Top 5 B01-02 games
Greetings, my friends!
If you’ve been following my blog, you probably know that I’m a die-hard fan of the Scandinavian Defense. My "Good Games" series is practically sponsored by this opening, and I even have a dedicated blog for my most successful encounters aptly named Ssscandinavian!
Today, I’ve raided my archives to bring you five games where I played as White and my opponents dared to meet me with my own favorite weapon: 1... d5.
Wait, what the B 01-02 in the title?
Let me clarify before you call the arbiter. While the Scandinavian is officially indexed as B01, I’ve also included some Alekhine’s Defense (B02) games here. Why? Because I can. Also, the pawn structures often end up looking like long-lost cousins..
This game requires some context (and perhaps a facepalm). I started the round a bit distracted and pulled off a legendary "misclick" on move two. I played as if I were facing the Sicilian, but my opponent had already played 1... d5. My premove placed White on the brink of immediate disaster.
As it turns out, I accidentally stumbled into the obscure Zilbermints Gambit. What followed was pure chaos. I was fighting for my life, and my desperate provocations acted like a red rag to a bull. Eventually, my opponent, visibly annoyed by my stubborn resistance, tilted and blundered the game away.
4 place
Active King, Finished Attack!
Alekhine’s Defense makes the list because the middlegame structures felt so familiar. It was a heated battle, and while my engine-evaluation probably looked like a heart monitor, the highlight was a non-obvious White Monarch march. Yes, the King decided to join the attack personally! This game was so wild it was even nominated for The best game of June.
3 place
2 place
Bet on the king!
This was a fascinating psychological battle. I offered a sacrifice; Black politely declined. I offered it again; Black looked away. I kept offering until the position looked "safe" enough for them to finally bite. Spoiler alert: It wasn't. Simple tactics finished the business finally.
To this day, this remains one of my highest-rated blitz wins. It’s almost as glorious as the games in my Top 5 miraculous salvation
1 place
Triumph and experiment
The gfirst place goes to a game that resulted from my "Scandinavian experiments" and birthed a completely new gambit idea. The climax is a beautiful Queen sacrifice, but in all fairness, the entire game was a strategic buildup to that one moment of glory.
Blog in which I have already shown this game: Top 5 Queens sacrifices
Also it is The Best of August game!
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