Symmetrical Boi-Lopez: Delayed King's Gambit

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Yigor

How good is the following fancy opening?

 

 

It appeared in Greco-NN (1620) games/compositions:

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1272154

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1272155

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1272156

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1272157

Yigor

Stockfish evaluates it around the strict 0 and suggests 4...Nc6 or 4...d6. On the other hand, 4...exf4?! and 4...Bg1?! give an advantage to white.

LTwo
It's okay
LTwo
No one really gets an advantage
Yigor

Let's consider the Lopez variation: Delayed KGA:

 

 

The correct move here is 5. Nf3.

SirCoffeeCrisp

Newbie guess: White wouldn't have a good castle on the right?

Yigor
SirCoffeeCrisp wrote:

Newbie guess: White wouldn't have a good castle on the right?

 

Yeah, that's quite possible as it happens in many standard KG lines.

Yigor

We consider now the following position (King's Pawn game: Symmetrical Boi-Lopez variation: Delayed KGA: main line):

 

 

NN played 5...g5 but, contrary to the usual KG, it's a mistake here. Let's analyze it. explorer.png

Strangemover

d4 is coming so Nc6 I guess.

Yigor
Strangemover wrote:

d4 is coming so Nc6 I guess.

 

Good guess. happy.png The countergambit 5...d5, opening the way to the black's LSB, is also quite reasonable.

Strangemover

And if after Nc6 white tries to prepare d4 with c3? A good time for the d5 thrust?

Strangemover

Or Nf6...

Yigor
Strangemover wrote:

And if after Nc6 white tries to prepare d4 with c3? A good time for the d5 thrust?

 

  • Yes, 5...Nc6 6. c3 or 6. Nc3 threatening with the attack 7. Nd5.
  • After 6. c3, 6...d5 isn't good any more. Local Stockfish suggests 6...Na5 or 6...Bb6.
Strangemover

hm looks good for white to me.

Yigor
Strangemover wrote:

hm looks good for white to me.

 

Yes cuz 4...exf4?! was already a black's inaccuracy (contrary to the classical KG). wink.png

Prologue1
Is Qe7 the best move to Qe2?
Yigor
Prologue1 wrote:
Is Qe7 the best move to Qe2?

 

Not, of course. wink.png The best moves are 3...Nc6, 3...Nf6 and 3...d6.