc5 21.h3 b4 1-0(35) Dzindzichashvili - Tal, New York m rapid 1991;
8.Qe2 OO 9.Rd1 Nb4 10.Rxd4 Nxd5 11.Rxd5 d6 12.Nc3 Bg4 13.exd6 Bxd6 14.Bg5 Qe8 15.Qxe8 Rfxe8 16.Nb5 Bxf3 17.gxf3 Re5 18.Rad1 c6 19.Rxd6 Rxg5+ 20.Kf1 Kf8 21.Nc3 Re8 =-=(26) Sax - Lukacs, Hungary 1972;
7.c3 dxc3 8.Nxc3 Be7 9.Be3 OO 10.Qe2 Nb4 11.OOO Nxd5 12.Nxd5 b6 13.h4 Bb7 14.Bxc5 bxc5 15.Qc2 Bxd5 16.Rxd5 d6 17.Kb1 Rb8 18.Ng5 g6 19.f4 Rb4 20.Qd2 Qc8 21.a3 Rb3 0-1(41) Kristensen - Almasi, Kopavogur 1994.
6.OO Be7 7.Re1 d5 8.exd6 Nxd6 9.Bd5 OO 10.Bxc6 bxc6 11.Nxd4 Qd7 12.Nd2 Bf6 13.N2b3 Nc4 14.c3 Qd5 15.Qf3 Qxf3 16.Nxf3 Bg4 17.Nbd2 Nd6 18.Ne4 Nxe4 19.Rxe4 Bxf3 20.gxf3 Rab8 21.Rc4 =-= Reinderman 2495 - Van der Sterren 2535, Amsterdam ch-NED 1996;
7.c3 d5 8.Bb3 OO 9.cxd4 Bg4 10.h3 Bh5 11.Nc3 Bxf3 12.gxf3 Nxc3 13.bxc3 Na5 14.Bc2 f5 15.Kh2 Qd7 16.Rg1 Qe6 17.Bg5 Ba3 18.Qd3 Kh8 19.f4 Nc4 20.Rg2 Rf7 21.Rag1 Be7 1-0(35) Rogers 2605 - Kobese 2415, Cap D'Agde 1998;
6...d5 7.exd6 Nxd6 8.Bd5 Nf5 9.Re1+ Be7 10.Bxc6+ bxc6 11.g4 Nd6 12.Nxd4 Bd7 13.Qf3 OO 14.Nxc6 Bxc6 15.Qxc6 Bh4 16.Bf4 f5 17.Nc3 Rb8 18.Re2 Rxb2 19.Rae1 fxg4 20.Nd5 Qb8 21.Nxc7 Rxf4 1-0(28) Edelman - Kaidanov, New York 1994.
[*33*] 7.c3 dxc3 8.Nxc3 Be7 9.Be3 OO 10.OOO Ne6 11.Ne4 Qe8 12.h4 d6 13.exd6 cxd6 14.Nxd6 Bxd6 15.Rxd6 Na5 16.Bd3 Qa4 17.Kb1 Nf4 18.Qc2 Qxc2+ 19.Bxc2 Ne6 20.b3 b6 21.Ng5 h6 1-0(35) Nakamura 2571 - Fressinet 2636, Wijk aan Zee NED 2004;
7...d3 8.Qe3 Be7 9.b4 Ne6 10.Bxd3 d6 11.exd6 Bxd6 12.OO OO 13.Bc2 Nf4 14.Re1 Ng6 15.Qg5 Bd7 16.Qxd8 Raxd8 17.Bg5 f6 18.Be3 Nge5 19.Nbd2 Bg4 20.Nxe5 Bxe5 21.Rac1 Be6 =-=(22) Abergel 2456 - Fressinet 2638, Port Barcares FRA 2005.
[*34*] 8.c3 d3 9.Bxd3 Nxd3 10.Qxd3 OO 11.Bf4 f6 12.exf6 Bxf6 13.Nbd2 d5 14.Rfe1 Bg4 15.Bg3 Qd7 16.Nb3 b6 17.Rad1 Rad8 18.Re2 Qf7 19.Rde1 Qh5 20.Nbd2 d4 21.Qc4+ Kh8 1-0(29) Petrosian 2539 - Fressinet 2638, playchess.com INT 2004.
[*35*] 9.Bb5 OO 10.Bxc6 bxc6 11.Nxd4 Qe8 12.c4 f6 13.Nc3 fxe5 14.Qxe5 Qf7 15.Qe2 Bd6 16.cxd5 Bg4 17.f3 Rae8 18.Qd2 Qh5 19.h3 Qh4 20.Qf2 Bg3 21.Qd2 Bd6 0-1(24) Brandenburg 2421 - Postny 2609, Hoogeveen NED 2006.
[*36*] 12.Ba3 Qb6 13.Bxe7 Kxe7 14.Nxd4 Re8 15.Nb3 Kf8 16.Qh5 h6 17.g3 Ng5 18.Bf1 =-= Smerdon 2512 - Bojkov 2523, Canberra AUS 2011.
[*37*] 6...Nd7 7.OO Be7 8.Re1 OO 9.Bxc6 bxc6 10.Nxd4 Nb8 11.Qf3 c5 12.Nf5 Bxf5 13.Qxf5 Qd7 14.Qxd7 Nxd7 15.c4 c6 16.cxd5 cxd5 17.Nc3 Nb6 18.a4 d4 19.Nb5 a6 20.Nc7 Ra7 21.a5 Nc4 =-=(46) Rogers 2565 - Short 2680, Tilburg rapid 1992;
8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.Nxd4 Nb8 10.Nc3 OO 11.Qf3 Kh8 12.Be3 f6 13.e6 Re8 14.Rad1 Bd6 15.Rfe1 Be5 16.Qg4 Bxd4 17.Bxd4 Na6 18.Rd3 Qe7 19.Rg3 Qf8 20.Qf5 Bxe6 21.Rxe6 Rxe6 0-1(31) Van Oosterom 2428 - Van den Doel 2570, Groningen NED 2008.
[*38*] 8.OO OO 9.Bxc6 bxc6 10.Nxc6 Qh4 11.Be3 Bxe3 12.fxe3 Qg5 13.Rf4 Bb7 14.Qxd5 Rad8 15.Qxe4 Rd1+ 16.Kf2 Bxc6 17.Qxc6 Qxe5 18.Qc3 Qb5 19.Na3 1-0 Rogers 2535 - Wahls 2525, Groningen 1990.
[*39*] 8...OO 9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Bxc5 Nxc5 11.Bxc6 Rb8 12.Qxd5 Qe7 13.OO Rxb2 14.Nc3 Ba6 15.Rfc1 Rd8 16.Qf3 Qxe5 17.Bd5 Qf6 18.Qe3 Ne6 19.Bb3 Nd4 20.Re1 h6 21.Nd5 Qh4 1-0(27) Ye Jiangchuan 2677 - Svidler 2695, Shanghai CHN 2001.
[*40*] 11.Nxe4 Qxe4 12.OO Bb6 13.Re1 Qg6 14.a4 a5 15.Ra3 OO 16.Bc1 Bg4 17.Qd2 c5 18.Nb5 Qe6 19.Rg3 Bf5 20.h4 Kh8 21.Qd1 Rae8 0-1(31) Kristensen - Hebden, Kopavogur 1994.
[*41*] 12.N2b3 Qe7 13.Re1 OO 14.f3 Nc5 15.Nxc5 Bxc5 16.Nb3 Bb6 17.Qd2 Rae8 18.a4 f6 19.e6 Bxe6 20.a5 Bxe3+ 21.Qxe3 Qb4 1-0(49) Nakamura 2670 - Hebden 2530, Gibraltar ENG 2008.
12.c3 OO 13.f3 Nxd2 14.Qxd2 c5 15.Nb3 c4 16.Bxb6 axb6 17.Qxd5 Be6 18.Qd4 Qh6 19.Nc1 Rad8 20.Qe4 Rd2 21.b3 Bd5 0-1(34) Tolnai - Portisch, Hungary 1988.
[*42*] 8.Nb3 Nb4 9.Be2 c6 10.Be3 a5 11.a4 Be7 12.OO OO 13.f3 Bg5 14.Bd4 c5 15.Nxc5 Nxc5 16.Bxc5 Rc8 17.Bxf8 Nxc2 18.f4 Qb6+ 19.Kh1 Ne3 20.Qe1 Nxf1 21.Qxf1 Qxb2 =-=(25) Minic - Hartoch, Hamburg etc 1965.
[*43*] 9.Nb3 Be7 10.OO OO 11.Be3 f6 12.f3 Ng5 13.exf6 Bxf6 14.Nc3 Re8 15.Qd2 Nf7 16.Qf2 Nd6 17.Bd4 Nc4 18.Na4 Bf5 19.Rae1 Qd6 20.Bxf6 Qxf6 21.Nd4 Bg6 =-=(44) Polgar 2575 - Benjamin 2570, New York 1992.
[*44*] 9...c5 10.Ne2 Bc6 11.f3 Ng5 12.f4 Ne4 13.Nbc3 f5 14.Nxe4 fxe4 15.f5 Qe7 16.Bf4 OOO 17.Qd2 d4 18.Qa5 c4 19.Qa6+ Bb7 20.Qxc4 Qc5 21.Qxc5 Bxc5 0-1(75) Nakamura 2658 - Onischuk 2663, Stillwater USA 2007;
13.Nd2 Nxd2 14.Qxd2 d4 15.f5 Qd5 16.Nf4 Qe4 17.Qa5 OOO 18.Bd2 Qxe5 19.Rae1 Qd6 20.Qxa7 Bb7 21.c4 dxc3 0-1(42) Vocaturo 2507 - Korobov 2623, Pardubice CZE 2009;
10.Nb3 Bb5 11.Re1 c6 12.f3 Ng5 13.Nc3 Ne6 14.f4 g6 15.Nxb5 cxb5 16.c3 Qd7 17.Qf3 a5 18.Be3 a4 19.Nd2 Rd8 20.Rad1 Be7 21.g4 Ng7 =-=(30) Hautot 2409 - Sokolov 2641, Antwerp BEL 2010.
[*45*] 10...Ng5 11.f4 Ne4 12.f5 c5 13.Nb3 Bb5 14.Rf3 Qd7 15.Nc3 OOO 16.Qe1 Bc6 17.Rf1 Nxc3 18.bxc3 d4 19.c4 Ba8 20.a4 f6 21.e6 Qc6 0-1(49) Casella - Benjamin 2620, New York open 1994.
[*46*] 12.Nc3 Nxc3 13.bxc3 c5 14.Nb3 c4 15.Nd4 c5 16.Ne2 Bc6 17.Be3 Qc7 18.a4 OO 19.Qe1 f6 20.exf6 Rxf6 21.Qf2 Qd6 =-=(54) Perelshteyn 2528 - Onischuk 2688, Lubbock USA 2010.
12.f5 c5 13.Nb3 c4 14.Qxd5 cxb3 15.Qxe4 bxc2 16.Qxc2 f6 17.e6 Bb5 18.Rd1 Qb8 19.Be3 OO 20.Nc3 Bd6 21.Rac1 Be8 0-1(60) Petrosian 2539 - Kobalia 2630, playchess.com INT 2004.
11...f5 12.b4 Ne4 13.e6 Bc8 14.Nxf5 Bf6 15.Nxg7+ Kf8 16.Nf5 Bxe6 17.Nd4 Bxd4+ 18.Qxd4 Rg8 19.Nd2 Bh3 20.Nxe4 Rxg2+ 21.Kh1 dxe4 =-=(36) Rogers - Formanek, Reggio Emilia 1984.
11...Qb8 12.f5 Qb6 13.Kh1 OOO 14.Nc3 Ne4 15.Be3 Nxc3 16.bxc3 c5 17.Rb1 Qa6 18.Nb3 Bb5 19.Rf4 d4 20.cxd4 c4 21.Nc1 f6 1-0(41) Kristensen - Gretarsson, Iceland 1993.
[*47*] 10.Be3 Qe7 11.Re1 OO 12.f3 Ng5 13.f4 Ne6 14.c3 Bb6 15.a4 a5 16.Kh1 g6 17.Nd2 Rab8 18.N2f3 Ng7 19.f5 Nxf5 20.Bg5 Qc5 21.Nxf5 Bxf5 1-0(37) Jones 2596 - Gupta 2604, Ekurhuleni RSA 2011;
1-0(37) Jones 2596 - Gupta 2604, Ekurhuleni RSA 2011;
13.Nd2 Bb6 14.a4 c5 15.Ne2 c4 16.Bxb6 axb6 17.f4 Qc5+ 18.Kh1 Ne6 19.Nf3 g6 20.f5 gxf5 21.Qd2 Rfe8 =-=(26) Ljubojevic - Averbach, Palma de Mallorca 1972;
13.Qd2 f6 14.b4 Bb6 15.c3 h6 16.Bxg5 hxg5 17.e6 Bxe6 18.Kh1 Bxd4 19.Qxd4 Kf7 20.Nd2 Qd6 21.Kg1 Rh8 =-=(38) Votava - Kosashvili, Rishon Le Zion 1990;
10...Bb6 11.Nd2 Nxd2 12.Qxd2 OO 13.Rfe1 Qh4 14.b4 a5 15.a3 Rfe8 16.f4 axb4 17.axb4 Rxa1 18.Rxa1 f6 19.Bf2 Qh6 20.e6 Bxe6 21.Nxc6 Bxf2+ =-=(30) Vera - Milos, Cuba 1986.
[*48*] 11.Be3 OO 12.f4 Ne4 13.Nd2 Nxd2 14.Qxd2 f6 15.Nb3 Bb6 16.Bc5 Re8 17.Rae1 Bf5 18.Bxb6 axb6 19.Nd4 Qd7 20.exf6 gxf6 21.Nxf5 Qxf5 =-=(32) Muller 2515 - Slobodjan 2530, Hamburg 1998;
12.Qd2 f6 13.Kh1 Bb6 14.c4 dxc4 15.Na3 c5 16.Ne2 Bf5 17.Rfc1 Qxd2 18.Bxd2 Ne6 19.Nxc4 Nd4 20.Ng3 Bg6 21.exf6 gxf6 =-=(58) Hector 2470 - Ernst 2540, Zweden tv 1993;
11...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 0-1(47) Petrosian 2613 - Navara 2656, Mainz GER 2007;
11...Bb6 12.a4 c5 13.a5 Nh3+ 14.gxh3 cxd4 15.Bxd4 Bxd4+ 16.Qxd4 Bxh3 17.Re1 Qg5+ 18.Kf2 Qg2+ 19.Ke3 OO 20.Nd2 Rfe8 21.Re2 Qg6 1-0(71) Hector - Slobodjan, Hamburg 1993;
11...Ne6 12.c3 Bxd4 13.cxd4 c5 14.dxc5 d4 15.Bf2 OO 16.Re1 Bc6 17.Nd2 Qd5 18.Qc1 Rab8 19.b3 a5 20.Qa3 Rb5 21.Ne4 a4 =-=(42) Szabo 2524 - Bratanov 2459, Predeal ROM 2007.
[*49*] 12.c3 f5 13.Be3 OO 14.Nd2 Bb6 15.N2b3 Qe7 16.Qd2 c5 17.Nxe6 Bxe6 18.Qf2 c4 19.Bxb6 axb6 20.Nd4 =-= Fernandez Garcia 2500 - Smyslov 2570, Barcelona 1990.
[*50*] 12.Be3 Bb6 13.Nd2 Nxd2 14.Qxd2 c5 15.Nb3 d4 16.Bf2 Bb5 17.Rfe1 Qd5 18.f5 h6 19.Kh1 Bc6 20.Bg1 OOO 21.Qe2 f6 0-1(41) Sveshnikov 2515 - Agzamov 2570, Tashkent 1984;
18...OOO 19.a4 Bc6 20.Bh4 a5 21.Bxd8 Rxd8 0-1(39) Van Oosterom 2402 - Khenkin 2634, Haarlem NED 2009;
15.Nf3 d4 16.Bf2 Bc6 17.Bh4 Qd7 18.f5 Qxf5 19.e6 fxe6 20.Ng5 Qg6 21.Nxe6 Kd7 0-1(37) Vocaturo 2445 - Areshchenko 2673, Reykjavik ISL 2009;
13.c3 OO 14.Nd2 f5 15.Nxe4 dxe4 16.c4 Qe7 17.Rc1 Bc5 18.Qe2 Rfd8 19.Nb3 Bxe3+ 20.Qxe3 Be8 21.Nc5 Bh5 =-=(58) Petrosian 2444 - Sargissian 2600, Yerevan ARM 2003;
12...Qb8 13.Qc1 Bxd4 14.Bxd4 c5 15.Bf2 Bb5 16.Rd1 Nxf2 17.Kxf2 Bc6 18.Nd2 Qb6 19.c4 d4 20.Qc2 OO 21.f5 Rad8 0-1(52) Nakamura 2662 - Ganguly 2562, Khanty Mansyisk RUS 2005.
12.Nc3 OO 13.Nxe4 dxe4 14.c3 Qe7 15.Be3 f6 16.exf6 Rxf6 17.Qe2 Raf8 18.Rf2 Bd6 19.g3 Qf7 20.Nb3 Qg6 21.Nc5 Bf5 =-=(57) Van Wijgerden 2440 - Geller 2575, Plovdiv etc 1983.
play something other than e5 if you are not prepared to face the scotch. Like e6 or c6 or ...
datadumps just confuse people even more. errr e6 and c6 have their own problems there is nothing wrong with ....e5
Ok Lesson 1) black is playing a solid game with ...e5 the pawn structures sta balanced so things are not super crazy
Black is trying to equalize generally b playing ....d5 as soon as possible.
if you want dynamic play which sometimes leads to pawn imbalanced centers in the mainlines but white has several systems that try to keep the pawn structure balanced and milk his first move advantage. (Bb5 and c3 systems or closed systems which are just a cop out at the amateur level)
The scotch isnt too scary for black if they know what to do and it teaches a lot learning it as well. the systems you mentioned above arent passive at all and white has to know what he is doing or gets crushed.
My advice is get ahold of Marin's books on e5 and the 2nd one on the spanish even if its just to educate yourself. My friend who is 2250 FIDE crushed another master using the line in that book (we studied it a bit for someone else but he didnt play it so saved it and this guy walked into it, he quit the scotch gambit after that)
I like to think of it as your playing black but so often players at the amature level make so many mistakes inthe opening you can almost act like your playing with teh first move after about move 10.
i am very much prepared in all line as e5, ruy lopez, guico piano, against 2. f4, all lines, but only scotch makes me confused still, but now i decided to play surprise move that played by some GM , including 2720 rated mamedyrov, i will try 4..... g6, whats your opinion on this??? please
You could try 4 ... Bc5 instead of Nf6.
After 5 c3 - Nf6 6 cxd4 Bb4+ you are in the italian game. Ofourse white can still choose the boring 7. Bd2 but more often they play the exciting 7. Nc3 leading to the Max Lange attack .. a pretty exciting game but you need to know your theory as black or you will get killed
Also you will have to accept that in every opening white can choose boring lines. See it as a way to outplay your opponent in an equal position instead of boredom.
I just found out how to insert board .. yay
sam_chessgenius wrote:
after (Scotch gambit) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Bc4... I did not find best move. if i play 4. Nf6 then it turns into 5.e5 d5 6. Bb5 Ne4 7.Nxd4 Bd7 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9.0-0 bc5,,,this is so boring for black, cuz then"e and f" pawn of white is headache for black, i dont want to go in this line, so i have option of 4.....Bc5 , Bb4, d6 alll are absolutely passive and bad, i checked all. now what to do? so i decided 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 Nxd4, but still its passive, i m confused what to do ?!!!!
I am reasonably certain this is a typo. What you meant to type is 3...exd4. A minor point.
The major point is that there are 2 Chess Opening Theories. That is what lies at the root of your problem. The 2 Chess Opening Theories are:
1. Classical Chess Opening Theory: Control the center by occupying it with your pawns and pieces.
2. Hypermodern Chess Opening Theory: Control the center by using the power of your pawns and pieces to control the center. With this method you do not create targets in the center for your opponent to attack.
The Scotch Gambit is both White and Black employing Classical Chess Opening Theory to control the center.
My suggestion is when White plays 1.e4 do not play 1...e5. Play instead 1...c5 the Sicilian, 1...Nf6 Alekhine's, 1...d6 Veresov's, 1...g6 Hyper Accelerated Sicilian Dragon, 1...b6 Queen's Indian, Bogo Indian, Benoni, Catalan, 1...e6 and after 2.d4, play 2...c5 or 2...g6 or 2...Nf6 depending on which of the above mentioned openings you wish to play by transposition. The idea is to employ Hypermodern to control the center, while White is playing Classical to control the center. It turns into very exciting struggles of Hypermodern theory vs. Classical theory.
In other words, by treating the opening assymetrically with the Hypermodern as Black, you escape the major downfall of the Classical which almost always locks you into treating the opening symmetrically. This makes it very difficult to wrest the intiative of the first move from White. Treating the opening assymetrically creates dynamic and static advantages and disadvantages that make the position doubledged, providing opportunities for the stronger chessplayer to create winning, or equal yet precariously unbalanced positions, that will enable him/her to prevail.
There is nothing wrong with 1. e5. The top 3 of the world (Carlsen, Aronian and Kramnik) all play e5.They often seem to win too.
It is more a question of style and personality. What kind of positions do you like. Do you personally like a strong center (believe me it is easier to play) or do you like to give your oponent the center and counter when 1 mistake can gets the oponents center rolling. Like in most cases it is risk vs reward
moonnie wrote:
There is nothing wrong with 1. e5. The top 3 of the world (Carlsen, Aronian and Kramnik) all play e5.They often seem to win too.
It is more a question of style and personality. What kind of positions do you like. Do you personally like a strong center (believe me it is easier to play) or do you like to give your oponent the center and counter when 1 mistake can gets the oponents center rolling. Like in most cases it is risk vs reward
You are right moonie. As with anything in life, treating the opening asymetrically is double edged. But, if you do not want to be locked in to symmetry, and want to fight White for the intiative of the first move, there are risks and rewards. The main downfall to the Hypermodern is that your opponent is always searching the position for moves with advantages that outweigh disaadvantages in order to gain time or space. As you know along with material both of these are the 3 advantages in space. So, yes as an advocate of the Hypermodern you have to be keenly aware of dynamic advantages in time, and static advantages in space. Your opponent will be constantly seeking to analyze and find candidate moves in the position and exploit if possible tactically/strategically those advantages (time/space) that outweigh the disadvantages. In other words, if you want to be a "professional gunslinger" you must always walk into the bar, with your back against the wall and your hands on your 6-shooters.
And, just as a bonus it sure makes for exciting chess!!
after (Scotch gambit) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Bc4... I did not find best move. if i play 4. Nf6 then it turns into 5.e5 d5 6. Bb5 Ne4 7.Nxd4 Bd7 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9.0-0 bc5,,,this is so boring for black, cuz then"e and f" pawn of white is headache for black, i dont want to go in this line, so i have option of 4.....Bc5 , Bb4, d6 alll are absolutely passive and bad, i checked all. now what to do? so i decided 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 Nxd4, but still its passive, i m confused what to do ?!!!!