1

1 C50 a b c d e f g h
FlamingSpy 2874
Boris-Trapsky 2272 8 8

Rapid 18.07.2021 7 7
[Kitty Kat]
6 6
Blitz 8min 5 5
C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco
Pianissimo 4 4
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d4 3 3
fxe4 5.Nxe5 Qf6N 3.80/21
[ 5...d5 1.50/16 might work better. 2 2
6.Bb5 ( 6.Qh5+ g6 7.Nxg6 Nf6 1 1
8.Qh4 hxg6 9.Qxh8 dxc4 10.Bg5
a b c d e f g h
Nxd4 11.Na3 Kf7 12.0-0-0 Bg4
13.Kb1 Bxd1 14.Rxd1 Bxa3 15.Qh4 6.Bf7++- Kd8 7.Bxg8 Rxg8
Qd6 16.bxa3 Qb6+ 17.Kc1 c3 a b c d e f g h
18.Rxd4 Qxd4 19.Bxf6 Qd2+
De la Fuente,A-De Blasio,M Anand- 8 8

To p al o v 2 0 1 5) 6...Qd6 ( 6...Nge7 7 7
7.c4 Bd7 8.Bxc6 Bxc6 9.Nc3 Qd6
10.0-0 dxc4 11.Re1 g6 12.Nxc6 6 6
Qxc6 13.d5 Qa6 14.Rxe4 h6 5 5
15.Qd4 1-0 3 d5-Petkovic,J 83/447
Mondariz Balneario 2001) 7.0-0 Nf6 4 4
8.c4 a6 9.Bxc6+ bxc6 10.Nc3 Be7 3 3
11.Bf4 Qe6 12.f3 0-0 13.fxe4 dxe4
14.Qe2 Italian Two Knights Side-Rare 2 2
3rd Moves: 3...f5 #4 ] 1 1

a b c d e f g h

(Diagram) 8.Bg5! Pin. White is clearly winning.

8...Nxe5
[ I n f e r i o r i s 8...Qxg5 9.Nf7+ Ke8
10.Nxg5 ]
[ But not 8...Bb4+ 9.c3 ( 9.Kf1 d5+- )
9...Be7 10.Bxf6 ]
[ 8...d5 9.Nxc6+ ]
9.Bxf6+ gxf6 10.dxe5 fxe5

(Diagram)
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a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

11.Qh5 h6 12.0-0 Be7 13.Qxe5 a5 18.Nxd5! cxd5 19.Qxd5+ Kc7

14.Nc3 Black must now prevent Nd5! 20.Qe5+ Bd6
14...d6 15.Qxe4 c6 a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
8 8
8 8
7 7
7 7
6 6
6 6
5 5
5 5
4 4
4 4
3 3
3 3
2 2
2 2
1 1
1 1 a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
21.Qxe8 Intending Rc3+ and mate.
16.Rfe1 Re8 17.Re3 d5 21...Ra6 22.Rc3+ Rc6 23.Rxc6+ bxc6
24.Rd1 Threatening mate with Qf7+.
(Diagram) 24...Bd7 25.Qe3 White mates. 25...c5

(Diagram)
 3

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

26.Qd3 Kb7 27.Qxd6 Bc6 28.Qxc5 B l a c k d i d n o t f e e l a t h o m e i n t h e

h5 29.Rd6 Kc8 30.Qxc6+ Kb8 position after the opening.
a b c d e f g h
Weighted Error Value: White=0.04
(flawless) /Black=0.88
8 8 1-0
7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

31.Qb6+ Ka8 32.Rd8#

(Diagram)
 4

2 C50 a b c d e f g h
Multibrendovyi 2874
I_aM_The_BulleT 2733 8 8

Blitz 09.12.2021 7 7
[Kitty Kat]
6 6
Blitz 3min 5 5
C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco
Pianissimo 4 4
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d4 3 3
fxe4 5.Nxe5 d5
2 2
a b c d e f g h
1 1
8 8
a b c d e f g h
7 7
Black is clearly better. 8...hxg6 -0.95/20
6 6 [ 8...Nxd4!-+ -2.09/24 9.Bb5+ Nxb5
5 5
10.Nxh8 Nd4 ]
9.Qxh8 a i m i n g f o r B g 5 ! 9...dxc4
4 4 10.Bg5 -1.35/25
3 3
[ 10.c3 -0.84/22 ]
10...Kf7N
2 2 [ 10...Nxd4 11.Na3 Kf7 12.0-0-0 Bg4
1 1
13.Kb1 Bxd1 14.Rxd1 Bxa3 15.Qh4
Qd6 16.bxa3 Qb6+ 17.Kc1 c3
a b c d e f g h
18.Rxd4 Qxd4 19.Bxf6 Qd2+
A n d n o w . . . N xe 5 w o u l d wi n . 6.Qh5+ De la Fuente,A-De Blasio,M Anand-
-2.50/19 Topalov 2015 ]
[ 6.Bb5! 1.51/18 is necessary to keep
the advantage. ]
6...g6-+ 7.Nxg6 White wants to mate (Diagram)
with Ne5+. 7...Nf6 8.Qh4

(Diagram)
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a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

White must now prevent ...Bb4+. Black 16.Qf4 Nh5 -1.10/20

is in control. 11.Nc3 Bg7 -0.36/22 [ 16...Qxf4-+ -2.71/20 and Black stays
[ 11...Qxd4 -1.42/21 ...Bg7 would clearly on top. 17.Bxf4 Nb4 ]
n o w b e d e a d l y . 12.Bxf6 Qxf6 17.Qxe5 -2.01/20
13.Qxf6+ Kxf6 14.Nxe4+ Ke5 ] [ 17.Qh4 -1.10/20 ]
12.Qh4 -1.45/21 17...Bxe5 18.Nxe4 Bxb2 19.Nd2
[ 12.Qxd8 -0.36/22 Nxd8 13.0-0-0 ] -3.48/22
12...Qxd4 Threatens to win with ...Bf5. [ 19.Rb1 -2.23/20 keeps fighting. Be5
[ 12...Nxd4 13.0-0-0 Bf5 14.f3 ] ( 19...c3? 20.f3-+ ) 20.Rxb7 ]
13.0-0 -2.19/19 19...Bxc2
[ 13.Qf4 -1.33/20 might work better. ] a b c d e f g h
13...Bf5-+ 14.Rad1 Qe5 15.Rfe1
-2.75/21 8 8

[ 15.h3 -1.77/19 ] 7 7
15...Rh8
6 6
(Diagram) 5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

Trapped Piece.
W e i g h t e d E r r o r V a l u e : W h i t e =0 . 8 0 /
 6

Black=0.44
0-1
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3 C50 a b c d e f g h
Platy2 2874
elm20o7 2669 8 8

Blitz 08.01.2022 7 7
[Kitty Kat]
6 6
Blitz 3min 5 5
C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco
Pianissimo 4 4
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 3 3
[ 4.d4 d6 ( 4...fxe4 5.Nxe5 d5 6.Bb5
Nge7 7.c4 Bd7 8.Bxc6 Bxc6 9.Nc3 2 2
Qd6 10.0-0 dxc4 11.Re1 g6 1 1
12.Nxc6 Qxc6 13.d5 Qa6 14.Rxe4
a b c d e f g h
h6 15.Qd4 1-0 3 d5-Petkovic,J 83/
447 Mondariz Balneario 2001) 5.dxe5 6.Bxf6 Bxf6 7.Nc3 d6 8.0-0 -0.27/22
fxe4 6.Qd5 Qe7 7.Bg5 Be6 8.Qxe4 [ 8.a4 0.42/21 ]
d5 9.Bxd5 Bxd5 10.Qxd5 Nf6 8...f4 9.Nd5 g5 10.d4 Bg4 0.68/19
11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.0-0 fxe5 13.Nc3 [ 10...g4= -0.13/21 11.dxe5 dxe5 ]
Qd6 14.Nb5 Qxd5 15.Nxc7+ Kd7
16.Nxd5 Bd6 17.Rad1 Raf8 18.Nd2 a b c d e f g h
Kc8 0-1 (39) Schutt,R-2.c4 e5 (2600)
Munich zt 1987 ] 8 8

4...Nf6 5.Bg5N 7 7
[ 5.0-0 d6 6.Ng5 d5 7.exd5 Nxd5
8.Nc3 Nce7 9.Qf3 c6 10.Nce4 fxe4 6 6
11.Qf7+ Kd7 12.Qe6+ Kc7 5 5
13.Qxe5+ Qd6 14.Qxd6+ Kxd6
15.Nf7+ Ke6 16.Nxh8 exd3 17.cxd3 4 4
Kf6 18.b4 Be6 19.Re1 Bg8 3 3
1-0 (29) No 69-3. c3 e6 URS-ch22 sf
Moscow 1955 ] 2 2
5...Be7 1 1

a b c d e f g h
(Diagram)
11.dxe5 -0.14/18 White is more active.
[ 11.c3 0.68/19 ]
11...Nxe5= aiming for ...Bxf3. 12.Be2
Bxf3 13.Bxf3 0-0 14.c3 -0.78/18
[ 14.Nb4= -0.20/21 ]

(Diagram)
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a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

14...c6 0.04/19 21.Qe2 And now Rae1 would win.

[ Black should try 14...a5! -0.78/18 ] 21...Rfd8? 2.54/21
15.Nb4! Qe7 [ Better is 21...Bf6 0.44/20 ]
a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
8 8
8 8
7 7
7 7
6 6
6 6
5 5
5 5
4 4
4 4
3 3
3 3
2 2
2 2
1 1

a b c d e f g h 1 1

a b c d e f g h
16.Nd3 Rad8 0.51/23
[ 16...Nxf3+= -0.07/22 17.Qxf3 Rae8 ] 22.Rfe1? 0.91/19
17.Nxe5 Bxe5 18.Bg4 Kh8 19.h3 d5 [ 22.Rae1!+- 2.54/21 is the precise
20.exd5 Rxd5 move to win. Bf3 is the strong threat.
Re8 23.Bf3 ]
(Diagram) 22...Qc5? 4.52/22
[ 22...Qf6 0.91/19 ]
23.Bf3 Bf6 24.Bxd5 Rxd5 25.Rad1
Rf5 #7/14
[ 25...Qd6+- 4.86/17 26.Rxd5 Qxd5 ]
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a b c d e f g h

8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

26.Qe8+ W h i t e m a t e s . 26...Kg7
27.Rd7+ Kh6 28.Qf7
a b c d e f g h

8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

Weighted Error Value: White=0.23

(precise) /Black=0.98
1-0
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4 C50 a b c d e f g h
MikeGScarn 2826
Jinx1996 2649 8 8

Blitz 24.07.2022 7 7
[Kitty Kat]
6 6
Blitz 3min 5 5
C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco
Pianissimo 4 4
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d4 3 3
exd4
[ 4...d6 5.dxe5 fxe4 6.Qd5 Qe7 2 2
7.Bg5 Be6 8.Qxe4 d5 9.Bxd5 Bxd5 1 1
10.Qxd5 Nf6 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.0-0
a b c d e f g h
fxe5 13.Nc3 Qd6 14.Nb5 Qxd5
15.Nxc7+ Kd7 16.Nxd5 Bd6 6.Nxc6 0.49/20
17.Rad1 Raf8 18.Nd2 Kc8 19.c3 [ 6.exf5 Nxd4 7.Qxd4 d5 ]
0 - 1 ( 3 9 ) S c h u t t , R- 2 . c 4 e 5 ( 2 6 0 0 ) [ 6.Nc3! 0.96/21 ]
Munich zt 1987 ] 6...dxc6 7.Qxd8+ Kxd8 8.e5
[ 4...fxe4 5.Nxe5 d5 6.Bb5 Nge7 White is slightly better. 8...Ne4 9.f3 Nc5
7.c4 Bd7 8.Bxc6 Bxc6 9.Nc3 Qd6 10.Be3 Ne6 0.80/20
10.0-0 dxc4 11.Re1 g6 12.Nxc6 [ 10...Nd7 0.38/23
Qxc6 13.d5 Qa6 14.Rxe4 h6 is more appropriate. ]
15.Qd4 1-0 3 d5-Damjanovic,V USA-
URS radio m 1945 ] a b c d e f g h
5.Nxd4N
[ 5.e5 d6 6.exd6 8 8

A) 6...Bxd6 7.0-0 Qf6 ( 7...Nf6 7 7

8.Re1+ Kf8 9.c3 dxc3 10.Nxc3
Theory 1: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6-1 e4 6 6
e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 f5 #1) 8.Re1+ 5 5
Nge7 9.Bg5 Qg6 10.c3
Italian Two Knights Side-Rare 3rd 4 4
Moves: 3...f5 #2; 3 3
B) 6...Qxd6 7.0-0 Be7 8.Re1 Bd7
9.Ng5 Nh6 10.Ne6 IV.A1) Italian 2 2
Game: 3rd Move-3rd Move 1 1
Deviations: 3...f5 # ]
a b c d e f g h
5...Nf6
11.Nc3 Bb4 12.0-0-0+ Ke7 13.Ne2
(Diagram) Bc5 14.Bd2
[ 14.Bxc5+ Nxc5 15.Nf4 Be6
16.Nxe6 Nxe6 ]
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14...b5 15.Bb3 0.66/18 25.Nxe7 Remove Defender Kxe7 ]

[ 15.Bd3 1.04/20 ] 24.Kb1 Bc8 Wards off Rd7 25.Rhe1 f4
15...a5 a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
8 8
8 8
7 7
7 7
6 6
6 6
5 5
5 5
4 4
4 4
3 3
3 3
2 2
2 2
1 1
1 1 a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
26.h5 Bxe6 27.Nxf4 Bxf4 28.Rxe6+
16.a3 a4 0.97/25 Kf7 29.Rxc6 Rad8 30.Rxd8 Rxd8
[ 16...h6 0.42/20 ] a b c d e f g h
17.Ba2 h6 18.h4 Ba6? 2.95/23
[ 18...Rd8 0.85/19 ] 8 8

19.Bxe6+- 7 7
[ 19.Nf4 Nxf4 20.Bxf4 b4 ]
19...Kxe6 20.Nf4+ Kf7 6 6

a b c d e f g h 5 5

8 8 4 4

7 7 3 3

6 6 2 2

5 5 1 1

4 4 a b c d e f g h

3
E n d g a m e . K R B - K R B 31.Rg6
3
Rg8
32.Ka2 Bd6 33.b3 axb3+ 34.cxb3
2 2 Ra8 4.05/21
1 1
[ 34...Re8 2.80/18 35.a4 ( 35.Bxg7
Re2+ 36.Kb1 Bxa3; 35.Rxg7+
a b c d e f g h
Kf8+- ) 35...Be5 ]
21.e6+ Ke8 22.Ng6 Rg8 23.Bc3 Be3+ 35.Rxg7+
4.40/25 [ 35.Bxg7 Rxa3+ 36.Kb2 Ra6 ]
[ 23...Bc8 3.06/24 24.Rhe1 Be7 35...Ke6
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a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

36.b4 Kd5 37.Rg6 Kc4 38.Kb2 41.Rd1 Kf2 P r e ve n t s Re 1 42.Rd2+

[ Much less strong is 38.Bd2 Kd3+- ] Kg3 43.Rc2 2.23/22
38...Re8 [ 43.Rd5 3.72/22 ]
a b c d e f g h
43...Kh4 3.63/23
[ 43...Re3 2.23/22 44.Ka2 Kh4 ]
8 8 44.g4 Strongly threatening Bf6+.
7 7 44...Rf8 45.Bd2? 0.00/27
[ 45.Rd2+- 3.08/23 ]
6 6 45...Rxf3=
5 5 a b c d e f g h

4 4 8 8

3 3 7 7

2 2 6 6

1 1 5 5

a b c d e f g h 4 4
aiming for ...Re2+. 39.Rg4+ 3 3
[ 39.Rxh6? too greedy. Re2+-+ ]
39...Kd3 40.Rd4+ Ke3 2 2

1 1
(Diagram)
a b c d e f g h

46.Bxh6 Kxg4 47.Bg7 Kxh5 48.Bc3

Kg4 49.Rd2 Kf4 50.Rd5 Rf2+?
4.28/30
[ 50...Ke4= 0.02/24 and Black has
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nothing to worry. 51.Rxb5 c5 ]

a b c d e f g h

8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

51.Kb3+- Rf3 52.Rxb5 Ke4 53.Rh5

Kd3
a b c d e f g h

8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

Weighted Error Value: White=0.20

(precise) /Black=0.49. Sensor Board
Error (Ke4/e5)?
0-1
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5 C50
CreatureOfTheNight26 2824 a b c d e f g h
Todorovic1991 2566
Blitz 21.05.2022 8 8

[Kitty Kat] 7 7

Blitz 3min+2sec 6 6
C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco 5 5
Pianissimo
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d4 4 4
exd4 5.e5 d6 3 3
a b c d e f g h
2 2
8 8
1 1
7 7
a b c d e f g h
6 6 11.Nb3 Kg7 Repe ls Bh6 + 12.Nbxd4
5 5
Nxd4 13.Qxd4→ Threatens to win with
Bd2. White goes for the king. 13...Re8?
4 4 3.65/22
3 3
[ 13...Bb4 1.61/18 14.Qh4 h6 ]
14.Rxe8 Qxe8 15.Bf4? 0.59/23
2 2 [ 15.Bg5+- 4.10/21 Qf8 16.Qd2 ]
1 1
15...Bxf4 1.55/20
[ 15...Qe4 0.59/23 16.Bxd6 Qxd4
a b c d e f g h
17.Nxd4 cxd6 ]
6.exd6 White is more active. 6...Bxd6
1.63/20 a b c d e f g h
[ 6...Qxd6 1.04/19 7.0-0 Be7 ]
7.0-0!+- 8 8

[ 7.Nxd4? Nxd4 8.0-0 Qh4-+ ] 7 7

7...Nf6 8.Re1+ White has strong
compensation. White is clearly better. 6 6
[ 8.Nxd4? too greedy. Nxd4 9.Re1+ 5 5
Kf8-+ ( 9...Ne6 10.Bxe6 Bxh2+
11.Kxh2 )] 4 4
8...Kf8 9.Nbd2N 3 3
[ 9.Nxd4? Nxd4 10.Nc3 a6-+ ]
[ 9.c3 dxc3 10.Nxc3 Theory 1: 1. e4 2 2
e5 2. Nf3 Nc6-1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 1 1
Bc4 f5 #1 ]
a b c d e f g h
9...a6 10.a4 g6 2.29/22
[ 10...Bd7 1.70/18 11.Nb3 Ne4 ] 16.Qxf4 Qc6 2.77/19
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[ 16...Qd7 1.51/21 17.a5 b5 ]

17.Re1+-
a b c d e f g h

8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

Threatening mate with Re7+. 17...Bd7?

#14/16
[ 17...Qc5+- 2.79/24 18.Re5 Qd6 ]
18.Re7+ Kf8 19.Rf7+
a b c d e f g h

8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

W e i g h t e d E r r o r V a l u e : W h i t e =0 . 5 1 /
Black=1.02
1-0
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6 C50 a b c d e f g h
Ovcarija 2761
Nesty_Javi_Chess 2725 8 8

Blitz 28.02.2020 7 7
[Kitty Kat]
6 6
Blitz 3min 5 5
C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco
Pianissimo 4 4
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5 4.Ng5N 3 3
[ 4.d4 fxe4 ( 4...d6 5.dxe5 fxe4
6.Qd5 Qe7 7.Bg5 Be6 8.Qxe4 d5 2 2
9.Bxd5 Bxd5 10.Qxd5 Nf6 11.Bxf6 1 1
gxf6 12.0-0 fxe5 13.Nc3 Qd6
a b c d e f g h
14.Nb5 Qxd5 15.Nxc7+ Kd7
16.Nxd5 Bd6 17.Rad1 Raf8 18.Nd2 6.exf5 And now Qh5+ would win.
Kc8 19.c3 0-1 (39) Schutt,R-2.c4 e5 6...Nxc4? 4.33/25
(2600) Munich zt 1987; 4...exd4 5.e5 [ 6...Qf6 1.38/18 keeps fighting. ]
d5 6.exd6 Bxd6 7.0-0 Qf6 8.Re1+ 7.dxc4? -0.21/18
Nge7 9.Bg5 Qg6 10.c3 Italian Two [ 7.Qh5+!+- 4.33/25 Ke7 ( 7...g6?
Knights Side-Rare 3rd Moves: 3...f5 8.fxg6 hxg6 9.Qxg6+ Ke7
#2 ) 5.Nxe5 d5 6.Bb5 Qd6 10.Ne6+- ) 8.Ne6 Clearance ( 8.dxc4
( 6...Nge7 7.c4 Bd7 8.Bxc6 Bxc6 Qe8 ) 8...dxe6 9.Bg5+ ( 9.dxc4?
9.Nc3 Qd6 10.0-0 dxc4 11.Re1 g6 Ng8-+ ) 9...Kd7 10.fxe6+ ( 10.Bxd8
12.Nxc6 Qxc6 13.d5 Qa6 14.Rxe4 Nb6+- ) 10...Kxe6 11.Bxd8 ]
h6 15.Qd4 1-0 3 d5-Petkovic,J 83/ 7...Nxf5= 8.Qf3 -0.61/22
447 Mondariz Balneario 2001) 7.0-0 [ 8.Qd5= -0.07/23 Qf6 9.Ne4 ]
Nf6 8.c4 a6 9.Bxc6+ bxc6 10.Nc3 8...Qf6 -0.11/19
Be7 11.Bf4 Qe6 12.f3 0-0 13.fxe4 [ 8...d6! -0.61/22 ]
dxe4 14.Qe2 Italian Two Knights Side- 9.Nc3 Nd4 10.Qd1 -0.32/20
Rare 3rd Moves: 3...f5 #4 ] [ 10.Qd3= 0.17/21 deserves
4...Nh6 5.d3 Na5 1.36/19 consideration. ]
[ 5...f4 0.44/18 6.h4 d6 ] 10...c6 0.21/21
[ 10...Qc6 -0.32/20 11.Nge4 d6 ]

(Diagram)
(Diagram)
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a b c d e f g h
16.Nxd6+ Bxd6
a b c d e f g h
8 8
8 8
7 7
7 7
6 6
6 6
5 5
5 5
4 4
4 4
3 3
3 3
2 2
2 2
1 1

a b c d e f g h 1 1

a b c d e f g h
11.Nce4 -0.19/23
[ 11.f4 0.21/21 ] 17.Qb3! Be7 1.93/20
11...Qg6 ...h6 would now be deadly. [ 17...a5 1.27/19 was called for. ]
12.c3 Nf5 13.h4 -1.07/23 18.Be3? 0.39/23
[ 13.0-0= -0.08/20 ] [ 18.0-0+- 1.93/20 ]
13...h5? 0.61/20 18...Bxg5 19.Bxg5 Qf7 1.74/23
[ 13...h6 -1.07/23 14.Nf3 Qg4 [ 19...Qe4+ 0.61/19 20.Kf1 Qd5 ]
( 14...Qxg2 15.Rg1+- )] 20.Qa3 1.05/21
14.c5 -0.06/22 White is more active. [ White should play 20.Qb4+- 1.74/23
[ 14.Nf3 0.61/20 ] Hoping for 0-0-0. Qc7 21.0-0 ]
14...d5 1.02/20 20...Be6 1.75/20
[ 14...b6= -0.06/22 remains equal. ] [ 20...Qc7 1.05/21 ]
15.cxd6 Nxd6
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
 18

21.0-0-0 Bd5? 4.16/20 a b c d e f g h

[ 21...Qc7 1.87/20 22.Rhe1 Kf7 ]
22.c4 Bxc4? 5.28/20 Black is weak on 8 8

the dark squares 7 7

[ 22...Bxg2 3.03/21 was worth a try.
23.Rhe1 Qxc4+ 24.Kb1 Be4+ 6 6
( 24...Qe6? 25.f4+- ) 25.Ka1 c5 ] 5 5
23.Rhe1+- Qe6 24.Rd6 Qf5
4 4
a b c d e f g h
3 3
8 8
2 2
7 7
1 1
6 6
a b c d e f g h
5 5
W e i g h t e d E r r o r V a l u e : W h i t e =0 . 9 5 /
4 4 Black=1.13
3 3
1-0

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

25.Rh6? 0.31/21 Qxg5+ 10.90/19

a b c d e f g h

8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

26.hxg5 gxh6 27.Rxe5+

(Diagram)
 19

7 C50 a b c d e f g h
Elbece 2754
BladeRunner3039 2566 8 8

Blitz 13.09.2021 7 7
[Kitty Kat]
6 6
Blitz 3min 5 5
C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco
Pianissimo 4 4
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 3 3
Bc5 5.Be3 Qe7N 1.04/23
[ 5...Bxe3 0.39/22 6.fxe3 2 2
A) 6...fxe4 7.dxe4 Nf6 8.Nc3 d6 1 1
9.0-0 Na5 10.Be2 Be6
a b c d e f g h
A1) 11.Ng5 Bg8 12.Bh5+ g6
13.Bg4 c6 14.Qf3 Nxg4 6.Nc3 Hoping for Nd5. White is more
15.Qxg4 ( 15.Nf7 Qh4 16.h3 active. 6...Nf6 7.a3 0.14/21
Nh6 17.Nxh8 Kd7 Lucchini Dodges Bb4
Gambit Sidelines-B3) 15...Qe7 [ 7.Bg5 0.90/21 ]
16.Rf2 h6 17.Nf3 Qe6 7...d6 0.86/22
18.Qxe6+ Bxe6 4. Lucchini [ 7...Bxe3= 0.14/21 8.fxe3 fxe4
Gambit Sidelines-5. Be3; 9.dxe4 d6 ]
A2) 11.Qd3 h6 12.Rad1 a6 8.b4 0.00/24
13.Nxe5 dxe5 14.Nd5 Bxd5 [ 8.Bg5 0.86/22 ]
15.exd5 0-0 16.b4 Qd6 8...Bb6 0.42/19
17.bxa5 Qc5 4. Lucchini Gambit [ 8...fxe4= 0.00/24 9.dxe4 Bxe3
Sidelines-5. Be3; 10.fxe3 Be6 ]
B) 6...Nf6 ] 9.h3 0.06/22
[ 9.0-0 0.42/19 ]
9...Be6 0.57/18
(Diagram) [ 9...fxe4= 0.06/22 10.dxe4 Nd8 ]
10.Nd5 -0.29/20
[ 10.exf5! 0.57/18 Bxf5 11.0-0 ]
10...Bxd5=

(Diagram)
 20

a b c d e f g h
[ 15.Bd2 1.52/19 ]
15...axb6
8 8
a b c d e f g h
7 7
8 8
6 6
7 7
5 5
6 6
4 4
5 5
3 3
4 4
2 2
3 3
1 1
2 2
a b c d e f g h
1 1
11.exd5 Nd8 12.Bb3 -0.57/19
a b c d e f g h
[ 12.Bxb6= -0.21/18 is superior. axb6
13.0-0 ] 16.Re1 Qg6 17.c5 bxc5 18.bxc5 Nf7
12...0-0 13.0-0 Qf7? 0.72/20 19.cxd6 -0.05/17
[ 13...Bxe3! -0.80/19 keeps the [ 19.a4 0.36/20 might be stronger. ]
pressure on. 14.fxe3 Nf7 ] 19...cxd6 20.a4 Nh6 0.43/19
[ 20...Qf5= -0.10/18 ]
a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
8 8
8 8
7 7
7 7
6 6
6 6
5 5
5 5
4 4
4 4
3 3
3 3
2 2
2 2
1 1

a b c d e f g h 1 1

a b c d e f g h
14.c4 -0.17/17
[ 14.d4! 0.72/20 ] 21.Bc4 0.00/23
14...f4? 1.52/19 [ 21.Rc1 0.43/19 should be
[ Black should try 14...Bxe3= -0.17/17 considered. ]
15.fxe3 Qe7 ] 21...Nf5 22.Rb1 Ra7 0.43/22
15.Bxb6 0.26/20 [ 22...Qh6= 0.06/21 ]
 21

23.Rb6 Rfa8 24.Qb1 -0.29/19 [ 30.Bb5! -0.48/21 ]

[ 24.Bb3 0.59/19 ] 30...Rbd8 -0.36/18
24...Rxa4 25.Rxb7 Rf8 [ 30...Rxb7 -0.98/20 31.Qxb7 Qe8 ]
a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
8 8
8 8
7 7
7 7
6 6
6 6
5 5
5 5
4 4
4 4
3 3
3 3
2 2
2 2
1 1

a b c d e f g h 1 1

a b c d e f g h
26.Rc7 h6 27.Qb5 Raa8 28.Qb7?
-2.14/21 31.Qb6 Qe8 32.Ra1 Qg6
[ White should play 28.Qc6 -0.50/23 ] [ 32...Rb8 s i m p l i f i e s 33.Raa7 Qd8
28...Rab8-+ 29.Qc6 34.Rxb8 Qxb8 35.Rb7 Qc8 ]
a b c d e f g h
33.Raa7 e4? 4.49/19
[ 33...Rc8= -0.10/20 and Black is
8 8 okay. ]
7 7 34.dxe4+- Nxe4 Black is weak on the
light squares 35.Bd3 Rde8
6 6
a b c d e f g h
5 5
8 8
4 4
7 7
3 3
6 6
2 2
5 5
1 1
4 4
a b c d e f g h
3 3
Kh8 -0.48/21
[ 29...Ne3!-+ -1.72/20 30.Nh4 2 2
( 30.fxe3? Rb2-+ ) 30...Qg5 31.Qxd6 1 1
Qxh4 32.Qxe5 ( 32.Qe7? Qg5-+ )
a b c d e f g h
32...Nxc4 33.Rxc4 Rfe8 ]
30.Rb7 -0.98/20 36.Rd7? 0.42/20
 22

[ 36.Qb1+- 3.59/22 Ng5 37.Nh4 a b c d e f g h

( 37.Nxg5 hxg5 ) 37...Nxh3+
38.Kh2 ] 8 8

36...Rg8? 4.59/20 7 7
[ 36...Ng5! 0.42/20 37.Kh2
( 37.Nxg5? Re1+ 38.Bf1 Qxg5 ) 6 6
37...Nxf3+ 38.gxf3 Re5 39.Rxg7 5 5
Qxg7 40.Rxg7 Kxg7 ]
37.Bxe4? 0.45/18 4 4
[ 37.Qb1+- 4.59/20 Ng5 38.Nxg5 3 3
( 38.Bxf5? too greedy. Nxf3+ 39.Kh1
Qxf5-+ ) 38...Qxg5 39.Bxf5 ] 2 2
37...Rxe4 38.Rd8 0.06/22 1 1
[ 38.Qb1 0.51/23 Rge8 39.Qa1 ]
a b c d e f g h
38...Ree8 0.53/24
[ 38...Rxd8= 0.06/22 39.Qxd8+ Qe8 ] 46.Qe8 Ng6 47.h4 Qf5 48.Kg1 d5
39.Rxe8 Rxe8 40.Qc6 0.06/20 49.Qd8 Qe4 50.Kh2 Qf5
[ 40.Qb4 0.52/21 deserves a b c d e f g h
consideration. ]
40...Rb8!= 8 8

a b c d e f g h 7 7

8 8 6 6

7 7 5 5

6 6 4 4

5 5 3 3

4 4 2 2

3 3 1 1

2 2 a b c d e f g h

1
51.Kg1 Qg4 52.Qxd5 Nxh4 53.Qe4+
1
Ng6 54.Ne5? -8.24/20
a b c d e f g h
[ 54.Qd5= 0.00/34 ]
( -> ...Rb1+) 41.Ra8 Rxa8 42.Qxa8+ 54...Qg5? 0.00/33
Endgame. KQN-KQN 42...Kh7 43.Qd8 [ Better is 54...Qd1+-+ -8.24/20
Qf7 44.Qc8 Qxd5 45.Kh2 Ne7 55.Kh2 Qh5+ 56.Kg1 Qxe5 ]
55.Nf3 Qf6
(Diagram)
(Diagram)
 23

a b c d e f g h
[ 61...Qc1# -#1/35 ]
62.Qh3 Qh6 63.Kh2 Qg6 64.Qg3
8 8 Qh6 65.Qf3 Qg6
7 7 a b c d e f g h

6 6 8 8

5 5 7 7

4 4 6 6

3 3 5 5

2 2 4 4

1 1 3 3

a b c d e f g h 2 2
56.Nd4 Qg5 57.Nf5 h5 58.Ne7? 1 1
-7.93/19 Qf6? 0.00/41
a b c d e f g h
[ 58...Qxe7-+ -7.93/19 59.Qd5 Qe1+
60.Kh2 Ne5 ( 60...Qxf2 61.Qxh5+ 66.Qg3 Qg5? #17/17 67.Qf3? 0.00/23
Kg8 62.Qd5+ Kf8 63.Qf5+ Ke7 [ 67.Qxg5 #17/17 mates Kg8 68.Qxh5
64.Qg5+ Kd7 65.Qf5+ Ke7 66.Qg5+ Kf8 69.Qe5 Kf7 70.Kg3 Kg6 71.Kg4
Kd7 67.Qd5+ Kc8 68.Qe6+ Kc7 Kf7 72.Kg5 ]
69.Qxg6= )] 67...Qg3+? #16/17 68.Qxg3 h4 69.Qg4
59.Nxg6 Qxg6 60.Qxf4 KQ-KQ g6 70.Qxh4+ Kg8
60...Qh6 a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
8 8
8 8
7 7
7 7
6 6
6 6
5 5
5 5
4 4
4 4
3 3
3 3
2 2
2 2
1 1
1 1 a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
71.Qg4 Kg7
61.Qh2? -#1/35
[ 61.Qe5= 0.00/41 ] (Diagram)
61...Qg6? 0.00/36
 24

a b c d e f g h

8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

72.Qxg6+!! Kxg6 73.f3 Kf7 74.g3

Ke8 75.g4 71.01/31
[ 75.Kh3 37.67/37 Kf7 76.g4 Kg6
77.f4 Kh6 78.g5+ Kh5 79.Kg3 Kg6
80.Kg4 ]

a b c d e f g h

8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

A wild game.
W e i g h t e d E r r o r V a l u e : W h i t e =0 . 6 6 /
Black=0.63
1-0
 25

8 C50 a b c d e f g h
Kastorcito 2745
AntonSmirnov01 2731 8 8

Blitz 22.08.2020 7 7
[Kitty Kat]
6 6
Blitz 3min 5 5
C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco
Pianissimo 4 4
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 3 3
[ 4.d4 d6 ( 4...fxe4 5.Nxe5 d5 6.Bb5
Nge7 7.c4 Bd7 8.Bxc6 Bxc6 9.Nc3 2 2
Qd6 10.0-0 dxc4 11.Re1 g6 1 1
12.Nxc6 Qxc6 13.d5 Qa6 14.Rxe4
a b c d e f g h
h6 15.Qd4 1-0 3 d5-Petkovic,J 83/
447 Mondariz Balneario 2001) 5.dxe5 6.Nc3 d6 7.h3 Qe7 8.Bg5 White is
fxe4 6.Qd5 Qe7 7.Bg5 Be6 8.Qxe4 slightly better. 8...Be6 1.38/20
d5 9.Bxd5 Bxd5 10.Qxd5 Nf6 [ 8...Bb4! 0.35/19 ]
11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.0-0 fxe5 13.Nc3
Qd6 14.Nb5 Qxd5 15.Nxc7+ Kd7 a b c d e f g h
16.Nxd5 Bd6 17.Rad1 Raf8 18.Nd2
Kc8 0-1 (39) Schutt,R-2.c4 e5 (2600) 8 8

Munich zt 1987 ] 7 7
4...Nf6 5.a4N
[ 5.0-0 d6 6.Ng5 d5 7.exd5 Nxd5 6 6
8.Nc3 Nce7 9.Qf3 c6 10.Nce4 fxe4 5 5
11.Qf7+ Kd7 12.Qe6+ Kc7
13.Qxe5+ Qd6 14.Qxd6+ Kxd6 4 4
15.Nf7+ Ke6 16.Nxh8 exd3 17.cxd3 3 3
Kf6 18.b4 Be6 19.Re1 Bg8
1-0 (29) No 69-3. c3 e6 URS-ch22 sf 2 2
Moscow 1955 ] 1 1
5...Bc5
a b c d e f g h

(Diagram) 9.exf5 0.57/20

[ 9.Nd5! 1.38/20 Bxd5 10.exd5 ]
9...Bxf5? 2.83/18
[ 9...Bxc4! 0.57/20 10.dxc4 Bb4 ]
10.Nd5+- Qd8

(Diagram)
 26

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

11.Nh4 Bg6 12.Nxg6 hxg6 13.c3 21.Kg1! Rf8!

Wards off Nb4 13...Rf8 14.0-0 Qd7 [ 21...bxc6 22.Rf1 ( 22.Qxc6 Qe3+
15.b4 Nxd5 23.Kh1 Rc8 ) 22...Re8 23.Qxc6
a b c d e f g h
Qe3+ 24.Kh2+- ]
22.Qe4
8 8 [ 22.h4? Qd2 ( 22...Qxh4?
7 7 23.Qe3-+ ) 23.Qg3 ( 23.Rd1? Qxc3
24.Qg4 bxc6-+ ) 23...Qxc3-+
6 6 ( 23...bxc6? 24.c4-+ )]
5 5
22...bxc6 23.Qxc6 0.08/22 Endgame.
KQR-KQR
4 4 [ 23.b5! 0.50/23 ]
3 3
23...Qe3+= 24.Kh1 Qxd3
Active counter play! 25.Qxc7+ Ke6
2 2

1 1
(Diagram)
a b c d e f g h

16.Bxd5 A strong pair of Bishops.

16...Bxf2+ 17.Rxf2 Rxf2 18.Kxf2 Qf5+
19.Qf3 Qxg5 Black is weak on the light
squares 20.Bxc6+? 0.29/17
[ 20.Qf7++- 5.01/19 Kd8 21.Qg8+
( 21.Qxg7 Kc8+- ) 21...Ke7 22.Qxa8
( 22.Qxg7+ Ke8+- )]
20...Ke7!=

(Diagram)
 27

a b c d e f g h
32...Kc6 33.a6 Kb6 34.Re1 Kxa6
35.Rxe3 Black must now prevent Re7.
8 8 35...Kxb7
7 7 a b c d e f g h

6 6 8 8

5 5 7 7

4 4 6 6

3 3 5 5

2 2 4 4

1 1 3 3

a b c d e f g h 2 2
26.Qxa7 1 1
[ 26.Kh2 i s m o r e c o m p l e x . Rf1
a b c d e f g h
27.Qc8+ Ke7 28.Qb7+ ]
26...e4 27.Qd4 aiming for ...Rf7. 36.Re7+ Kc6 37.Rxg7
[ 27.Kg1 with more complications. Rf6 38.g4 d5 39.g5 Re6 Threatens to
Qxc3 28.Rd1 e3 29.Qb6 ] win with ...d4. 40.Rg8 d4
27...Qxd4 28.cxd4 KR-KR 28...Kd5 a b c d e f g h
29.b5 Hop in g fo r a5 . 29...e3 30.a5
Kxd4 8 8

a b c d e f g h 7 7

8 8 6 6

7 7 5 5

6 6 4 4

5 5 3 3

4 4 2 2

3 3 1 1

2 2 a b c d e f g h

1 1
41.Rd8? -6.55/25
[ 41.Kg2= -0.01/24 ]
a b c d e f g h
41...Rd6-+ 42.Rxd6+ Kxd6 KPP-KPP
31.b6 Kc5? 4.31/27 43.Kg2 Ke5 44.Kf3 Kf5 45.h4
[ 31...e2 0.33/21 32.Kg1 d5 ]
32.b7? 0.04/28 (Diagram)
[ White must play 32.Re1+- 4.31/27 ]
 28

a b c d e f g h
46.Kg4? -250.00/28
[ 46.Ke2= 0.00/51 ]
8 8 46...Ke4 -12.85/26
7 7 [ 46...d3 -250.00/28 47.Kf3 Kd4
48.h5 Kc3 ( 48...gxh5 49.g6= ) 49.h6
6 6 d2 50.Kf4 d1Q ( 50...d1R 51.Ke5= )
5 5
51.Ke5 Qd8 ( 51...Qd4+ 52.Ke6 Qf4
53.Kd7 Qf8 54.h7 Kc4 55.Kc6 Qd8
4 4 56.h8Q Qxh8 57.Kd6 Qe8 58.Kc7
3 3
Kc5 59.Kb7 Qe7+ 60.Kc8 Kb6
61.Kb8 Qf8# ) 52.Ke6 Qxg5 53.h7
2 2 Qh4 54.Kf7 Qxh7+ 55.Kf6 Kc4
1 1
56.Kg5 Qh5+ ( 56...Kc3 57.Kf6 Kc4
58.Ke6 Qg7 59.Kd6 Qf6+ 60.Kc7
a b c d e f g h
Kc5 61.Kc8 Kc6 62.Kb8 Qb2+
Ke5? 0.00/51 63.Kc8 Qh8# ) 57.Kf6 Kd5 58.Kf7
[ 45...d3!-+ -26.64/38 ( -> ...d2) Ke5 ( 58...g5+ 59.Kf6 g4 60.Ke7
46.Ke3 Kg4 47.Kxd3 Kxh4 48.Ke4 Qg5+ 61.Kd7 Qg7+ 62.Kc8 Kc6
Kxg5 49.Kf3 Kh4 50.Kg2 Kg4 63.Kd8 Qf8# ) 59.Ke8 Ke6 60.Kd8
51.Kh2 Kf3 52.Kh1 g5 53.Kg1 Kg3 Qc5 61.Ke8 Qe7# ]
54.Kh1 Kh3 55.Kg1 g4 56.Kf2 g3+ 47.h5 d3 Black mates. 48.hxg6 d2
57.Kf1 Kh2 58.Ke2 g2 59.Kd3 g1Q 49.g7 d1Q+
( 59...g1B 60.Ke4= ) 60.Kc4 Kg3 [ Inferior is 49...d1B+ 50.Kg3 Bb3
61.Kd5 Kf4 62.Kd6 Qd4+ 63.Kc7 51.g8B= ]
Qc5+ 64.Kb8 Qb5+ 65.Kc7 Ke5 50.Kh4 Kf4
66.Kd8 Kd6 67.Kc8 Qb4 68.Kd8 a b c d e f g h
Qb8# ]
8 8

a b c d e f g h 7 7

8 8 6 6

7 7 5 5

6 6 4 4

5 5 3 3

4 4 2 2

3 3 1 1

2 2 a b c d e f g h

1 1
What a bad dream for White.
W e i g h t e d E r r o r V a l u e : W h i t e =0 . 7 8 /
a b c d e f g h
 29

Black=0.61
0-1
 30

9 C50 a b c d e f g h
Bigmonsternight 2743
KamranShirazi 2615 8 8

Blitz 06.10.2021 7 7
[Kitty Kat]
6 6
Blitz 3min 5 5
C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco
Pianissimo 4 4
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d4 3 3
exd4
[ 4...d6 5.dxe5 fxe4 6.Qd5 Qe7 2 2
7.Bg5 Be6 8.Qxe4 d5 9.Bxd5 Bxd5 1 1
10.Qxd5 Nf6 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.0-0
a b c d e f g h
fxe5 13.Nc3 Qd6 14.Nb5 Qxd5
15.Nxc7+ Kd7 16.Nxd5 Bd6 6.Qxd4 Black must now prevent 0-0.
17.Rad1 Raf8 18.Nd2 Kc8 19.c3 6...fxe4 7.Nc3 And now Bxg8! would
0 - 1 ( 3 9 ) S c h u t t , R- 2 . c 4 e 5 ( 2 6 0 0 ) win.
Munich zt 1987 ] [ 7.Qxe4+?! Qe7 8.Qxe7+ Nxe7 ]
[ 4...fxe4 5.Nxe5 d5 6.Bb5 Nge7 7...Nf6 2.01/20
7.c4 Bd7 8.Bxc6 Bxc6 9.Nc3 Qd6 [ 7...Qf6 1.32/19 8.Qxe4+ Qe7 ]
10.0-0 dxc4 11.Re1 g6 12.Nxc6 8.Bg5+- White is clearly better.
Qxc6 13.d5 Qa6 14.Rxe4 h6 [ 8.Nxe4 Nxe4 9.Qxe4+ Qe7
15.Qd4 1-0 3 d5-Damjanovic,V USA- 10.Qxe7+ Bxe7= ]
URS radio m 1945 ] 8...c6 Threatens to win with ...d5.
5.Nxd4N 9.Nxe4 Be7 10.Bxf6
[ 5.e5 d6 6.exd6 [ 10.Nd6+ simpl ifie s Bxd6 11.Qxd6
A) 6...Bxd6 7.0-0 Qf6 ( 7...Nf6 Qe7+ 12.Qxe7+ Kxe7 13.f3 ]
8.Re1+ Kf8 9.c3 dxc3 10.Nxc3 10...Bxf6 2.38/19
Theory 1: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6-1 e4 [ 10...gxf6 1.08/21 might work better.
e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 f5 #1) 8.Re1+ 11.0-0-0 d5 ]
Nge7 9.Bg5 Qg6 10.c3
Italian Two Knights Side-Rare 3rd
Moves: 3...f5 #2; (Diagram)
B) 6...Qxd6 7.0-0 Be7 8.Re1 Bd7
9.Ng5 Nh6 10.Ne6 IV.A1) Italian
Game: 3rd Move-3rd Move
Deviations: 3...f5 # ]
5...Nxd4

(Diagram)
 31

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

B l a c k i s we a k o n t h e l i g h t s q u a r e s 21.Rae1 Rf8 22.h3 Bd7 23.g4 Rae8

11.Nd6+ Ke7? 4.29/21 24.Rxe8 Rxe8 Endgame. KRB-KRB
[ 11...Kf8 2.16/21 12.Qd3 b5 ] 25.Kf2 Prevents Re3. 25...c5
12.Nf5+? 0.25/23 a b c d e f g h
[ 12.Qd2+- 4.29/21 Qf8 13.0-0-0 ]
12...Kf8= 13.Qd6+ Be7 14.Qf4 Bg5! 8 8

15.Qd6+ Be7 7 7
a b c d e f g h
6 6
8 8
5 5
7 7
4 4
6 6
3 3
5 5
2 2
4 4
1 1
3 3 a b c d e f g h

2 2 26.c3 b5 27.Re1 Rf8 28.Kg3 a5

1 1
29.f5 b4 30.h4 c4
a b c d e f g h
(Diagram)
16.Nxe7 -0.06/21
[ 16.Qd2! 0.39/25 ]
16...Qxe7+ 17.Qxe7+ Kxe7 18.f4 d5
19.Bd3 h6 20.0-0 Kd6

(Diagram)
 32

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

31.Bc2 h5 Deflection 32.gxh5 -3.17/21 KP-KP 36.Kf3 Ke5 37.Ke3

White is on the road to losing. a b c d e f g h
[ 32.Rd1!= -0.15/22 and White has
nothing to worry. ] 8 8

32...Bxf5-+ 33.Rf1 7 7
a b c d e f g h
6 6
8 8
5 5
7 7
4 4
6 6
3 3
5 5
2 2
4 4
1 1
3 3 a b c d e f g h

2 2 d4+! 38.cxd4+ Kd5 39.b3 c3 40.Kd3

1 1
Ke6
a b c d e f g h
(Diagram)
Ke5
[ 33...bxc3 34.bxc3 Ke5 35.Rf2
( 35.a4 Rf6= )]
34.Rxf5+? -7.47/17
[ 34.Rf2 -2.73/20 ]
34...Rxf5 Black is clearly winning.
35.Bxf5 Kxf5
(Diagram)
 33

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

41.Kc2 Kf5 42.Kd3 Kg4 43.a3 Kxh5 Kg6!

[ 43...bxa3 44.Kxc3 Kxh4 ( 44...Kxh5 [ 45...Kxh4 46.d6 g5 47.d7 Kg4
45.d5= ) 45.d5= ] 48.d8Q ( 48.d8R Kh3+- ) 48...Kf5
44.axb4 axb4 49.Qf8+ Ke5 50.Qxb4 ]
[ 44...Kxh4 45.bxa5 ( 45.Kxc3 axb4+
46.Kxb4 Kh3+- ) 45...g6 46.a6 a b c d e f g h
( 46.Kxc3 Kg5 47.a6 Kf4 48.a7 g5
49.b4 g4 50.a8Q g3 ) 46...Kg5 8 8

47.a7 ( 47.Kxc3 Kf5 48.a7 g5 7 7

49.a8Q g4 50.Qc8+ Deflection Kf6
51.Qxg4 Kf7 ) 47...Kh6 48.Kxc3 6 6
( 48.a8B Kg5 49.b4 Kf6 50.Kxc3 g5 5 5
51.b5 Ke7 52.b6 Kd8; 48.a8Q Kg5
49.Qe4 Kh5 50.d5 g5 51.Kxc3 g4 4 4
52.d6 Kg5 ) 48...Kh5 49.a8Q 3 3
( 49.a8B Kg5 50.b4 Kf6 51.b5 Ke7
52.b6 Kd7 53.b7 Kc7 )] 2 2
45.d5 1 1

a b c d e f g h
(Diagram)
46.h5+ Kf6
[ 46...Kxh5 47.d6 Kg6 48.d7 Kf6
49.d8Q+ ( 49.d8R g5+- ) 49...Kf5
50.Qd7+ Kf4 51.Qxg7 ]

(Diagram)
 34

a b c d e f g h

8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

W e i g h t e d E r r o r V a l u e : W h i t e =0 . 7 3 /
Black=0.19 (very precise)
0-1
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10 C50 a b c d e f g h
daubon 2737
TAAnderson 2828 8 8

Blitz 26.01.2022 7 7
[Kitty Kat]
6 6
Blitz 3min 5 5
C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco
Pianissimo 4 4
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5 4.Bxg8 3 3
[ 4.d4 d6 ( 4...fxe4 5.Nxe5 d5 6.Bb5
Nge7 7.c4 Bd7 8.Bxc6 Bxc6 9.Nc3 2 2
Qd6 10.0-0 dxc4 11.Re1 g6 1 1
12.Nxc6 Qxc6 13.d5 Qa6 14.Rxe4
a b c d e f g h
h6 15.Qd4 1-0 3 d5-Petkovic,J 83/
447 Mondariz Balneario 2001) 5.dxe5 6.0-0 -1.18/20
fxe4 6.Qd5 Qe7 7.Bg5 Be6 8.Qxe4 [ White should play 6.Nc3 -0.51/20 ]
d5 9.Bxd5 Bxd5 10.Qxd5 Nf6 6...Qf6 -0.31/19
11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.0-0 fxe5 13.Nc3 [ 6...f4 -1.18/20 Hoping for ...g5. 7.h3
Qd6 14.Nb5 Qxd5 15.Nxc7+ Kd7 g5 ]
16.Nxd5 Bd6 17.Rad1 Raf8 18.Nd2 7.Nc3! h6 0.12/19
Kc8 0-1 (39) Schutt,R-2.c4 e5 (2600) [ 7...f4 -0.31/21 ]
Munich zt 1987 ] 8.Nd5= The position is equal. 8...Qf7
4...Rxg8 5.d3N 9.c4 fxe4 10.dxe4 g5 0.76/19
[ 5.d4 Nxd4 6.Nxd4 exd4 7.Qxd4 [ 10...Bg4= 0.17/21 remains equal. ]
fxe4 8.Qd5 Rh8 9.Qh5+ g6
10.Qe5+ Kf7 11.0-0 Bg7 12.Qd5+ a b c d e f g h
Ke8 13.f3 exf3 14.Re1+ Kf8
15.Qxf3+ Kg8 16.Bg5 Qf8 17.Qd5+ 8 8

Qf7 18.Re8+ Bf8 19.Bh6 Qxd5 7 7

1-0 (20) Ludwig,E-2.  e2 YUG-ch
Serbia and Montenegro 1991 ] 6 6
5...d6 5 5

(Diagram) 4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

11.Nd2 0.34/18
[ 11.Qa4! 0.76/19 ]
 36

11...g4? 2.41/18 a b c d e f g h
[ 11...Nd4 0.34/18 ]
12.b4? 0.53/19 8 8

[ 12.f4+- 2.41/18 ] 7 7
12...Be6 1.86/21
[ 12...Nd4 0.53/19 ] 6 6
13.Nb3 1.19/21 5 5
[ 13.f4!+- 1.86/21 ]
13...b6 2.44/18 4 4
[ 13...0-0-0 1.19/21 ] 3 3
14.b5 Nd8 2.40/19
[ 14...Bxd5 1.82/19 15.cxd5 Nd8 ] 2 2
15.a4 1.40/18 1 1
[ 15.f4+- 2.40/19 ]
a b c d e f g h
15...a5 2.52/22
[ 15...Rc8 1.40/18 was necessary. 21.Nb4 Bd7 1.86/19
16.a5 h5 ] [ 21...Qc7 1.25/20 ]
22.Naxc6?? -3.18/21
a b c d e f g h
[ 22.Nbxc6? Bxc6 23.Qc2 ( 23.Nxc6?
Qd7-+ ) 23...Qc7 24.Nxc6 Qxc6-+ ]
8 8 [ 22.c5!+- 1.86/19 and all is fine. ]
7 7 22...Be7?? 1.92/21
[ 22...Qxc4-+ -3.18/21 and life is good
6 6 for Black. 23.Qa3 Nxc6 ( 23...Bxc6?
5 5
24.Nxc6 Qxc6 25.Qd3-+ ) 24.Qa8+
Kf7 ]
4 4

3 3 a b c d e f g h

2 2 8 8

1 1 7 7

a b c d e f g h 6 6
16.bxa6 Rxa6 17.a5 bxa5 18.Rxa5 5 5
Rxa5 19.Nxa5 Threatens to win with
Qa4+. A dynamic duo of knights. 4 4
19...Rg6 20.Qa4+ c6 3 3

(Diagram) 2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

23.Qa8 0.68/19
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[ 23.Qb5!+- 1.92/21 ] 26...Bc6! Black is weak on the dark

23...Qxc4 24.Nxe7 0.00/22 squares 27.Qa5 -1.66/23
[ 24.Nxd8! 0.55/24 Bxd8 25.Bd2 ] [ 27.Qa7!= 0.09/26 and White has
24...Kxe7 0.76/22 n o t h i n g t o w o r r y . Bb7 28.Rb1
[ 24...Bb5!= 0.00/22 25.Rd1 ( 28.Qa5 Qxe4 29.Rd1 h5 )
( 25.Nxg6? Qxf1# ) 25...Qe2 ] 28...Qxe4 29.Rxb7 Qxd5 30.Rb1 ]
27...Qxe4-+ 28.Rd1 Ne6 White must
a b c d e f g h
n o w p r e ve n t . . . N d 4 . 29.Kf1 Qc4+
-0.99/25
8 8 [ 29...h5-+ -1.70/23 30.Nc7+ Nxc7
7 7 31.Qxc7 Qxg2+ 32.Ke1 Qh1+
33.Kd2 Qe4 ( 33...Qxh2? too greedy.
6 6 34.Qxc6+ Ke7 35.Rh1+- ) 34.Qc8+
5 5
Ke7 ]
30.Ke1 Nf4→ 0.00/26
4 4 [ 30...Nd4 -0.96/20 31.Nc7+ Kd7
3 3
32.Bxd4 R e m o v e D e f e n d e r exd4
33.Qf5+ Kxc7 34.Qxg6 Ba4 35.Qxg4
2 2 ( 35.Qg7+ Kc6= ) 35...Bxd1 36.Qxd1
1 1
d3 ]
a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
25.Nd5+ 0.10/19
[ Better is 25.Bd2! 0.76/22 Bc6 8 8

26.Nxc6+ Qxc6 27.Qxc6 ( 27.Qa7+ 7 7

Qb7 ) 27...Nxc6 28.Rb1 ]
25...Ke8= 6 6

a b c d e f g h 5 5

8 8 4 4

7 7 3 3

6 6 2 2

5 5 1 1

4 4 a b c d e f g h

3 3
Black mounts an attack. 31.Nxf4= exf4
32.Rd4 Qb3 33.Rxf4 Qb1+ 34.Kd2
2 2 Rb 4 wo u l d n ow b e d e a d l y. 34...Qb2+
1 1
35.Ke1 Rg5
a b c d e f g h
(Diagram)
26.Be3 Strongly threatening Rc1.
 38

a b c d e f g h

8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

D a n c i n g o n a r a z o r b l a d e . 36.Qc7
-#21/18
[ 36.Qa6= 0.00/27 Qb1+ 37.Kd2
Rd5+ 38.Kc3 ]
36...Qc3+ Black mates. 37.Bd2 Re5+
38.Kf1 Qa1+
a b c d e f g h

8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

A wild game.
W e i g h t e d E r r o r V a l u e : W h i t e =0 . 6 3 /
Black=0.54
0-1
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11 C50 a b c d e f g h
cemilchess 2730
VariantsOnly 2748 8 8

Blitz 30.07.2019 7 7
[Kitty Kat]
6 6
Blitz 3min 5 5
C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco
Pianissimo 4 4
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 3 3
[ 4.d4 d6 ( 4...fxe4 5.Nxe5 d5 6.Bb5
Nge7 7.c4 Bd7 8.Bxc6 Bxc6 9.Nc3 2 2
Qd6 10.0-0 dxc4 11.Re1 g6 1 1
12.Nxc6 Qxc6 13.d5 Qa6 14.Rxe4
a b c d e f g h
h6 15.Qd4 1-0 3 d5-Petkovic,J 83/
447 Mondariz Balneario 2001) 5.dxe5 6.0-0 Bxc3 7.bxc3 d6 8.Ng5
fxe4 6.Qd5 Qe7 7.Bg5 Be6 8.Qxe4 White is slightly better. 8...Qe7 9.Bf7+
d5 9.Bxd5 Bxd5 10.Qxd5 Nf6 Kf8! 10.Bb3 exf5 is the strong threat.
11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.0-0 fxe5 13.Nc3 10...h6
Qd6 14.Nb5 Qxd5 15.Nxc7+ Kd7 a b c d e f g h
16.Nxd5 Bd6 17.Rad1 Raf8 18.Nd2
Kc8 0-1 (39) Schutt,R-2.c4 e5 (2600) 8 8

Munich zt 1987 ] 7 7
4...Nf6 5.Nc3N
[ 5.0-0 d6 6.Ng5 d5 7.exd5 Nxd5 6 6
8.Nc3 Nce7 9.Qf3 c6 10.Nce4 fxe4 5 5
11.Qf7+ Kd7 12.Qe6+ Kc7
13.Qxe5+ Qd6 14.Qxd6+ Kxd6 4 4
15.Nf7+ Ke6 16.Nxh8 exd3 17.cxd3 3 3
Kf6 18.b4 Be6 19.Re1 Bg8
1-0 (29) No 69-3. c3 e6 URS-ch22 sf 2 2
Moscow 1955 ] 1 1
5...Bb4
a b c d e f g h

(Diagram) 11.Nf3 Hoping for Nh4. 11...fxe4 1.28/19

[ 11...g5 0.38/19 ]
12.dxe4 -0.14/17
[ 12.Nh4 1.28/19 Black must now
prevent Ng6+. Qe8 13.dxe4 ]
12...Nxe4 0.64/19
[ Black should play 12...g5= -0.14/17 ]
13.Re1 Nc5
(Diagram)
 40

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

14.Bd5! Be6 15.Bxc6 bxc6 17.Nxe5! Nxe5 18.Rxe5 Qf3+ would

a b c d e f g h
now be deadly. Pin 18...Qf6 19.Re3
aiming for Rf3. 19...Kg8
8 8 [ 19...Ke7 with more complications.
7 7 20.c4 c5 21.Rc1 Rhe8 ]
20.Qe2 Bf7
6 6
a b c d e f g h
5 5
8 8
4 4
7 7
3 3
6 6
2 2
5 5
1 1
4 4
a b c d e f g h
3 3
16.Ba3 And now Nxe5! would win.
[ 16.Nxe5!? dxe5 17.Qf3+ Kg8 2 2
18.Ba3 ] 1 1
16...Nd7
a b c d e f g h

(Diagram) 21.Re1 Kh7 22.Rf3 Qg6 Strongly

threatening ...Rae8!
[ 22...Rhe8 23.Rxf6 Rxe2 24.Rxh6+
( 24.Rxe2 gxf6 25.f3 Kg8= )
24...gxh6 25.Rxe2 ]
23.c4 Rae8 24.Qd2 Rxe1+ 25.Qxe1
Re8
 41

a b c d e f g h
31.Bxd6 -4.80/23
[ 31.Qd7 -3.13/22 c5 ( 31...Bxa2
8 8 32.Qxd6 Qxf2+ 33.Kh2; 31...Qxf2+?
7 7 32.Kh2-+; 31...Rxf2 32.Rxg7+ Qxg7
33.Qxg7+ Kxg7 34.Kxf2; 31...Rxa2?
6 6 32.Bxd6 Qxf2+ 33.Kh2-+ ) 32.f3 ]
5 5
31...Qxf2+? -0.52/25
[ And not 31...Rxa2 32.Bc5= ]
4 4 [ Black should try 31...Rc1+-+ -4.80/23
3 3
32.Kh2 Qf7 ]
32.Kh2 Qf7
2 2 [ Stronger than 32...Rxa2 33.Qxg7# ]
1 1
33.Qb8 -11.17/23 Wards off Qxc7
[ 33.Qxf7 -0.42/20 Bxf7 34.a3 ]
a b c d e f g h
33...Qf1!-+
26.Qc3 Re4 27.h3 -0.93/24 [ Inferior is 33...Rxa2 34.Be5= ]
[ 27.Rg3= -0.29/22 keeps the balance. 34.Qxa7 Rxg2+
Qf6 ( 27...Rxc4 28.Rxg6 Rxc3 a b c d e f g h
Discovered Attack 29.Rxg7+ Kxg7
30.Bb2 Pin ) 28.Bb4 ] 8 8

27...Rxc4 28.Qa5 -2.68/19 7 7

[ 28.Qa1 -0.93/20 is a better
defense. Rxc2 29.Bb2 ] 6 6
28...Rxc2→ Black is out for blood. 5 5
29.Qxc7 Bd5
[ 29...Bxa2 30.Qxd6 Bd5 31.Qxg6+ 4 4
Kxg6 32.Rg3+ Kh7 33.Bf8= ] 3 3
30.Rg3 Qf6
2 2
a b c d e f g h
1 1
8 8
a b c d e f g h
7 7
W e i g h t e d E r r o r V a l u e : W h i t e =0 . 6 8 /
6 6 Black=0.29 (precise)
5 5
0-1

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h
 42

12 C50 a b c d e f g h
TheDirector 2727
ViorelTiras 2647 8 8

Blitz 22.11.2023 7 7
[Kitty Kat]
6 6

5 5
C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco
Pianissimo 4 4
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d4 3 3
Qe7N
[ 4...fxe4 5.Nxe5 d5 6.Bb5 Qd6 2 2
( 6...Nge7 7.c4 Bd7 8.Bxc6 Bxc6 1 1
9.Nc3 Qd6 10.0-0 dxc4 11.Re1 g6
a b c d e f g h
12.Nxc6 Qxc6 13.d5 Qa6 14.Rxe4
h6 15.Qd4 1-0 3 d5-Petkovic,J 83/ 6.dxe5 Qxe5 7.0-0 And now Nd2 would
447 Mondariz Balneario 2001) 7.0-0 w i n . W h i t e i s m o r e a c t i v e . 7...fxe4
Nf6 8.c4 a6 9.Bxc6+ bxc6 10.Nc3 8.Bxg8 0.38/22
Be7 11.Bf4 Qe6 12.f3 0-0 13.fxe4 [ 8.Nc3 1.25/19 aiming for Nxe4! Nf6
dxe4 14.Qe2 Italian Two Knights Side- 9.Nd5 Nxd5 10.Bxd5 ( 10.Qxd5
Rare 3rd Moves: 3...f5 #4 ] Qxd5 11.Bxd5 c6= )]
[ 4...d6 5.dxe5 fxe4 6.Qd5 Qe7 8...Rxg8
7.Bg5 Be6 8.Qxe4 d5 9.Bxd5 Bxd5 [ Reject 8...Bd6?! 9.g3 Rxg8 10.Bf4
10.Qxd5 Nf6 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.0-0 Qxb2 11.Bxd6 cxd6 12.Nd2 ]
fxe5 13.Nc3 Qd6 14.Nb5 Qxd5 9.Nc3 P r e v e n t s d 5 9...d5 10.Qxd5
15.Nxc7+ Kd7 16.Nxd5 Bd6 Qxd5
17.Rad1 Raf8 18.Nd2 Kc8 19.c3 a b c d e f g h
0 - 1 ( 3 9 ) S c h u t t , R- 2 . c 4 e 5 ( 2 6 0 0 )
Munich zt 1987 ] 8 8

[ 4...exd4 5.e5 d5 6.exd6 Bxd6 7 7

7.0-0 Qf6 8.Re1+ Nge7 9.Bg5 Qg6
10.c3 Italian Two Knights Side-Rare 6 6
3rd Moves: 3...f5 #2 ] 5 5
5.Nxe5 Nxe5
4 4
(Diagram) 3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

11.Nxd5 Bd6 12.Bf4 Bxd6 is the strong

threat. 12...c6 13.Nf6+ 0.10/22
 43

[ 13.Bxd6 0.54/18 was preferrable. a b c d e f g h

cxd5 14.f3 ]
13...gxf6= 14.Bxd6 Bg4 15.Rfe1 0-0-0 8 8

a b c d e f g h 7 7

8 8 6 6

7 7 5 5

6 6 4 4

5 5 3 3

4 4 2 2

3 3 1 1

2 2 a b c d e f g h

1 1
E n d g a m e . K R R - K R R 21.Kh2 Rf3
22.Re2 Re p e l s Rd 2 22...Kc7 23.Rg1
a b c d e f g h
Rf7 Dodges Rg7 24.Rg3 Rd1 25.Rge3
16.Bg3 f5 17.h3 Kb6
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

Bxh3 18.gxh3 Hoping for Kf1. 18...f4 26.Rb3+ Kc5 27.Rc3+ Kd6 28.Ra3
Pin 19.Rxe4 fxg3 20.fxg3 Rxg3+ b5 29.Kg2 Rg7+ 30.Rg3 -0.91/24
[ 30.Kh2= -0.21/22 remains equal. ]
(Diagram)

(Diagram)
 44

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

30...Rg1+! -0.29/18 36.Kf4 Ke6? 4.80/25

a b c d e f g h
[ 36...a5= 0.00/31 and Black has
nothing to worry. ]
8 8 37.h4? 0.02/27
7 7 [ 37.Kg5+- 4.80/25 c5 38.Kh6 ]
37...Kd5? 6.99/23 This move loses the
6 6 game for Black.
5 5
[ 37...Kf6= 0.02/27 ]
38.Kg5+- White is clearly winning.
4 4 38...Ke5 39.Kh6 Kf5 40.Kxh7 Kg4
3 3 a b c d e f g h

2 2 8 8

1 1 7 7

a b c d e f g h 6 6
31.Kxg1 Rxg3+ KR-KR 32.Kh2 Rg7 5 5
33.Re4 -0.90/19
[ Better is 33.Rg2 -0.40/20 Re7 4 4
34.Kg3 ] 3 3
33...Re7 0.00/34
[ 33...a5 -0.90/19 34.Rf4 Kc5 ] 2 2
34.Rxe7! Kxe7 KP-KP 35.Kg3 Kf6 1 1

a b c d e f g h
(Diagram)
41.Kg6 Kxh4 K3P-K3P 42.Kf5 Kg3
43.Ke5 Kf2 44.Kd6 Ke2 45.Kxc6 b4
(Diagram)
 45

a b c d e f g h

8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

46.Kb5 Kd2 47.Kxb4 Kxc2 48.b3

Kd3 49.a4 9.04/26
[ 49.Kb5 23.24/26 Kc3 50.Ka6 Kb4
51.Kxa7 Kb5 52.Kb7 Kc5 53.a4
Kd5 54.a5 ]

a b c d e f g h

8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

W e i g h t e d E r r o r V a l u e : W h i t e =0 . 3 7 /
Black=0.64
1-0
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13 C50 a b c d e f g h
EdwardFerrars 2725
Lerkach 2736 8 8

Blitz 13.10.2023 7 7
[Kitty Kat]
6 6

5 5
C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco
Pianissimo 4 4
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d4 3 3
Qe7 5.Nc3
[ 5.0-0 fxe4 6.Ng5 Nxd4 7.Bf7+ Kd8 2 2
8.Bxg8 Rxg8 9.Nxh7 g5 10.Nxf8 g4 1 1
11.Nc3 d5 12.Nxe4 Bf5 13.Re1
a b c d e f g h
Qxf8 14.Ng5 Kd7 15.c3 Nc2 16.f3
Nxe1 17.Qa4+ c6 18.Qb3 Kc7 6.0-0
19.fxg4 Nxg2 0-1 Chandra,A (247 [ Inferior is 6.exf5 exd4+ 7.Ne2 Qb4+
(2477)-So,W (2773) USA-ch Saint 8.Nd2 d5= ]
Louis 2016 (2) ] 6...fxe4
5...Nf6N a b c d e f g h
[ 5...exd4 6.Nxd4 Qc5 7.Nxc6 Qxc4
8.Ne5 Qe6 9.Bf4 Bb4 10.Qd4 c5 8 8

11.Qe3 g5 12.exf5 gxf4 13.Qxf4 7 7

Bxc3+ 14.bxc3 Qf6 15.0-0-0 Qh6
16.Qxh6 Nxh6 17.Rhe1 0-0 18.g4 6 6
b6 19.f6 Nf7 20.Nxd7 ½-½ (26) 5.a3 5 5
?a5 6.?g4 ?e7_4429-Wynia,M ESP-ch
s f 2 A ya m o n t e 2 0 0 2 Rd8 21.Re7 4 4
Bxd7 22.Rdxd7 Rxd7 23.Rxd7 Ne5 3 3
24.Rg7+ Kh8 25.f4 Nf3 26.h3 Ng1
½-½ Ertl,J-Mendel,G corr BdF 1965 ] 2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h
(Diagram)
7.Nxe4 Nxe4 8.Re1 White is clearly
better. 8...Nxd4 9.Nxd4
[ Much less strong is 9.Rxe4?! Nxf3+
10.Qxf3 d6 ]
9...Nf6 10.f4? -0.83/21
[ 10.Bg5 1.46/19 stays on course. ]
10...e4

(Diagram)
 47

a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
8 8
8 8
7 7
7 7
6 6
6 6
5 5
5 5
4 4
4 4
3 3
3 3
2 2
2 2
1 1

a b c d e f g h 1 1

a b c d e f g h
11.Nf5 -1.65/22
[ 11.Bb3 -1.04/19 ] 21.Qe7= Rd8 ...a5 would now be
11...Qc5+-+ 12.Ne3 c6 -1.14/19 deadly. 22.Kf2? -1.91/20
[ 12...d5!-+ -1.67/21 13.Bxd5 Bg4 ] [ 22.Kh1!= 0.00/23 ]
13.b4 -1.88/22 Qb6 -1.32/19
[ Better is 13...Qxb4-+ -1.88/22 a b c d e f g h
14.Bd2 Qa3 ]
14.Bb2 Bxb4 15.Bxf6 gxf6 8 8

a b c d e f g h 7 7

8 8 6 6

7 7 5 5

6 6 4 4

5 5 3 3

4 4 2 2

3 3 1 1

2 2 a b c d e f g h

1
22...Kb8 -0.94/19
1
[ 22...a5!-+ -1.91/20 has better
a b c d e f g h
winning chances. White must now
16.Qh5+ Kd8 17.Qf7 Bxe1 18.Qxf6+ p r e v e n t . . . Q b 4 . 23.Qxe4 Kb8
Kc7 19.Rxe1 Re8 Dodges Qe5+ 24.Qxh7 d5 ]
20.Bf7 Rf8 0.00/23 23.a4? -3.65/19 This move loses the
[ 20...Qb4-+ -2.69/19 21.Rf1 Qe7 game for White.
22.Qxe7 Rxe7 ] [ 23.Qd6+ -0.94/19 Qc7 24.Nf5 ]
 48

23...d5-+ 24.Qf6 Qc7 ...Rf8 is the a b c d e f g h

strong threat. 25.Bh5 Rd6
8 8
a b c d e f g h
7 7
8 8
6 6
7 7
5 5
6 6
4 4
5 5
3 3
4 4
2 2
3 3
1 1
2 2
a b c d e f g h
1 1
Qg1+?? 8.33/19
a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
26.Qb2 d4 27.Nc4 Rh6 28.Ne5 e3+
[ But not 28...Rxh5 29.Rxe4 Qb6 8 8

( 29...Rxh2? 30.Kg3-+; 29...c5? 7 7

30.h3-+ ) 30.Qa3 ]
29.Kg1 Rxh5 30.Qxd4 Qb6 6 6

a b c d e f g h 5 5

8 8 4 4

7 7 3 3

6 6 2 2

5 5 1 1

4 4 a b c d e f g h

3 3
W e i g h t e d E r r o r V a l u e : W h i t e =0 . 5 9 /
Black=0.31. Loss on time!?
2 2 0-1
1 1

a b c d e f g h

31.Qd3 e2+ 32.Kh1

(Diagram)
 49

14 C50 17.Nxe5 Rxe5 18.Rfe1 Rde8 19.Kf1

TooWeakButTrying 2720 b6 20.Rad1 Rxe1+ 1-0 (31) Bourgois,
Urkis 2648 B (2026)-Deltour,Q (1773) Sautron op
Blitz 06.07.2023 13th 2013 (6) ]
[Kitty Kat] 6...Bxc3N
[ 6...f4 7.Ng5 Bxc3 8.Nf7 Qe7
9.Nxh8 Bd4 10.c3 Bb6 11.Nf7 Na5
C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco 12.Ng5 Nxc4 13.dxc4 d6 14.Qd3 h6
Pianissimo 15.Nf3 g5 16.a4 a5 17.Kh1 g4
[source: British Chess Review, Vol. 2, 18.Ng1 Bd7 19.f3 g3 20.h3 Nh7
1 8 5 4 , p p . 1 0 0 - 1 0 2 ][The following fine 21.b4 1-0 (45) Journoud,P-Schulten,J
little game was played a few days ago at Paris Casual 1854 ]
the St. George's Chess Club, between [ 6...d6 7.Ng5 Qe7 8.Nd5 Nxd5
Messrs. Anthony and Steinitz.] 1.e4 e5 9.Bxd5 f4 10.Qh5+ g6 11.Qh6 Qf8
2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 Nf6 5.Nc3 12.Bf7+ Ke7 13.Qh4 h6 14.Nh7+ g5
[ 5.Bg5 d6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.Nxf8 gxh4 16.Ng6+ Kxf7
8.0-0 Na5 9.Nd2 Nxc4 10.Nxc4 c6 17.Nxh8+ Kg7 18.g3 Bh3 19.gxf4
11.exf5 Bxf5 12.f4 exf4 13.Rxf4 0-0 Kxh8 0-1 Anthony,E-Steinitz,W off-
14.Kh1 Bg5 15.Rf1 b5 16.Nd2 d5 hand London 1880 ]
17.Nf3 d4 18.Ne2 Be3 19.Ng3 7.bxc3 fxe4 8.dxe4 White is slightly
Bg4 ½-½ (34) Feistenauer,F (2285)- better. 8...d6 9.Ng5
Donev,I (2385) OST-ch qual 1996 ] a b c d e f g h
5...Bb4
8 8
a b c d e f g h
7 7
8 8
6 6
7 7
5 5
6 6
4 4
5 5
3 3
4 4
2 2
3 3
1 1
2 2
a b c d e f g h
1 1
S t r o n g l y t h r e a t e n i n g N f 7 . 9...Qe7
a b c d e f g h
10.Bf7+ A strong pair of Bishops.
6.0-0 10...Kd8
[ 6.Bd2 d6 7.Qe2 Qe7 8.Nd5 Bxd2+
9.Qxd2 Nxd5 10.Bxd5 Be6 11.Bxe6 (Diagram)
Qxe6 12.c3 0-0-0 13.0-0 d5 14.exf5
Qxf5 15.d4 Rhe8 16.dxe5 Nxe5
 50

a b c d e f g h
17.Rxg7 Ne7 ) 16...Nxd5 ( 16...Qf6?
17.Bb2+- ) 17.Rxe7 Ndxe7 18.Qc3 ]
8 8 [ Black should play 14...Bg4-+ -1.90/20
7 7 Ho p i n g f o r . . . Nd 7 . 15.c4 ( 15.e5
Ne8= ) 15...Nd7 ( 15...Nxe4
6 6 16.Bb2 )]
5 5
15.h3 -2.25/19
[ 15.c4 -1.43/18 ]
4 4 15...Nge5-+
3 3 a b c d e f g h

2 2 8 8

1 1 7 7

a b c d e f g h 6 6
White must now prevent ...h6. 11.Bb3 5 5
Rf8 Inhibits Nf7+. 12.f4 h6 13.Nf3
[ 13.fxe5 Nxe5 14.Nf3 Bg4 4 4
( 14...Nxe4 15.Nxe5 Rxf1+ 3 3
16.Qxf1= )]
13...exf4 2 2

a b c d e f g h 1 1

8 8 a b c d e f g h

7 7 16.Ba3 a5 17.Bd5 Nxf3+ 18.gxf3?

-5.08/18
6 6 [ 18.Qxf3 -3.16/19 Ne5 19.Qf2 ]
5 5
18...Bxh3 19.Kf2 Qh4+ 20.Ke2 Ne5
a b c d e f g h
4 4
8 8
3 3
7 7
2 2
6 6
1 1
5 5
a b c d e f g h

Th r e a te n s to wi n wi t h . . . g 5 . 14.Re1? 4 4
-1.90/20 Now White is beyond hope. 3 3
[ 14.e5!= 0.26/19 Nxe5 15.Nxe5
Qxe5 16.Bxf4 Qc5+ 17.Kh1 ] 2 2
14...Ng4 -1.43/18 1 1
[ 14...Nxe4 15.Bd5 Nxc3 ( 15...Bf5
a b c d e f g h
16.Bb2 ) 16.Qd2 ( 16.Rxe7 Nxd1
 51

21.Rg1 Qh5 22.Kf2 Qh4+ 23.Ke2 a b c d e f g h

Bd7 24.Rxg7 Bb5+ 25.c4 -4.44/20
[ 25.Kd2 -2.91/22 only move. ] 8 8

25...Nxc4 7 7
a b c d e f g h
6 6
8 8
5 5
7 7
4 4
6 6
3 3
5 5
2 2
4 4
1 1
3 3 a b c d e f g h

2 2 W e i g h t e d E r r o r V a l u e : W h i t e =0 . 8 5 /
1 1
Black=0.44
0-1
a b c d e f g h

26.Bxc4 Bxc4+ 27.Kd2 Qf2+ 28.Kc3

Qe3+ 29.Kb2? -6.44/20
[ 29.Kxc4 -3.56/21 Qxa3 30.c3 ]
29...Ra6 30.c3 Rb6+
a b c d e f g h

8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

31.Kc2 Bb5 32.Qd2 Ba4+ 33.Kc1

Qxf3 ( -> ...Qf1+) 34.Qh2 Qe3+ -4.70/5
[ 34...Qd1# -#1/29 ]

(Diagram)
 52

15 C50 a b c d e f g h
Barys74 2719
KamranShirazi 2595 8 8

Blitz 17.03.2022 7 7
[Kitty Kat]
6 6
Blitz 3min 5 5
C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco
Pianissimo 4 4
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 3 3
h6N
[ 4...fxe4 5.dxe4 Nf6 6.Ng5 Bc5 2 2
7.Nf7 Bxf2+ 8.Kf1 Qe7 9.Nxh8 d5 1 1
10.exd5 Nd4 11.d6 cxd6 12.Bf7+
a b c d e f g h
Kd8 13.c3 Bg4 14.Qa4 Ne4
15.cxd4 Bxd4 16.Bf4 Qf6 17.Ke1 6.0-0 0.95/17 White is more active.
Qxf4 0-1 O'Sullivan,S-Slater,D ENG [ 6.exf5?! d5 7.Bb5 Nge7= ]
corr England 1992 ] [ 6.Nd4 1.50/21 Intending Qh5+ and
[ 4...Nf6 5.Bg5 ( 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Bd2 mate. d5 ( 6...exd4 7.Qh5+ g6
d6 7.Qe2 Qe7 8.Nd5 Bxd2+ 9.Qxd2 8.Qxg6+ Ke7 9.Qf7+ Kd6 10.Bf4+
Nxd5 10.Bxd5 Be6 11.Bxe6 Qxe6 Ne5 11.Bxe5+ Kxe5 12.f4+ Kd6
12.c3 0-0-0 13.0-0 d5 14.exf5 Qxf5 13.e5+ Kc6 14.Qd5+ Kb6 15.Qb5# )
15.d4 Rhe8 16.dxe5 Nxe5 17.Nxe5 7.Qh5+ Ke7 8.Nxc6+ ( 8.Nxf5+ Bxf5
Rxe5 18.Rfe1 Rde8 19.Kf1 b6 9.Bxd5 Be6= ) 8...bxc6 9.Qg6 ]
1-0 (31) Bourgois,B (2026)-Deltour,Q 6...Bxc3 7.bxc3 Strongly threatening
(1 7 7 3 ) S a u t r on o p 13 t h 2 01 3 ( 6 )) d4. 7...fxe4? 2.81/18
5...d6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.Bxf6 Bxf6 8.0-0 [ 7...Qf6 1.00/21 ]
Na5 9.Nd2 Nxc4 10.Nxc4 c6
11.exf5 Bxf5 12.f4 exf4 13.Rxf4 0-0 a b c d e f g h
14.Kh1 Bg5 15.Rf1 b5 16.Nd2 d5
17.Nf3 d4 18.Ne2 Be3 19.Ng3 8 8

½-½ (34) Feistenauer,F (2285)-Donev, 7 7

I (2385) OST-ch qual 1996 ]
5.Nc3 Bb4 1.50/21 6 6
[ Better is 5...d6 1.12/20 ] 5 5

4 4
(Diagram) 3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h
 53

8.dxe4? 0.57/18 a b c d e f g h
[ White has to play 8.Nxe5!+- 2.81/18
White wants to mate with Qh5+. Nxe5 8 8

9.Qh5+ Kf8 10.Qxe5 ] 7 7

8...g5? 3.36/21
[ 8...Qe7 0.57/18 ] 6 6
9.Nd2? 0.37/18 5 5
[ 9.Nh4+- 3.36/21 Qh5+ would kill
now. Nf6 ( 9...gxh4 10.Qh5+ Ke7 4 4
11.Ba3+ ) 10.Nf5 ] 3 3
9...Nf6 Prevents Qh5+ 10.Bb3 0.00/20
[ 10.a4 0.42/20 deserves 2 2
consideration. ] 1 1
10...d6
a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
16.Kh1 0.51/21
8 8 [ White should try 16.h4 1.07/17 ]
7 7 16...a5 17.c3 Qd7 18.g4 h5 0.70/20
[ 18...Ng6= 0.14/19 ]
6 6 19.h3 0.19/20
5 5
[ 19.Rg1 0.70/20 ]
19...hxg4 20.hxg4 Ng6
4 4
a b c d e f g h
3 3
8 8
2 2
7 7
1 1
6 6
a b c d e f g h
5 5
11.Nc4 Be6 0.85/22
[ 11...Qe7= 0.01/18 remains equal. ] 4 4
12.Ne3 0.28/18 3 3
[ 12.Nxe5! 0.85/22 dxe5 13.Bxe6 ]
12...Bxb3 0.83/19 2 2
[ 12...Qd7= 0.28/18 keeps the 1 1
balance. ]
a b c d e f g h
13.axb3 0-0 14.f3 Ne7 15.c4 b6
21.Nf5
(Diagram)
(Diagram)
 54

a b c d e f g h
( 29.Qxe5 dxe5 30.gxf6 Rd8+- )
29...Rg8+ 30.Kf2 Rh8 ]
8 8 29.Nh6+ Kf8 30.Nxg8 Nxg8
7 7 a b c d e f g h

6 6 8 8

5 5 7 7

4 4 6 6

3 3 5 5

2 2 4 4

1 1 3 3

a b c d e f g h 2 2
Di s c o ve r e d A t t a c k 21...Kf7 1.94/19 1 1
White now steadily converts the win.
a b c d e f g h
[ Black should play 21...Nf4! 0.48/19 ]
22.Bxg5+- Rh8+ 23.Kg2 Nf4+ 2.94/20 En dg a me . KQ R-K Q N 31.Qd5 Qg6
[ 23...Qe6 1.96/18 24.Qd2 Nd7 ] 32.Qf5+ Kg7 33.Qxg6+ Kxg6 KR-KN
24.Bxf4 exf4 25.Rh1 1.89/17 34.Rh1 Ne7 35.Rh8 Kxg5
[ 25.Qc1 3.25/21 ] a b c d e f g h
25...Qe6
8 8
a b c d e f g h
7 7
8 8
6 6
7 7
5 5
6 6
4 4
5 5
3 3
4 4
2 2
3 3
1 1
2 2
a b c d e f g h
1 1
36.Rh7 Kf6 37.Kh3 c6 38.Kg4 b5
a b c d e f g h
39.cxb5 cxb5 40.Kxf4 a4
26.Qd4 Black must now prevent Rxh8.
26...Rad8 4.72/19 (Diagram)
[ 26...Qe5 1.95/17 27.Rxh8 Rxh8 ]
27.Rxh8 Rxh8 28.g5 Rg8 6.77/21
[ 28...Qe5 4.54/17 29.gxf6
 55

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

41.bxa4 bxa4 42.Rh2 Ng6+ 43.Ke3 51.Rb2 Nd7 52.Rb5 13.02/20

Ne5 44.Ra2 Nc4+ 45.Kd4 Nb6 [ 52.e5+ 27.14/23 Ke7 53.Rb7 ]
a b c d e f g h
52...a3 53.Ra5 Nb8 54.Rxa3 Nc6+
55.Kc5 Nb8
8 8
a b c d e f g h
7 7
8 8
6 6
7 7
5 5
6 6
4 4
5 5
3 3
4 4
2 2
3 3
1 1
2 2
a b c d e f g h
1 1
46.f4 Ke6 47.c4 Kf6 48.c5 dxc5+
a b c d e f g h
49.Kxc5 Nd7+ 50.Kd4 Nb6
56.Ra7 Ke6 57.Rb7
(Diagram)
(Diagram)
 56

a b c d e f g h

8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

W e i g h t e d E r r o r V a l u e : W h i t e =0 . 5 3 /
Black=0.78
1-0
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16 C50 2013 (6) ]

MCanonim 2716 6...Bxc3N
Mr_Chockobunny 2637 [ 6...d6 7.Ng5 Qe7 8.Nd5 Nxd5
Blitz 16.12.2023 9.Bxd5 f4 10.Qh5+ g6 11.Qh6 Qf8
[Kitty Kat] 12.Bf7+ Ke7 13.Qh4 h6 14.Nh7+ g5
15.Nxf8 gxh4 16.Ng6+ Kxf7
17.Nxh8+ Kg7 18.g3 Bh3 19.gxf4
C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco Kxh8 0-1 Anthony,E-Steinitz,W off-
Pianissimo hand London 1880 ]
[The following fine little game was played 7.bxc3 fxe4 8.dxe4 White is slightly
a f e w d a ys a g o a t t h e S t . G e o r g e ' s better. 8...d6 9.Rb1 b6 0.35/18
Chess Club, between Messrs. Anthony [ 9...Na5= -0.12/19 feels stronger.
and Steinitz.] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 10.Qe2 Nxc4 11.Qxc4 Qe7 ]
3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 Nf6 5.Nc3 Bb4 10.Bg5 -0.38/19
a b c d e f g h
[ 10.Ng5 0.35/18 Qe7 11.f4 ]
10...h6? 1.40/21
8 8 [ 10...Na5! -0.38/19 keeps the upper
7 7 hand. 11.Bb5+ c6 ]
6 6
a b c d e f g h
5 5
8 8
4 4
7 7
3 3
6 6
2 2
5 5
1 1
4 4
a b c d e f g h
3 3
6.0-0
[ 6.Bd2 d6 7.Qe2 Qe7 8.Nd5 Bxd2+ 2 2
9.Qxd2 Nxd5 10.Bxd5 Be6 11.Bxe6 1 1
Qxe6 12.c3 0-0-0 13.0-0 d5 14.exf5
a b c d e f g h
Qxf5 15.d4 Rhe8 16.dxe5 Nxe5
17.Nxe5 Rxe5 18.Rfe1 Rde8 19.Kf1 11.Bh4? -0.63/21
b6 20.Rad1 Rxe1+ 0-1 (31) Cina`,V [ 11.Bxf6 1.40/21 Qxf6 12.Bb5 ]
(1904)-Algeo,T (2424) op Andorra 11...g5 0.16/20
1997 (6) 21.Rxe1 Rxe1+ 22.Qxe1 [ Better is 11...Bd7 -0.63/21 ]
Qd3+ 23.Kg1 Kb7 24.Qc1 a5 25.f3 12.Nxg5!= hxg5 13.Bxg5 aiming for
Qe2 26.h3 a4 27.a3 Kc6 28.Kh2 Bd5. 13...Qe7 14.f4 Threatens to win
b5 29.Qg5 Qxb2 30.Qxg7 Qxa3 with h4. 14...Qg7? 1.52/25
31.Qf6+ Qd6+ 1-0 Bourgois,B (2026)- [ Black should play 14...Bb7= 0.00/22
Deltour,Q (1773) Sautron op 13th 15.Qe2 0-0-0 16.fxe5 Qxe5 17.Bxf6
 58

Qxh2+ 18.Kf2 Rdf8 ] [ Black should try 18...Ke7!-+ -2.08/23

15.Bb5? -0.19/26 A strong pair of Hoping for ...Rag8! 19.Rf3 ( 19.Bxc6?
Bishops. perishes. Bxh3 20.Kf2 Rag8-+ )
[ 15.h4! 1.52/25 fxe5 is the strong 19...Rag8 ( 19...Na5 20.Bxd7 Kxd7
threat. Rf8 ( 15...Nxe4? 16.Qd5+- ) 21.fxe5= )]
16.Bd5 Nxd5 17.Qxd5 ] 19.Rf3? -2.91/22 This move loses the
15...Bd7 game for White.
a b c d e f g h
[ 19.Bxc6= -0.29/20 Bxc6 20.Qxc6 ]
19...Nb8 Strongly threatening ...c6.
8 8 20.Bc4 -3.55/18
7 7 [ 20.Bxd7+ -2.27/19 Nxd7 21.Qa8+
Nb8 22.f5 ]
6 6 20...Bc6
5 5 a b c d e f g h

4 4 8 8

3 3 7 7

2 2 6 6

1 1 5 5

a b c d e f g h 4 4
16.Bxf6! Qxf6 17.Qd5 Qh6 18.h3? 3 3
-2.08/23
[ 18.Bxc6= 0.00/19 and White is okay. 2 2
Qxh2+ 19.Kf2 ] 1 1

a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
21.Qf7 Bxe4 22.Re3 Bc6
8 8 [ Worse is 22...Qxf4 23.Qxf4 exf4
7 7 24.Be6+ ( 24.Rxe4? too greedy.
d5-+ ) 24...Kb7 25.Rxe4 ]
6 6 23.fxe5? -7.24/20
5 5
[ 23.Qe6+ -3.49/19 Nd7 24.Qxh6
Rxh6 25.f5 ]
4 4 23...Qxe3+
3 3
(Diagram)
2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

18...0-0-0? -0.29/20
 59

a b c d e f g h

8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

W e i g h t e d E r r o r V a l u e : W h i t e =1 . 1 5 /
Black=0.54
0-1
 60

17 C50
(2424) Syre Memorial op 30th 2007
Formax 2715
(6) 22.Qxe1 Qd3+ 23.Kg1 Kb7
BughouseKnight 2674
24.Qc1 a5 25.f3 Qe2 26.h3 a4
Blitz 03.01.2023
27.a3 Kc6 28.Kh2 b5 29.Qg5 Qxb2
[Kitty Kat] 30.Qxg7 Qxa3 31.Qf6+ Qd6+
1 - 0 B o u r g o i s , B ( 2 0 2 6 ) - De l t o u r , Q
(1773) Sautron op 13th 2013 (6) ]
C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco 7...fxe4 0.25/24
Pianissimo [ 7...Na5! -0.42/23 ]
1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nc6 3.Nf3 f5 4.d3 Nf6 8.dxe4 White has an edge. 8...Bg4 9.a3
5.Nc3 Ba5 10.b4 Bb6
[ 5.Bg5 d6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.Bxf6 Bxf6 a b c d e f g h
8.0-0 Na5 9.Nd2 Nxc4 10.Nxc4 c6
11.exf5 Bxf5 12.f4 exf4 13.Rxf4 0-0 8 8

14.Kh1 Bg5 15.Rf1 b5 16.Nd2 d5 7 7

17.Nf3 d4 18.Ne2 Be3 19.Ng3
Bg4 ½-½ (34) Feistenauer,F (2285)- 6 6
Donev,I (2385) OST-ch qual 1996 ] 5 5
5...Bb4
4 4
a b c d e f g h
3 3
8 8
2 2
7 7
1 1
6 6
a b c d e f g h
5 5
11.Bg5 -0.27/22
4 4 [ 11.h3 0.28/23 Bh5 12.Bg5 ]
3 3
11...Nd4= 12.Be2 -0.57/25
[ White should try 12.Nd5!= -0.06/24 ]
2 2 12...Nxe2+ 13.Qxe2 Bd4 -0.07/27
1 1
[ 13...c6 -0.44/24 ]
14.Qd3
a b c d e f g h
[ 14.Bxf6 with more complications.
6.Bd2 d6 7.0-0N -0.42/23 Qxf6 15.Nd5 Qf7 16.c3 ]
[ 7.Ng5= 0.09/24 Qe7 8.exf5 ] 14...Bxf3 15.Qxf3 0-0
[ 7.Qe2 Qe7 8.Nd5 Bxd2+ 9.Qxd2
Nxd5 10.Bxd5 Be6 11.Bxe6 Qxe6 (Diagram)
12.c3 0-0-0 13.0-0 d5 14.exf5 Qxf5
15.d4 Rhe8 16.dxe5 Nxe5 17.Nxe5
Rxe5 18.Rfe1 Rde8 19.Kf1 b6
20.Rad1 Rxe1+ 21.Rxe1 Rxe1+
0-1 (31) Bourcier,L (1904)-Shirazi,K
 61

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

...Qd7 would now be deadly. 16.Rad1 21.Qd4 Rg6 22.f3

Qd7 17.Qd3 Bxc3 0.38/22 [ 22.Qxa7? Qh3 23.g3 ( 23.Qxb7?
[ 17...Qc6= 0.00/27 18.Bxf6 Bxc3 ] Qxg2# ) 23...Rh6-+ ( 23...Rxe4
18.Qxc3 Kh8 0.84/21 24.Qb8+ )]
[ 18...Nxe4? 19.Qc4+ Qf7 22...Qh3 23.Rf2
20.Qxe4+- ] [ 23.Qxa7? Qxg2# ]
[ 18...Rae8 0.36/23 ] 23...Rf8 3.12/21
[ 23...b6 2.07/21 24.Qc3 Qd7 ]
a b c d e f g h
24.Qxa7+- h5 25.Rd3 h4
a b c d e f g h
8 8
8 8
7 7
7 7
6 6
6 6
5 5
5 5
4 4
4 4
3 3
3 3
2 2
2 2
1 1

a b c d e f g h 1 1

a b c d e f g h
19.Bxf6! Rxf6 1.57/19
[ 19...gxf6 0.84/22 20.Rd3 Qe7 ] 26.Qxb7 Qe6 27.Qd5 Qf6 28.h3 Rg3
20.Qxe5 Pin 20...Re8 29.Rf1 Qf4 30.Qh5+ Kg8

(Diagram) (Diagram)
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a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

. . . R g 5 i s t h e s t r o n g t h r e a t . 31.c4?? 36.Qd3 Qg5 37.e5+ Rg6 38.exd6

-2.48/32 2.55/23
[ 31.Qd5++- 3.60/32 was the only [ 38.cxd6 Rxg2+- ]
winning move. Kh8 32.Rd2 ] [ 38.Qc2 4.41/26 dxe5 39.Re2 ]
31...Rf6?? 1.94/26 38...Rxg2
[ 31...Rg5-+ -2.48/32 32.Qxg5 Qxg5 ] a b c d e f g h
32.Qd5+ Kh7 2.87/25
[ 32...Kh8 1.68/24 might work better. ] 8 8

33.c5? 0.00/32 7 7
[ 33.Rf2+- 2.87/25 ]
33...Rfg6= 34.Rd2 Qe3+? 3.22/25 6 6
White stays focused until the end. 5 5
[ 34...Rxg2+= 0.00/34 and Black is
okay. 35.Rxg2 Rxg2+ 4 4
Re mo ve De f e n d e r 36.Kxg2 Qg3+ 3 3
37.Kh1 Qxh3+ 38.Kg1 Qg3+ 39.Kh1
Qh3+ 40.Kg1 Qg3+ 41.Kh1 Qh3+ ] 2 2
35.Kh1+- Rf6 1 1

a b c d e f g h
(Diagram)
( -> ...Rg1+) 39.Qxg6+!! Qxg6 40.Rxg2
Endgame. KQ-KRR 40...Qf5 5.10/24
[ 40...Qd3 2.94/25 ]

(Diagram)
 63

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

41.Rg4 cxd6 42.Rxh4+ 46.R7g3 H o p i n g f o r b 5 . 46...Qg8?

[ Much less strong is 42.cxd6 Qd3+- ] #11/14
42...Kg8 43.Rg4 1.60/23 [ 46...cxb4+- 2.55/22 47.axb4 Qb3 ]
[ White has to play 43.cxd6+- 2.84/25 47.Rg7? 1.06/21
Qd3 44.Kg2 ] [ 47.Rxg8+ #11/14 mates Ke7
43...Qd5? 3.98/22 48.R1g6 ( 48.bxc5 Ke6 49.c6 Kd6
[ 43...dxc5 1.60/23 44.Kg2 cxb4 ] 50.c7 Kxc7 51.R1g6 Kd7 52.R8g7+
44.Rfg1? 0.93/22 Kd8 53.Rh7 Ke8 54.Rg8# ) 48...Kf7
[ 44.cxd6+- 3.98/22 and the rest is 49.bxc5 Ke7 50.R8g7+ Ke8 51.Rf6
easy. aiming for a4. Qxd6 45.a4 ] Kd8 52.Rf8# ]
44...dxc5? 2.91/22 47...Qxg7?? 18.89/27
[ 44...Qxf3+ 0.93/22 keeps fighting. [ 47...Qb3 1.06/21 ]
45.Kh2 dxc5 ] 48.Rxg7 c4 49.Rc7 Ke8
45.Rxg7+ Kf8 a b c d e f g h

(Diagram) 8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h
 64

W e i g h t e d E r r o r V a l u e : W h i t e =0 . 6 7 /
Black=0.88. Sensor Board Error (Ke4/
e5)?
0-1
 65

18 C50 a b c d e f g h
legko2019 2704
Amati17 2500 8 8

Blitz 07.07.2024 7 7
[Kitty Kat]
6 6
Blitz 3min+2sec 5 5
C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco
Pianissimo 4 4
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5 4.Bxg8 3 3
Rxg8 5.d4
[ 5.d3 d6 6.Nc3 f4 7.d4 Bg4 8.dxe5 2 2
dxe5 9.Qd5 Qxd5 10.Nxd5 0-0-0 1 1
11.Nxe5 Nxe5 12.Bxf4 Ng6 13.Bxc7
a b c d e f g h
Rxd5 14.exd5 Kxc7 15.f3 Bd7
16.0-0-0 Bd6 17.g3 Re8 18.Rd2 h5 6.Nxe5 Nxe5 7.dxe5 d5 8.0-0 -0.37/22
19.c4 Bc5 Al Jou Jou,J-Lanz,U [ 8.exd6! 0.50/17 Qxd6 9.Qh5+ g6
Nittenau 2003 EXT 2008 [ChessBase 10.Qh4 ]
II] 0-1 ] 8...Bf5 0.00/21
5...fxe4N [ 8...Be6! -0.37/22 ]
[ 5...Qe7 6.0-0 d6 7.dxe5 dxe5 9.Nc3= c6 10.Ne2 Qe7
8.exf5 Bxf5 9.Re1 Qd6 10.Qe2 a b c d e f g h
0-0-0 11.Bg5 Re8 12.Nc3 h6
13.Rad1 Qe6 14.Be3 g5 8 8

Lang,U-Gunderam,G corr 1965 7 7

UltraCorr3a [Melchor, Alehandro] ]
[ 5...Nxd4 6.Nxd4 exd4 7.Qxd4 fxe4 6 6
8.Qd5 Rh8 9.Qh5+ g6 10.Qe5+ Kf7 5 5
11.0-0 Bg7 12.Qd5+ Ke8 13.f3 exf3
14.Re1+ Kf8 15.Qxf3+ Kg8 16.Bg5 4 4
Qf8 17.Qd5+ Qf7 18.Re8+ Bf8 3 3
19.Bh6 Qxd5 20.Rxf8# Ludwig,E-2.
?e2 Se rbia a nd Mon tenegr o 184 0 2 2
Lessons with a GM [FS 106] 1-0 ] 1 1

a b c d e f g h

(Diagram) 11.Bf4 -0.60/18

[ 11.Qd4= 0.00/21 ]
11...g5 12.Bg3 h5!

(Diagram)
 66

a b c d e f g h
19.f3 Bc5+ 20.Kh1 exf3 -1.28/20
[ 20...Rg6-+ -2.18/21 And now ...0-0-0
8 8 would win. 21.fxe4 h3 ]
7 7
a b c d e f g h
6 6
8 8
5 5
7 7
4 4
6 6
3 3
5 5
2 2
4 4
1 1

a b c d e f g h 3 3

White must now prevent ...h4. 13.h3? 2 2

-2.31/21 1 1
[ 13.Nd4 -0.72/21 was necessary.
a b c d e f g h
Bg6 14.h3 ]
13...h4-+ 14.Nd4 Bd7 21.gxf3 -2.63/22
[ 14...hxg3 15.Nxf5 Qxe5 16.Qh5+ [ 21.Qxf3 -1.28/20 0-0-0 22.Rae1 ]
Kd7 17.Qh7+ Bg7 18.fxg3 ] 21...Rg6 22.Re1 0-0-0?? 5.58/19
15.Bh2 g4 a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
8 8
8 8
7 7
7 7
6 6
6 6
5 5
5 5
4 4
4 4
3 3
3 3
2 2
2 2
1 1
1 1 a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
23.Rxe6+- Rxe6 24.Qd3 Rde8 25.Qf5
16.e6 Bxe6 17.Nxe6 Qxe6 18.hxg4 b6
Rxg4 Strongly threatening ...Bc5.
[ Weaker is 18...Qxg4 19.Qxg4 Rxg4 (Diagram)
20.f3 Bc5+ 21.Kh1 exf3 22.Rae1+
Kd7 23.Rxf3 ]
 67

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

26.Re1 Kd7 27.Rxe6 Rxe6 28.Kg2 36.Qb7 h3 37.Kg4 Rh6 38.Kf5 Rf6+
Be7 29.Kh3 Bf6 30.c3 b5 39.Ke5 Rg6 40.f4 Rg2
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

31.a3 a5 32.Kg4 a4 33.Kh5 Ke7 41.Qxc6+ Kf8 42.Qxd5 Bc7+ 43.Kf6

34.Qh7+ Ke8 35.Qc7 Bd8 Rxh2 44.Qf7#

(Diagram) (Diagram)
 68

a b c d e f g h

8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

Weighted Error Value: White=0.29

(precise) /Black=0.50
1-0
 69

19 C50 a b c d e f g h
adypady 2696
MeneerMandje 2607 8 8

Blitz 19.02.2024 7 7
[Kitty Kat]
6 6

5 5
C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco
Pianissimo 4 4
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5 4.exf5 3 3
[ 4.Bxg8 Rxg8 5.d3 d6 6.Nc3 f4
7.d4 Bg4 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.Qd5 Qxd5 2 2
10.Nxd5 0-0-0 11.Nxe5 Nxe5 1 1
12.Bxf4 Ng6 13.Bxc7 Rxd5 14.exd5
a b c d e f g h
Kxc7 15.f3 Bd7 16.0-0-0 Bd6 17.g3
Re8 18.Rd2 h5 0-1 (27) Al Jou Jou,J- 6.d3 d5 7.Bb5 Bd6 0.71/24
Lanz,U Nittenau-ch 3rd 2003 (5) ] [ 7...Bb4+= 0.30/20 8.c3 Bc5 ]
4...e4 5.Qe2 Nf6N 0.35/20 8.dxe4 White is better. 8...dxe4 9.Nc3
[ 5...Qe7! -1.31/21 6.Ng1 Nf6 7.Nc3 0-0 10.Bc4+? -0.83/17
Nd4 8.Qd1 c6 9.Nge2 Nxe2 [ 10.Ng5 0.74/20 keeps the pressure
10.Qxe2 d5 11.Bb3 Bxf5 12.a4 on. ]
0-0-0 13.h3 d4 14.Nd1 Nd5 10...Kh8
15.Bxd5 Rxd5 16.d3 exd3 17.Qxe7 a b c d e f g h
Bxe7 18.c3 Re5+ 19.Kf1 Re8
20.cxd4 Re1+ 21.Kxe1 Bb4+ 8 8

0-1 (22) Buehl,W-Buonocore,E (ol) 22/ 7 7

7 0 8 H a i f a 1 9 7 6 22.Kf1 Re1#
0-1 Andre,K-Fiebig,G corr_117511 6 6
1987 ] 5 5

4 4
(Diagram) 3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

11.Ng5 Nd4 12.Qd1

(Diagram)
 70

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

Nxf5 -0.19/20 Qe7 -1.26/18

[ 12...c5! -0.89/18 13.Nf7+ Rxf7 [ 14...Nh4!-+ -1.82/20 15.Kf1 Nxg2
14.Bxf7 Bxf5 ] ( 15...Bg4 16.Qd4 )]
13.Nf7+? -1.87/17 15.Bb3 -2.23/21
[ 13.0-0!= -0.19/20 and White is [ 15.Bc4 -1.26/18 e3 16.fxe3 ]
okay. ] 15...e3
a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
8 8
8 8
7 7
7 7
6 6
6 6
5 5
5 5
4 4
4 4
3 3
3 3
2 2
2 2
1 1
1 1 a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
16.Bxe3 Nxe3 17.fxe3 Qxe3+ 18.Qe2
13...Rxf7!-+ 14.Bxf7 Qh6 19.Bd5? -4.64/21
[ 19.Rf1 -2.49/20 Bd7 ( 19...Qxh2
(Diagram) 20.Rxf6 Qh4+ 21.Rf2=; 19...Bxh2
20.Qe8+ Back Rank Nxe8 21.Rf8#;
19...Bg4 20.Rxf6 Qh4+ 21.g3 )
20.Qd2 Re8+ ( 20...Bxh2 21.Qxh6
 71

Re8+ 22.Kd2+- ) 21.Kd1 Bg4+ a b c d e f g h

( 21...Bxh2? 22.Qxh6
Remove Defender, Deflection gxh6 8 8

23.Rxf6+-; 21...Qxh2 22.Bf7 ) 22.Kc1 7 7

Re1+ 23.Rxe1 ]
19...Bg4 6 6
[ 19...Bxh2 20.Kf1 ] 5 5
20.Bf3 Re8
4 4
a b c d e f g h
3 3
8 8
2 2
7 7
1 1
6 6
a b c d e f g h
5 5
26.bxc3 Qe4 27.Re1 Nd5 28.Kb2
4 4 Qe5 29.Rf1 -6.16/19
3 3
[ 29.Rad1 -4.18/21 Qxc3+
( 29...Nxc3 30.Rd8+ ) 30.Kb1 ]
2 2 29...Qxc3+
1 1
[ Worse is 29...Qxe2 30.Rf8# ]
30.Kb1 g6
a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
Pin 21.Bxg4 Rxe2+ 22.Bxe2 Qh4+
[ 22...Bxh2 23.Kf1-+ ] 8 8

23.g3 Bxg3+ Pin, Double Attack 24.Kd1 7 7

W h i t e i s we a k o n t h e d a r k s q u a r e s
24...Be5 25.Kc1 Bxc3 6 6
[ 25...Bxh2 26.Kb1-+ ] 5 5

4 4
(Diagram) 3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

31.a3 a5 32.Bd3

(Diagram)
 72

a b c d e f g h
Qg3+ 40.Rc3 Qe5
a b c d e f g h
8 8
8 8
7 7
7 7
6 6
6 6
5 5
5 5
4 4
4 4
3 3
3 3
2 2
2 2
1 1

a b c d e f g h 1 1

a b c d e f g h
b5! 33.Ka2
[ 33.Bxb5 Qd4 ] 41.Rac1 Kg7? -0.02/23
33...b4 34.axb4 Nxb4+ -6.25/5 [ 41...Qb5+-+ -2.70/18 42.Ka2 h5
[ 34...Qxb4 -#16/19 35.Rf8+ Kg7 43.Rxc7 Qd5+ 44.R1c4 h4 ]
( 35...Qxf8? 36.Bc4-+ ) 36.Rf7+ Kxf7 42.Rxc7+= Kh6 43.R7c5? -1.52/19
37.Bc4 Qxc4+ 38.Kb2 Qc3+ 39.Kb1 [ White should play 43.Rh1+= 0.00/20
Nb4 40.Ra2 Nxa2 41.h3 a4 Kg5 44.Rhxh7 ]
( 41...Qc4 i s a s e l f m a t e . 42.Ka1 43...Qe6+ -0.40/20
Qxc2 43.h4 Nb4 44.h5 Qc1# ) [ 43...Qb8+ -1.52/19 44.Ka2 a4 ]
42.Kxa2 a3 43.h4 Qb2# ] 44.Ka4 Qa2+ 45.Kb5 a4 0.00/20
35.Kb1 Nxd3 [ 45...Qg2 -0.46/20 was preferrable.
a b c d e f g h
46.R1c2 Qh1 ( 46...Qb7+? 47.Kxa5
g5 48.Rc7 ) 47.Kxa5 g5 ]
8 8

7 7
(Diagram)
6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

36.cxd3 Qxd3+ Endgame. KQ-KRR

37.Kb2 Qe2+ 38.Kb3 Qxh2 39.Rfc1
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a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

46.Rh1+= Kg7 47.Rc7+ Kf6 W h i t e m u s t n o w p r e v e n t . . . Q c 4 + .

Hoping for ...Qd5+. 48.Rhxh7 -0.76/16 51.Rhb7 Qc3+ 52.Kd7 a1Q 53.Rb6+
[ 48.Rc6+= 0.00/20 remains equal. Kg7 54.Rc7
Kg5 49.Rc5+ Kf4 50.Rc4+ Kf5 a b c d e f g h
51.Rc5+ Kf6 52.Rf1+ Kg7 53.Rc7+
Kh6 ( 53...Kg8 54.Rc8+ Kg7 8 8

55.Rc7+ Kh6 56.Rh1+ Kg5 57.Rc5+ 7 7

Kg4 58.Rc4+ Kg3 59.Rc3+ Kf4
60.Rc4+ Kg3 61.Rc3+ Kf4 6 6
62.Rc4+= ) 54.Rh1+ Kg5 55.Rc5+ 5 5
Kg4 56.Rc4+ Kg3 57.Rc3+ Kg2
58.Rhc1 ] 4 4
48...Qb3+ Black keeps a firm grip on 3 3
the game. 49.Kc6? -6.99/16
[ 49.Ka5 -1.06/16 ] 2 2
49...a3-+ And now ...a2 would win. 1 1
50.Ra7 a2
a b c d e f g h

(Diagram) Qxc7+!! 55.Kxc7 KQ-KR 55...Qa7+

(Diagram)
 74

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

56.Kc6 61.Kd2 Kf2 62.Kd3 g5 63.Ke4 g4

a b c d e f g h
( -> ...g3) 64.Kf4 g3 65.Kg4 g2
a b c d e f g h
8 8
8 8
7 7
7 7
6 6
6 6
5 5
5 5
4 4
4 4
3 3
3 3
2 2
2 2
1 1

a b c d e f g h 1 1

a b c d e f g h
Qxb6+!! 57.Kxb6 KP-K 57...Kf6
58.Kc5 Kf5 59.Kd4 Kf4 60.Kd3 Kf3 W e i g h t e d E r r o r V a l u e : W h i t e =0 . 8 2 /
Black=0.39
(Diagram) 0-1
 75

20 C50 21.Rbd1 Feist,H-Gasser,M corr 1971

AzamatDaur 2692 0-1 (33) ) 7.Qe2 Qe7 8.Nd5 Bxd2+
Sazonich 2761 9.Qxd2 Nxd5 10.Bxd5 Be6 11.Bxe6
Blitz 03.12.2023 Qxe6 12.c3 0-0-0 13.0-0 d5 14.exf5
[Kitty Kat] Qxf5 15.d4 Rhe8 16.dxe5 Nxe5
17.Nxe5 Rxe5 18.Rfe1 Rde8 19.Kf1
b6 20.Rad1 Rxe1+ Bourgois,B
C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco (2026)-Deltour,Q (1773) Sautron 2013
Pianissimo EXT 2016 [ChessBase II] 1-0 (31)
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 Nf6 21.Rxe1 Rxe1+ 22.Qxe1 Qd3+
5.Nc3 23.Kg1 Kb7 24.Qc1 a5 25.f3 Qe2
[ 5.Bg5 d6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.Bxf6 Bxf6 26.h3 a4 27.a3 Kc6 28.Kh2 b5
8.0-0 Na5 9.Nd2 Nxc4 10.Nxc4 c6 29.Qg5 Qxb2 30.Qxg7 Qxa3
11.exf5 Bxf5 12.f4 exf4 13.Rxf4 0-0 31.Qf6+ Qd6+ 0-1 (31) Bourcier,L
14.Kh1 Bg5 15.Rf1 b5 16.Nd2 d5 (1904)-Shirazi,K (2424) Issy les
17.Nf3 d4 18.Ne2 Be3 19.Ng3 Bg4 Moulineaux 2007 EXT 2008 [Primel,
Feistenauer,F (2285)-Donev,I (2385) Dominique] ]
OST-ch qual 1996 CBM 51 [Donev] 6...d5= 7.Bb5 With the idea Nxe5.
½-½ (34) ] 7...0-0 8.0-0 The position is equal.
5...Bb4 8...Nd4
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

6.exf5N -0.04/17 Threatens to win with ...Bxc3. 9.Nxd4

[ 6.0-0 0.36/4 ] exd4 10.Ne2 c6
[ 6.Bd2 d6 ( 6...Qe7 7.0-0 Bxc3
8.Bxc3 fxe4 9.dxe4 Nxe4 10.Nxe5 (Diagram)
Nxe5 11.Bxe5 Qxe5 12.Re1 c6
13.Qe2 d5 14.Bd3 0-0 15.Bxe4
dxe4 16.Qxe4 Qxb2 17.Qc4+ Kh8
18.Rab1 Qf6 19.f3 b6 20.a4 Bf5
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a b c d e f g h
[ 19.Nc2 -1.43/3 ]
19...cxd4→ Black goes for the king.
8 8 20.Qxd4 Be5
7 7 a b c d e f g h

6 6 8 8

5 5 7 7

4 4 6 6

3 3 5 5

2 2 4 4

1 1 3 3

a b c d e f g h 2 2
11.Ba4 Bxf5 12.Nxd4 Bg4 13.f3 1 1
A n d n o w c 3 w o u l d w i n . 13...Bd7!
a b c d e f g h
Black has compensation. 14.c3 Bd6
15.Qe1 Qb6 21.Qf2 Qxd3 22.Rad1 Qf5 23.Bxf6
a b c d e f g h
Qxf6
[ And not 23...gxf6 24.f4= ]
8 8 [ Wrong is 23...Rxf6? 24.Bxd5+ Kh8
7 7 25.Rfe1-+ ]
[ 23...Bxf6 24.Rxd5 Kh8 25.Rxf5+- ]
6 6 24.Rxd5 Be6 25.Rb5 Bxb3
5 5
[ I n f e r i o r i s 25...Qf4 26.g3 Qf5
27.Rxb7 ]
4 4

3 3 a b c d e f g h

2 2 8 8

1 1 7 7

a b c d e f g h 6 6
16.Kh1 -0.74/4 5 5
[ 16.Qh4 -0.38/22 ]
16...Rae8 17.Qh4 Qa6 18.Bb3 -1.29/4 4 4
Black converts the advantage 3 3
convincingly.
[ 18.Bc2 -0.58/4 ] 2 2
18...c5 1 1
[ 18...Qxd3 19.Rd1 Qa6 20.Bc2 ]
a b c d e f g h
19.Bg5 -2.59/20
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26.Rxb3 b6 27.Ra3 a5 28.Rb3 Bc7 a b c d e f g h

S t r o n g l y t h r e a t e n i n g . . . Q h 6 . 29.Rb5
Qh6 30.g3 Re3 8 8

a b c d e f g h 7 7

8 8 6 6

7 7 5 5

6 6 4 4

5 5 3 3

4 4 2 2

3 3 1 1

2 2 a b c d e f g h

1 1
W e i g h t e d E r r o r V a l u e : W h i t e =0 . 5 7 /
Black=0.08 (flawless)
a b c d e f g h
0-1
31.Qg2 Rfe8 White must now prevent ...
Re2. 32.Rd5 Re2 33.Qg1 Rxb2
( -> ...Ree2) 34.Rd7
a b c d e f g h

8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

Ree2!

(Diagram)
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21 C50 a b c d e f g h
FioraTop 2691
drawingchest 2590 8 8

Blitz 06.01.2023 7 7
[Kitty Kat]
6 6

5 5
C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco
Pianissimo 4 4
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 Nf6 3 3
5.Bg5
[ 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Bd2 d6 7.Qe2 Qe7 2 2
8.Nd5 Bxd2+ 9.Qxd2 Nxd5 10.Bxd5 1 1
Be6 11.Bxe6 Qxe6 12.c3 0-0-0
a b c d e f g h
13.0-0 d5 14.exf5 Qxf5 15.d4 Rhe8
16.dxe5 Nxe5 17.Nxe5 Rxe5 6.c3 Ba5 1.20/19
18.Rfe1 Rde8 19.Kf1 b6 Bourgois,B [ 6...fxe4 0.52/18 7.dxe4 ( 7.cxb4
(2026)-Deltour,Q (1773) Sautron 2013 exf3 8.Qxf3 Nxb4 ) 7...Bc5 ]
EXT 2016 [ChessBase II] 1-0 (31) ] 7.0-0 0.39/21
5...Bb4+N [ 7.Nbd2 1.20/19 ]
[ 5...d6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.Bxf6 Bxf6 8.0-0 7...d6 1.04/22
Na5 9.Nd2 Nxc4 10.Nxc4 c6 [ 7...fxe4 0.39/21 8.dxe4 Bb6 ]
11.exf5 Bxf5 12.f4 exf4 13.Rxf4 0-0 8.a4 White is better. 8...Bb6 9.Nbd2 h6
14.Kh1 Bg5 15.Rf1 b5 16.Nd2 d5 10.Bxf6 Qxf6
17.Nf3 d4 18.Ne2 Be3 19.Ng3 Bg4 a b c d e f g h
20.h3 Feist,H-Diepstraten,L corr
thematic 1975 0-1 (34) Qd6 21.Ne4 8 8

Qh6 22.c3 Rad8 23.cxd4 Rd5 7 7

24.Nf2 Bxf3 25.gxf3 Qh4 26.Qe2
Bxd4 27.Qe6+ Kh8 28.Ne4 Rdf5 6 6
29.Kg2 Qf4 30.Rad1 Be5 31.Rf2 5 5
Qh2+ 32.Kf1 Qxh3+ 33.Ke2 Bd4
34.Nd6 Re5+ ½-½ (34) Feistenauer,F 4 4
(2285)-Donev,I (2385) OST-ch qual 3 3
1996 CBM 51 [Donev] ]
2 2

1 1
(Diagram)
a b c d e f g h

11.exf5 0.77/7
[ 11.Bd5 1.31/20 ]
11...Bxf5 12.Ne4 Qe7 13.Ng3 Bg6
14.Bd5 a5 15.d4 0-0-0
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a b c d e f g h
threatening Rfe1. 25...Ra8 -0.23/4
[ 25...Rxf1+ -1.06/19 26.Rxf1 Qxd4 ]
8 8

7 7 a b c d e f g h

6 6 8 8

5 5 7 7

4 4 6 6

3 3 5 5

2 2 4 4

1 1 3 3

a b c d e f g h 2 2
16.Bxc6 bxc6 17.b4! Rhf8 1.55/4 1 1
[ 17...Qf7 0.55/19 ]
a b c d e f g h
18.Qe2 e4 1.95/3
[ 18...axb4 1.28/18 19.a5 Ba7 ] 26.Qc5 Rxf1+ 27.Nxf1 Qe6 0.27/4
19.bxa5!+- Bxa5 3.50/8 [ 27...Qf2! -0.28/12 28.Qe5 Bf7 ]
[ 19...Kd7 2.06/2 ] 28.a5 Be4 29.Ne3 And now a6 would
20.Qa6+ Kd7 win. 29...Qf6 30.Rf1 0.17/9
a b c d e f g h
[ 30.Kg1 0.55/6 ]
30...Qg5=
8 8
a b c d e f g h
7 7
8 8
6 6
7 7
5 5
6 6
4 4
5 5
3 3
4 4
2 2
3 3
1 1
2 2
a b c d e f g h
1 1
. . . Ra 8 i s t h e s t r o n g t h r e a t . 21.Ne5+!
a b c d e f g h
0.35/13 dxe5 22.Qxa5 exd4 23.cxd4
e3 24.fxe3 -1.34/3 White must now prevent ...Qxc5.
[ 24.f3! 0.40/9 keeps the upper 31.Rf7+ Kc8 32.Rf8+ Kb7 33.Qxg5
hand. ] hxg5 34.Rxa8 Kxa8 Endgame KB-KN
24...Qxe3+ 25.Kh1 Strongly 35.Nc4 Ka7
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a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

36.Kg1 Ka6 37.Kf2 Bd5 38.Ne5 Kxa5 46.Nxc5 Kc4? 4.03/4

39.g3 Kb4 40.Ke3 Kc3 [ 46...Kc6 0.93/7 is a better chance. ]
a b c d e f g h
47.Nd7? 0.15/4
[ W h it e mu st pl a y 47.Ne4+- 4.03/4
8 8 Bc6 48.Nxg5 ]
7 7 47...c6? 5.69/24
[ 47...Bf3= 0.15/4 ]
6 6 48.Nc5? 0.42/29
5 5
[ 48.Ne5++- 5.69/24 Kb5 49.Nxg4 ]
48...Kc3? 4.63/4
4 4 [ 48...Bf7! 0.42/29 ]
3 3
49.Nd7 2.48/12
[ 49.Ne4+ 4.63/4 Kb4 50.Nxg5 ]
2 2 49...Kc2? 5.25/17
1 1
[ 49...Bg2 2.48/12 was necessary.
50.Nf6 Kc4 51.Nxg4 Kd5 ]
a b c d e f g h
50.Nc5? 1.59/4
41.Nd3 Kc4 42.Nc5 g4 43.Nd7 g5 [ 50.Ne5+- 5.25/17 is more deadly.
44.Nc5 Kb5 45.Nd7 c5 1.06/4 Kb3 51.Nxg4 ]
[ 45...Kb4= -0.02/4 ] 50...Kd1? 4.67/16
[ 50...Ba2 1.59/4 is more resistant.
51.Nd3 Kc3 ]
(Diagram)

(Diagram)
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a b c d e f g h
58.Ne5+ Kb5 59.Nf7?? -5.29/3 Kc4??
6.47/18
8 8 [ 59...Bxf7-+ -5.29/3 60.h4 Bg6 ]
7 7 60.Nxg5 White now steadily converts the
win. 60...Kb5
6 6
a b c d e f g h
5 5
8 8
4 4
7 7
3 3
6 6
2 2
5 5
1 1
4 4
a b c d e f g h
3 3
51.Nd3!+- Threatens to win with Nf2+.
51...Bc4? 11.89/16 2 2
[ 51...Be6= 0.30/2 52.Ne5 Bd5 1 1
53.Nxg4 Kc2 ]
a b c d e f g h
52.Ne5 Bd5 53.Nxg4 Kc2 54.Ne5
A g a i n s t B c 4 54...Kc3 55.Nd3 Kc4? 61.Nf3 Kc4 62.Ne5+ Kc3 63.Nd3 Be6
6.75/4 64.Nc5 Bd5 10.12/2
[ 55...Bc4 3.69/3 56.Ne5 Bd5 ] [ 64...Bg8 5.14/2 65.Ne4+ Kc4 ]
65.h4 Kc4
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

56.Nc5 Kb5 57.Nd7? 2.46/4 66.h5 Kb4 67.h6 Kc4 68.g4

[ 57.Ne4 6.18/5 ] White wants to mate with h7. 68...Kb4
57...Kc4? 9.36/11 69.g5 8.03/4
[ 57...Be6 2.46/4 ] [ 69.h7 19.84/4 Kc3 70.h8Q Bc4
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71.g5 Bf1 72.g6 Bc4 73.Qb8 Bb5 a b c d e f g h

74.g7 ]
69...Kc4 70.g6 White threatens h7 and 8 8

mate. 70...Kb4 7 7
a b c d e f g h
6 6
8 8
5 5
7 7
4 4
6 6
3 3
5 5
2 2
4 4
1 1
3 3 a b c d e f g h

2 2 76.Qh6 Kb4 77.Qh5 Kc4 78.Qh4 Kb4

1 1
79.Qh3 Kc4 80.Qhg3 Kb4
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

71.g7 7.60/4 8 8

[ 71.h7 83.64/4 Ka3 72.g7 Bf7 7 7

73.g8Q Bxg8 74.hxg8Q Kb4 75.Qa8
Kc3 76.Qa2 Kb4 77.Qa4+ Kc3 6 6
78.Qb3# ] 5 5
71...Kc4 72.g8Q 7.53/11
[ 72.h7 16.48/7 Kc3 73.g8Q Bxg8 4 4
74.hxg8Q Kb4 75.Qa2 Kb5 76.Qa6+ 3 3
Kb4 77.Qb6+ Kc4 78.Qb3# ]
72...Kb4 73.h7 Threatening mate with 2 2
Qb8+. 73...Kc4 74.h8Q White mates. 1 1
74...Kb4 75.Qhh7 Kc4
a b c d e f g h

(Diagram) 81.Qf4 Kc4 82.Qe5 Kb4 83.Qgxd5

Kc3

(Diagram)
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a b c d e f g h

8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

W e i g h t e d E r r o r V a l u e : W h i t e =0 . 8 1 /
Black=0.96. Sensor Board Error (Ke4/
e5)?
0-1
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22 C50 6.Qh5+N -0.43/19

tamojerry 2688 [ 6.g3 0.87/18 ]
MeneerMandje 2614 [ 6.Nc3 f4 7.Ne6 Bxe6 8.Bxe6 Nd4
Blitz 19.02.2024 9.Bh3 g5 10.Qh5+ Nf7 11.Kd1 Rg8
[Kitty Kat] 12.Ne2 Rg6 13.Nxd4 exd4 14.Qxh7
Qf6 15.f3 Ke7 16.Qh5 Ne5
17.Qh7+ Bg7 18.Bf5 Rh6 19.Qxh6
C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco Qxh6 20.Kd2 g4 Andre,K-Evers,L
Pianissimo corr_117511 1987 0-1 21.c3 gxf3
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 d6 22.gxf3 Nxf3+ 23.Ke2 Qh5 24.h3
[ 4...Nf6 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Bd2 d6 7.Qe2 Ne5+ 1-0 (24) Andreasen,E-Mori,A
Qe7 8.Nd5 Bxd2+ 9.Qxd2 Nxd5 19: Correspondence 2007 Bird MBM
10.Bxd5 Be6 11.Bxe6 Qxe6 12.c3 [Cyrus Lakdawala] ]
0-0-0 13.0-0 d5 14.exf5 Qxf5 15.d4 [ 6.Ne6 Bxe6 7.Bxe6 Qf6 8.exf5
Rhe8 16.dxe5 Nxe5 17.Nxe5 Rxe5 Nxf5 9.Bb3 0-0-0 10.Nc3 Qg6 11.g3
18.Rfe1 Rde8 19.Kf1 Cina`,V (1904)- Be7 12.Bd5 Nb4 13.Bg2 Nd4
Algeo,T (2424) Andorra 2007 14.0-0 Nbxc2 15.Nd5 Bf6 16.Rb1
Telechess CBM 167 [Westminster c6 17.Nxf6 gxf6 18.a3 h5 19.Bh3+
Papers xi Feb 1879 p221] 0-1 (31) b6 Kc7 20.f3 f5 Strelis,V-Vitols,K corr
20.Rad1 Rxe1+ 21.Rxe1 Rxe1+ thematic 1971 ½-½ (32) ]
22.Qxe1 Qd3+ 23.Kg1 Kb7 24.Qc1 6...g6 7.Qd1 f4! 8.Ne6 Black has an
a5 25.f3 Qe2 26.h3 a4 27.a3 Kc6 edge. 8...Bxe6 0.37/17
28.Kh2 b5 29.Qg5 Qxb2 30.Qxg7 [ 8...Qe7! -0.55/23 9.Nxf8 Rxf8 ]
Qxa3 31.Qf6+ Qd6+ 1-0 (31) 9.Bxe6 Qg5 10.0-0 Nd4
Bourgois,B (2026)-Deltour,Q (1773) a b c d e f g h
Sautron 2013 EXT 2016 [ChessBase
II] ] 8 8

5.Ng5 Nh6 7 7
a b c d e f g h
6 6
8 8
5 5
7 7
4 4
6 6
3 3
5 5
2 2
4 4
1 1
3 3 a b c d e f g h

2 2 11.Bh3 -0.06/22
1 1
[ 11.Bc4! 0.57/20 ]
11...Bg7 0.44/19
a b c d e f g h
[ Black should play 11...Qe7= -0.06/22 ]
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12.c3 Nc6 13.Qb3 Rb8 14.Qe6+ Qe7 a b c d e f g h

15.Qxe7+
[ 15.g3 is interesting. g5 16.f3 Nf7 8 8

17.Na3 ] 7 7
15...Kxe7
6 6
a b c d e f g h
5 5
8 8
4 4
7 7
3 3
6 6
2 2
5 5
1 1
4 4
a b c d e f g h
3 3
21.g3 -0.80/21
2 2 [ 21.f3! -0.40/20 ]
1 1
21...f3! 22.d4 -1.12/22
[ 22.h3 -0.50/20 Bh6 23.Kh2
a b c d e f g h
( 23.hxg4 Bxc1 24.Raxc1 hxg4 )]
16.Nd2 -0.27/21 22...Ne7 -0.69/20
[ 16.g3 0.05/21 ] [ 22...Bh6 -1.12/22 ]
16...Nf7 17.Nf3 -0.57/22 23.dxe5+ Nxe5 24.Bf4 Bh6 -0.32/21
[ 17.Bg4= -0.12/20 ] [ 24...Kf7 -0.93/20 ]
17...h5 18.Rd1 -0.82/20 25.Bxe5+ Kxe5 0.03/20
[ 18.g4 -0.51/20 should be [ 25...dxe5 -0.31/26 is superior.
considered. ] 26.Rd7 Rhd8 ]
18...g5 White must now prevent ...g4.
19.Bf5 g4 -0.44/21 a b c d e f g h
[ 19...Bf6 -0.89/20 ]
20.Nh4 aiming for Ng6+. 20...Kf6 8 8

7 7
(Diagram)
6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h
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26.Ng6+!= Nxg6 27.Bxg6 c6 1.80/20 33.Kh2?? -2.48/19

Against Rd5+ [ 33.Rf1+- 2.71/20 ]
[ 27...h4= 0.03/20 and Black is okay. ] 33...Rxf2+-+ 34.Kxh3 Rh8+
28.Bxh5+- Rbg8 1.99/21 [ 34...Rxb2? 35.Bf3 ]
[ 28...Bc1 1.65/19 was worth a try. ] 35.Kg4 Be7
a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
8 8
8 8
7 7
7 7
6 6
6 6
5 5
5 5
4 4
4 4
3 3
3 3
2 2
2 2
1 1
1 1 a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
36.Rf3 Rg8+ Black has strong
29.h3! gxh3 Threatens to win with ... compensation. 37.Kh3 Rh8+
Be3! 30.Bxf3 Rf8 [ Worse is 37...Rxb2 38.Rf5+ Ke6
a b c d e f g h
39.Bf3 ]
38.Kg4 Rfh2 -0.48/19
8 8 [ 38...Rxb2-+ -1.98/23 39.Rf5+ Ke6 ]
7 7 39.Rf5+! Ke6 40.Bf3 Rg8+ -0.21/20
[ 40...Bf6 -0.53/18 feels stronger.
6 6 41.Bd1 Rxb2 42.Bb3+ Ke7 ]
5 5

4 4 (Diagram)
3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

31.Rd3 Bg5 32.Bh1 1.26/20

[ 32.Kh2 Bd8 ]
[ 32.Rf1+- 2.11/20 ]
32...Rhg8 2.71/20
[ 32...h2+ 1.26/20 33.Kg2 Rfg8 ]
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a b c d e f g h
43...Bh6!-+
[ Inferior is 43...Rxb2 44.Rf4 ]
8 8 44.g4? -#1/17
7 7 [ 44.Rf4-+ -2.91/21 Bxf4 45.gxf4 ]
44...Rd2#
6 6
a b c d e f g h
5 5
8 8
4 4
7 7
3 3
6 6
2 2
5 5
1 1
4 4
a b c d e f g h
3 3
41.Kf4= Bf8 ( - > . . . B h 6 + ) 42.Ke3?
-3.78/19 2 2
[ 42.g4= 0.00/22 ] 1 1
42...d5? -0.74/21
a b c d e f g h
[ 42...Bh6+-+ -3.78/19 has better
w i n n i n g c h a n c e s . 43.Kd4 Rd2+ W e i g h t e d E r r o r V a l u e : W h i t e =0 . 8 9 /
44.Kc4 Rxb2 ] Black=0.51
43.Kd3? -3.65/19 0-1
[ 43.Rh5 -0.74/21 Bh6+ 44.Rxh6+
( 44.Kd4? gets mated. Rd2+ 45.Kc5
Bf8# ) 44...Rxh6 45.exd5+ cxd5
46.Rd1 Rxg3 47.Kf4 ]

a b c d e f g h

8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h
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23 C50 a b c d e f g h
Subhayan_1 2687
Kramich,Aliaksei 2568 8 8

Blitz 03.01.2022 7 7
[Kitty Kat]
6 6
Blitz 3min 5 5
C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco
Pianissimo 4 4
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 f4N 3 3
[ 4...fxe4 5.dxe4 Nf6 6.Ng5 Bc5
7.Nf7 Bxf2+ 8.Kf1 Qe7 9.Nxh8 d5 2 2
10.exd5 Nd4 11.d6 cxd6 12.Bf7+ 1 1
Kd8 13.c3 Bg4 14.Qa4 Ne4
a b c d e f g h
15.cxd4 Bxd4 16.Bf4 Qf6 17.Ke1
Qxf4 0-1 (17) O'Sullivan,S-Slater,D 6.h3? -0.79/20
England 1992 Corr Nr. 1 [ChessBase [ 6.d4! 1.10/20 and life is bright. ]
II] ] 6...g5 7.Nh2 P r e v e n t s g 4 . 7...Nf6
[ 4...Nf6 5.Bg5 ( 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Bd2 Against Qh5+ 8.c3 -1.53/19
d6 7.Qe2 Qe7 8.Nd5 Bxd2+ 9.Qxd2 [ 8.a4 -0.99/19 ]
Nxd5 10.Bxd5 Be6 11.Bxe6 Qxe6 8...h5 9.d4 Qe7 -1.16/18
12.c3 0-0-0 13.0-0 d5 14.exf5 Qxf5 [ Worse is 9...Nxe4 10.Bd5 Nf6
15.d4 Rhe8 16.dxe5 Nxe5 17.Nxe5 11.Bxc6+ bxc6 12.dxe5 dxe5
Rxe5 18.Rfe1 Rde8 19.Kf1 b6 13.Qxd8+ Kxd8 14.Nf3= ]
Bourgois,B (2026)-Deltour,Q (1773) [ 9...Bh6 -1.57/19 10.d5 Ne7 ]
Sautron 2013 EXT 2016 [ChessBase 10.g3? -2.84/16
II] 1-0 (31)) 5...d6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.Bxf6 [ 10.b4 -1.16/18 ]
Bxf6 8.0-0 Na5 9.Nd2 Nxc4 10...Bxh3-+
10.Nxc4 c6 11.exf5 Bxf5 12.f4 exf4 a b c d e f g h
13.Rxf4 0-0 14.Kh1 Bg5 15.Rf1 b5
16.Nd2 d5 17.Nf3 d4 18.Ne2 Be3 8 8

19.Ng3 Feistenauer,F (2285)-Donev,I 7 7

(2385) OST-ch qual 1996 CBM 51
[Donev] ½-½ (34) ] 6 6
5.0-0 d6 5 5

(Diagram) 4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h
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11.Re1 h4? -0.53/16 a b c d e f g h

[ 11...Bd7-+ -3.00/17 aiming for ...
Qg7. 12.d5 Nd8 ] 8 8

12.g4! Qd7 13.f3 0-0-0 ...d5 is the 7 7

strong threat. 14.Bb5 -1.69/22
[ White has to play 14.d5! -0.56/18 ] 6 6
14...a6 And now ...d5 would win. 5 5
15.Bxc6 Qxc6
4 4
a b c d e f g h
3 3
8 8
2 2
7 7
1 1
6 6
a b c d e f g h
5 5
21.Nc3 Be7 22.Bd2 Rc8 23.Be1! Qb6
4 4 0.49/24
3 3
[ Black should try 23...Qe3= -0.25/22
24.Qc2 Qc5 ]
2 2 24.Qe2! Rh7 1.13/24
1 1
[ 24...Qe3! 0.31/19 25.Qc2 Qd4 ]
25.Bf2 0.19/19
a b c d e f g h
[ 25.Nd1! 1.13/24 ]
16.d5 Qb6+ -0.68/18 25...Qb4!=
[ B l a c k s h o u l d p l a y 16...Qc5+-+ a b c d e f g h
-1.78/19 17.Kh1 Qf2 ]
17.Kh1! Qf2 -0.28/19 &Nero is much 8 8

more active. 7 7
[ 17...Be7 -0.65/18 should be
c o n s i d e r e d . 18.Qe2 c6 19.dxc6 6 6
Qxc6 ] 5 5
18.Rg1= c6 White must now prevent ...
cxd5. 19.c4 cxd5 -0.26/20 4 4
[ 19...Be7 -0.58/18 might be 3 3
stronger. 20.Nc3 Qc5 ]
20.cxd5 Kb8 2 2

1 1
(Diagram)
a b c d e f g h

26.Rgc1 Threatens to win with Nd1.

26...Qc4? 2.27/19
[ 26...Bd8!= -0.06/20 27.Nf1 Bxf1
28.Rxf1 Nd7 ]
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27.Qxc4!+- Rxc4 a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
8 8
8 8
7 7
7 7
6 6
6 6
5 5
5 5
4 4
4 4
3 3
3 3
2 2
2 2
1 1
1 1 a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
31.fxg4 -0.42/23
28.Ne2? -0.29/21 [ 31.Nxg4+- 2.42/24 Nxg4 32.fxg4 ]
[ W hite must pla y 28.b3!+- 2.27/23 31...Nxe4 32.Be1 -1.16/21
Rb4 29.Rc2 ] [ 32.Nh3! -0.49/23 ]
32...h3 33.Ngf3? -4.71/25
a b c d e f g h
[ 33.Ne2 -1.17/22 is more resistant. ]
33...Ng3+-+ 34.Bxg3 fxg3 35.Nd2
8 8 -#3/19
7 7 [ 35.Ne1-+ -4.52/22 Rf7 36.Rc3 gxh2
37.Nc2 ]
6 6 35...g2+
5 5 a b c d e f g h

4 4 8 8

3 3 7 7

2 2 6 6

1 1 5 5

a b c d e f g h 4 4
28...Rxc1+ 2.67/20 3 3
[ 28...Rxe4!= -0.29/21 and Black is
okay. 29.fxe4 Nxe4 ] 2 2
29.Rxc1 Bd8 30.Ng1 Bxg4 1 1

a b c d e f g h
(Diagram)
W e i g h t e d E r r o r V a l u e : W h i t e =0 . 9 2 /
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Black=0.57
0-1
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24 C50 Be6 16.Rhg1 Qh3 17.Ne4 Bd5

gefuehlter_FM 2681 18.Bg5 Qf5 19.Rde1 Rxa2 20.Bxe7
Mohammad Aayan Khan 2372 Bxe5 21.Nf6+ Kf7 22.Qxf5 gxf5
Rapid 16.01.2024 Wittmann,R-Gunderam,G corr 1968
[Kitty Kat] 0-1 (31) ]
8...Nge7= 9.cxd5? -2.84/23
[ 9.Bxc6+= 0.20/23 Nxc6 10.Nc3 ]
C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco
Pianissimo a b c d e f g h
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d4
fxe4 5.Nxe5 d5 8 8

a b c d e f g h 7 7

8 8 6 6

7 7 5 5

6 6 4 4

5 5 3 3

4 4 2 2

3 3 1 1

2 2 a b c d e f g h

1 1
9...axb5!-+ 10.Qxa8 Nxd4
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

6.Bb5 Qd6 8 8

[ 6...Nge7 7.c4 Bd7 8.Bxc6 Bxc6 7 7

9.Nc3 Qd6 10.0-0 dxc4 11.Re1 g6
12.Nxc6 Qxc6 13.d5 Qa6 14.Rxe4 6 6
h6 15.Qd4 1-0 (15) Slawinski,T- 5 5
Cap ut a,R P ola nd 2 000 Corr 2 00 2
[Konikowski] ] 4 4
7.c4 Hoping for Nc3. 7...a6 8.Qa4N 3 3
0.19/22
[ 8.Bxc6+ 1.33/20 bxc6 9.Nc3 2 2
( 9.0-0 Nf6 10.Nc3 Be7 11.Bf4 Qe6 1 1
12.f3 0-0 13.fxe4 dxe4 14.Qe2
a b c d e f g h
14. Italian - 3rd & 4th Mov-Italian - 3rd
& 4th Move Si )] 11.Na3 Inhibits Nc2+. 11...Qxe5 12.Be3
[ 8.cxd5 axb5 9.dxc6 bxc6 10.Qc2 g6 Strongly threatening ...Bg7.
Ne7 11.Be3 g6 12.Nc3 Bg7 [ Stronger than 12...Qxd5 13.Rd1 c5
13.Nxe4 Qd5 14.Nc3 Qxg2 15.0-0-0 14.0-0 ]
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13.Rd1 Ndf5 14.Nxb5 Bg7 a b c d e f g h

[ Not 14...Qxb2 15.Nxc7+ Kd7 16.0-0
Nxe3 17.fxe3= ] 8 8

15.d6 Qxb5 7 7
a b c d e f g h
6 6
8 8
5 5
7 7
4 4
6 6
3 3
5 5
2 2
4 4
1 1
3 3 a b c d e f g h

2 2 I n h i b i t s Q b 3 + . 21.Rxd4 Bxd4
1 1
This bishop pair is nice. 22.Qb3+ Qxb3
23.axb3 Be6 24.b4 Nd5 25.Ke2 Bc3
a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
Dancing on a razor blade. 16.d7+ Kf7
17.d8N+ -7.75/21 8 8

[ 17.dxc8B -4.02/24 Rxc8 18.Qa3 ] 7 7

6 6
a b c d e f g h
5 5
8 8
4 4
7 7
3 3
6 6
2 2
5 5
1 1
4 4
a b c d e f g h
3 3
26.Rb1 Bxd2 27.Kxd2 Bf5 White must
2 2 now prevent ...e3+! 28.Rb3 Against e3+
1 1
28...Ke6 29.h3 h5 Inhibits g4. 30.b5
Ke5
a b c d e f g h

17...Rxd8! 18.Rxd8 Bxb2 19.Bd2 Bf6 (Diagram)

20.Qa3 Nd4

(Diagram)
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a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

31.Ra3 Kd4 32.Ra7 b6 33.Ra8 Kc5 41.Rc1+ Kd5 42.Rd1+ Ke5 43.Rc1
34.Rd8 Nf4 35.g4 hxg4 Nd4 And now ...c5 would win. 44.Rxc7
a b c d e f g h
Ne6 45.Rb7 Nf4
a b c d e f g h
8 8
8 8
7 7
7 7
6 6
6 6
5 5
5 5
4 4
4 4
3 3
3 3
2 2
2 2
1 1

a b c d e f g h 1 1

a b c d e f g h
36.hxg4 Bxg4 37.Ke3 Ne6 38.Rd2
Bf5 39.Rb2 Nd4 40.Rb1 Nxb5 Threatens to win with ...Nd5+. 46.Kd2
Nd5 47.Rb8 Kf4 48.Rd8 Ke5 49.Rb8
(Diagram) Kd6 50.Kc1 Kc5

(Diagram)
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a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

51.Rd8 b5 52.Kb2 Nf4 53.Rd2 Nd3+ 61.fxe4 Nf2 62.e5 Kd5 63.Kb2 Bf5
54.Kc3 b4+ 55.Kb3 Be6+ 64.Kc1 Kxe5 65.Kd2 Kf4
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

56.Kc2 b3+ 57.Kc3 b2 58.Rd1 Ba2 66.Ke2 Kg3 67.Kf1 g5 68.Kg1 g4

59.f3 b1Q Black mates. 60.Rxb1 Bxb1 69.Kf1 Nh3 70.Ke2 Kh2

(Diagram) (Diagram)
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a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

71.Kf1 g3 72.Ke2 g2 73.Ke3 g1Q+ 81.Kc4 Ke4 82.Kc5 Qd5+ 83.Kb6

74.Kf3 Bg4+ 75.Ke4 Qe1+ Qd6+ 84.Kb5 Kd4 85.Ka4 Qb8
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

76.Kd5 Kg3 77.Kd6 Qe4 78.Kc5 Qd3 86.Ka5 Kc5 87.Ka6 Qb6#
79.Kc6 Qd7+ 80.Kc5 Kf4
(Diagram)
(Diagram)
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a b c d e f g h

8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

Normal. White did not feel at home in

the position after the opening.
W e i g h t e d E r r o r V a l u e : W h i t e =0 . 6 0 /
Black=0.14 (very precise)
0-1
 98

25 C50 a b c d e f g h
Corre_por_tu_vida 2671
The_Prince_Sun 2761 8 8

Blitz 30.04.2021 7 7
[Kitty Kat]
6 6
Blitz 3min 5 5
C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco
Pianissimo 4 4
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5 4.Bxg8 3 3
Rxg8 5.d3 Qf6N
[ 5...d6 6.Nc3 f4 7.d4 Bg4 8.dxe5 2 2
dxe5 9.Qd5 Qxd5 10.Nxd5 0-0-0 1 1
11.Nxe5 Nxe5 12.Bxf4 Ng6 13.Bxc7
a b c d e f g h
Rxd5 14.exd5 Kxc7 15.f3 Bd7
16.0-0-0 Bd6 17.g3 Re8 18.Rd2 h5 7.dxe4 -0.80/18
19.c4 Bc5 20.d6+ Al Jou Jou,J-Lanz, [ 7.Nd5! 0.55/21 keeps the upper
U Nittenau 2003 EXT 2008 hand. Qd6 ( 7...Qg6 8.Nxc7+ )
[ChessBase II] 0-1 ] 8.dxe4 ]
7...d6? 1.57/19
a b c d e f g h
[ 7...Bb4 -0.80/18 ]
8.Nd5! Black is on the road to losing.
8 8 White is clearly better.
7 7 [ 8.Bg5 Qf7= ]
8...Qd8
6 6 [ 8...Qf7? 9.Ng5 Qg6 10.Nxc7+ Kd8
5 5
11.Nxa8+- ]
9.Bg5 &Bianco is much more active. The
4 4 black rooks are badly placed. 9...Ne7
3 3
2.82/20
[ 9...Qd7 1.45/22 ]
2 2

1 1
(Diagram)
a b c d e f g h

6.Nc3 Hoping for Nd5. 6...fxe4 0.55/21

[ Better is 6...Bb4 -0.45/19 ]

(Diagram)
 99

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

10.Nxe5!+- dxe5 16.Rd8+! Skewer, Deflection, Decoy

a b c d e f g h
16...Kxd8 17.Qxf8+ Pin, Double Attack
17...Kd7 18.Rd1+ Deflection
8 8 [ Weaker is 18.Bxe7 Qxe7 19.Rd1+
7 7 Ke6 ]
18...Kc6 19.Bxe7 Qc4 20.Qe8+ Kb6
6 6
a b c d e f g h
5 5
8 8
4 4
7 7
3 3
6 6
2 2
5 5
1 1
4 4
a b c d e f g h
3 3
11.Qh5+! g6 12.Qxh7 Rg7 13.Qh8
Qd6? 4.51/20 2 2
[ 13...Be6 1.68/19 was necessary. ] 1 1
14.0-0-0
a b c d e f g h
[ 14.Bxe7 Rxe7 15.f4 ( 15.Nxe7
Qb4+ 16.Kf1 Qxe7=; 15.Nf6+ Kf7 ) 21.Qxg6+ Be6 22.b3 Qc6 23.Rd8
15...exf4= ] Rxd8 24.Bxd8 a5 25.h4 a4
14...Qc5 5.51/19
[ 14...Ng8 3.93/18 is a better defense. (Diagram)
15.Ne3 ( 15.Nf6+ Qxf6 16.Bxf6
Nxf6+- ) 15...Qc5 ]
15.Nxe7 Rxe7
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a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

26.Be7 axb3 27.axb3 Ka7 28.Kb2 36.Qe4 5.75/19

Qb6 29.Bc5 Inhibits Qd4+. 29...Qxc5 [ 36.Qa5+ 23.92/22 Kb8 37.Qd8+
30.Qxe6 Endgame KQ-KQ 30...Qd4+ Ka7 38.Kb2 ]
a b c d e f g h
36...Qh2 37.Qd4+ Ka8 38.Kb2
17.38/22
8 8 [ 38.Qh8+ #60/27 Ka7 39.Kb2 b5
7 7 40.h5 Qh3 41.h6 Qh5 42.Qg7+ Ka6
43.h7 ]
6 6 38...Kb8 39.Qf6 Strongly threatening
5 5
Qh8+. 39...Ka8 40.Qg5 Qf2
a b c d e f g h
4 4
8 8
3 3
7 7
2 2
6 6
1 1
5 5
a b c d e f g h

31.Ka2 2.03/20 4 4
[ 31.Kc1 3.49/25 ] 3 3
31...Qxe4 5.01/23
[ 31...Qxf2 2.03/20 32.Qxe5 Qxc2+ 2 2
33.Ka3 Qxg2 34.Qxc7 Qxe4 ] 1 1
32.Qc4 Qxg2 6.55/21
a b c d e f g h
[ 32...Qh7 4.62/17 33.Kb2 Kb6 ]
33.Qxc7 Qxf2 34.Qa5+ Kb8 35.Qxe5+ 41.h5 Qd4+ 42.Ka2 Qd1 43.Qg6
Ka7 T h r e a t e n s t o w i n w i t h h 6 . 43...Qd5
(Diagram) 44.h6 And now Qg7 would win.
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44...Qa5+ 45.Kb2 Qe5+ a b c d e f g h

a b c d e f g h
8 8
8 8
7 7
7 7
6 6
6 6
5 5
5 5
4 4
4 4
3 3
3 3
2 2
2 2
1 1
1 1 a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
56.Qg8 Qf2+ 57.Kb3 Qe1 58.Qc4+
46.c3! Qh2+ 47.Ka3 White threatens Ka7 59.Qd4+ Ka6 60.h8Q Qb1+
h 7 a n d m a t e . 47...Qf2 48.h7 Qc5+ a b c d e f g h
49.Kb2 Qf2+ 50.Qc2 Qh4
8 8
a b c d e f g h
7 7
8 8
6 6
7 7
5 5
6 6
4 4
5 5
3 3
4 4
2 2
3 3
1 1
2 2
a b c d e f g h
1 1
61.Kc4 Qa2+ 62.Kc5
a b c d e f g h

51.b4 Intending Qa4+ and mate. (Diagram)

51...Kb8 52.Qg6 White wants to mate
w i t h Q g 8 + . 52...Ka7 53.Qg1+ Ka6
54.Qf1+ 12.99/17
[ 54.Qg8 #21/15 Qh2+ 55.Kb3 Qh5
56.h8Q Qd1+ 57.Kc4 Qf1+ 58.Kc5
Qb5+ 59.Kd4 ]
54...Ka7 55.Qg1+ White mates.
55...Ka6
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a b c d e f g h

8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

Weighted Error Value: White=0.29

(precise) /Black=1.01
1-0
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26 C50 8.Nc3 Nce7 9.Qf3 c6 10.Nce4 fxe4

Suleyman_Chess06 2667 11.Qf7+ Kd7 12.Qe6+ Kc7
bata_njaa 2627 13.Qxe5+ Qd6 14.Qxd6+ Kxd6
Blitz 13.01.2024 15.Nf7+ Ke6 16.Nxh8 exd3 17.cxd3
[Kitty Kat] Kf6 18.b4 Be6 19.Re1 Bg8
N,N-3.?c3 e6_36347 Moscow 1849
Lessons with a GM [FS 106] 1-0 ]
C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco 5...d5!
Pianissimo a b c d e f g h
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 Nf6
5.Ng5N 8 8

[ 5.Bg5 d6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.Bxf6 Bxf6 7 7

8.0-0 Na5 9.Nd2 Nxc4 10.Nxc4 c6
11.exf5 Bxf5 12.f4 exf4 13.Rxf4 0-0 6 6
14.Kh1 Bg5 15.Rf1 b5 16.Nd2 d5 5 5
17.Nf3 d4 18.Ne2 Be3 19.Ng3 Bg4
Feist,H-Diepstraten,L corr thematic 4 4
1975 0-1 (34) 20.h3 Qd6 21.Ne4 3 3
Qh6 22.c3 Rad8 23.cxd4 Rd5
24.Nf2 Bxf3 25.gxf3 Qh4 26.Qe2 2 2
Bxd4 27.Qe6+ Kh8 28.Ne4 Rdf5 1 1
29.Kg2 Qf4 30.Rad1 Be5 31.Rf2
a b c d e f g h
Qh2+ 32.Kf1 Qxh3+ 33.Ke2 Bd4
34.Nd6 Re5+ Feistenauer,F (2285)- 6.exd5 b5 0.74/19
Donev,I (2385) OST-ch qual 1996 a b c d e f g h
CBM 51 [Donev] ½-½ (34) ]
[ 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Bd2 d6 7.Qe2 Qe7 8 8

8.Nd5 Bxd2+ 9.Qxd2 Nxd5 10.Bxd5 7 7

Be6 11.Bxe6 Qxe6 12.c3 0-0-0
13.0-0 d5 14.exf5 Qxf5 15.d4 Rhe8 6 6
16.dxe5 Nxe5 17.Nxe5 Rxe5 5 5
18.Rfe1 Rde8 19.Kf1 b6 Bourgois,B
(2026)-Deltour,Q (1773) Sautron 2013 4 4
EXT 2016 [ChessBase II] 1-0 (31) 3 3
20.Rad1 Rxe1+ 21.Rxe1 Rxe1+
22.Qxe1 Qd3+ 23.Kg1 Kb7 24.Qc1 2 2
a5 25.f3 Qe2 26.h3 a4 27.a3 Kc6 1 1
28.Kh2 b5 29.Qg5 Qxb2 30.Qxg7
a b c d e f g h
Qxa3 31.Qf6+ Qd6+ 0-1 (31)
Bourcier,L (1904)-Shirazi,K (2424) 7.Bb3 0.35/18
Issy les Moulineaux 2007 EXT 2008 [ 7.0-0! 0.74/19 bxc4 8.dxc6 ]
[Primel,Dominique] ] 7...Nd4 8.0-0 White is slightly better.
[ 5.0-0 d6 6.Ng5 d5 7.exd5 Nxd5 8...a5 White must now prevent ...a4.
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[ Don't do 8...Nxb3 9.axb3 Bd6 16.f3 -1.46/23

10.c4 ] [ 16.Nf3 -0.71/20 ]
9.c3 Nxb3 10.axb3 Qxd5 16...0-0 -0.90/17
a b c d e f g h
[ 16...h6 -1.46/23 17.Nh3 0-0
18.fxe4 fxe4 ]
8 8 17.fxe4 Nxe4 0.00/19
7 7 [ Black should play 17...fxe4 -0.95/26
18.Ngxe4 Nxe4 19.Nxe4 Bb4 ]
6 6 18.Ncxe4= fxe4 19.Nxe4 -1.01/19
5 5
[ 19.Nxh7!= 0.00/19 Rf5 20.Ng5 ]

4 4
a b c d e f g h
3 3
8 8
2 2
7 7
1 1
6 6
a b c d e f g h
5 5
11.c4 Qc6 12.cxb5 Qxb5 13.Nc3
Qb6 14.Re1 4 4
[ 14.Qf3!? Ra6 15.Re1 ] 3 3
14...Bd6
[ 14...Ng4? 15.Qf3 h6 16.Ne6! 2 2
( 16.Rxe5+ Nxe5 17.Qxa8 Qb7 ) 1 1
16...Qxe6 17.Qxa8+- ]
a b c d e f g h
15.d4 -0.76/17
[ 15.Be3= 0.14/21 Qc6 16.Bf4 ] 19...Bb4! 20.Re2 -4.04/20 White does
15...e4 not recover from this.
a b c d e f g h
[ 20.Bd2 -0.80/21 is more resistant. ]
20...Bg4-+
8 8

7 7 (Diagram)

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h
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a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

A strong pair of Bishops. 21.Be3 Bxe2 Rxe3! 30.Rf1

22.Qxe2 Rae8 23.Nc3 -5.36/20 [ 30.Rxb2 Rxd3 ]
[ 23.Nd2 -3.40/23 might work better. 30...Rxf1 -13.47/15
Qxd4 24.Bxd4 Rxe2 25.Nf3 ] [ M u c h l e s s s t r o n g i s 30...Rxd3
23...Bxc3 24.bxc3 Qxb3 25.Qd3 Qb2 31.Rxf8# ]
a b c d e f g h
[ 30...Rf2 -#9/16 31.Rxf2 Qxf2
32.Qd1 Qg3+ 33.Kh1 Re1+ 34.Qxe1
8 8 Qxe1+ 35.Kh2 a2 36.d5 a1Q 37.c4
7 7 Qae5+ 38.g3 Q5xg3# ]
6 6
a b c d e f g h
5 5
8 8
4 4
7 7
3 3
6 6
2 2
5 5
1 1
4 4
a b c d e f g h
3 3
26.Re1 Kh8 27.h3 a4 28.Kh2 a3
29.Rb1 2 2

1 1
(Diagram)
a b c d e f g h

31.Qxf1 Re8 ...a2 is the strong threat.

32.Qf7 Qb5 33.c4 Qa4 Hoping for ...
a2. 34.c5 a2 35.c6 Qxc6
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a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

36.Qxa2 Qd6+ 37.Kh1 Qxd4 Normal.

B l a c k ma t e s . 38.Qf7 Re1+ 39.Kh2 W e i g h t e d E r r o r V a l u e : W h i t e =1 . 3 8 /
Qd6+ 40.g3 Re2+ Black=0.46
a b c d e f g h
0-1
8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

41.Kh1 Qd1+

(Diagram)
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27 C50 Qxf5 15.d4 Rhe8 16.dxe5 Nxe5

Corre_por_tu_vida 2658 17.Nxe5 Rxe5 18.Rfe1 Rde8 19.Kf1
mysterious_expert 2661 b6 20.Rad1 Rxe1+ Bourgois,B
Blitz 29.07.2022 (2026)-Deltour,Q (1773) Sautron 2013
[Kitty Kat] EXT 2016 [ChessBase II] 1-0 (31) ]
6...Bxc3N
Blitz 3min [ 6...f4 7.Ng5 Bxc3 8.Nf7 Qe7
C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco 9.Nxh8 Bd4 10.c3 Bb6 11.Nf7 Na5
Pianissimo 12.Ng5 Nxc4 13.dxc4 d6 14.Qd3 h6
[source: British Chess Review, Vol. 2, 15.Nf3 g5 16.a4 a5 17.Kh1 g4
1 8 5 4 , p p . 1 0 0 - 1 0 2 ][The following fine 18.Ng1 Bd7 19.f3 g3 20.h3 Nh7
little game was played a few days ago at 21.b4 Journoud,P-Schulten,J Paris
the St. George's Chess Club, between 1854 EXT 2025 [Harrwitz,Daniel] 1-0
Messrs. Anthony and Steinitz.] 1.e4 e5 (45) ]
2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 Nf6 5.Nc3 [ 6...d6 7.Ng5 Qe7 8.Nd5 Nxd5
[ 5.Bg5 d6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.Bxf6 Bxf6 9.Bxd5 f4 10.Qh5+ g6 11.Qh6 Qf8
8.0-0 Na5 9.Nd2 Nxc4 10.Nxc4 c6 12.Bf7+ Ke7 13.Qh4 h6 14.Nh7+ g5
11.exf5 Bxf5 12.f4 exf4 13.Rxf4 0-0 15.Nxf8 gxh4 16.Ng6+ Kxf7
14.Kh1 Bg5 15.Rf1 b5 16.Nd2 d5 17.Nxh8+ Kg7 18.g3 Bh3 19.gxf4
17.Nf3 d4 18.Ne2 Be3 19.Ng3 Bg4 Kxh8 0-1 (19) Anthony,E-Steinitz,W
Feistenauer,F (2285)-Donev,I (2385) London 1880 Collected Works
OST-ch qual 1996 CBM 51 [Donev] [Steinitz, W.] ]
½-½ (34) ] 7.bxc3 d6 8.a4 White is slightly better.
5...Bb4 8...Qe7 9.Rb1 -0.57/20
a b c d e f g h
[ 9.exf5 0.42/19 Bxf5 10.Nd4! ]
9...Rb8? 1.48/18
8 8 [ 9...fxe4 -0.57/20 stays ahead.
7 7 10.dxe4 Nxe4 ]
10.Re1 0.09/20
6 6 [ 10.exf5! 1.48/18 aiming for Nd4!
5 5
Bxf5 11.Nd4! ]
10...fxe4=
4 4

3 3
(Diagram)

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

6.0-0
[ 6.Bd2 d6 7.Qe2 Qe7 8.Nd5 Bxd2+
9.Qxd2 Nxd5 10.Bxd5 Be6 11.Bxe6
Qxe6 12.c3 0-0-0 13.0-0 d5 14.exf5
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a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

11.dxe4 Be6 12.Bd5 Bxd5 0.96/21 17.cxb6 0.41/20

[ 12...0-0= 0.00/20 remains equal. ] [ White should play 17.Nd4! 1.38/22 ]
13.exd5 Nd8 14.c4 0.46/21 17...axb6
[ 14.Ba3! 1.29/22 Threatens to win a b c d e f g h
with Rxe5! Nd7 15.a5 ]
14...0-0 15.c5 Nf7 8 8

a b c d e f g h 7 7

8 8 6 6

7 7 5 5

6 6 4 4

5 5 3 3

4 4 2 2

3 3 1 1

2 2 a b c d e f g h

1 1
18.Nd4! Nc6 is the strong threat.
18...Qd7 19.Ne6 Rfe8 20.Bd2 0.03/20
a b c d e f g h
[ 20.f4! 0.34/22 ]
16.c4 b6 1.38/22 20...Nd8=
[ 16...dxc5= 0.19/18 17.Qc2 Rfe8 ]
(Diagram)

(Diagram)
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a b c d e f g h
Qe4 30.Qb3 -0.93/25
[ 30.Qc1! -0.52/25 might be
8 8 stronger. ]
7 7 30...Nd7
a b c d e f g h
6 6
8 8
5 5
7 7
4 4
6 6
3 3
5 5
2 2
4 4
1 1

a b c d e f g h 3 3

21.Ng5 h6 0.25/24 2 2
[ 21...Ra8 -0.20/21 ] 1 1
22.Nf3 -0.30/24
a b c d e f g h
[ 22.Ne4 0.25/24 ]
22...Ra8 23.Ra1 Nb7 24.Bb4 Ra7 31.Re1 -2.15/22
[ 24...Qg4 feels hotter. 25.Qc2 Na5 [ 31.Nd2 -0.82/22 is a better
26.Rec1 Rf8 ] defense. Qg6 32.Qc3 ]
25.Re2 -0.82/23 31...Nc5-+ 32.Qc3 -2.42/22
[ 25.Nh4 -0.43/21 ] [ 32.Rxe4 -1.97/25 keeps fighting.
25...Rea8 Nxb3 33.Re3 ]
a b c d e f g h
32...Qd3 33.Qc1 -3.14/21
[ 33.Qxd3 -2.15/19 Nxd3 34.Re3 ]
8 8 33...Rxa4 34.Re3 Black must now
7 7 prevent Rxa4. 34...Qf5 35.Rxa4 Rxa4
6 6 (Diagram)
5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

26.Rea2 Na5 -0.25/25

[ 26...Qg4 -0.74/22 27.Qc2 Qe4 ]
27.Qc2 Qg4 28.Bxa5 Rxa5 29.h3
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a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

36.Nh4 Qf4 37.Ng6 Qxc4 -0.63/20 Nxg6!

[ 37...Qf6-+ -4.01/21 38.Qc2 e4 ] [ 40...Nxd5? 41.Qc8+ ( 41.Qe6+
38.Qe1? -3.53/18 Kh7= ) 41...Kf7 42.Rg3+- ( 42.Rf3+
[ Only move: 38.Qd1! -0.63/20 ] Nf4= )]
38...Nd3? -1.11/30
[ 38...Qc2-+ -3.53/18 and Black stays a b c d e f g h
clearly on top. 39.Ne7+ Kf7 ]
39.Qe2 8 8

a b c d e f g h 7 7

8 8 6 6

7 7 5 5

6 6 4 4

5 5 3 3

4 4 2 2

3 3 1 1

2 2 a b c d e f g h

1 1
41.Qxg6 Qxd5? 5.09/22 Endgame
KQR-KQR
a b c d e f g h
[ 41...Ra1+ -0.87/23 keeps the
Nf4 40.Qg4 pressure on. 42.Kh2 Qxd5 43.Qe8+
Kh7 ]
(Diagram) 42.Rf3?? -4.03/20
[ 42.Qe8++- 5.09/22 was the only
winning move. Kh7 43.Qxa4 ]
 111

42...Rf4-+ a b c d e f g h
[ Not 42...Ra1+? 43.Kh2 Ra8
44.Rc3-+ ] 8 8

43.Qe8+ Kh7 44.Rg3 Threatening 7 7

m a t e w i t h Q g 6 + . 44...Qf7 Prevents
Qg6+. 45.Qc6 Rxf2 6 6

a b c d e f g h 5 5

8 8 4 4

7 7 3 3

6 6 2 2

5 5 1 1

4 4 a b c d e f g h

3 3
56.Kg1 Qg3 57.h4 Qxg2#
a b c d e f g h
2 2
8 8
1 1
7 7
a b c d e f g h

46.Qe4+ Qf5 47.Qc6 Rf1+ 48.Kh2 6 6

Qf7 49.Qc2+ Kh8 Strongly threatening 5 5
...d5. 50.Qb2 h5
4 4
a b c d e f g h
3 3
8 8
2 2
7 7
1 1
6 6
a b c d e f g h
5 5
W e i g h t e d E r r o r V a l u e : W h i t e =0 . 6 9 /
4 4 Black=0.55
3 3
0-1

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

51.Qe2 h4 52.Rg4 Qf6 Hoping for ...

d5. 53.Qe3 Rf4 And now ...Rxg4 would
win. 54.Qf2 Rxf2 Black mates.
55.Rxh4+ Qxh4
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28 C50 a b c d e f g h
www68 2642
jpablito_7 2609 8 8

Blitz 25.12.2021 7 7
[Kitty Kat]
6 6
Blitz 3min 5 5
C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco
Pianissimo 4 4
1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 e5 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 Nf6 3 3
5.Bg5
[ 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Bd2 d6 7.Qe2 Qe7 2 2
8.Nd5 Bxd2+ 9.Qxd2 Nxd5 10.Bxd5 1 1
Be6 11.Bxe6 Qxe6 12.c3 0-0-0
a b c d e f g h
13.0-0 d5 14.exf5 Qxf5 15.d4 Rhe8
16.dxe5 Nxe5 17.Nxe5 Rxe5 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.a3 -0.21/20
18.Rfe1 Rde8 19.Kf1 b6 Bourgois,B [ 7.exf5 0.40/21 Qxf5 8.Nc3 ]
(2026)-Deltour,Q (1773) Sautron 2013 7...d6 0.49/19
EXT 2016 [ChessBase II] 1-0 (31) ] [ Black should try 7...fxe4= -0.21/20
5...h6N 8.dxe4 Qg6 ]
[ 5...d6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.Bxf6 Bxf6 8.0-0 8.Nc3 White is slightly better. 8...Be6
Na5 9.Nd2 Nxc4 10.Nxc4 c6 9.Nd5 Bxd5 10.Bxd5 g6 1.09/20
11.exf5 Bxf5 12.f4 exf4 13.Rxf4 0-0 [ 10...Ne7 0.50/20 ]
14.Kh1 Bg5 15.Rf1 b5 16.Nd2 d5
17.Nf3 d4 18.Ne2 Be3 19.Ng3 Bg4 a b c d e f g h
20.h3 Feist,H-Diepstraten,L corr
thematic 1975 0-1 (34) Qd6 21.Ne4 8 8

Qh6 22.c3 Rad8 23.cxd4 Rd5 7 7

24.Nf2 Bxf3 25.gxf3 Qh4 26.Qe2
Bxd4 27.Qe6+ Kh8 28.Ne4 Rdf5 6 6
29.Kg2 Qf4 30.Rad1 Be5 31.Rf2 5 5
Qh2+ 32.Kf1 Qxh3+ 33.Ke2 Bd4
34.Nd6 Re5+ ½-½ (34) Feistenauer,F 4 4
(2285)-Donev,I (2385) OST-ch qual 3 3
1996 CBM 51 [Donev] ]
2 2

1 1
(Diagram)
a b c d e f g h

11.c3 Qa4 is the strong threat. 11...Be7

2.12/18
[ 11...Nd8 0.93/19 ]
12.Qa4+- Kd7 2.99/17
 113

[ 12...Kf8 2.11/18 13.Bxc6 bxc6 ] a b c d e f g h

13.d4 fxe4
8 8
a b c d e f g h
7 7
8 8
6 6
7 7
5 5
6 6
4 4
5 5
3 3
4 4
2 2
3 3
1 1
2 2
a b c d e f g h
1 1
21.Rxe4 Ke6 22.Rde1 Kf5 3.10/16
a b c d e f g h
[ 22...Kf6 2.12/18 23.Nd2 Kf7 ]
14.dxe5! dxe5 15.Bxe4
[ 15.Qxe4?! Rae8 16.0-0 ( 16.Bxc6+ a b c d e f g h
bxc6 17.Qg4+ Qf5 ) 16...Kc8 ]
15...Bd6 8 8

a b c d e f g h 7 7

8 8 6 6

7 7 5 5

6 6 4 4

5 5 3 3

4 4 2 2

3 3 1 1

2 2 a b c d e f g h

1 1
23.g4+ 1.80/18
[ 23.Nd4+! 3.10/16 Kf6 24.Nxc6 ]
a b c d e f g h
23...Kf6 24.h4 Rab8 25.g5+ hxg5
16.0-0-0 a6 17.Bxc6+ bxc6 18.Rhe1
Rhe8 19.Qe4 Qf4+ 20.Kc2 (Diagram)
And now Nxe5+ would win. 20...Qxe4+

(Diagram)
 114

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

26.hxg5+ Kf5 2.94/18 31.Rg7+

[ 26...Ke6 1.48/19 might work better. [ 31.Nf3!? ]
27.b4 ( 27.Nxe5 Kf5 ) 27...a5 ] 31...Ke6 32.c4 0.00/28
[ 32.Nf3 0.56/19 ]
a b c d e f g h
32...Rbf8= 33.f3 Rf6 34.b4 Be7
35.Ng6 Rh2+
8 8
a b c d e f g h
7 7
8 8
6 6
7 7
5 5
6 6
4 4
5 5
3 3
4 4
2 2
3 3
1 1
2 2
a b c d e f g h
1 1
27.Nh4+? 0.60/18
a b c d e f g h
[ 27.Nd4+!+- 2.94/18 exd4 28.Rxe8
d3+ 29.Kxd3 Rxb2 30.R8e6 ] 36.Kb3? -4.59/22
27...Kxg5 28.Rg1+ Kf6 29.Rxg6+ [ 36.Kd3= 0.00/27 and White stays
Kf7 30.Reg4 Threatens to win with Nf5. safe. Bd6 37.f4 Rh3+ 38.Kc2
30...Rh8 0.74/22 ( 38.Ke4 exf4 39.c5 Re3+ 40.Kd4
[ 30...Rf8! 0.34/22 ] Be5+ 41.Nxe5 Rxe5= )]
36...Rxf3+-+ 37.Ka4 Bd8 38.b5?
(Diagram) -5.61/20
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[ 38.Nxe5 -3.35/21 is a better defense. a b c d e f g h

Kxe5 39.Rg3 Rxg3 40.Rxg3 ]
38...axb5+ 39.cxb5 cxb5+ 40.Kxb5 8 8

Rb2+ 7 7
[ Wrong is 40...Rxa3? 41.Nf8+ Kf5
42.Rg1 Rb2+ 43.Kc6-+ ] 6 6

5 5
a b c d e f g h
4 4
8 8
3 3
7 7
2 2
6 6
1 1
5 5
a b c d e f g h
4 4 46.R7g6 Rb3+ 47.Kc8 Rd8+ 48.Kxc7
3 3
Rxf8 49.Rg8 Rxg8 50.Rxg8 e4
a b c d e f g h
2 2
8 8
1 1
7 7
a b c d e f g h

41.Kc4? -5.25/20 6 6
[ 41.Rb4 -2.93/18 Rxb4+ 42.Kxb4 ] 5 5
41...Rxa3? -1.91/17
[ 41...Bf6 -5.25/20 42.Nh4 Re3 ] 4 4
42.Nf8+ Kf5 43.Kd5? -6.18/17 3 3
[ 43.Rg1 -1.48/20 Ra4+ 44.Kc5 ]
43...Rd2+ 44.Kc6 Rd6+ 45.Kb7 Bf6 2 2

1 1
(Diagram)
a b c d e f g h

51.Kd6 e3 Black mates. 52.Kd5 Rb5+

53.Kc4

(Diagram)
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a b c d e f g h

8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

e2! 54.Rg1
[ 54.Kxb5 e1Q ]
54...Re5
a b c d e f g h

8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

Quite a comeback for Black.

W e i g h t e d E r r o r V a l u e : W h i t e =1 . 1 3 /
Black=0.48
0-1
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29 C50 a b c d e f g h
KhatanbaatarGM 2636
music_2003 2541 8 8

Blitz 13.10.2024 7 7
[Kitty Kat]
6 6
Blitz 3min 5 5
C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco
Pianissimo 4 4
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5 4.exf5 3 3
[ 4.Bxg8 Rxg8 5.d3 d6 6.Nc3 f4
7.d4 Bg4 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.Qd5 Qxd5 2 2
10.Nxd5 0-0-0 11.Nxe5 Nxe5 1 1
12.Bxf4 Ng6 13.Bxc7 Rxd5 14.exd5
a b c d e f g h
Kxc7 15.f3 Bd7 16.0-0-0 Bd6 17.g3
Re8 18.Rd2 h5 Al Jou Jou,J-Lanz,U 6.Bb5
Nittenau 2003 EXT 2008 [ChessBase [ 6.dxe5 dxc4 7.Qxd8+ Kxd8 ]
II] 0-1 ] 6...e4 7.Ne5 Bd7 1.49/20
4...Nf6N [ 7...a6 1.11/19 8.Bxc6+ ( 8.Nxc6
[ 4...e4 5.Nd4 ( 5.Qe2 Qe7 6.Ng1 Qd6 ) 8...bxc6 ]
Nf6 7.Nc3 Nd4 8.Qd1 c6 9.Nge2 8.Nxd7 0.31/18 &Bianco is more active.
Nxe2 10.Qxe2 d5 11.Bb3 Bxf5 [ Better is 8.c4 1.49/20 ]
12.a4 0-0-0 13.h3 d4 14.Nd1 Nd5 8...Qxd7 9.g4 -0.69/19
15.Bxd5 Rxd5 16.d3 exd3 17.Qxe7 [ 9.0-0 0.36/20 ]
Bxe7 18.c3 Re5+ 19.Kf1 Re8 9...h6 0.00/21
Andre,K-Fiebig,G corr_117511 1987 [ 9...a6 10.Bxc6 Qxc6 11.0-0 ]
0-1 ) 5...Nf6 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.d3 d5 [ 9...0-0-0! -0.69/19 ]
8.Bb3 Bxf5 9.dxe4 Nxe4 10.Be3 10.h3= Bd6 0.55/19
Bd6 11.Nd2 0-0 12.0-0 Qh4 13.f4 [ 10...0-0-0= 0.00/21 ]
Rf6 14.Nf3 Qh6 15.Bxd5+ Kh8
16.Bxc6 Raf8 17.Nd4 Bg6 18.Qe2
Bh5 19.Qd3 Gerloff,E-Andre,K (Diagram)
corr_125608 1984 0-1 (33) Nc5 20.f5
Nxd3 21.Bxh6 Rxh6 22.Bd5 Bc5
23.c3 Be2 24.Rfb1 Rxf5 25.Be4
Rfh5 26.h3 Nf4 27.Bc2 Rg6
28.Bxg6 hxg6 29.Kh1 Bc4 30.Rd1
Bd5 31.Rd2 Nxh3 32.Nf3 Nf2+
33.Kg1 Rh1# 0-1 (33) Tisaj,D-Buehl,
W Gori 1984 ZUS C73 [John
Watson] ]
5.d4 d5
(Diagram)
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a b c d e f g h
[ 18...Qc6 1.73/19 19.0-0 Rf8 ]
19.0-0-0 Kh8 20.f3 Ng8 3.17/18
8 8 [ 20...Nf6 1.95/17 21.Nc5 Bxc5 ]
7 7
a b c d e f g h
6 6
8 8
5 5
7 7
4 4
6 6
3 3
5 5
2 2
4 4
1 1

a b c d e f g h 3 3

11.Nc3 0-0 0.91/21 2 2

[ 11...a6 0.46/23 12.Ba4 0-0-0 ] 1 1
12.Be3 a6 13.Be2 b5 14.Qd2 b4
a b c d e f g h
1.62/22
[ 14...Ne7 0.77/20 ] 21.fxe4 dxe4 22.h4 Ngf6 23.g5 Nd5
15.Nd1 0.87/20 24.f6
[ 15.Na4+- 1.62/22 ] [ 24.gxh6 Nxe3 25.hxg7+ Qxg7+- ]
15...a5 24...gxf6 25.gxf6 1.19/17
a b c d e f g h
[ Don't play 25.gxh6?! f5 ]
[ 25.Nc5+- 2.65/20 Qe7 26.g6
8 8 ( 26.gxh6 Nxe3 27.Qxe3 f5 )]
7 7 25...Bf8? 3.19/20
[ 25...Nhxf6 1.19/17 keeps fighting.
6 6 26.Bxh6 e3 ]
5 5

4 4 (Diagram)
3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

16.b3 0.68/22
[ 16.Bb5 1.02/21 ]
16...Ne7 17.Nb2 Rfc8 1.65/19
[ 17...c5! 0.63/18 ]
18.Na4+- Nh7 2.16/20
 119

a b c d e f g h
32.Qd3 Nf4 33.Qxe3 Nxe2+
34.Qxe2 Qxd4 ]
8 8 32.Rh1 Qe7 33.Bc4 e3 34.Qd3 c6
7 7 35.Rf3 Rg8? 6.15/20
[ 35...e2 3.38/18 ]
6 6

5 5 a b c d e f g h

4 4 8 8

3 3 7 7

2 2 6 6

1 1 5 5

a b c d e f g h 4 4
Black cannot hold the game after this. 3 3
26.Bxh6 Ndxf6 3.30/20
[ 26...Nhxf6 2.33/18 27.Bg5 Qh7 ] 2 2
27.Bf4 This bishop pair is nice. 27...Bg7 1 1
28.Be5 Nd5 29.Bxg7+
a b c d e f g h
[ Don't take 29.Nc5 Qe7 30.Nxe4 c6
31.Bxg7+ Qxg7+- ] 36.Bxd5 White is clearly winning.
29...Qxg7 30.Rhg1 Qf6 3.16/22 36...cxd5 37.Rxe3 Qc7 38.Kb2 Rg2
[ 30...e3 1.81/19 might work better. 39.Reh3 Rg7 40.Nc5 Re8
31.Qd3 Qe7 ] a b c d e f g h

8 8
a b c d e f g h
7 7
8 8
6 6
7 7
5 5
6 6
4 4
5 5
3 3
4 4
2 2
3 3
1 1
2 2
a b c d e f g h
1 1
41.Rh6 Ree7 42.Ne6 5.28/19
a b c d e f g h
[ 42.Qf5 10.62/18 Threatening mate
31.Rdf1 Qxh4 5.57/20 with Rxh7+! Ref7
[ 31...e3 2.63/18 is a better defense. (Diagram)
 120

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8
8 8
7 7
7 7
6 6
6 6
5 5
5 5
4 4

3 3 4 4

2 2 3 3

1 1 2 2
a b c d e f g h
1 1
43.Rxh7+! Rxh7 44.Rxh7+ Kg8
a b c d e f g h
45.Qg6+ Rg7 46.Qh5 Rxh7
47.Qe8+ Kg7 48.Ne6+ Kh6 49.Nxc7 W e i g h t e d E r r o r V a l u e : W h i t e =0 . 5 6 /
Rxc7 50.Qe6+ Kh7 51.Qf5+ Kh8 Black=0.73
52.Qf8+ Kh7 53.Qd6 ] 1-0
42...Qc3+ 43.Qxc3 bxc3+ 44.Kxc3
Rg3+ 45.Kb2 Rg2
a b c d e f g h

8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

46.Nf4

(Diagram)
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30 C50 B l a c k i s c l e a r l y w i n n i n g . 8...Nxd5
Tepeme 2633 9.exd5 Bc5 10.b4 Bb6
KamranShirazi 2658 a b c d e f g h
Blitz 10.11.2021
[Kitty Kat] 8 8

7 7
Blitz 3min
C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco 6 6
Pianissimo 5 5
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5 4.Ng5N
[ 4.d3 fxe4 5.dxe4 Nf6 6.Ng5 Bc5 4 4
7.Nf7 Bxf2+ 8.Kf1 Qe7 9.Nxh8 d5 3 3
10.exd5 Nd4 11.d6 cxd6 12.Bf7+
Kd8 13.c3 Bg4 14.Qa4 Ne4 2 2
15.cxd4 Bxd4 16.Bf4 Qf6 17.Ke1 1 1
Qxf4 0-1 (17) O'Sullivan,S-Slater,D
a b c d e f g h
England 1992 Corr Nr. 1 [ChessBase
II] ] aiming for ...d6. 11.c3 Nf5 12.d6 Nxd6
[ 4.Bxg8 Rxg8 5.d3 d6 6.Nc3 f4 13.Bb3 Nf5 14.Re1 d6 15.Qd5 Qg6
7.d4 Bg4 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.Qd5 Qxd5 a b c d e f g h
10.Nxd5 0-0-0 11.Nxe5 Nxe5
12.Bxf4 Ng6 13.Bxc7 Rxd5 14.exd5 8 8

Kxc7 15.f3 Bd7 16.0-0-0 Bd6 17.g3 7 7

Re8 18.Rd2 h5 Al Jou Jou,J-Lanz,U
Nittenau 2003 EXT 2008 [ChessBase 6 6
II] 0-1 ] 5 5
4...Qxg5 5.0-0 f4
4 4
a b c d e f g h
3 3
8 8
2 2
7 7
1 1
6 6
a b c d e f g h
5 5
16.Bxf4 Ne7 17.Qb5+ Bd7 18.Qe2
4 4 Rf8 19.Bg3 Nf5 20.Bxe5 dxe5
3 3
(Diagram)
2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

6.d4 Nxd4 7.Nc3 Nf6 8.Nd5

 122

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

21.Qxe5+ Kd8 And now ...Bxf2+! would 26.Qxf2 Nf6

win. 22.Rad1 a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
8 8
8 8
7 7
7 7
6 6
6 6
5 5
5 5
4 4
4 4
3 3
3 3
2 2
2 2
1 1
1 1 a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
27.Rdxd7! Nxd7
Nd6?? 121.04/18 [ 27...Qb1+ 28.Rd1 ]
[ 22...Bxf2+!-+ -6.93/18 23.Kxf2 Nh4+
24.Ke3 Re8 ]
23.Qe7++- Kc8 24.Qxf8+ Ne8 25.Re7 (Diagram)
Bxf2+

(Diagram)
 123

a b c d e f g h
Kb7 36.Bd5+ Kb8 37.Qc6 Rxd5
38.Qxd5 ]
8 8 31...Ka6 32.Qc5 Qd1+ 33.Kf2 Qd2+
7 7 34.Kg3 Qe3+ 35.Qxe3
a b c d e f g h
6 6
8 8
5 5
7 7
4 4
6 6
3 3
5 5
2 2
4 4
1 1

a b c d e f g h 3 3

28.Be6 7.79/18 2 2
[ 28.Qf5!! #9/17 Kb8 29.Qxg6 a6 1 1
30.Qe8+ Ka7 31.Qxd7 Rb8 32.Qxc7
a b c d e f g h
g6 33.Bd5 h5 34.Bxb7 Rc8
35.Bxc8+ Ka8 36.Qb7# ] W e i g h t e d E r r o r V a l u e : W h i t e =0 . 5 1 /
28...b5 29.Bxd7+ Kb7 30.Bf5 11.22/22 Black=0.16 (very precise)
[ 30.Qf3+ #10/18 Kb8 31.Bf5 Qb6+ 1-0
32.Kh1 Qe6 33.Bxe6 a5 34.Re8+
Ka7 35.Qxa8+ Kb6 36.Rb8# ]
30...Qd6
a b c d e f g h

8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

31.Be4+ 7.80/19
[ 31.Qf3+ #13/21 Kb6 32.Re6 Qxe6
33.Bxe6 Rd8 34.Qh5 a6 35.Qc5+
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31 C50 6.Nc3N 0.24/19

DmitryAkimov 2604 [ 6.Ng5+- 1.68/19 And now Nf7 would
bata_njaa 2644 win. d5 ( 6...Bc5 7.Nf7 Bxf2+ 8.Kf1
Blitz 02.06.2024 Qe7 9.Nxh8 d5 10.exd5 Nd4 11.d6
[Kitty Kat] cxd6 12.Bf7+ Kd8 13.c3 Bg4
14.Qa4 Ne4 15.cxd4 Bxd4 16.Bf4
Blitz 3min Qf6 17.Ke1 Qxf4 0-1 (17) Tanis,C-
C4 4 : P o n z i a n i O p e n i n g a n d S c o t c h Kutepov USSR (ch) 41/504 1993 ZUS
Gambit C73 [John Watson]) 7.Bxd5 ( 7.exd5
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 Na5 ) 7...Nxd5 8.exd5 ]
fxe4 6...Bb4= 7.0-0 Threatens to win with
[ 4...Nf6 5.Bg5 ( 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Bd2 Nd5. 7...d6 1.10/20
d6 7.Qe2 Qe7 8.Nd5 Bxd2+ 9.Qxd2 [ 7...Bxc3= 0.28/21 remains equal.
Nxd5 10.Bxd5 Be6 11.Bxe6 Qxe6 8.bxc3 d6 ]
12.c3 0-0-0 13.0-0 d5 14.exf5 Qxf5 8.h3 -0.19/21
15.d4 Rhe8 16.dxe5 Nxe5 17.Nxe5 [ 8.Nd5! 1.10/20 ]
Rxe5 18.Rfe1 Rde8 19.Kf1 b6 8...Bxc3 9.bxc3 Na5 10.Bd3 Bd7
Bourgois,B (2026)-Deltour,Q (1773) a b c d e f g h
Sautron 2013 EXT 2016 [ChessBase
II] 1-0 (31)) 5...d6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.Bxf6 8 8

Bxf6 8.0-0 Na5 9.Nd2 Nxc4 7 7

10.Nxc4 c6 11.exf5 Bxf5 12.f4 exf4
13.Rxf4 0-0 14.Kh1 Bg5 15.Rf1 b5 6 6
16.Nd2 d5 17.Nf3 d4 18.Ne2 Be3 5 5
19.Ng3 Feistenauer,F (2285)-Donev,I
(2385) OST-ch qual 1996 CBM 51 4 4
[Donev] ½-½ (34) ] 3 3
5.dxe4 Nf6
2 2
a b c d e f g h
1 1
8 8
a b c d e f g h
7 7
11.Be3 0-0 12.Nd2 Qe8 13.f4 exf4!
6 6 14.Bxf4 b5 0.68/21
5 5
[ Black should play 14...Nc6= -0.17/17 ]
15.Qe2 Qh5
4 4

3 3
(Diagram)

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h
 125

a b c d e f g h
[ 21...Nxd3 -0.52/21 22.Qxd3 Qc5+
23.Be3 Qc6 ]
8 8 22.Bxc4+ 0.21/19
7 7 [ 22.Qd4 0.59/19 ]
22...bxc4 23.Qd4 Prevents Nd5.
6 6 23...Qc5 24.Qxc5 dxc5 25.e5 Nd5
5 5 a b c d e f g h

4 4 8 8

3 3 7 7

2 2 6 6

1 1 5 5

a b c d e f g h 4 4
16.Qe3 a6 17.Rae1 Nc6 18.a3 Rae8 3 3
19.c4 Against Nd5 19...Ne5 20.cxb5
-0.31/19 2 2
[ 20.Bxe5= 0.14/21 Qxe5 21.cxb5 1 1
axb5 22.c4 ]
a b c d e f g h
20...axb5 0.38/17
[ 20...Nxd3 -0.31/19 21.Qxd3 26.Be3 Nxe3 27.Rxe3 Bc6 28.Nd2
( 21.cxd3 Nd5 ) 21...Bxb5 22.Qb3+ 0.01/21
Kh8 ] [ 28.e6 0.42/20 ]
28...Rxf1+ 29.Kxf1 Endgame KRB-
a b c d e f g h
KRN 29...Kf7 30.g3 Ke6
a b c d e f g h
8 8
8 8
7 7
7 7
6 6
6 6
5 5
5 5
4 4
4 4
3 3
3 3
2 2
2 2
1 1

a b c d e f g h 1 1

a b c d e f g h
21.Nf3 -0.52/21
[ 21.Be2 0.38/17 Qf7 22.Rb1 ] 31.Kf2 Kd5 32.c3 Bb5 33.e6 Rxe6
21...Nc4 0.59/19 [ 33...h6 f e e l s h o t t e r . 34.h4 Ba6
 126

35.e7 Bc8 ] 43.a5 h4+ 44.Kh2? 0.00/45

34.Rxe6 Kxe6 KB-KN 35.Ke3 Kf5 [ 44.Kf2+- 6.12/41 Kf6 45.a6 ]
a b c d e f g h
44...Kf6= 45.a6 Hoping for Kg1.
45...Ke5
8 8
a b c d e f g h
7 7
8 8
6 6
7 7
5 5
6 6
4 4
5 5
3 3
4 4
2 2
3 3
1 1
2 2
a b c d e f g h
1 1
36.Kf3 g6 37.g4+ Kg5? 4.25/32
a b c d e f g h
[ 37...Kf6!= 0.01/28 ]
38.Ne4+!+- Kh6? 6.75/25 46.Nb7 Kf4? 4.14/30
[ 38...Kh4 3.74/28 39.g5 Kxh3 [ 46...Bd5= 0.00/33 ]
40.Nxc5 Kh4 ] 47.Nd8+- Ba8 5.70/26
39.Kf4 Bc6 40.Nxc5 g5+ [ 47...Bd5 3.46/22 48.a7 Ke5
a b c d e f g h
49.Nf7+ Kf6 ]
48.Ne6+ Ke3 49.Nxc7 Bc6 50.a7 Kd3
8 8
a b c d e f g h
7 7
8 8
6 6
7 7
5 5
6 6
4 4
5 5
3 3
4 4
2 2
3 3
1 1
2 2
a b c d e f g h
1 1
41.Kg3? 0.04/36
a b c d e f g h
[ Better is 41.Kf5+- 6.99/23 Kg7
42.Ne6+ Kh8 43.Kxg5 ] 51.a8Q? 0.00/55
41...Kg6 42.a4 h5? 7.50/25 [ 51.Nb5!+- 5.61/34 aiming for Kg1!
[ 42...Kf6= 0.00/24 ] Ke4 ( 51...Bd5 52.Kg1 )
 127

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h
8 8
8 8
7 7
7 7
6 6
6 6
5 5
5 5
4 4

3 3 4 4

2 2 3 3

1 1 2 2
a b c d e f g h
1 1
52.Kg2! ]
a b c d e f g h
51...Bxa8= The position is equal.
52.Nxa8 Kxc3 53.Nb6 Kd3 54.Nxc4 Black defended with fortune.
Kxc4 55.Kg2 Kd4 W e i g h t e d E r r o r V a l u e : W h i t e =0 . 5 7 /
a b c d e f g h
Black=0.56. Sensor Board Error (Ke4/
e5)?
8 8 0-1
7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

56.Kf3 Kd3

(Diagram)
 128

32 C50 6.Nc3 f4N

Godfroi 2602 [ 6...d6 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 f4
Revenco 2664 White-Buck Diagram 22 Mastering
Blitz 03.04.2023 Chess Tactics [Komodo 9.02 64-bit
[Kitty Kat] (15s)] ]
7.Na4 0.47/21
[ 7.d4 1.23/20 Bxd4 8.Nxd4 Nxd4
C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco 9.Bxf4! ]
Pianissimo 7...Bb6 8.Nxb6 White is better. 8...axb6
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 Nf6 9.d4 d6
5.0-0 a b c d e f g h
[ 5.Bg5 d6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.Bxf6 Bxf6
8.0-0 Na5 9.Nd2 Nxc4 10.Nxc4 c6 8 8

11.exf5 Bxf5 12.f4 exf4 13.Rxf4 0-0 7 7

14.Kh1 Bg5 15.Rf1 b5 16.Nd2 d5
17.Nf3 d4 18.Ne2 Be3 19.Ng3 Bg4 6 6
Feistenauer,F (2285)-Donev,I (2385) 5 5
OST-ch qual 1996 CBM 51 [Donev]
½-½ (34) ] 4 4
[ 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Bd2 d6 7.Qe2 Qe7 3 3
8.Nd5 Bxd2+ 9.Qxd2 Nxd5 10.Bxd5
Be6 11.Bxe6 Qxe6 12.c3 0-0-0 2 2
13.0-0 d5 14.exf5 Qxf5 15.d4 Rhe8 1 1
16.dxe5 Nxe5 17.Nxe5 Rxe5
a b c d e f g h
18.Rfe1 Rde8 19.Kf1 b6 Bourgois,B
(2026)-Deltour,Q (1773) Sautron 2013 10.Bb5! And now dxe5 would win.
EXT 2016 [ChessBase II] 1-0 (31) ] 10...0-0
5...Bc5 a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
8 8
8 8
7 7
7 7
6 6
6 6
5 5
5 5
4 4
4 4
3 3
3 3
2 2
2 2
1 1
1 1 a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
11.Bxc6 -0.24/17
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[ 11.dxe5 0.86/21 Nxe5 12.Bxf4 a b c d e f g h

Nxf3+ 13.Qxf3 ]
11...bxc6= 12.dxe5 Nxe4 13.exd6 8 8

cxd6 14.Qd3 -0.50/20 7 7

[ 14.Re1= -0.04/21
is more appropriate. d5 15.b3 ] 6 6
14...d5 aiming for ...Ba6. 15.c4 Ba6 5 5
a b c d e f g h
4 4
8 8
3 3
7 7
2 2
6 6
1 1
5 5
a b c d e f g h
4 4 21.Nd2 Rfe8 22.Rfd1 Re2 23.Rab1?
3 3
-5.06/22
[ 23.f3 -2.23/19 was the only
2 2 defense. ]
1 1
23...Nxf2 24.Rf1 Nd3 25.Nf3 Bb7
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

16.b3 Nc5 -0.04/24 8 8

[ 16...Qf6 -0.36/22 17.Qb1 Ng5 7 7

18.Nxg5 Qxg5 ]
17.Qc2!= dxc4 18.bxc4 -1.04/19 6 6
[ 18.Rd1!= -0.04/24 keeps the 5 5
balance. Qf6 19.Bb2 ]
18...Qd3↑ Black is on the roll. &Nero is 4 4
more active. 19.Qxd3 Nxd3 20.Ba3? 3 3
-2.78/20 Now White is beyond hope.
[ 20.Rb1 -1.19/19 ] 2 2
20...c5-+ 1 1
[ Not 20...Bxc4 21.Bxf8 Kxf8 22.a4 ]
a b c d e f g h

26.Bc1 -6.97/22
(Diagram) [ 26.Rb3 -4.05/18 Ne5 27.Rd1
Nxc4 28.Bc1 ]
26...Nxc1 27.Rbxc1 Raxa2 28.Nh4
Rxg2+

(Diagram)
 130

a b c d e f g h

8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

W e i g h t e d E r r o r V a l u e : W h i t e =0 . 9 9 /
Black=0.31
0-1
 131

33 C50 a b c d e f g h
ChillingOut63 2597
likewater 2679 8 8

Blitz 17.04.2022 7 7
[Kitty Kat]
6 6
Blitz 3min 5 5
C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco
Pianissimo 4 4
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5 4.Bxg8 3 3
Rxg8 5.exf5
[ 5.d3 d6 6.Nc3 f4 7.d4 Bg4 8.dxe5 2 2
dxe5 9.Qd5 Qxd5 10.Nxd5 0-0-0 1 1
11.Nxe5 Nxe5 12.Bxf4 Ng6 13.Bxc7
a b c d e f g h
Rxd5 14.exd5 Kxc7 15.f3 Bd7
16.0-0-0 Bd6 17.g3 Re8 18.Rd2 h5 6.Qe2 -1.78/19
19.c4 Bc5 Al Jou Jou,J-Lanz,U [ 6.d4 -0.37/20 ]
Nittenau 2003 EXT 2008 [ChessBase 6...Qf6 -0.42/18
II] 0-1 ] [ 6...Bxf5-+ -1.78/19 And now ...e4
5...d5N -0.37/20 would win. 7.Nc3 d4 8.Nxe5 Nxe5
[ 5...e4! -1.38/23 6.Ng1 d5 ] 9.Qxe5+ Qe7 10.Qxe7+ Kxe7 ]
[ 5...Qf6 6.0-0 d5 7.Re1 Bxf5 8.d4 7.Nc3 Bxf5 0.82/20
e4 9.Bg5 Qg6 10.Bh4 Bh3 11.Bg3 [ 7...d4! -0.48/18 keeps the upper
0-0-0 12.Ne5 Nxe5 13.dxe5 Be6 hand. 8.Nb5 Bd6 ]
14.Nc3 h5 15.Bh4 Rd7 16.Qe2 Bc5 8.Nxd5 White is better. 8...Qd6 9.Ne3
17.Na4 Bd4 18.Bg3 a6 19.c3 Ba7 Pair of Knights! 9...Be6 1.35/18
20.Bf4 Donny,A-Strelis,V corr 1971 [ 9...g6 0.81/21 ]
0-1 ] 10.Nc4 Bxc4 2.01/17
[ 10...Qd5 1.30/19 11.Ne3
( 11.Nfxe5? Qxg2 12.Rf1 Nd4-+;
(Diagram) 11.Ncxe5 Nxe5 12.Qxe5 Bd6 )
11...Qd7 ]

(Diagram)
 132

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

11.Qxc4+- Rh8 12.d3 0-0-0 13.Bd2 21.Rhe1 Rf8 22.Qe6 Qb5 23.a3 a5
Prevents Qb4. 13...Be7 14.0-0-0 Bf6 24.Qh3 h6 25.Re6 Rd5
15.Kb1 Nd4 a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
8 8
8 8
7 7
7 7
6 6
6 6
5 5
5 5
4 4
4 4
3 3
3 3
2 2
2 2
1 1
1 1 a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
26.Qg4 Rfd8? 3.42/20
16.Nxd4 exd4 17.Rde1 Rhe8 1.92/19 [ 26...Rh5 1.88/19 27.Qf4 Qg5 ]
[ 17...Qd5 1.40/19 ] 27.Qe4 Ka7
18.Qf7 1.42/19
[ 18.h3+- 1.92/19 ] (Diagram)
18...Qc6 1.99/19
[ 18...Rxe1+ 1.42/19 19.Bxe1 Qd7 ]
19.f3 b6 20.Re4 Kb7

(Diagram)
 133

a b c d e f g h
[ 32...Bxe5 1.91/21 33.g3 Qe7 ]
33.Ka2? 0.07/22
8 8 [ White should play 33.g3+- 2.76/22 ]
7 7 33...Qd5+? 2.17/24
[ 33...Qxh2= 0.07/22 34.Qg4 h5 ]
6 6 34.b3 0.75/22
5 5
[ 34.Kb1+- 2.17/24 ]
34...Qd6 1.89/20
4 4 [ 34...Be5 0.75/22 might work
3 3
better. ]

2 2
a b c d e f g h
1 1
8 8
a b c d e f g h
7 7
28.Re8 1.78/21
[ 28.Bxh6! 3.52/18 R5d6 ( 28...Rc5 6 6
29.Bf4 ) 29.Rxd6 Rxd6 30.Bf4 ] 5 5
28...Qd7 2.21/19
[ 28...Qxe8 1.78/21 29.Qxe8 Rxe8 4 4
30.Rxe8 Re5 31.Rxe5 Bxe5 ] 3 3
29.Rxd8 Qxd8 30.Qe8 Prevents Re5.
30...Qd6 2.25/20 2 2
[ 30...Qxe8 1.76/17 31.Rxe8 Re5 1 1
32.Rxe5 Bxe5 ]
a b c d e f g h

a b c d e f g h
35.Kb2? 0.06/22
[ 35.g3!+- 1.89/20 ]
8 8 35...Qe7? 2.90/21
7 7 [ 35...Qxh2= 0.06/22 and Black has
nothing to worry. 36.Qg4 Qd6 ]
6 6

5 5
(Diagram)
4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

31.Qc8→ White attacks with force.

31...Re5 32.Rxe5 Qxe5 2.76/22
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a b c d e f g h
42.h4 Qxh4 ]
42.a4 Ka7 6.88/20
8 8 [ 42...c5 4.71/20 43.h4 Kc7 ]
7 7 43.Qd5? 0.04/22
[ 43.f5+- 6.88/20 gxf5 44.gxf5 ]
6 6 43...Qxf4= 44.Qc6 h5 45.Qxg6 hxg4
5 5 a b c d e f g h

4 4 8 8

3 3 7 7

2 2 6 6

1 1 5 5

a b c d e f g h 4 4
36.Qf5 Be5 37.Bf4 Bd6 3.59/26 3 3
[ 37...Bxf4 2.26/22 38.Qxf4 Qc5 ]
38.Bxd6 Qxd6 Endgame KQ-KQ 2 2
39.Qe4? 0.11/23 1 1
[ 39.f4+- 3.32/21 Threatens to win with
a b c d e f g h
g4. Kb8 40.g3 ]
39...Qf6? 3.80/21 46.Qc6? -2.62/30
[ 39...Qxh2= 0.11/23 and Black is [ 46.Qg8= 0.00/36 and White stays
okay. 40.f4 ( 40.Qxd4 Qxg2 41.Qf4 safe. ]
Kb8= ) 40...Kb8 ] 46...Qxh2-+ 47.Qd7 -2.93/23
40.f4 Kb8 [ 47.Qd5 -2.04/22 ]
a b c d e f g h
47...Qf4 48.Qc6 -4.61/21
[ 48.Qd5 -3.00/28 is a better
8 8 defense. ]
7 7 48...g3 49.Qg2 Qg5 50.Qc6 g2?
0.00/54
6 6 [ 50...Qg7-+ -5.12/24 White must now
5 5
prevent ...g2. 51.Qg2 Kb8 ]

4 4

3 3
(Diagram)

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

41.g4 g6 5.46/21
[ 41...Kc8 3.65/22 keeps fighting.
 135

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

51.Qxc7+= Ka8 Hoping for ...Qg4. W e i g h t e d E r r o r V a l u e : W h i t e =0 . 8 7 /

52.Qc8+ Ka7 Strongly threatening ... Black=0.85
Qg7. 53.Qc4? -9.36/21 0-1
[ 53.Qc7+= 0.00/22 Ka6 54.Qc8+
Ka7 55.Qc7+ ]
53...Kb7
[ Worse is 53...g1Q 54.Qc7+ Ka8
55.Qc8+ Ka7 56.Qc7+ Ka8 57.Qc8+
Ka7 58.Qc7+= ]
54.Qc7+ Kxc7 Black mates. 55.b4 Qc5
a b c d e f g h

8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

56.b5 Qc3+ 57.Kb1 Qb4+ 58.Ka2

g1Q
(Diagram)
 136

34 C50 21.Nxc7 Ng8 22.Rf7

AASP1124 2593 Chapter Exercises-Games Game - 14
themeowingaadarvark 2633 (35) ]
Rapid 29.07.2021 8.Re1+ White has strong compensation.
[Kitty Kat] White is clearly better. 8...Be7 9.Ng5
0.03/20
Blitz 10min [ Better is 9.b3 1.30/20 ]
C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco 9...Ng4!= 10.g3 -0.27/21
Pianissimo [ 10.Nf3 0.15/21 ]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d4 10...Nge5
exd4 5.e5 [ 10...Qh6? 11.Bf7+ Kf8 12.Ne6+
[ 5.Nxd4 Nxd4 6.Qxd4 Ne7 7.Bg5 Bxe6 13.Bxh6 Bxf7 14.Bf4+- ]
h6 8.Bh4 fxe4 9.Nc3 c6 10.Qd6 e3
11.0-0 b5 12.Bb3 g5 13.fxe3 Bg7 a b c d e f g h
14.Bf7+ Kf8 15.Ne4 Bxb2 16.Bb3+
Ke8 17.Nf6+ Bxf6 18.Qxf6 8 8

1-0 (18) Borrmann,F-James,F 7 7

corr_114679 1988 ]
5...d5 6 6

a b c d e f g h 5 5

8 8 4 4

7 7 3 3

6 6 2 2

5 5 1 1

4 4 a b c d e f g h

3 3
11.Bf4 -0.46/19
[ 11.Bb3= 0.00/22 ]
2 2 11...Bxg5 12.Qh5+! Kf8
1 1
[ 12...Qg6 13.Qxg6+ ( 13.Qxg5 Qxg5
14.Bxg5 Kd7 ) 13...hxg6 14.Bxg5 ]
a b c d e f g h
13.Bxg5 Be6
6.exd6! Qxd6 7.0-0! Strongly [ 13...Qg6!? 14.Be2 Be6 ]
threatening Na3. 7...Nf6N 14.Bxe6 Qxe6 15.Nd2 Prevents Nf3+.
[ 7...Be7 8.Re1 Bd7 9.Ng5 Nh6 15...Qd5 0.17/19
10.Ne6 Bxe6 11.Rxe6 Qc5 12.b3 [ 15...Qf7 -0.32/21 was preferrable.
0-0-0 13.Ba3 Nb4 14.Qe1 Nxc2 16.Qe2 h6 ]
( 14...Rhe8 15.Nd2 2. Italian 3rd
move Sidelines-Italian F5) 15.Bxc5
Nxe1 16.Rxe7 Nc2 17.Na3 Nxa1 (Diagram)
18.Nb5 b6 19.Bb4 d3 20.Bd2 g5
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a b c d e f g h
25.Re5 ]
24.Re2 c5? 3.87/24
8 8 [ 24...Rae8 0.58/19 25.Rxe8 Rxe8 ]
7 7 25.Rae1+- Qd8
a b c d e f g h
6 6
8 8
5 5
7 7
4 4
6 6
3 3
5 5
2 2
4 4
1 1

a b c d e f g h 3 3

16.Bf4= Ng4 17.Ne4 Black should 2 2

prevent f3. 17...g6 0.58/21 1 1
[ Black should try 17...Qf7!= 0.04/20
a b c d e f g h
18.Qxf7+ Kxf7 19.Ng5+ Kg6 ]
18.Bh6+ Kf7 Prevents Re7+. 26.Re7+? 1.14/21
[ Not 18...Kg8 19.Qxg4!! Qxe4 [ 26.Re6+- 3.81/20 has better winning
20.Rxe4 ( 20.Qxe4 fxe4 21.Rxe4 chances. ]
Kf7 )] 26...Qxe7 27.Rxe7+ Kxe7 Endgame
19.Ng5+ Kg8 20.Qh4 Nce5 KQ-KRR 28.Qg7+ Kd6 29.Qf6+
a b c d e f g h
0.00/31
[ 29.Qxb7 1.31/19 Rab8 30.Qf7 ]
8 8 29...Kc7= 30.Qe7+ Kc6
7 7 a b c d e f g h

6 6 8 8

5 5 7 7

4 4 6 6

3 3 5 5

2 2 4 4

1 1 3 3

a b c d e f g h 2 2
21.h3 0.22/20 1 1
[ 21.Re2! 0.99/20 ]
a b c d e f g h
21...Nxh6= 22.Qxh6 Nf7 23.Nxf7 Kxf7
[ Resist 23...Qxf7 24.Rad1 c5 31.Qe6+ Kc7 32.Qe5+ Kc6! 33.Qe6+
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Kc7 34.Qc4 b6 35.b4 Rac8 a b c d e f g h

a b c d e f g h
8 8
8 8
7 7
7 7
6 6
6 6
5 5
5 5
4 4
4 4
3 3
3 3
2 2
2 2
1 1
1 1 a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
46.Qd7+ R8c7 47.Qd4+ Rc5 48.Kf1
36.bxc5 Kb7 37.Qd5+ Rc6 38.Qd7+ a4 49.Ke1 a3 Hoping for ...Kb7.
Rc7 39.c6+ Kb8 40.Qxd4 Rhc8 50.Kd1? -4.37/21
a b c d e f g h
[ 50.Kf1 -1.17/21 is more resistant. ]
50...a5? -1.48/19
8 8 [ 50...Kb7-+ -4.37/21 51.Qa1 a5
7 7 52.Qxa3 Ka6 ]

6 6
a b c d e f g h
5 5
8 8
4 4
7 7
3 3
6 6
2 2
5 5
1 1
4 4
a b c d e f g h
3 3
41.Qd6 Ka8 42.c4
[ But not 42.Qd5 Rxc6 43.h4 R8c7 ] 2 2
42...Rxc6 43.Qd5 a6 -0.34/19 1 1
[ 43...Kb8 -0.65/22 deserves
a b c d e f g h
c o n s i d e r a t i o n . 44.Qd7 R8c7
45.Qd8+ Kb7 ] 51.Kc2? -3.25/22
44.a4 Ka7 45.a5 bxa5 [ 51.Ke2 -1.48/19 ]

(Diagram)
(Diagram)
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a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

51...Ka6!-+ 52.Kb3 Rxc4 53.Qd6+ Threatens to win with ...Rc3+. 56.Qd7+

a b c d e f g h
Ka6? -3.33/23
[ 56...Kb6 -0.92/23 And now ...Rc3+
8 8 wo u l d wi n . 57.Qd8+ Kb7 58.Kxa3
7 7 R4c5 ]
57.Qd3-+ A g a i n s t R c 3 + 57...Ka7
6 6 58.Qd7+ Rc7 ( - > . . . Rc 3 + ) 59.Qd5
5 5
Rc3+ 60.Ka2 Ka6
a b c d e f g h
4 4
8 8
3 3
7 7
2 2
6 6
1 1
5 5
a b c d e f g h

R7c6! 54.Qd3 Prevents Rc3+. 4 4

54...Kb6? -0.92/22 3 3
[ 54...Ka7-+ -2.77/20 is more deadly.
55.Qd7+ Rc7 ] 2 2
55.Qd8+ Kb7 1 1

a b c d e f g h
(Diagram)
61.Qe6+? -8.94/20
[ 61.g4 -2.32/18 ]
61...Kb5 62.Qd5+ Ka4 63.Qd4+ R7c4
64.Qd7+ Rc6 65.Qd4+ R3c4
(Diagram)
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a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

66.Qd1+ Rc2+ Black mates. 67.Ka1 a2 Black used his chance.

68.Qd4+ Ka3 69.Qd3+ R6c3 70.Qd6+ W e i g h t e d E r r o r V a l u e : W h i t e =0 . 3 4 /
Rc5 Black=0.20 (precise)
a b c d e f g h
0-1
8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

71.Qd3+ R2c3

(Diagram)
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35 C50 Qxf5 15.d4 Rhe8 16.dxe5 Nxe5

profe-coachchess93 2585 17.Nxe5 Rxe5 18.Rfe1 Rde8 19.Kf1
the_machine_31 2613 b6 20.Rad1 Rxe1+ Bourgois,B
Blitz 18.01.2023 (2026)-Deltour,Q (1773) Sautron 2013
[Kitty Kat] EXT 2016 [ChessBase II] 1-0 (31) ]
6...Bxc3N
[ 6...f4 7.Ng5 Bxc3 8.Nf7 Qe7
C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco 9.Nxh8 Bd4 10.c3 Bb6 11.Nf7 Na5
Pianissimo 12.Ng5 Nxc4 13.dxc4 d6 14.Qd3 h6
[source: British Chess Review, Vol. 2, 15.Nf3 g5 16.a4 a5 17.Kh1 g4
1 8 5 4 , p p . 1 0 0 - 1 0 2 ][The following fine 18.Ng1 Bd7 19.f3 g3 20.h3 Nh7
little game was played a few days ago at 21.b4 Journoud,P-Schulten,J Paris
the St. George's Chess Club, between 1854 EXT 2025 [Harrwitz,Daniel] 1-0
Messrs. Anthony and Steinitz.] 1.e4 e5 (45) ]
2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 Nf6 5.Nc3 [ 6...d6 7.Ng5 Qe7 8.Nd5 Nxd5
[ 5.Bg5 d6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.Bxf6 Bxf6 9.Bxd5 f4 10.Qh5+ g6 11.Qh6 Qf8
8.0-0 Na5 9.Nd2 Nxc4 10.Nxc4 c6 12.Bf7+ Ke7 13.Qh4 h6 14.Nh7+ g5
11.exf5 Bxf5 12.f4 exf4 13.Rxf4 0-0 15.Nxf8 gxh4 16.Ng6+ Kxf7
14.Kh1 Bg5 15.Rf1 b5 16.Nd2 d5 17.Nxh8+ Kg7 18.g3 Bh3 19.gxf4
17.Nf3 d4 18.Ne2 Be3 19.Ng3 Bg4 Kxh8 0-1 (19) Anthony,E-Steinitz,W
Feistenauer,F (2285)-Donev,I (2385) London 1880 Collected Works
OST-ch qual 1996 CBM 51 [Donev] [Steinitz, W.] ]
½-½ (34) ] 7.bxc3 fxe4 8.dxe4 White has an
5...Bb4 edge. 8...d6 9.Ng5 0.05/19
a b c d e f g h
[ 9.a4! 0.39/19 ]
9...Qe7!= 10.Bf7+! Kd8
8 8
a b c d e f g h
7 7
8 8
6 6
7 7
5 5
6 6
4 4
5 5
3 3
4 4
2 2
3 3
1 1
2 2
a b c d e f g h
1 1
6.0-0
a b c d e f g h
[ 6.Bd2 d6 7.Qe2 Qe7 8.Nd5 Bxd2+
9.Qxd2 Nxd5 10.Bxd5 Be6 11.Bxe6 11.Bd5↑ White has good play. 11...Rf8
Qxe6 12.c3 0-0-0 13.0-0 d5 14.exf5 Against Nf7+ 12.f4 exf4 1.17/20
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[ 12...Bg4!= 0.05/19 13.Qd3 h6 a b c d e f g h

14.Bxc6 bxc6 ]
13.Bxf4 Threatens to win with Bxc6. 8 8

13...h6 7 7
a b c d e f g h
6 6
8 8
5 5
7 7
4 4
6 6
3 3
5 5
2 2
4 4
1 1
3 3 a b c d e f g h

2 2 16.Bxc6 Nd4 is the strong threat.

1 1
16...Nxg3
[ 16...bxc6 17.Qd3 ]
a b c d e f g h
17.hxg3 H o p i n g f o r N d 4 . 17...bxc6
14.Nf3 0.00/24 18.Nd4 1.22/23
[ 14.Bxc6? hxg5 15.Bxd6 cxd6-+ ] [ White should try 18.Qd3+- 2.27/21 ]
[ 14.Nf7+! 1.06/25 Rxf7 15.Bxf7 ] 18...Bd7
14...g5? 1.65/18 [ 18...Rxf1+?! 19.Qxf1 Bd7 20.e5
[ 14...Nxd5= 0.00/24 and Black is dxe5 21.Re1 ]
okay. 15.exd5 Rxf4 16.dxc6 Qe3+ 19.Rxf8+ Qxf8
17.Kh1 Qxc3 ] a b c d e f g h
15.Bg3+- Black must now prevent Bxc6.
15...Nh5 2.47/20 8 8

[ 15...Bd7 1.82/19 keeps fighting. ] 7 7

6 6
(Diagram) 5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

20.Qh5 0.59/21
[ 20.Qd3! 1.14/21 ]
20...c5
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a b c d e f g h
27.Qh8 Kb7 28.Qg7 Bc6 29.e5 dxe5
30.Qxe5 Re8
8 8
a b c d e f g h
7 7
8 8
6 6
7 7
5 5
6 6
4 4
5 5
3 3
4 4
2 2
3 3
1 1
2 2
a b c d e f g h
1 1
21.Rf1 0.29/19
a b c d e f g h
[ 21.Nf5! 0.77/22 ]
21...Qe8? 2.08/21 Against Qg6 31.Qb2+
[ 21...Qe7= 0.29/19 and Black stays [ Resist 31.Qxg5 Re2 32.Qg8 Rxg2+
safe. 22.Nb3 ( 22.Nf5 Qxe4 33.Kf1 a6+- ]
23.Qxh6 Bxf5= ) 22...Qxe4 ] 31...Kc8 32.Qc3 Kb7 33.Qb4+ Kc8
22.Qxh6+- cxd4? 4.87/17 34.Qc5 Kb7 35.Kf2 Against Re2+
[ 22...Qxe4 2.50/18 23.Rf8+ [ Don't do 35.Qxg5 Re2 36.Qg8
( 23.Qxg5+ Kc8 ) 23...Be8 Rxg2+ 37.Kf1 a6 ]
24.Qxg5+ Kc8 ] 35...g4 4.31/31
23.Rf8 dxc3 24.Qf6+ Deflection [ 35...Rh8 2.94/22 36.Qb4+ Kc8 ]
24...Kc8 25.Rxe8+ Bxe8
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

26.Qxc3 Endgame KQ-KRB 26...Rb8 36.Qb4+ Kc8 37.Qxg4+ Kb7 38.Qb4+

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Kc8 39.g4 Re4 40.Qf8+ Kb7 a b c d e f g h

a b c d e f g h
8 8
8 8
7 7
7 7
6 6
6 6
5 5
5 5
4 4
4 4
3 3
3 3
2 2
2 2
1 1
1 1 a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
51.Qe4+? 1.09/19
41.Qf5 a5 42.g5 Rd4 43.g6 Rd2+ [ 51.Qb5++- 7.67/27 and White stays
44.Ke3 Rxg2 45.a3 Ba4 clearly on top. Kc8 52.g8Q+ Bxg8
a b c d e f g h
53.Qf5+ Be6 54.Qxc2 ]
51...Rc6 52.Qc2? -#28/21 Rxc2
8 8
a b c d e f g h
7 7
8 8
6 6
7 7
5 5
6 6
4 4
5 5
3 3
4 4
2 2
3 3
1 1
2 2
a b c d e f g h
1 1
46.Qe4+ Bc6 47.Qf5 a4 48.Qf6 Rxc2
a b c d e f g h
49.g7 Bd5 50.Qe5 Bb3
What a bad dream for White.
(Diagram) W e i g h t e d E r r o r V a l u e : W h i t e =0 . 5 2 /
Black=0.49
0-1
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36 C50 26.g3+ Kh3 27.d4 Ne3 28.Rh5+

PawnMass 2563 Kg4 29.Be2# 1-0 (29) N,N-3.?c3
I_aM_Javiiiiii 2703 e6_36347 Moscow 1849 Lessons with
Blitz 23.10.2022 a GM [FS 106] ]
[Kitty Kat]
a b c d e f g h
Blitz 3min
C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco 8 8

Pianissimo 7 7
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 Nf6
5.0-0 6 6
[ 5.Bg5 d6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.Bxf6 Bxf6 5 5
8.0-0 Na5 9.Nd2 Nxc4 10.Nxc4 c6
11.exf5 Bxf5 12.f4 exf4 13.Rxf4 0-0 4 4
14.Kh1 Bg5 15.Rf1 b5 16.Nd2 d5 3 3
17.Nf3 d4 18.Ne2 Be3 19.Ng3 Bg4
Feistenauer,F (2285)-Donev,I (2385) 2 2
OST-ch qual 1996 CBM 51 [Donev] 1 1
½-½ (34) ]
a b c d e f g h
[ 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Bd2 d6 7.Qe2 Qe7
8.Nd5 Bxd2+ 9.Qxd2 Nxd5 10.Bxd5 6.Nh4
Be6 11.Bxe6 Qxe6 12.c3 0-0-0 [ Don't play 6.exf5 d5 ]
13.0-0 d5 14.exf5 Qxf5 15.d4 Rhe8 6...d5 2.68/19
16.dxe5 Nxe5 17.Nxe5 Rxe5 [ 6...f4 1.46/21 was called for. ]
18.Rfe1 Rde8 19.Kf1 b6 Bourgois,B 7.exd5+- Na5 8.Ng6 White has a
(2026)-Deltour,Q (1773) Sautron 2013 decisive advantage. 8...Nxc4 9.dxc4
EXT 2016 [ChessBase II] 1-0 (31) ] [ Don't do 9.Nxh8 Nb6 10.Re1 Qxd5 ]
5...h6N 1.61/23 9...Rg8 10.Nxe5 Bd6
[ 5...f4 0.97/19 ] a b c d e f g h
[ 5...Bc5 6.Nc3 d6 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4
g5 9.Bg3 f4 White-Buck Diagram 22 8 8

Mastering Chess Tactics [Komodo 9. 7 7

02 64-bit (15s)] ]
[ 5...d6 6.Ng5 d5 7.exd5 Nxd5 6 6
8.Nc3 Nce7 9.Qf3 c6 10.Nce4 fxe4 5 5
11.Qf7+ Kd7 12.Qe6+ Kc7
13.Qxe5+ Qd6 14.Qxd6+ Kxd6 4 4
15.Nf7+ Ke6 16.Nxh8 exd3 17.cxd3 3 3
Kf6 18.b4 Be6 19.Re1 Bg8 20.Bb2+
Morphy,P-Rousseau,E New Orleans 2 2
1849 EXT 1999 [ChessBase] 1-0 Kg5 1 1
21.Re5+ Kh6 22.Bc1+ g5 23.Rxg5
a b c d e f g h
Ng6 24.Rxg6+ Kh5 25.Rg5+ Kh4
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11.Re1 And now Nc6+ would win. 22...Qg6? 4.39/23

11...Bxe5 12.Rxe5+ Kf7 13.Nc3 Bd7 [ 22...Qh4 1.70/24 was necessary. ]
14.Qe1 b6 15.Be3 Ng4 23.Nf4 Qg5 24.Nh3 1.52/21
a b c d e f g h
[ 24.g3+- 3.94/24 is the precise move
to win. ]
8 8 24...Qh4 25.f3 Qxe1+
7 7 a b c d e f g h

6 6 8 8

5 5 7 7

4 4 6 6

3 3 5 5

2 2 4 4

1 1 3 3

a b c d e f g h 2 2
16.Re6 Bxe6 17.dxe6+ Kg6 18.Nd5 1 1
1.16/21
a b c d e f g h
[ 18.Rd1+- 2.48/18 has better winning
chances. Qe8 19.Bd4 ] 26.Rxe1 Nf6 27.Nf4 Inhibits Nh5.
18...c6 19.Nf4+ Kh7 20.Rd1 Qf6 27...Rad8 28.Bxf6 gxf6+- KRR-KRN
4.31/19 29.e7 Rc8
[ 20...Qh4 1.19/19 ] a b c d e f g h

8 8
a b c d e f g h
7 7
8 8
6 6
7 7
5 5
6 6
4 4
5 5
3 3
4 4
2 2
3 3
1 1
2 2
a b c d e f g h
1 1
30.Ne6 1.02/27
a b c d e f g h
[ 30.h4!+- 1.76/24 ]
21.Bd4!+- Qg5 22.Nh3 1.70/24 30...Kg6
[ 22.g3 4.15/26 ] (Diagram)
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a b c d e f g h

8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

31.Nf8+ 0.24/21
[ White should try 31.Nc7! 1.09/22
Rxc7 32.e8Q+ Rxe8 33.Rxe8 ]
31...Kf7= Strongly threatening ...Re8.
32.Re6? -4.52/24
[ 32.Ne6!= 0.23/23 ]
32...Re8-+ 33.Nd7 -8.84/20
[ 33.Kf2 -4.42/19 Rxe7 34.Rxc6 ]
33...Kxe6
a b c d e f g h

8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

W e i g h t e d E r r o r V a l u e : W h i t e =0 . 6 8 /
Black=0.49
0-1
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37 C50 3rd Moves: 3...f5 #2 ]

foo0k 2558 8.Re1 White is clearly better. 8...Na5
vvchessli 2708 3.08/22
Blitz 16.07.2024 [ 8...h6 1.92/19 9.Nh4 Kf8 ]
[Kitty Kat] 9.Qe2 And now Bg5 would win. 9...Nxc4
10.Qxc4 c5 2.57/22
Blitz 3min [ 10...h6 1.80/23 ]
C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco
Pianissimo a b c d e f g h
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d4
exd4 5.e5 8 8

[ 5.Nxd4 Nxd4 6.Qxd4 Ne7 7.Bg5 7 7

h6 8.Bh4 fxe4 9.Nc3 c6 10.Qd6 e3
11.0-0 b5 12.Bb3 g5 13.fxe3 Bg7 6 6
14.Bf7+ Kf8 15.Ne4 Bxb2 16.Bb3+ 5 5
Ke8 17.Nf6+ Bxf6 18.Qxf6
1-0 (18) Borrmann,F-James,F 4 4
corr_114679 1988 ] 3 3
5...d5
2 2
a b c d e f g h
1 1
8 8
a b c d e f g h
7 7
11.Ng5 1.09/22
6 6 [ 11.b4+- 2.57/22 has better winning
5 5
chances. b5 12.Qxb5+ Bd7 13.Qc4 ]
11...Rf8 1.51/20
4 4 [ Black should play 11...b5 1.09/22
3 3
12.Qxb5+ ( 12.Qf7+ Kd7= ) 12...Kf8 ]
12.Nxh7 0.99/19
2 2 [ 12.Qe2 1.51/20 ]
1 1
12...Rh8
a b c d e f g h
(Diagram)
6.exd6! Bxd6 1.63/22
[ 6...Qxd6 0.80/23 might work better.
7.0-0 h6 ]
7.0-0!+- Nge7N
[ 7...Nf6 8.Re1+ Kf8 9.c3 dxc3
10.Nxc3 Theory 1: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3
Nc6-1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 f5 #1 ]
[ 7...Qf6 8.Re1+ Nge7 9.Bg5 Qg6
10.c3 Italian Two Knights Side-Rare
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a b c d e f g h
[ Don't go for 15.Qxb5+? Qd7 16.Na3
Rxh7-+ ]
8 8 [ White should try 15.Nd2! 1.12/22
7 7 aiming for Rxe7+! Qd7
a b c d e f g h
6 6
8 8
5 5
7 7

4 4 6 6

3 3 5 5

2 2 4 4

3 3
1 1

a b c d e f g h 2 2

13.Bg5! Na3! is the strong threat. 13...b5 1 1

[ 13...Qa5? 14.Na3! Bd7 15.Bxe7 a b c d e f g h

Bxe7 16.Ng5+- ] 16.Rxe7+! ( 16.Bxe7 Bxe7 17.Ng5

14.Qb3↑ Threatens to win with Nc3! 0-0-0= ) 16...Bxe7 17.Re1! ]
Black is under strong pressure. &Bianco 15...Qc7 1.62/22
is much more active. The black rooks [ 15...Kf7!= 0.00/21 16.Bxe7 Bxe7
are badly placed. 17.Qxf5+ Kg8 18.Qe6+ Kxh7 ]
[ 14.Qxb5+ Kf7 15.Qb3+ ( 15.Bxe7?
Bxe7 16.Qb3+ Kg6 ) 15...Kg6 ] a b c d e f g h
14...Bb7 1.12/22
[ 14...Rb8 0.81/24 ] 8 8

7 7
a b c d e f g h
6 6
8 8
5 5
7 7
4 4
6 6
3 3
5 5
2 2
4 4
1 1
3 3 a b c d e f g h

2 2 16.Qxf5!+-
1 1
[ Wrong is 16.Nf6+? Kf7 17.Nh7 Kg8
18.Bxe7 Bxe7 19.Qxf5 Rxh7-+ ]
a b c d e f g h
16...Bxh2+? 3.80/21 This costs Black
15.Qh3 0.00/21 the game.
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[ 16...Kd8? 17.Nf8 Ke8 18.Ng6+- ] a b c d e f g h

[ 16...Qd7 1.56/19 17.Qg6+ Kd8 ]
17.Kf1 Dancing on a razor blade. 8 8

17...Qc6? #3/17 7 7
[ 17...Bd6+- 2.95/18 18.Nd2 Qd7
19.Qg6+ Kd8 ] 6 6
18.Rxe7+ Kd8 19.Re6+ 8.13/19 5 5
[ 19.Rxb7+ #2/25 Ke8 20.Qf7# ]
19...Kc7 20.Rxc6+ Bxc6 4 4

a b c d e f g h 3 3

8 8 2 2

7 7 1 1

6 6 a b c d e f g h

5 5
31.Ne5 Bc6 Prevents Qd7+. 32.Nxc6
White wants to mate with Qf7+.
4 4 32...Kxc6 33.Ne4 Threatening mate
3 3
w i t h Q c 5 + . 33...Rd8 34.Qc5+
White mates. 34...Kb7 35.Nd6+ Kb8
2 2
a b c d e f g h
1 1
8 8
a b c d e f g h
7 7
21.Bf4+ Bxf4 22.Qxf4+ Kb6 23.Qf5
Rae8 24.Nd2 g6 25.Qxg6 Reg8 6 6

a b c d e f g h 5 5

8 8 4 4

7 7 3 3

6 6 2 2

5 5 1 1

4 4 a b c d e f g h

3 3
36.Qxb5+ Kc7 37.Qc5+ Kd7 38.Nxc4
Re8 39.Qd6+ Kc8 40.Ne5 Rd8
2 2

1 1
(Diagram)
a b c d e f g h

26.Qf5 Bxg2+ 27.Ke2 Re8+ 28.Kd1

Rhf8 29.Nxf8 c4 30.Nd7+ Kc7
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a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

41.Qc6+ Kb8 42.Nd7+ Rxd7 43.Qxd7 W e i g h t e d E r r o r V a l u e : W h i t e =0 . 4 3 /

a5 44.f4 d3 45.f5 dxc2+ Black=0.87
a b c d e f g h
1-0
8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

46.Kxc2 a4 47.Re1 a3 48.Re8#

(Diagram)
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38 C50
lion_992 2546 a b c d e f g h
Ammaar_chik 2672
Rapid 21.07.2022 8 8

[Kitty Kat] 7 7

Blitz 10min 6 6
C4 4 : P o n z i a n i O p e n i n g a n d S c o t c h 5 5
Gambit
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 Nf6 4 4
5.Nc3 3 3
[ 5.Bg5 d6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.Bxf6 Bxf6
8.0-0 Na5 9.Nd2 Nxc4 10.Nxc4 c6 2 2
11.exf5 Bxf5 12.f4 exf4 13.Rxf4 0-0 1 1
14.Kh1 Bg5 15.Rf1 b5 16.Nd2 d5
a b c d e f g h
17.Nf3 d4 18.Ne2 Be3 19.Ng3 Bg4
Feistenauer,F (2285)-Donev,I (2385) 6.dxe4 Ng5 is the strong threat. 6...Bb4
OST-ch qual 1996 CBM 51 [Donev] 7.Qd3 0.10/19
½-½ (34) ] [ 7.0-0 0.41/19 ]
5...fxe4N 7...Bxc3+= 8.bxc3 d6 The position is
[ 5...Bb4 6.Bd2 d6 ( 6...Qe7 7.0-0 equal. 9.Ng5 -0.29/23
Bxc3 8.Bxc3 fxe4 9.dxe4 Nxe4 [ 9.a4 0.02/20 ]
10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Bxe5 Qxe5 9...Qe7 10.0-0 -0.61/19
12.Re1 c6 13.Qe2 d5 14.Bd3 0-0 [ 10.Bf7+= -0.26/21 Kd8 11.Bb3 ]
15.Bxe4 dxe4 16.Qxe4 Qxb2 10...h6
17.Qc4+ Kh8 18.Rab1 Qf6 19.f3 b6 a b c d e f g h
20.a4 Bf5 21.Rbd1 Feist,H-Gasser,M
corr 1971 0-1 (33)) 7.Qe2 Qe7 8.Nd5 8 8

Bxd2+ 9.Qxd2 Nxd5 10.Bxd5 Be6 7 7

11.Bxe6 Qxe6 12.c3 0-0-0 13.0-0
d5 14.exf5 Qxf5 15.d4 Rhe8 6 6
16.dxe5 Nxe5 17.Nxe5 Rxe5 5 5
18.Rfe1 Rde8 19.Kf1 b6 20.Rad1
Bourgois,B (2026)-Deltour,Q (1773) 4 4
Sautron 2013 EXT 2016 [ChessBase 3 3
II] 1-0 (31) Rxe1+ 21.Rxe1 Rxe1+
22.Qxe1 Qd3+ 23.Kg1 Kb7 24.Qc1 2 2
a5 25.f3 Qe2 26.h3 a4 27.a3 Kc6 1 1
28.Kh2 b5 29.Qg5 Qxb2 30.Qxg7
a b c d e f g h
Qxa3 31.Qf6+ Qd6+ 0-1 (31)
Bourcier,L (1904)-Shirazi,K (2424) 11.Nf3 Be6 12.Bxe6 Qxe6 13.c4
Issy les Moulineaux 2007 EXT 2008 -1.04/18
[Primel,Dominique] ] [ 13.Nh4 -0.68/18 ]
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13...0-0-0 14.Rb1 Na5 15.Nd2 Rhe8

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

16.Qc3 Nc6 17.Qb3 b6 Active counter Pair of Knights! 26.c3 Nde6 27.Ba3
play! 18.Qb5 -1.29/19 Ng5 -1.10/19
[ 18.Qa4 -0.69/20 Kb7 19.f3 ] [ 27...Na4-+ -2.18/20 And now ...Rf8
18...Nd4 19.Qa6+ Kb8 20.Rb4 would win. 28.Ra1 Rf8 ]
-1.76/22 28.f3 -2.23/21
[ 20.f3 -1.39/21 ] [ 28.Bxc5 -1.10/19 dxc5 29.Rfe1 ]
20...Qc8 28...Nce6 29.Nb3 -2.17/18
a b c d e f g h
[ 29.Bc1 -1.57/19 ]
29...Qa6-+ 30.Bc1 Qxc4
8 8
a b c d e f g h
7 7
8 8
6 6
7 7
5 5
6 6
4 4
5 5
3 3
4 4
2 2
3 3
1 1
2 2
a b c d e f g h
1 1
21.Qa4 -2.47/20
a b c d e f g h
[ 21.Qxc8+ -1.54/20 Rxc8 22.Rb2 ]
21...Nd7 Hoping for ...Nc5. 22.Rb2 Nc5 31.Qf2 Nc5
23.Qa3 Qb7 24.Qe3 Na4 25.Rb1 Nc5 [ Avoid the trap 31...Qxc3? 32.Be3-+ ]
[ Don't do 25...Nxc2 26.Qb3 ] 32.Nxc5 -3.11/21
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[ 32.Qc2 -1.89/18 Na4 33.Bxg5 Black is clearly winning. 41.Rxg7 a2

hxg5 34.Rfc1 ] 42.Qc1 Kb7 43.Rd7 Ra8 44.Qa1
32...dxc5 33.Bxg5 hxg5 34.Qe3 g4 Qxe4 White must now prevent ...Qb1+.
35.fxg4 Qxa2 45.Rd1 Prevents Qb1. 45...Qc2
[ Wrong is 35...Rd3? 36.Qg5-+ ] a b c d e f g h

8 8
a b c d e f g h
7 7
8 8
6 6
7 7
5 5
6 6
4 4
5 5
3 3
4 4
2 2
3 3
1 1
2 2
a b c d e f g h
1 1
Strongly threatening ...Qxd1+! 46.Rc1
a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
36.Ra1 Qc4 37.Rfd1 Rxd1+ 38.Rxd1
Endgame KQR-KQR 38...a5 39.h3 a4 8 8

40.Rd7 -5.59/20 7 7
[ 40.Qg5 -3.86/19 was worth a try.
Qxc3 41.Qxg7 Qe3+ 42.Kh2 Qxe4 6 6
43.g5 ] 5 5
40...a3
4 4
a b c d e f g h
3 3
8 8
2 2
7 7
1 1
6 6
a b c d e f g h
5 5
Qxc1+! 47.Qxc1 a1Q 48.Qxa1 Rxa1+
4 4

3 3
(Diagram)

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h
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a b c d e f g h

8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

Black took control after the opening.

W e i g h t e d E r r o r V a l u e : W h i t e =0 . 4 9 /
Black=0.14 (very precise)
0-1
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39 C50 Schwarz hat jetzt keinerlei Vorteil

Chandra,Akshat 2477 mehr. ) 9...Ne6 10.Bxg8 Rxg8
So,Wesley 2773 11.Nbd2? Tadic,Branko: '?!' ]
USA-ch Saint Louis (2) 15.04.2016 [ 8.Bc4 b5?? Tadic,Branko: 'Diagram
[Besenthal,Klaus Guenter] a b c d e f g h

8 8

1.e4 Tadic,Branko 1...e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 7 7

3.Bc4 f5 4.d4 Qe7 5.0-0 fxe4 6 6

a b c d e f g h 5 5

8 8 4 4

7 7 3 3

2 2
6 6
1 1
5 5
a b c d e f g h
4 4 ' Diagramm [#] 9.Bd5?? ( 9.Bxg8+-
3 3
Rxg8 Ta d i c , B r a n k o 10.Nxe4 h6 )
9...c6 Beseitigt die Gefahr. Schwarz
2 2 s t e h t a u f G e w i n n . 10.Nf7+ Ke8
1 1
11.Nxh8 cxd5 12.f4 ( 12.c3! Nc6
13.Qxd5 Nf6 14.Qxb5 Rb8 ) 12...Nf6
a b c d e f g h
13.fxe5 Qxe5 14.Bf4 Nf3+ 15.Rxf3
6.Ng5 Nxd4 7.Bf7+ Bc5+ 16.Kh1 Qxb2 ]
[ 7.Nxe4 ] 8...Rxg8 9.Nxh7 g5 10.Nxf8 g4
7...Kd8 8.Bxg8 a b c d e f g h
[ 8.c3 h6 9.Nxe4 ( 9.cxd4 hxg5
10.Bxg8 Rxg8 11.Qh5 g6 8 8

Diagramm 7 7
a b c d e f g h
6 6
8 8
5 5
7 7

6 6 4 4

5 5 3 3

4 4 2 2
3 3
1 1
2 2 a b c d e f g h
1 1 11.Nc3 Tadic,Branko: 'Diagram
a b c d e f g h (Diagram)
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a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

' 11...d5 Tadic,Branko: 'N!?' 12.Nxe4 15.c3?! Tadic,Branko: '?' 15...Nc2

[ 12.Nxd5 Qxf8 13.c3?! Qd6 14.cxd4 a b c d e f g h
Tadic,Branko: 'Diagram
8 8
a b c d e f g h

8 8 7 7

7 7 6 6

6 6 5 5
5 5
4 4
4 4
3 3
3 3
2 2
2 2
1 1
1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

' Diagramm [#] Qxd5! Nach diesem 16.f3 Nxe1 17.Qa4+ c6 18.Qb3 Kc7
Qualitätsopfer kommt Schwarz zur Diagramm
Rochade, was mit einem Schlag alle
Probleme löst, die der Nachziehende (Diagram)
n o c h g e h a b t h a b e n m a g . 15.dxe5
Qxd1 16.Rxd1+ ]
12...Bf5 13.Re1 Qxf8 14.Ng5 Kd7
Diagramm

(Diagram)
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a b c d e f g h

8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

Jetzt hat Schwarz einen Bauern mehr

und die gesündere Struktur, muss aber
seine Königsstellung noch konsolidieren.
19.fxg4 Nxg2 20.Kxg2 Rxg5
a b c d e f g h

8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

0-1
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40 C50 a b c d e f g h
Andreasen,E
Mori,A 8 8

19: Correspondence 2007 7 7

[Cyrus Lakdawala]
6 6

5 5
C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco
Pianissimo 4 4
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 This move-order 3 3
discourages White from b3-Bird lines,
which we examine briefly near the end of 2 2
the chapter. 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 d6 1 1
[ 4...Nf6 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Bd2 d6 7.Qe2
a b c d e f g h
Qe7 8.Nd5 Bxd2+ 9.Qxd2 Nxd5
10.Bxd5 Be6 11.Bxe6 Qxe6 12.c3 6.Nc3N 0.59/19 This move sets in
0-0-0 13.0-0 d5 14.exf5 Qxf5 15.d4 motion the Classical, or Ilyin-Zhenevsky
Rhe8 16.dxe5 Nxe5 17.Nxe5 Rxe5 Bird/Dutch.
18.Rfe1 Rde8 19.Kf1 Cina`,V (1904)- QUESTION: What is White playing for?
Algeo,T (2424) Andorra 2007 ANSWER: White has several plans at
Telechess CBM 167 [Westminster his or her disposal:
Papers xi Feb 1879 p221] 0-1 (31) b6 1. White can play for the e3-e4 break,
20.Rad1 Rxe1+ 21.Rxe1 Rxe1+ often in conjunction with Qe1 and even
22.Qxe1 Qd3+ 23.Kg1 Kb7 24.Qc1 Bd1.
a5 25.f3 Qe2 26.h3 a4 27.a3 Kc6 2. White can play for a kingside attack,
28.Kh2 b5 29.Qg5 Qxb2 30.Qxg7 with Qe1 and Qh4, although this isn't so
Qxa3 31.Qf6+ Qd6+ 1-0 (31) easy to achieve.
Bourgois,B (2026)-Deltour,Q (1773) 3. White can play the following
Sautron 2013 EXT 2016 [ChessBase queenside plan: a4, Na3, c2-c3, Nc2,
II] ] Bd2, Rb1 and b2-b4, which we look at
5.Ng5 later in the chapter.
[ 5.Nc3 . "I am so very sorry for the 75 4. I have even seen White switch later
attempts I made on your life. Now why on to a delayed Stonewall setup with c2-
not let bygones be bygones?" asks c3 and d3-d4, if Black posts his or her
Black's king. The queen answers: "I pieces oddly, or out of sync with this
realize that you are sorry, but I formation.
cannot forgive until you are made a Now sa yin g a ll thi s, I d on' t p lay th e
lot sorrier" and promptly executes ] Classical lines.
5...Nh6 QUESTION: Why not?
ANSWER: They just feel too passive, as
(Diagram) if White is the one seeking to equalize. I
prefer Leningrad and Stonewall lines
instead. But I realize readers may play
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the Classical lines, so that is why this a b c d e f g h

chapter is in the book.
&Bianco is more active. 8 8

[ 6.Nxh7 0.38/20 6 . g 3 1 . 1 6 Ng4 7 7

A n d n o w . . . Q h 4 wo u l d wi n . 7.Ng5!
Threatens to win with Bf7+. Qf6 ] 6 6
[ 6.g3 0.93/18 ] 5 5
[ 6.Ne6 Bxe6 7.Bxe6 Qf6 8.exf5
Nxf5 9.Bb3 0-0-0 10.Nc3 Qg6 11.g3 4 4
Be7 12.Bd5 Nb4 13.Bg2 Nd4 3 3
14.0-0 Nbxc2 15.Nd5 Bf6 16.Rb1
c6 17.Nxf6 gxf6 18.a3 h5 19.Bh3+ 2 2
Kc7 20.f3 f5 Strelis,V-Vitols,K corr 1 1
thematic 1971 ½-½ (32) ]
a b c d e f g h
6...f4! 7.Ne6 Bxe6 8.Bxe6
The queen almost always plays to e1 in Tak in g a im a t t he f 4-p awn and a ls o
the Classical lines, with the following unleashing the dark-squared bishop
purposes: along the a1-h8 diagonal. 11.Kd1 Rg8
1. On e1, the queen helps engineer an 12.Ne2! At this moment I'm fighting an
e4 break. overwhelming urge to make some kind of
2. The queen may later play to h4, in rude "Isn't-White-playing-to-equalize?"
pursuit of a kingside attack. joke about the Classical Bird. Well, this
. W h i t e i s s l i g h t l y b e t t e r . 8...Nd4 isn' t e xac tly in spi rat ion al stu ff fro m
This central counter is certainly tempting, White, but most Classical Bird/Dutch
given that White egged it on by playing players are not looking for an opening
his knight to c3. edge. Instead they seek a position with
[ 8...Qf6 1.96/18 8...Nd4 0.59 which they are familiar and feel
The denouement follows after 9.Nd5 ] c o mf o r t a b l e , a n d t h e e xp e r i e n c e i n
9.Bh3 They say the meek shall inherit handling such positions may count later
the earth. One paradox of the Classical wh e n t h e g a m e e x p l o d e s i n m e s s y
Dutch is the opening's adherents are complications.
universally imaginative tactician/ [ 12.Qxh7? -1.72/29 12.Ne2 0.70
attackers, yet for some reason, they Rh8! 13.Qg6? Rh6! "This is for your
wilfully begin the game quite passively. I own good. The scriptures deem
always wonder that in positions this public humiliation the great reducer of
barren of the dynamic factor, why pride," intones the bishop, as he
doesn't the natural tactician/attacker concludes his sermon.
suffer bouts of claustrophobia of the 14.Qg8 The forced deference to
intellect? 9...g5 White's attackers also brings with it
[ 9...c6 ] the psychological baggage of
10.Qh5+ Nf7 resentment for Black's king.
EXERCISE (combination alert): An
(Diagram) attack, by its nature, remains
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unmollified until it reaches its aim of ; 16.g3+- 1.87/19 f3 17.c3 )]

checkmate. Black just blundered in [ 15.Bg4! 0.91/20 keeps the pressure
an already losing position. White to on. ]
play and force mate in four moves.
ANSWER: Clearance/attraction. a b c d e f g h
14...c6! ]
12...Rg6 1.54/18 Black adds heat to the 8 8

backward d3-pawn. 7 7
[ 12...Nxe2 0.89/19 13.Kxe2 Rg6 ]
13.Nxd4 6 6
[ Not 13.Qxh7? Rh6 14.Qg8 Nc6-+ ] 5 5
13...exd4 QUESTION: Shouldn't White
be concerned about the d3-weakness? 4 4
14.Qxh7 0.99/17 3 3
[ White should play 14.Bf5+- 1.61/20 ]
14...Qf6 We reach the end of theory. 2 2
Black can pile up on the d3-pawn all day 1 1
long and still not be able take it. 15.f3
a b c d e f g h
-1.00/21
[ 15.Qh5 0.50/19 15.Bg4 0.89 Nh6 15...Ke7!
1.87/19 ( 15...Rh6! 0.50/19 16.Qe2 [ 15...Bh6? 0.68/17 15...Ke7 -0.99
Rh8 ) 16.f3? 0.00/19 Black is in 16.Bg4! ]
trouble:
1. White has the bishop pair. a b c d e f g h
2. White rules the dark squares.
3 . T h e e 6 - a n d g 6 - p a wn s r e m a i n 8 8

under pressure with f4-f5 in the air. 7 7

( 16.Bf5! 0.31/20 16.g3 1.90 Black's
b e s t d e f e n s i ve c h a n c e , s i n c e h e 6 6
intends ...c4 next. Nxf5! Oh no you 5 5
don't! White blocks out the stifling ...c5-
c4. 17.exf5 Qxf5 18.Re1+ 4 4
EX ERCISE (critical decision): W e 3 3
begin to detect seepage into White's
light square domination. After all, 2 2
Black menaces both ...Qxe4 and ...b6- 1 1
b5. How should White continue?
a b c d e f g h
ANSWER: Work the e6-pin, since the
e4-pawn is protected through tactics. Strongly threatening ...Bg7. Black has
Kd7! White toils with single-minded strong compensation. 16.Qh5? -4.25/22
energy toward his goal of exposing White prepares his coming manoeuvre.
Black's king, eve n if his own kin g This move loses the game for White.
gets partially exposed in the process. [ 16.e5 -1.19/19 dxe5 17.Bd2 ]
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16...Ne5-+ It appears as if White 19.Qxh6! A disquieting prospect looms

experienc es diffic ulties, s ince he i s over Black, who must now be on high
unable to develop his a1-rook without alert for h2-h3 and g2-g4 tricks on his
creating further weaknesses. In reality g4-bishop. 19...Qxh6 This allows White
the position remains even, predicated t o t a k e o v e r t h e i n i t i a t i v e . 20.Kd2!
upon White finding his next move. -7.25/18 Forcing Black to weaken his
White's plan for the moment is utterly king's cover. White attackers begin to
denuded of any sense of identity, like an mill about the kingside, as if on a picnic.
egg destined to be a future parrot [ 20.Bd2 -4.20/16 ]
named Polly, but for now, remains just 20...g4
an egg. a b c d e f g h
17.Qh7+!
8 8
a b c d e f g h
7 7
8 8
6 6
7 7
5 5
6 6
4 4
5 5
3 3
4 4
2 2
3 3
1 1
2 2
a b c d e f g h
1 1
Black is clearly winning. 21.c3 gxf3
a b c d e f g h
22.gxf3 That which was once merely a
The d1-elemental, born of darkness, vague, baleful abstraction, now takes
finally allows itself to be seen by the real form and true menace. Now g2-g4 is
world. Here we see the art of a serious worry for Black, who must
misdirection in action. The bishop feints weaken further to keep his light-squared
left when in reality his intentions veer bishop alive.
right, in the direction of Black's king. 22...Nxf3+ 23.Ke2 Threatening Nxf6.
White intends to energize his passive 23...Qh5 Black's king decides to travel
position with Bb3, followed by Ng5. the land incognito to discover if he is
17...Bg7! Possibly an overreaction. It's loved by the people. He later discovers
critical to sift the real from the merely that he isn't loved all that much. 24.h3
hopeful. I'm not so confident about this Insuring the bishop pair and control over
move since it narrows the escape routes the light squares. 24...Ne5+
for the g4-bishop. The move sets in
motion a complex chain of events, (Diagram)
whose final destination is difficult for
either side to fathom. 18.Bf5 Rh6
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a b c d e f g h

8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

W e i g h t e d E r r o r V a l u e : W h i t e =0 . 9 0 /
Black=0.05 (flawless) . Loss on time!?
1-0
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41 C50 a b c d e f g h
Anthony,Edwyn
Steinitz,Wilhelm 8 8

off-hand London 02.1880 7 7

[Steinitz, W.]
6 6

5 5
C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco
Pianissimo 4 4
Harrwitz,Daniel: '[source: British Chess 3 3
Revie w, V ol. 2, 1 854, pp. 100- 102] '
[The following fine little game was played 2 2
a f e w d a ys a g o a t t h e S t . G e o r g e ' s 1 1
Chess Club, between Messrs. Anthony
a b c d e f g h
and Steinitz.] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6
3.Bc4 f5 [Unsound; but it requires to be 6.0-0 And now Nd5 would win.
well up in the opening to defeat it.] 4.d3 [ 6.Bd2 d6 7.Qe2 Qe7 8.Nd5 Bxd2+
[ 4.d4 is recommended by the 9.Qxd2 Nxd5 10.Bxd5 Be6 11.Bxe6
authorities, but the move made is also Qxe6 12.c3 0-0-0 13.0-0 d5 14.exf5
quite good enough. ] Qxf5 15.d4 Rhe8 16.dxe5 Nxe5
4...Nf6 5.Nc3 17.Nxe5 Rxe5 18.Rfe1 Rde8 19.Kf1
[ This releases Black's King's Bishop b6 20.Rad1 Rxe1+ Bourgois,B
unnecessarily. It was high time to (2026)-Deltour,Q (1773) Sautron 2013
proceed with the attack by 5.Ng5 ] EXT 2016 [ChessBase II] 1-0 (31) ]
[ 5.Bg5 d6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.Bxf6 Bxf6 6...d6N 1.60/20
8.0-0 Na5 9.Nd2 Nxc4 10.Nxc4 c6 [ 6...fxe4= 0.27/24 7.dxe4 Bxc3
11.exf5 Bxf5 12.f4 exf4 13.Rxf4 0-0 8.bxc3 d6 ]
14.Kh1 Bg5 15.Rf1 b5 16.Nd2 d5 [ 6...f4 7.Ng5 Bxc3 8.Nf7 Qe7
17.Nf3 d4 18.Ne2 Be3 19.Ng3 Bg4 9.Nxh8 Bd4 10.c3 Bb6 11.Nf7 Na5
Feistenauer,F (2285)-Donev,I (2385) 12.Ng5 Nxc4 13.dxc4 d6 14.Qd3 h6
OST-ch qual 1996 CBM 51 [Donev] 15.Nf3 g5 16.a4 a5 17.Kh1 g4
½-½ (34) ] 18.Ng1 Bd7 19.f3 g3 20.h3 Nh7
5...Bb4 21.b4 Journoud,P-Schulten,J Paris
1854 EXT 2025 [Harrwitz,Daniel] 1-0
(Diagram) (45) ]

(Diagram)
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a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

7.Ng5 0.75/21 11.Qh6 Qf8

[ 7.Nd5! 1.60/20 ] [ 11...Nd8 1.21/19 11...Qf8 0.46
7...Qe7 2.00/24 [On the same principle was such an obvious defense as to
as in the King's Gambit declined, as show that Black had fully prepared
pointed out on former occasions.] the curious and original combination
[ 7...Bxc3 0.75/21 was called for. which follows. ]
8.Nf7 ( 8.bxc3 Qe7= ) 8...Qd7 ] 12.Bf7+ -0.66/20
8.Nd5+- White is clearly better. [ 12.Qxf8+ 0.40/20 Rxf8 13.Nxh7 ]
[ White gained nothing now by 12...Ke7 13.Qh4 -2.75/21
checking 8.Bf7+ 1.25/18 8.Nd5 1.67 [ 13.Qxf8+ -0.71/25 Rxf8 14.Bd5 ]
f o r t h e K i n g w o u l d m o v e t o Kf8
...Bxc3 is the strong threat. a b c d e f g h
a n d i f t h e B i s h o p r e t i r e s 9.Bb3?
-0.26/20 follow by ( 9.Nd5 1.37/23 8 8

Nxd5 10.Bxd5 ) 9...h6 0.67/20 7 7

The Knight would then be lost if he
attacked the Rook ( Black should play 6 6
9...Bxc3= -0.26/20 10.bxc3 h6 ) 5 5
10.Nf7 -0.44/19 for Black would
answer ( 10.Nf3 0.67/20 ) 10...Rh7 4 4
followed by 11...g5. ] 3 3
8...Nxd5 9.Bxd5 0.29/18
[ 9.exd5+- 1.72/24 Na5 10.Bb5+ c6 2 2
11.dxc6 Nxc6 12.c3 ] 1 1
9...f4= 10.Qh5+ g6
a b c d e f g h

(Diagram) 13...h6-+ 14.Nh7+

[ T h e g a m e wa s l o s t n o w . 14.Ne6+
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would have been met by the same Black=0.27 (precise)

answer, and any other move lost a 0-1
clear piece. ]
14...g5 15.Nxf8 gxh4
a b c d e f g h

8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

The board is on fire. 16.Ng6+ Kxf7

17.Nxh8+ Kg7 18.g3 Bh3 White must
now prevent ...Nd4.
[ Avoid the trap 18...Kxh8? 19.c3-+ ]
19.gxf4? -7.21/25
[ 19.c3 -3.52/17 Bc5 20.Re1 ]
19...Kxh8
a b c d e f g h

8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

W e i g h t e d E r r o r V a l u e : W h i t e =0 . 8 6 /
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42 C50 a b c d e f g h
Billenkamp,Thomas
Andre,Karl 8 8

Correspondence 1986 7 7
[Ripperger]
6 6

5 5
C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco
Pianissimo 4 4
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d4 3 3
Qe7 5.0-0 fxe4
2 2
a b c d e f g h
1 1
8 8
a b c d e f g h
7 7
. . . N f 6 i s t h e s t r o n g t h r e a t . 8.Bxg8
6 6 0.36/24 Black has won a pawn, at the
5 5
cost of his right to kingside castling.
Sc h wa r z h a t a u f K os t e n d er k ur z e n
4 4 Rochade einen Bauern gewonnen.
3 3
[ White should play 8.Nc3! 1.00/22
aiming for Re1. Nf6 9.Nd5 ( 9.g3
2 2 c6 ) 9...Nxd5 10.Bxd5 ( 10.Qxd5
1 1
Bd6= )]
8...Rxg8 9.Nc3 I n h i b i t s d 5 . 9...d5
a b c d e f g h
10.f4N White has compensation.
6.Nxe5 1.29/22 A very interesting move. White is betting
[ 6.Ng5!+- 1.97/25 And now Bf7+ all on opening up the game.
wo u l d wi n . Nxd4 7.Bf7+ ( 7.Nxe4 Ein sehr interessanter Zug. Weiß setzt
Nf6=; 7.c3 Ne6= ) 7...Kd8 8.c3 ] alles daran das Spiel zu öffnen.
6...Nxe5 7.dxe5 Qxe5 [ 10.Qxd5 Qxd5 11.Nxd5 Bd6
12.Re1 Bf5 13.Bg5 Kf7 14.Ne3 Bd7
(Diagram) 15.Rad1 Bc6 16.Nc4 Ke6 17.Bh4
g5 18.Bg3 Bxg3 19.hxg3 b6 20.Rd4
Rad8 21.Red1 Rxd4 22.Rxd4 Rg7
23.Nd2 Bb7 24.Kf1 c5 Studier,G-
Gunderam,G corr 1964 ½-½ (33) ]
10...Bc5+ 0.77/23
[ After Nach 10...exf3 1.51/22
1 0 . . . Q d 6 0 . 1 7 11.Qxf3 Strongly
t h r e a t e n i n g Q f 7 + . Bc5+ 12.Kh1
Hoping for Qf7+. Rf8 Against Qf7+
13.Bf4 White has the advantage.
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ist Weiß im Vorteil. ] a b c d e f g h

[ 10...Qd6!= 0.15/25 remains equal. ]
8 8

a b c d e f g h 7 7

8 8 6 6

7 7 5 5

6 6 4 4

5 5 3 3

4 4 2 2

3 3 1 1

2 2 a b c d e f g h

1 1
16.Nxd5
a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

11.Kh1 Qe6 2.62/23 Black cannot hold 8 8

the game after this. 7 7

[ 11...Qf5 0.89/23 was called for. ]
12.f5!+- Qc6 3.71/23 6 6
[ 12...Qf7 1.96/21 ] 5 5
13.Qh5+! Kd7? 13.06/21
[ After Nach 13...Kf8? 5.22/23 4 4
13...g6 3.20 14.f6 White threatens 3 3
fxg7+ and mate. Be6 15.fxg7+ Ke7
16.Bg5+ Kd7 17.Rad1 White does 2 2
get the better game; but Black can 1 1
bring his king to safety.behält Weiß
a b c d e f g h
zwa r da s b es se re Sp ie l, Sc hwar z
kann aber seinen König in Sicherheit Weighted Error Value: White=0.19 (very
bringen. ] precise) /Black=0.73
[ And Auch 13...g6 14.Qxh7 Rf8 1-0
15.Bh6 is also very good for White.
ist sehr gut für Weiß. ]
[ 13...g6 3.52/20 14.Qxh7 Rf8 ]
14.Qf7+ White is clearly winning.
14...Be7 15.Bg5 Re8

(Diagram)
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43 C50 a b c d e f g h
Journoud,Paul
Schulten,John William 8 8

Paris Casual 1854 7 7

[Harrwitz,Daniel]
6 6

5 5
[source: British Chess Review, Vol. 2,
1854, pp. 100-102] 4 4
C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco 3 3
Pianissimo
Steinitz, W.: '[The following fine little 2 2
game was played a few days ago at the 1 1
S t . G e o r g e ' s C h e s s C l u b , b e t we e n
a b c d e f g h
Messrs. Anthony and Steinitz.]' 1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 f5 A very hazardous move, to say 6.0-0 Hoping for Nd5.
the least of it. 3.Bc4 [ 6.Bd2 d6 7.Qe2 Qe7 8.Nd5 Bxd2+
[ 3.Nxe5 is considered the best move 9.Qxd2 Nxd5 10.Bxd5 Be6 11.Bxe6
at this point. ] Qxe6 12.c3 0-0-0 13.0-0 d5 14.exf5
3...Nc6 4.d3 Nf6 5.Nc3 Qxf5 15.d4 Rhe8 16.dxe5 Nxe5
[ 5.Bg5 d6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.Bxf6 Bxf6 17.Nxe5 Rxe5 18.Rfe1 Rde8 19.Kf1
8.0-0 Na5 9.Nd2 Nxc4 10.Nxc4 c6 b6 20.Rad1 Rxe1+ Bourgois,B
11.exf5 Bxf5 12.f4 exf4 13.Rxf4 0-0 (2026)-Deltour,Q (1773) Sautron 2013
14.Kh1 Bg5 15.Rf1 b5 16.Nd2 d5 EXT 2016 [ChessBase II] 1-0 (31) ]
17.Nf3 d4 18.Ne2 Be3 19.Ng3 Bg4 6...f4N 1.62/17 A weak move.
Feistenauer,F (2285)-Donev,I (2385) [ Instead he should have taken
OST-ch qual 1996 CBM 51 [Donev] 6...Bxc3 7.bxc3 and then played d5?
½-½ (34) ] 2.86/18 ( or 7...Qe7 1.75/18
5...Bb4 7.. .fxe4 0 .3 3; 7...fxe4= 0.25/20
and Black is okay. 8.dxe4 d6 )]
(Diagram) [ 6...fxe4= 0.29/25 7.dxe4 Bxc3
8.bxc3 d6 ]
[ 6...d6 7.Ng5 Qe7 8.Nd5 Nxd5
9.Bxd5 f4 10.Qh5+ g6 11.Qh6 Qf8
12.Bf7+ Ke7 13.Qh4 h6 14.Nh7+ g5
15.Nxf8 gxh4 16.Ng6+ Kxf7
17.Nxh8+ Kg7 18.g3 Bh3 19.gxf4
Kxh8 0-1 (19) Anthony,E-Steinitz,W
London 1880 Collected Works
[Steinitz, W.] ]
7.Ng5 0.17/21
[ 7.Nd5!+- 1.62/17 ]
7...Bxc3 0.76/22
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[ 7...Qe7! was the right move here. ] 12.Ng5 0.02/22

[ 7...Qe7= 0.17/21 remains equal. ] [ 12.Nxe5! 1.15/20 Qxe5 13.d4 ]
8.Nf7 0.35/16 12...Nxc4= 13.dxc4 d6
[ 8.bxc3 0.76/22 Black must now [ 13...h6 14.Nf3 ]
prevent Nf7. Qe7 9.d4 ] 14.Qd3 h6 15.Nf3 g5
8...Qe7 9.Nxh8 Bd4 10.c3 Bb6 a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
8 8
8 8
7 7
7 7
6 6
6 6
5 5
5 5
4 4
4 4
3 3
3 3
2 2
2 2
1 1
1 1 a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
Black has compensation. 16.a4 a5
11.Nf7 Na5 1.15/20 17.Kh1 -1.06/19
[ We should now have played 11...h6 [ 17.b4= -0.10/19 ]
0.70/21 11...d6 0.35 ; and we do not 17...g4 18.Ng1 -2.25/19
see how White could have extricated [ 18.Nd2 -1.04/17 ]
his knight. ] 18...Bd7 19.f3 -1.98/18
[ 11...d6!= 0.27/20 ] [ 19.b4 -1.46/19 is a better defense. ]
19...g3 -0.97/20
a b c d e f g h
[ 19...h5 appears to us to be better
play. ]
8 8 [ 19...0-0-0-+ -1.98/18 and Black stays
7 7 clearly on top. And now ...gxf3 would
win. 20.b3 gxf3 21.Nxf3 Bc6 ]
6 6 20.h3
5 5
[ 20.hxg3? Nh5 21.g4 ( 21.Ne2?
Nxg3+ 22.Nxg3 Qh4# ) 21...Ng3+
4 4 22.Kh2 Qh4+ 23.Nh3 h5-+ ]
3 3
20...Nh7 -0.52/17
[ 20...Be6 -1.19/17 ]
2 2

1 1
(Diagram)
a b c d e f g h
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a b c d e f g h
[ 24.Bxf4! 2.93/22 0-0-0 25.Rfd1
( 25.bxc5 Bxh3 26.Qxd8+ Kxd8 )]
8 8 24...0-0-0+- aiming for ...Bxh3! 25.cxb6
7 7 Bxh3
a b c d e f g h
6 6
8 8
5 5
7 7
4 4
6 6
3 3
5 5
2 2
4 4
1 1

a b c d e f g h 3 3

21.b4! Qh4 0.00/21 2 2

[ Better 21...0-0-0 first. ] 1 1
[ 21...Be6 -0.51/21 ]
a b c d e f g h
22.c5!= dxc5 1.20/20
[ 22...Ng5!= 0.00/21 23.Qd2 ( 23.cxb6 26.Qxd8+!! Kxd8 27.bxc7+ 1.31/20
g e t s ma t e d . Nxh3 24.Nxh3 Bxh3 Chess con chili.
25.Kg1 Bxg2 26.Qb5+ c6 ) 23...dxc5 [ 27.gxh3+- 1.76/21 Threatens to win
24.bxa5 Bxa5 ] w i t h R d 1 + . cxb6 28.Rd1+ Kc8
23.Qd5↑ White is on the roll. 23...Qh5? 29.Rd2 ]
2.93/22 27...Kxc7 ( - > . . . B x g 2 + ! ) 28.gxh3
[ 23...Qe7 1.28/19 was worth a try. ] 0.24/21
[ 28.Nxh3 1.17/24 Strongly
a b c d e f g h
threatening Ra2. Qf7 29.Bb2 ]
28...g2+? 3.12/20 This does not in any
8 8 way strenghten his attack.
7 7 [ 28...Nf8!= 0.24/21 and Black stays
safe. ]
6 6 29.Kxg2+- Qg5+ 30.Kh1 Qg3
5 5
(Diagram)
4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

24.bxc5 1.71/19
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a b c d e f g h
46.Rxa3# ]
40...Ka7
8 8
a b c d e f g h
7 7
8 8
6 6
7 7
5 5
6 6
4 4
5 5
3 3
4 4
2 2
3 3
1 1
2 2
a b c d e f g h
1 1
31.Ra2 Rg2 is the strong threat.
a b c d e f g h
[ He might also have played 31.Bd2
with great advantage. ] 41.Bd4+ Kb8 42.Rg1 Threatening
31...Ng5 32.Rg2 Qh4 33.Rg4 Qh5 m a t e w i t h R g 8 + . 42...Qxe4 43.Bb6
34.Kh2 Qf7 35.Rg2 Qc4 I n t e n d i n g R g 8 + a n d m a t e . 43...Kc8
a b c d e f g h
44.Rd2 Qe8 45.Rgd1
a b c d e f g h
8 8
8 8
7 7
7 7
6 6
6 6
5 5
5 5
4 4
4 4
3 3
3 3
2 2
2 2
1 1

a b c d e f g h 1 1

a b c d e f g h
36.Rd1 Qxc3 6.70/18
[ 36...Qxa4 4.25/18 37.Rd5 Nxf3+ W e i g h t e d E r r o r V a l u e : W h i t e =0 . 4 2 /
38.Nxf3 Qxe4 ] Black=0.84
37.Bb2 Nxf3+ 38.Nxf3 Qxf3 39.Bxe5+ 1-0
Kb6 40.Rb2+ 9.17/23
[ 40.Rd6+ #7/17 Kc5 41.Rc2+ Kb4
42.Rb6+ Kxa4 43.Rc4+ Ka3
44.Bd6+ Ka2 45.Ra4+ Qa3
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44 C50 c6 ]
Leisebein,Peter 5.Ng5
Nittschalk,Karl [ 5.exf5 ]
LG THEMATURNIER 2000 [ 5.dxe5 fxe4 6.Qd5 Qe7 7.Bg5 Be6
[Leisebein] 8.Qxe4 d5 9.Bxd5 Bxd5 10.Qxd5
Nf6 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.0-0 fxe5
13.Nc3 Qd6 14.Nb5 Qxd5 15.Nxc7+
C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco Kd7 16.Nxd5 Bd6 17.Rad1 Raf8
Pianissimo 18.Nd2 Kc8 19.c3 Bb8
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bc4 Nc6 4.d4 d6 Riviere-Anderssen,A (2600) Paris
[ 4...Qe7 5.0-0 1859 [Fritz 6 (5s)] 0-1 (39) ]
A) 5...d6 6.Nc3 ( 6.exf5 Bxf5 5...Nh6
7.Nc3 h6 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.Bf4 Nf6 a b c d e f g h
10.Bxe5 Nxe5 11.Nxe5 Qxe5
12.Re1 Be4 13.Nxe4 Nxe4 8 8

14.Qg4 Be7 15.Rxe4 Qf6 7 7

16.Rae1+- ) 6...Nf6 ( 6...g6 7.Bg5
Qg7 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.exf5 Bxf5 6 6
10.Re1 Bd6 11.Nb5! Tiemann,H ) 5 5
7.Bg5 h6 8.Nd5 Qd8 9.Bxf6 gxf6
10.Nxe5 dxe5 11.Qh5+ Kd7 4 4
12.Qf7+ Ne7 13.dxe5 Kc6 3 3
14.Rad1+- Gunderam,G-Gabrans/
corr/1971/; 2 2
B) 5...fxe4 1 1
B1) 6.Ng5 Nf6 ( 6...Nxd4 7.Nf7
a b c d e f g h
b5 8.Nxh8 bxc4 9.c3 Nc6
10.Re1 Nf6 11.Bg5 Bb7 6.d5N
12.Bxf6 Qxf6 13.Qh5+ g6 [ 6.Nxh7? -0.33/21 6. d5 1. 6 8 Nxd4
14.Qxh7 Ne7 15.Re3 Bg7 0.00/22 ( 6...Qh4 -0.33/21
16.Rh3 0-0-0 17.Nxg6 Nxg6 might be stronger. 7.Ng5 fxe4 ) 7.c3
18.Rg3 Rf8 19.Nd2 Qxf2+ a i m i n g f o r Q h 5 + . Rxh7 0.47/17
20.Kh1 e3 21.Nf3 Bxf3 ( 7...Nc2+!= -0.24/22 8.Qxc2 Rxh7 )
22.Qxg6 Bd1 23.Qa6+ Kd8 8.Qh5+ Kd7 9.cxd4 Qe8 10.Qh3
0-1 Dvevelaar,C-Diepstraten,L/ -0.28/19 ( 10.Qxe8+ 0.51/19 Kxe8
corr/1975/) 7.Bf7+ Kd8 8.dxe5 11.dxe5 ) 10...Kd8 0.03/21
Nxe5 9.Ne6+ 1-0 Gunderam,G- ( 10...exd4 -0.28/19 11.0-0 c6
Grava,A/corr/1970/; 12.exf5 Kc7 ) 11.0-0 -1.10/20
B2) 6.Nxe5 Nf6 ( 6...Nxe5 ( 11.dxe5= 0.03/21 keeps the balance.
7.dxe5 Qxe5 8.Bxg8 Rxg8 Qxe5 12.0-0 )
9.Nc3 ) 7.Bg5 Nxe5 8.dxe5
Qxe5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nc3 Bd6 (Diagram)
11.g3 Bb4 12.Nd5 Be7 13.Re1
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a b c d e f g h Kc7 0-1 Strelis,V-Krustkalns,E/corr

8 8
Atars-mem 1977 (22) ]
[ 6.Bb5 exd4 7.Qxd4 Bd7 8.Qd5
7 7 -0.08/22 ( 8.Qd1! 0.40/19
6 6 should be considered.) 8...a6 0.23/17
5 5
( 8...Qf6! -0.08/22 ) 9.Be2 -0.14/19
( 9.Ne6! 0.23/17 was preferrable.
4 4 Bxe6 10.Qxe6+ Qe7 11.Qxe7+
3 3 Bxe7 12.Bd3 ) 9...Qf6= Alberts-Alosta,
2 2
Fernpartie1967 ]
[ 6.dxe5 Nxe5 7.Bb3 Qf6 8.Nc3 c6
1 1 9.0-0 f4 10.Qh5+ g6 11.Qh4 f3
a b c d e f g h 12.g3 Nhg4 13.Re1 h6 14.Ne6
11...f4! 12.Qd3 Qh5 13.dxe5 Qxh4 15.gxh4 Bxe6 16.Bxe6 Be7
-1.65/20 ( 13.h3 -1.13/19 Ng4 Fe5 G4-Boukobz a,A Burgas 196 7
14.Qb3 ) ZUS C73 [Konikowski, FS 7/89] ]
a b c d e f g h 6...Na5N 2.47/21
8 8
[ 6...Ne7 7.Nc3 f4 8.g3 Ng6
9.Bb5+ Ke7 10.gxf4 exf4 11.Ne2
7 7 Bg4 12.f3 Bd7 13.Ne6 Bxe6
6 6 14.Nxf4 Nxf4 15.Bxf4 Nf7 16.dxe6
5 5
c6 17.exf7 Qa5+ 18.c3 Qxb5
19.Bxd6+ Kxf7 20.Bxf8 Rhxf8
4 4 21.Qb3+ Qxb3 22.axb3 Charousek,R-
3 3 Kanyurszky,G corr 1893 1-0 ]
2 2
[ 6...Ne7 1.80/21 was necessary.
7.Nc3 g6 ]
1 1 7.Be2 Threatens to win with b4.
a b c d e f g h [ 7.Bd3 f4 8.Nxh7? 0.80/20 ( 8.h4+-
13...Ng4!-+ 14.Bxf4 Nxh2 2.38/20 ) 8...Bg4 9.Qd2 ]
( -> ...Nf3+!) 15.f3 Nxf1 16.exd6? 7...Be7 8.h4 White is clearly better.
-3.62/21 ( 16.Kxf1 -1.70/19 Bd7 [ Don't do 8.Bb5+?! c6 9.Qh5+ g6
17.e6 ) 16...Qc5+ -2.16/19 10.Qxh6 Bf8 ]
( 16...Qh1+ -3.62/21 17.Kf2 Qh4+ 8...c5 2.93/19
18.g3 Qh2+ 19.Ke1 cxd6 20.Bxd6 [ 8...0-0 1.80/19 might work better.
Bd7 21.Bxf8 Qxg3+ 22.Kd1 Qf2 9.b4 Nc6 ]
23.Qxf1 Qxb2 ) 17.Kxf1-+ Rh1+ 9.Bb5++- Kf8 10.Ne6+ Bxe6
18.Ke2 cxd6 And now ...Qg1 would
win. 19.e5 -3.37/20 ( 19.Be3 (Diagram)
-2.25/20 Qe5 20.Qc3 ) 19...Qg1
20.Qg6? -6.22/20 ( 20.Bg5+ -2.42/17
Kc7 21.exd6+ Kb8 22.Qd5 )
20...Qf1+-+ 21.Ke3 Qxc4 22.Bg5+
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a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

11.dxe6 a6 12.Bxh6 White threatens 16.Nxb5 Nb4

Qh5! and mate. [ 16...Ra4 17.0-0-0 Qf8 18.Qh5+- ]
[ 12.Bd7 Bxh6 is the strong threat. [ 16...gxh6? 17.Rh3 Qg6 18.Rg3+- ]
Ng8 13.Qh5 ] [ 16...Qf8 17.Be3 ]
12...axb5 13.Qh5 Qe8 Inhibits Qf7+. 17.Kd2 Ra5
14.Qxf5+ Kg8 [ 17...Qf8 18.Bg5 Rd8 19.c4+- ]
a b c d e f g h
[ 17...gxh6? 18.Rh3 Qf8 19.Rg3+
Bg5+ 20.hxg5+- ]
8 8

7 7 a b c d e f g h

6 6 8 8

5 5 7 7

4 4 6 6

3 3 5 5

2 2 4 4

1 1 3 3

a b c d e f g h 2 2
15.Nc3! Nc6 1 1

a b c d e f g h
(Diagram)
18.a4 Nc6
[ 18...gxh6? 19.Rh3 Qg6 20.Rg3
Bg5+ 21.hxg5 Qxf5 22.exf5+- ]
[ 18...Qf8 19.Qxf8+ ]
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24...Na5
a b c d e f g h
[ 24...Rf8 25.Nxd6 Rxf2+ 26.Kd3+- ]
25.Rd3
8 8 [ 25.Nc7 Rc8 26.e7 Kf7 27.e8N+- ]
7 7 25...Re8
a b c d e f g h
6 6
8 8
5 5
7 7
4 4
6 6
3 3
5 5
2 2
4 4
1 1

a b c d e f g h 3 3

19.Rh3! White wants to mate with Rg3. 2 2

White is clearly winning. 19...Qg6 1 1
[ 19...Qf8 8.31/19 19...Qg6 4.35
a b c d e f g h
20.Rg3 Bf6 21.Rf3+- ]
20.Qxg6 26.Nxd6 Rxe6 27.Kc3 Re7 28.Rd5
[ 20.Bg5 Qxf5 21.exf5 Kf8 Nc6 29.Rxc5 Nd4 30.h4
22.Rd3+- ] a b c d e f g h
20...hxg6
8 8
a b c d e f g h
7 7
8 8
6 6
7 7
5 5
6 6
4 4
5 5
3 3
4 4
2 2
3 3
1 1
2 2
a b c d e f g h
1 1
White took control after the opening.
a b c d e f g h
Weighted Error Value: White=0.14 (very
21.Bg5 Bxg5+ 22.hxg5 Rxh3 23.gxh3 precise) /Black=0.44
Endgame KRN-KRN 23...Ra8 24.Ra3 1-0
[ 24.Kc3 Kf8 25.Nxd6 Rb8
26.Rd1+- ]
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45 C50 f3. 7...Qf6 1.50/20

Mason,James [ Black should try 7...a6 1.15/21 ]
Taubenhaus,Jean 8.Bg3 0.82/19 &Bianco is more active.
USA-06 Congress Grand Tournament [ 8.Qd2 1.50/20 ]
[Steinitz, W.] 8...Bb4+ 1.99/18
[ Loss of valuable time or of a piece is
the consequence of this ill-considered
C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco d e v e l o p m e n t . 8...Bf5 1.64/18
Pianissimo 8 . . . h 5 0 . 9 8or 8...ge7 were his best
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5 defenses, but he had already much
[Very hazardous in an important game the worst of the position. ]
against a strong opponent.] 4.d4 [ 8...h5 0.82/19 was necessary. ]
[ 4.d3 is, we think, the simplest plan to 9.c3+- Ba5 3.19/18
maintain the advantage, for White has [ 9...h5 1.79/19 10.cxb4 h4 ]
the same position as in the King's 10.Qa4! Bb6
Gambit Declined, with a move a b c d e f g h
ahead. ]
4...fxe4 8 8

[ Black could have made it more 7 7

difficult for the opponent either by
4...d6 or 4...f6 at this juncture ] 6 6
[ I f , h o w e v e r , 4...exd4 5.e5 5 5
leads to a position similar to the
Falkbeer variation in the King's 4 4
Gambit Declined, with a move ahead 3 3
for White. ]
5.Nxe5 d5 2 2

a b c d e f g h 1 1

8 8 a b c d e f g h

7 7 11.Nxc6 Bd7 12.Ne5 c6 13.Nxd7

Kxd7 14.Be2 Ne7 15.Bg4+ Ke8
6 6

5 5
(Diagram)

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

6.Bb5 Qd6 7.Bf4 Strongly threatening

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a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

16.Nd2 h5 17.Bh3 26.cxb6 The board is on fire. 26...axb6

[ His best plan was again to retreat 27.Qb3 Ng6? 5.97/19
17.Be2 followed by 18.f1. ] [ He might have made a more stout
17...Rf8 18.0-0 g5 19.Be5 Qg6 20.g3 resistance after 27...b5 instead. ]
g4 [ 27...Rxf1+ 3.48/21 28.Rxf1 b5 ]
a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
8 8
8 8
7 7
7 7
6 6
6 6
5 5
5 5
4 4
4 4
3 3
3 3
2 2
2 2
1 1

a b c d e f g h 1 1

a b c d e f g h
21.Bg2 h4 22.Rae1 hxg3 23.fxg3
[ Re t ak i ng wi t h t h e B is h o p 23.Bxg3 28.Qxb6 Nxe5 29.Qxb7+ Ke6 30.dxe5
wins with less trouble. ] Qd4+
23...Kd7 24.c4 Qg5 25.c5 Qxd2
(Diagram)
(Diagram)
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a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

31.Kh1 Qxe5 32.Qxc6+ Qd6 33.Qb7 36.Qf4+ Black resigns. For after
a b c d e f g h
36...Ke6N follows 37.Qf5+ Ke7 and
38.Qf7+ 10.44/5 winning a Rook.
8 8 [ 38.Qh7+ #15/15 Kd8 39.Qxg8+
7 7 Kd7 40.Qg7+ Qe7 41.Rf7 Re8
42.Qxg4+ Kd6 43.Rxe7 ]
6 6

5 5 a b c d e f g h

4 4 8 8

3 3 7 7

2 2 6 6

1 1 5 5

a b c d e f g h 4 4
aiming for Bxe4! 33...Rab8 34.Qg7 Rg8 3 3
35.Qf7+ White mates. 35...Ke5
2 2
(Diagram) 1 1

a b c d e f g h

Weighted Error Value: White=0.25

(precise) /Black=0.70
1-0
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46 C50 Kieseritzky, together with a letter, and

Morphy,Paul bo t h wer e p u bl i sh e d i n t he Ja n ua r y
Rousseau,Eugene 1851 issue of La Régence Journal des
New Orleans New Orleans, LA USA Échecs. GJ16VC: '1)Maroczy: Paul
[ChessBase] Morphy. Partie 5, S.5. 2) Lawson: Paul
Morphy. p.22. ..the first Paul Morphy
game to be published. Ernest Morphy
C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco send it to Kieseritzky, together with a
Pianissimo letter, and both were published in the
1.e4 Fritz 5.00 (5s) Letter to Kieseritzky January 1851 issue of La Régence
from Ernest Morphy with the following Journal des Échecs.
g a m e i n c l o s e d : Dear Sir, I send you herewith a game of
New Orleans October 31, 1949 Dear sir, c h e s s p l a y e d o n t h e 2 8 t h i n s t a n t
I send you herewith a game of chess b e t we e n M r . R . a n d t h e yo u n g P a u l
played on the 28th instant between Mr. Morphy, my nephew, who is only twelve.
R . [ R o u s s e a u ] a n d t h e yo u n g P a u l This child has never opened a work on
Morphy, my nephew, who is only twelve. chess; he has learnt the game himself
This child has never opened a work of by following the parties played between
chess; he has learnt the game himself members of his family. In the openings
by following the parties played between h e m a k e s t h e r i g h t m o v e s a s i f b y
members of his family. In the openings inspiration, and it is astonishing to note
h e m a k e s t h e r i g h t m o v e s a s i f b y the precision of his calculations in the
inspiration; and it is astonishing to note mi d dl e a n d e nd g ame . W he n s e at e d
the precision of his calculations in the before the chessboard, his face betrays
middle and end game. When seated no agitation even in the most critical
before a chessboard, his face betrays positions; in such cases he generally
no agitation even in the most critical whistles an air through his teath and
positions; in such cases he generally patiently seeks for the combination to
whistles an air through his teeth and get him out of trouble. Further, he plays
patiently seeks for the combination to three or four severe enogh games every
get him out of trouble. Further, he plays S u n d a y ( t h e o n l y d a y o n wh i c h h i s
th re e o r fo u r se ver e e no ug h g ame s father allow him to play) without showing
every Sunday (the only day on which the least fatigue. Your devoted friend
his father allows him to play) without rnest Morphy.' 1...e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4
s h o w i n g t h e l e a s t f a t i g u e . f5 This not highly recommende line is
Y o u r d e v o t e d f r i e n d named after the Black player: The
Ernest Morphy The letter and game Rousseau Variation. GJ16VC: 'This not
we r e b ot h p u bl i sh e d i n t he Ja n ua r y highly recommended line is named after
1851 issue of La Régence - Lawson, p, t h e B l a c k p l a y e r : T h e R o u s s e a u
22 GJ16VC 1)Maroczy: Paul Morphy. Variation.' Fritz 5.00 (5s): 'Sergeant, P.:
Partie 5, S.5. 2) Lawson: Paul Morphy. p. '?' '?' Sergeant, P.: '[Compare Game 142.
22. ..the first Paul Morphy game to be ]'' 4.d3 Fritz 5.00 (5s): 'N' 'N'
published. Ernest Morphy send it to [ 4.d4 exd4 ( 4...fxe4 5.Nxe5 d5
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6.Bb5 Qh4 7.Nxc6 Bd7 8.g3 Qf6 Th r e a t e n s t o wi n wi t h Q h 5 + . hxg5

9.Qh5+ g6 10.Qxd5 bxc6 11.Qxe4+ 11.Rxe5+- ]
1 - 0 W o m a c k a , M - F o r g a c s , G / 9...c6 GJ16VC: '
Wiesbaden op 1990/GER 02) 5.e5 d6 a b c d e f g h
6.0-0 dxe5 7.Nxe5 Nxe5 8.Re1 Bd6
9.Bf4 Ne7 10.Bxe5 Bxe5 11.Rxe5 8 8

Qd6 12.Qe2 Kd8 13.Na3 Bd7 7 7

14.Re1 Ng6 15.f4 Nxe5 16.fxe5
Qb6 17.Bd3 Be6 18.b3 Kd7 6 6
Kovacs,L-Fusthy,Z/HUN-chT 1992/TD 5 5
92\10/½-½ (39) ]
[ 4.Nc3 fxe4 5.Bxg8 Rxg8 6.Nxe4 4 4
d5 7.Ng3 Bg4 8.h3 Be6 9.d3 Be7 3 3
10.Qe2 Qd6 11.a3 h6 12.b4 0-0-0
13.Bd2 Bf6 14.Rb1 Rde8 15.0-0 2 2
Qd7 16.c3 e4 17.Nh2 exd3 1 1
18.Qxd3 Ne5 Jaeger,A-Suchsland,H/
a b c d e f g h
Hofheim ST 1995/GER 11/½-½ (40) ]
4...Nf6 5.0-0 d6 1.72/17 ' 10.Nce4!? 0.74/19 Maroczy: Ein
[ 5...Bc5 0.94/19 ] elegantes Figurenopfer, das dem
jugendlichen Meister zur Ehre gereicht.
a b c d e f g h
Fritz 5.00 (5s): '=' '=' Fritz 5.00 (5s):
'Sergeant, P.: '!' '!'' 10...fxe4?? 3.48/21
8 8 [ F r i t z 5 . 0 0 ( 5 s ) : ' A n d ' 10...Ng6!
7 7 Fritz 5.00 (5s): 'fails, because of'
11.Qh5? -0.25/18 Maroczy ( 11.h4!?
6 6 0.12/19 11.Nc3 1.76 E.Morphy;
5 5
RR11.Nc3!; 11.Nc3! 1.46/19 )
11...fxe4= 12.Nxh7 Nde7? 1.52/18
4 4 ( RR12...Qd6= Hoping for ...Kd8.
3 3
13.dxe4

2 2 (Diagram)
1 1

a b c d e f g h

6.Ng5!+- d5 7.exd5 Nxd5 3.36/19

[ 7...Na5 1.65/18 keeps fighting.
8.Bb5+ c6 ]
8.Nc3 White has a decisive advantage.
8...Nce7 9.Qf3 Fritz 5.00 (5s): '' ''
[ 9.Re1!? h6 5.67/21 ( 9...Qd6
4.03/18 10.Nxd5 Nxd5 ) 10.Nxd5+-
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a b c d e f g h d e f e n c e . T h u s 10...h6 (Fritz 5.00

8 8
(5s)) is answered by 11.Qh5+! g6
12.Bxd5 fxe4 2.59/19 ( 12...Bg7
7 7 1.52/23 was worth a try. 13.Bf7+ Kf8 )
6 6 13.Bf7++- Kd7 14.Qg4+ Kc7
5 5
15.Qxe4 hxg5? 4.63/20 ( 15...Nf5
1.99/18 ) 16.Qxe5+ etc. ]
4 4 [ 10...Ng6 0.74/19 was necessary. ]
3 3

2 2 a b c d e f g h

1 1 8 8
a b c d e f g h
7 7
Ndf4! 14.Bxf4
6 6
a b c d e f g h

8 8 5 5

7 7 4 4

6 6
3 3
5 5
2 2
4 4
1 1
3 3
a b c d e f g h
2 2
Fritz 5.00 (5s): '  ' '  ' 11.Qf7+ Kd7
1 1 12.Qe6+ Fritz 5.00 (5s): '=' '='
a b c d e f g h [ 12.dxe4+- ]
Rxh7! 15.Qxh7 Nxf4; 12...Qd6 [ 12.Bxd5? 0.00/21 12.dxe4 3.16 Fritz
-0.92/23 Strongly threatening ...Kd8. 5.00 (5s): '!?' '!?' cxd5 13.Ne6
13.dxe4 Ndf4 14.Bxf4 Rxh7 -1.84/20 ( 13.Qe6+!= 0.00/21
15.Qxh7 Nxf4 ) 13.Bg5 Maroczy Bf5 and White is okay. Ke8 14.Qf7+ Kd7
2.38/19 F r i t z 5 . 0 0 ( 5 s ) ( 13...b5 15.Qe6+ Ke8 16.Qf7+ Kd7 )]
1.42/21 is a better defense.) 14.dxe4 12...Kc7? Fritz 5.00 (5s): '' ''
etc. ] [ 12...Ke8 13.Qxe5? 0.00/19
[ 10...b5!? 1.58/17 10...Ng6 0.78 ( 13.Qf7+; 13.Qf7++- 2.81/21 Kd7
11.Bb3! 14.dxe4 ) 13...exd3= 14.Bxd3 ]
A) 11...fxe4 4.18/19 11...h6 1.61 13.Qxe5+ Fritz 5.00 (5s): 'White
12.dxe4 Bf5 13.exf5+- ( 13.exd5 terminates the opponent with strong
cxd5 14.Rd1 e4 ); threats' 13...Qd6 Fritz 5.00 (5s): '+-?' '+-
B) 11...h6 1.61/20; ?'
C) 11...Qd7= 2.42/18 ] [ 13...Kb6!? 14.a4 White threatens
[ If Black declines the offer, he suffers a5+ and mate. a5 ]
equally from the effects of his bad 14.Qxd6+ Kxd6 15.Nf7+ Ke6
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[ 15...Kc7 16.Nxh8 Bf5 17.Rd1+- ] a b c d e f g h

8 8
a b c d e f g h
7 7
8 8
6 6
7 7
5 5
6 6
4 4
5 5
3 3
4 4
2 2
3 3
1 1
2 2
a b c d e f g h
1 1
21.Re5+ Kh6
a b c d e f g h
[ 21...Kg4+- ]
16.Nxh8 exd3 3.78/19 22.Bc1+ White mates. 22...g5 23.Rxg5
[ 16...b5 2.59/18 17.Bb3 exd3 Fritz 5.00 (5s): 'Sergeant, P.: '[And wins.
18.cxd3 a5 ] Morphy is said to have played over 50
17.cxd3 Kf6 18.b4 Re1 is the strong games with Rousseau in 1849-50,
threat. winning nine-tenths of them.
[ 18.Be3!? Nf5+- ] Unfortunately, this is the only one which
[ Resist 18.Re1 b5 19.Bxd5 Nxd5+- ] h a s b e e n p r e s e r v e d . ] ' ' 23...Ng6
18...Be6? 5.03/20 24.Rxg6+ Kh5 25.Rxg8N 13.48/18
[ 18...b5 19.Bb2+ Kf5 20.Bxd5 [ 25.Rg5+ #5/14 Kh4 26.g3+ Kh3
Nxd5+- ] 27.d4 Nf4 ( 27...Ne3 28.Rh5+ Kg4
[ 18...Nf5 3.03/21 was called for. 29.Be2# 1-0 (29) N,N-3.?c3 e6_36347
19.Bb2+ Ke7 20.Bxd5 cxd5 ] Moscow 1849 Lessons with a GM [FS
19.Re1 Bg8? 5.97/19 106] ) 28.Bf1+ Ng2 29.Bxg2# ]
[ 19...Nf5 20.Bb2+ Ke7 21.Bxd5
cxd5 22.Re2+- 1.16/19 ( 22.Re5+-
2.70/22 has better winning chances. )] (Diagram)
[ 19...Nc8 3.70/21 20.a3 Ke7
21.Bxd5 cxd5 ]
20.Bb2+ Kg5

(Diagram)
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a b c d e f g h

8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

1-0 (25) Morphy,P-Rousseau,E New

Orleans, USA 1849 [ChessBase]. Black
got outplayed after the opening.
W e i g h t e d E r r o r V a l u e : W h i t e =0 . 5 1 /
Black=1.28
1-0
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47 C50 40.Qe3 Qc6 ½-½ Jaeger,A-

Morphy,Paul Suchsland,H/Hofheim ST 1995/GER
Worrall,Thomas Herbert 11 ]
blind simul, St. George's Club 20.04.59 4...d6 Fritz 5.00 (5s): 'N'
[Sergeant, P.] [ 4...exd4 5.e5 d6 6.0-0 dxe5
7.Nxe5 Nxe5 8.Re1 Bd6 9.Bf4 Ne7
10.Bxe5 Bxe5 11.Rxe5 Qd6 12.Qe2
C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco Kd8 13.Na3 Bd7 14.Re1 Ng6 15.f4
Pianissimo Nxe5 16.fxe5 Qb6 17.Bd3 Be6
1.e4 Notes by J. Lowenthal Sergeant,P. 18.b3 Kd7 19.Qf2 Kovacs,L-Fusthy,Z/
1...e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5 HUN-chT 1992/TD 92\10/½-½ (39) ]
The mexican amateur dislikes a close [ 4...fxe4 5.Nxe5 d5 6.Bb5 Qh4
opening or a Guico Piano, and 7.Nxc6 Bd7 8.g3 Qf6 9.Qh5+ g6
invariably looks for an opportunity of 10.Qxd5 bxc6 11.Qxe4+
making the game lively and interesting. 1-0 Womacka,M-Forgacs,G/
Hence, no doubt, this move. [A defence Wiesbaden op 1990/GER 02 ]
too bad, it would appear, to have a name. 5.dxe5 Fritz 5.00 (5s): 'White gets the
] 4.d4 initiative' 5...dxe5
[ It is a poor relation of the Greco. [ If 5...fxe4 1.16/19 5...dxe5 0.82
Instead 4.d3 is probably the best 6.Qd5 is very embarrassing. ]
move, as played by Morphy (aged 12)
in the game is probably the best move, a b c d e f g h
as played by Morphy (aged 12) in the
game Sergeant,P.: '1-0 Morphy,P- 8 8

Ro u s s e a u , E c a s u a l Ne w O r l e a n s 7 7
1849 is probably the best move, as
played by Morphy (aged 12) in the 6 6
game' 1-0 Morphy,P-Rousseau,E 5 5
casual New Orleans 1849 ]
[ 4.Nc3 fxe4 5.Bxg8 Rxg8 6.Nxe4 4 4
d5 7.Ng3 Bg4 8.h3 Be6 9.d3 Be7 3 3
10.Qe2 Qd6 11.a3 h6 12.b4 0-0-0
13.Bd2 Bf6 14.Rb1 Rde8 15.0-0 2 2
Qd7 16.c3 e4 17.Nh2 exd3 1 1
18.Qxd3 Ne5 19.Qc2 Bh4 20.Bf4
a b c d e f g h
Bxg3 21.Bxg3 Bf5 22.Qb3 Bxb1
23.Rxb1 Nc4 24.Rd1 Re2 25.b5 If ...fxe4, White would have replied with
Rf8 26.Nf3 Rb2 27.Qa4 Kb8 Qd 5, an d s ub je c te d B la ck to a ve r y
28.Qxc4 Qxb5 29.Qxc7+ Ka8 embarrasing attack. 6.Qxd8+ Kxd8
30.Nd4 Qa4 31.Rc1 Qxa3 32.Ne6 7.Bg5+ Nf6 1.50/18
a6 33.Qd7 Rg8 34.Qxd5 Rc8 [ 7...Ke8 0.91/20 ]
35.Qd4 Rb6 36.Qxb6 Qxc1+ 37.Kh2 8.Nc3 &Bianco is more active. White is
Qxc3 38.Nc7+ Rxc7 39.Bxc7 Qf6 c l e a r l y b e t t e r . 8...Bb4? 2.28/18
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Fritz 5.00 (5s): '' the second player is now quite

[ 8...Bd6 9.0-0-0 ] indefensible. 13...Rd8 14.exf5
[ 8...Bd6 1.42/18 9.0-0-0 h6 ] [ 14.Ng6+ Kd7 3.84/18 ( 14...Ke8
9.0-0-0++- Bd6 10.Rhe1 h6 2.54/19 might work better. 15.Rxd6
a b c d e f g h
cxd6 ) 15.exf5+- White threatens
Rxd6+! and mate. Nd4 16.Nxd4 exd4
8 8 17.Be6+ Kc6 18.Rxd4 Re8+- ]
7 7 [ L e s s s t r o n g i s 14.Nxf5+ Bxf5
15.Nxd6 Bg4 ]
6 6 14...Ke8 Fritz 5.00 (5s): '?'
5 5
[ 14...Kf8+- ]
15.Re3 Fritz 5.00 (5s): ''
4 4 [ 15.Rxd6 cxd6 16.Nc7+ Kf8
3 3
17.Nxa8+- ]
15...Rd7
2 2 [ Black's game is quite hopeless; but
1 1
15...Ne7 would afford a somewhat
better defence. ]
a b c d e f g h
[ 15...a6!? 16.Nxd6+ Rxd6 17.Rxd6
11.Bxf6+ gxf6 12.Nb5 Strongly cxd6 ]
threatening Nh4. 12...Ke7? 3.26/21
[ 12...fxe4!? 13.Rxe4 Kd7 3.10/19 a b c d e f g h
( 13...Na5 1.33/22 )]
[ 12...fxe4 1.38/20 13.Nh4 ( 13.Nxd6 8 8

cxd6 14.Nh4 Kc7=; 13.Rxe4 a6 ) 7 7

13...Bg4 ]
6 6

a b c d e f g h 5 5

8 8 4 4

7 7 3 3

6 6 2 2

5 5 1 1

4 4 a b c d e f g h

3 3
Fritz 5.00 (5s): '+-' 16.Rg3 Fritz 5.00
(5s): 'Threatening mate: Nxd6'. White is
2 2 clearly winning.
1 1
[ 16.Nxd6+?! Rxd6 17.Rxd6 cxd6+- ]
16...Ne7 17.Be6
a b c d e f g h
[ 17.Nxd6+ Rxd6 18.Rg7 Rxd1+
Fritz 5.00 (5s): '+-' 13.Nh4 The game of 19.Kxd1 c6+- ]
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17...e4 a b c d e f g h
[ 17...Rd8+- ]
8 8

a b c d e f g h 7 7

8 8 6 6

7 7 5 5

6 6 4 4

5 5 3 3

4 4 2 2

3 3 1 1

2 2 a b c d e f g h

1 1
1-0 (21) Morphy,P-Worrall,T London
1859 Morphy's Games of Chess
a b c d e f g h
[Sergeant, P.]. White took control after
Fri tz 5 .0 0 (5s ): ' ?' . W hi te mus t no w the opening.
p r e v e n t . . . B f 4 + . 18.Bxd7+ Bxd7 Weighted Error Value: White=0.15 (very
19.Rxd6 Bxb5 20.Rxf6 [And wins.] p r e c i s e ) / B l a c k = 0 . 5 91-0 Morphy,P-
20...Rd8N Worrall,T blindfold [7] 1859
a b c d e f g h
1-0
8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

21.Re3

(Diagram)
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48 C50 [ 5...Nxe5 6.Nxe5 dxe5 7.Bf7+ Ke7

Riviere 8.Bg5+ Nf6 9.Qh5 ]
Anderssen,Adolf
Paris 1859 a b c d e f g h
[Fritz 6 (5s)]
8 8

7 7
1.e4 e5 Opening = C50 - Italienische
Partie /Italian Opening 2.Nf3 Nc6 6 6
3.Bc4 f5 5 5
[ 3...Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5
6.Qh5 ] 4 4
[ 3...Bc5 4.Nc3 ( 4.d3 d6 5.h3 h6 3 3
6.0-0 Nf6 7.Nc3 0-0 8.Ne2 Ne7
9.g4 Nh7 10.Nh4 c6 11.Ng3 d5 2 2
12.Bb3 Be6 13.Qf3 Ng6 14.Nhf5 1 1
Ng5 15.Bxg5 hxg5 16.Nh5 Nh4
a b c d e f g h
17.Qg3 g6 18.Nxh4 gxh4 19.Qxe5
gxh5 20.Qxh5 Kg7 0-1 Lowenthal,J- 6.Qd5! The mate threat is Qf7 6...Qe7
Staunton,H/London 1851 (20); 4.0-0 7.Bg5
Nf6 5.d4 Bxd4 6.Nxd4 Nxd4 7.f4 [ 7.Qxe4?! Nf6 8.Qe2 Nxe5 9.Nxe5
d6 8.fxe5 dxe5 9.Bg5 Be6 10.Bxe6 Qxe5= ]
Nxe6 11.Qxd8+ Rxd8 12.Bxf6 gxf6 7...Be6+-
13.Nc3 c6 14.Rxf6 Rd2 15.Rf2 Rxf2 [ 7...Qd7!? 8.Qxe4 Qf5 9.Qxf5 Bxf5
16.Kxf2 Nd4 17.Rc1 Rg8 18.Nb1 10.exd6 Bxd6 ]
Ke7 19.Nd2 f6 ½-½ Kolisch,I- 8.Qxe4
Paulsen,L/London 1861 (19)) 4...d6 [ 8.Bxe7?! Bxd5 9.Bxf8 Bxc4
5.d3 Be6 6.Nd5 Na5 7.Be3 Nxc4 10.Bxg7 exf3 11.gxf3 Nd4 ]
8.dxc4 Bxe3 9.Nxe3 Nf6 10.Qd3 [ 8.Qxe6?! Qxe6 9.Bxe6 exf3
Nd7 11.b4 a5 12.c3 0-0 13.0-0 g6 10.exd6 Bxd6= ]
14.Nd2 f5 15.f3 f4 16.Nd1 g5 8...d5 9.Bxd5!
17.Nf2 h5 18.h3 Mieses,J-Alekhine,A/ [ 9.Bxe7 dxe4 10.Bxf8 Kxf8 11.Bxe6
Mannheim 1914/0-1 (50) ] exf3 ]
[ 3...Be7 4.d4 d6 5.Nc3 Bg4 6.h3 9...Bxd5 10.Qxd5 Nf6?+-
Bxf3 7.Qxf3 Nf6 8.d5 Nb8 9.Be3 [ 10...Qb4+!? 11.Nbd2 Qxb2 ]
Nbd7 10.g4 Nf8 11.h4 Qd7 12.Bb5
c6 13.Be2 Bd8 14.g5 Ng8 15.0-0-0
Bb6 16.Bxb6 axb6 17.Qe3 Qc7 (Diagram)
18.f4 Alekhine,A-Breyer,G/Mannheim
1914/1-0 (53) ]
4.d4 d6
[ 4...exd4 5.Nxd4 Nxd4 6.Qxd4 ]
5.dxe5 fxe4
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a b c d e f g h
[ 18...Ke6 19.c4+- ]
19.c3 Bb8 20.b4
8 8 [ 20.Ne4 Rf7+- ]
7 7 20...Rf7
a b c d e f g h
6 6
8 8
5 5
7 7
4 4
6 6
3 3
5 5
2 2
4 4
1 1

a b c d e f g h 3 3

11.Bxf6 2 2
[ 11.Qb5 Qb4+ 12.Nc3 Ne4+- ] 1 1
11...gxf6 12.0-0
a b c d e f g h
[ 12.e6!? Rg8 13.0-0 Rg6+- ]
12...fxe5 13.Nc3 Qd6 14.Nb5 Qxd5 21.b5 Nd8
[ 14...Qe7 15.Nxe5 Rd8 16.Qf3 [ 21...Rd8 22.Ne3 Rfd7 23.Ne4
Nxe5 17.Qh5+ Kd7 18.Rad1+ Ke6 Rxd1 24.Rxd1 ( 24.bxc6 Rxf1+
19.Qh3+ Kf7 20.Qf5+ Kg8 21.Rxd8 25.Kxf1 bxc6 ) 24...Rxd1+
Qxd8 22.Qxe5+- ] 25.Nxd1+- ]
15.Nxc7+ Kd7 22.Rfe1 Rhf8 23.f3 Rg7 24.Re4
a b c d e f g h
[ 24.Nc4 Rxf3 25.Ne7+ Rxe7
26.gxf3 Nf7+- ]
8 8 24...b6
7 7 [ 24...Ne6 25.c4+- ]
25.a4
6 6 [ 25.Kf2 Ne6+- ]
5 5
25...Ne6

4 4 (Diagram)
3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

16.Nxd5 Bd6 17.Rad1 Raf8 18.Nd2

[ 18.Rfe1 Rhg8 19.Kf1 Ke6+- ]
18...Kc8
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a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

26.a5 31.Kh1 Rb2 32.Rg1=

[ 26.Kf1 Nf4 27.Ne3 Rd8+- ] [ 32.Rb4!? Rxb4 33.cxb4 ]
26...Kb7 32...Nxd5
[ 26...bxa5 27.Ra4 Nf4 28.Nxf4 [ 32...Rxd5 33.Rg7+ Ka8 34.Ra4+
exf4+- ] Ba7 35.Rgxa7+ ( 35.Raxa7+ Kb8
27.axb6 36.Nxd5 Rb1+ 37.Rg1 Rxg1+
[ 27.a6+ Kc8+- ] 38.Kxg1 Kxa7 39.Nxf4 exf4+- )
27...axb6 28.Rc4 35...Kb8 36.Ra8+ Kc7 37.R4a7+
[ 28.c4!? Nc5 29.Re2 Bd6+- ] Kd6 38.Ne4+ Ke6 39.Re8+ Kf5
28...Rd8 40.Rf8+ Kg6 41.Rf6+ Kh5
[ 28...Rd7 29.Ne3+- ] 42.Rxh7# ]
29.Ne4?? 33.Nxd5 Threatening mate: Rg7
[ 29.Nf6+- ] 33...Rd7
29...Nf4 Black gets deadly initiative [ 33...Rxd5 34.Rg7+ Ka8 35.Ra4+
30.Nef6 Rxg2+ Ba7 36.Raxa7+ ( 36.Rgxa7+?! Kb8
37.Ra8+ Kc7 38.R4a7+ Kd6
(Diagram) 39.Rd8+ Ke6 40.Rxd5 Kxd5 )
36...Kb8 37.Rab7+ Kc8 38.Rxb6+- ]
34.Nf6
[ 34.f4!?= ]
34...e4 Threatening mate... how?
35.Re1-+
[ 35.f4!? Bxf4 36.Ng4 ]
35...Rxh2+

(Diagram)
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a b c d e f g h

8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

36.Kg1 Rg7+ 37.Kf1 Rh1+ 38.Ke2

[ 38.Kf2 Bg3+ 39.Kg2 Rh2+
( 39...Bxe1+ 40.Kxh1 exf3
41.Rg4-+ ) 40.Kg1 exf3-+
( 40...Bxe1+ 41.Kxh2 exf3
42.Ng4-+ )]
38...exf3+ 39.Kd2
[ 39.Kf2 Bg3+ 40.Kxf3 Rxe1-+ ]
39...Rg2+
[ 39...Rg2+ 40.Ke3 Rxe1+ 41.Kxf3
Rg5-+ ]

a b c d e f g h

8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

0-1
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49 11.Bxd5 c6= )]
C50
Wolff,Gerd 8...Rxg8 9.Nc3 I n h i b i t s d 5 . 9...c6?
Frenzel,Lothar 2.57/3 Black is now threatening to set up
Correspondence 1987 a strong pawn centre by 10...d5. What
[Ripperger] can White do to forestall it?
Schwarz droht nun, ein starkes
Bauernzentrum mittels 10...d5 zu
C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco er ri c ht en . W as ka n n W e i ß da g eg e n
Pianissimo unternehmen?
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5 [ 9...b6!= 0.08/4 ]
This move is known from the Latvian
Gambit or the Jänisch Gambit in the a b c d e f g h
Ruy Lopez. In my opinion it is wrong in
this position. 8 8

Dieser Zug ist aus dem Lettischen 7 7

Gambit oder dem Jänisch-Gambit in der
Spanischen Partie bekannt. In dieser 6 6
Stellung ist er meines Erachtens nicht 5 5
korrekt.
4.d4 Qe7 5.0-0 fxe4 4 4

a b c d e f g h 3 3

8 8 2 2

7 7 1 1

6 6 a b c d e f g h

5 5
A mistake that costs the game.
10.Nxe4!+- Strongly threatening Ng5.
4 4 10...Be7N 3.73/4
3 3
[ 10...Qxe4? 11.Re1 Qxe1+
12.Qxe1+ Kf7 13.Qe5+- ]
2 2 [ 10...d5 2.21/6 11.Ng3 Be6 12.Re1
1 1
Qf6 13.Nh5 Qf7 14.Nf4 0-0-0
15.Nxe6 Rd7 16.Nxf8 Rxf8 17.f3
a b c d e f g h
Qg6 18.Be3 Kb8 19.c4 Rff7 20.Qd4
6.Nxe5 1.27/5 b6 21.Bf4+ Kb7 22.cxd5 Rxd5
[ 6.Ng5!+- 1.88/6 aiming for Nc3. Nxd4 23.Qe4 1-0 (23) Svendsen,T-
7.Bf7+ ( 7.Nxe4 Nf6=; 7.c3 Ne6 ) Froemmel,A Correspondence 1986
7...Kd8 8.c3 ] C50-C54 [Ripperger] ]
6...Nxe5 7.dxe5 Qxe5 8.Bxg8 [ 10...Kd8 11.Re1 ]
White is better.
[ 8.Nc3!? Nf6 9.Nd5 ( 9.g3 c6 )
9...Nxd5 10.Bxd5 ( 10.Qxd5 Qxd5 (Diagram)
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8 8 8 8

7 7 7 7

6 6 6 6

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h

A g a i n s t N g 5 11.Re1 d5 12.Ng5 15.Bg5! Qe4

Thus starting the attack down the e-file. a b c d e f g h
Damit beginnt der Angriff auf der e-Linie.
12...Qf5 5.19/6 8 8

[ 12...Qf6 3.25/4 was called for. 7 7

13.Nxh7 Qf7 ]
13.Qe2 Qf6 6 6
[ After Auf 13...Qd7? 5.78/5 5 5
13...Qf8 3.08comes folgt 14.Qh5+
Kd8 15.Ne6+ and White wins. 4 4
und Weiß gewinnt. ] 3 3
14.Nxh7 Qh4 11.05/4
[ 14...Qe6 3.33/4 15.Bg5 Qxe2 ] 2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h
(Diagram)
16.Qh5+ g6 17.Rxe4 gxh5 18.Rxe7+
Kd8 19.Rg7+

(Diagram)
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a b c d e f g h

8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

a b c d e f g h

Weighted Error Value: White=0.08

(flawless) /Black=1.45
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