Scandinavian Patzer Win Torning

Richard Torning sent me a Scandinavian Defence Patzer Variation 3...Qe5+ game with his strategy is 4.Be2 c6 5.Nf3 Qc7. Rick Torning wrote, "Hi Tim, another Scandinavian Patzer 60 seconds bullet game with opposite sides castling. White has dark square problems around the castled king and poor piece coordination."

NN - Torning, Casual Bullet game lichess, 04.12.2018 begins 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qe5+ 4.Be2 c6 5.Nf3 Qc7 6.0-0 Bf5 7.h3 passive 7...e6 The Scandinavian - Patzer Variation 8.d3 [8.d4] 8...Bd6 9.Ne4 Bxe4 10.dxe4 Nd7 keeping control of e5 and the long dark diagonal 11.c3 Ngf6 12.Qc2 0-0-0 the engine prefers 0-0. White should start a pawn storm on the queenside. 13.Bg5 Both sides have their rooks connected 13...h6 14.Bh4? The cause of the dark squares weaknesses around the castled king [14.Bxf6!? gxf6 imbalanced with bishops of opposite colours and a semi-open g-file] 14...g5 15.Bg3? [15.e5! Nxe5 16.Bg3 Nxf3+ 17.Bxf3 h5 18.Bxd6 Rxd6=/+] 15...Bxg3 16.fxg3 Qxg3 White to move - what would you play? The Black queen looks like it is conducting a one piece attack. 17.Rad1? This natural move, developing the rook, is a blunder [17.Nd4-/+] 17...g4! 18.hxg4 [18.Ne1?? Qe3+ 19.Kh2 gxh3 20.Rf3?? Ng4+ 21.Kxh3 Qg1 with a king hunt to mate eg: 22.Nd3?? Qh2+ 23.Kxg4 Rdg8#] 18...Nxg4 19.Rfe1??-+ This loses quickly, but White needs to coordinate the pieces and the Nf3 cannot move because of mate. [19.Qc1?? Nde5!-+]

19...Nde5!? obsessed with deflecting the Nf3 from protecting h2. [oops, fractionally stronger is 19...Ne3! threatens #1 or wins the queen] 20.Rxd8+ [20.Nxe5?? Qh2+ 21.Kf1 Qh1#] 20...Rxd8 21.Rf1 [after 21.Rd1 Rxd1+ 22.Qxd1 Ne3 23.Qf1 N5g4! forces mate 24.Qe1?? Qxg2#] 21...Ne3 [also winning was 21...Nxf3+! 22.Rxf3 Qh2+ 23.Kf1 Qh1#] 22.Qb3?? White has 8 secs - saves the queen but 22...Qxg2# Black wins by checkmate with 18 secs left. 0-1 [Game notes by Torning]

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Caro-Kann Defence 4.Bd3 Anand

Roman Dzindzichasvili recommended Caro-Kann Defence Exchange 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 as a chess opening to attack as White. It's an easy line to play. This game turned sharp when the players castled opposite sides on move 13. Black outplayed his opponent by dominating the g-file in the game Jorden Van Foreest against Viswanathan Anand.

Van Foreest (2612) - Anand (2773), 81st Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee NED, 12.01.2019 begins 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nf6 5.c3 Qc7 6.h3 g6 [Or 6...Nc6 7.Nf3 g6 8.0-0 Bf5 9.Re1 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 Bg7=] 7.Nf3 Bf5 8.Ne5 Nc6 9.Bf4 Qb6 10.Bxf5 gxf5 11.Nd3 e6 12.Nd2 [12.g4 0-0-0 13.Nd2+/=] 12...Rg8 13.0-0 0-0-0 14.a4 Ne4 15.Rc1 Bd6 16.Bxd6 Nxd6 17.b4 Kb8 18.Qe2 Qc7 19.Qe3 Ne7 20.f3 [20.Kh1 Ne4=] 20...Ng6 21.Ne5 [21.Rf2 f4-/+] 21...f4 22.Qe1 Nf5 23.Nxg6 [23.Rf2 Nxe5 24.Qxe5 Qxe5 25.dxe5 Rg5-/+] 23...Rxg6 24.Rf2 [24.c4 Ne3-+] 24...Rdg8 25.c4 [25.Qe5 Qxe5 26.dxe5 Nh4-+] 25...Ne3 26.cxd5 [26.g4 fxg3-+] 26...Nxg2 27.Qe5 Qxe5 28.dxe5

28...Ne1+ 0-1

London 2.Bf4 Playbook: How to begin. London 2.Bf4 Tactics: How to win quickly.

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Blackmar-Diemer Great Carlini

Rob Hartelt sent me this game shown on the Coffee Chess channel on YouTube listed as New Hustler vs The Great Carlini. Black reportedly has a USCF blitz rating over 2200. The young sunglass wearing winner flashed a Paul Morphy picture on his phone after his victory. He received the nickname Flash Morphy. This BDG Teichmann Retreat 5...Bg4 6.h3 Bh5 provided great entertainment despite a few typical blitz game inaccuracies.

My Blackmar-Diemer Tactics with 500 combinations and mates.

Flash Morphy - Great Carlini, California blitz, 2018 begins 1.d4 Nf6 2.f3 d5 3.e4 dxe4 4.Nc3 exf3 5.Nxf3 Bg4 6.h3 Bh5 7.g4 Bg6 8.Ne5 e6 9.g5?! [White thought for a few seconds before playing this rare move. Common is 9.Qf3. I recommend 9.Bg2 c6 10.h4 Bb4 11.0-0= which I analyze in my BD Theory 3 book.] 9...Nd5 10.Qf3 c6 [10...Bb4=/+] 11.Bd3 Qc7 12.0-0 Bxd3 13.cxd3 f6? [Better is 13...f5! 14.gxf6 which transposes]

14.gxf6 [Correct was 14.Nxd5! cxd5 15.gxf6 gxf6 16.Qxf6 Qg7+ 17.Bg5 Qxf6 18.Rxf6+-] 14...Nxf6 15.Ne4 Be7 [15...Nbd7=] 16.Nxf6+ Bxf6? [16...gxf6! 17.Qh5+ Kd8 18.Nf7+ Kd7 19.Nxh8 Qg3+ 20.Kh1 Bd6 21.Qxh7+ Kc8 22.Bf4 Bxf4 23.Rxf4 Qxf4 24.Rg1 Qf3+ 25.Kh2 Qf2+ 26.Rg2 Qf4+ 27.Kh1= draws] 17.Qh5+ Ke7 [17...g6 18.Qg4+/-] 18.Qf7+ [18.Rxf6+-] 18...Kd6 [18...Kd8 19.Rxf6 gxf6 20.Qxf6+ leaves White up a bishop.] 19.Nc4+ Kd5 20.Qxc7 Bxd4+ 21.Kg2 Kc5 22.Qa5+ b5 23.Qa3+ Mate next move. 1-0

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Herrstrom Gambit Lev Zilbermints

Lev Zilbermints sent me a Herrstrom Gambit 1.Nf3 g5 win which I analyzed below. Black showed his incredible skill as an attacker. His International Master opponent would be more difficult to defeat in a slower game with such a risky counter gambit.
Zilbermints wrote: "Thank you! I should mention that the 3 Nf3 Nc6 4 e4 Nf6 5 Nc3 line is the easiest one to play against. Black puts his KR on g8 and pressures g2, keeping the Bf1 momentarily locked. This game is a textbook example on how to play the Herrstrom Gambit. My opponent was IM Torben Sorensen of Malta, with a 2283 FIDE rating."

Sorensen (2124) - Zilbermints (2115), ICC 5 0 Internet Chess Club, 28.11.2018 begins 1.Nf3 g5?! 2.Nxg5 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.e4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d5 6.exd5 Nxd5 7.d3?! [7.Bb5+/- is the recommended move when Black has a pawn on g7.] 7...Rg8 8.Qe2 f6 [8...Bg4!?=] 9.Bd2 [9.d4 Bg4 10.dxe5 Nxc3 11.bxc3 Nxe5 12.Bf4 Bxf3 13.gxf3 Qd5=] 9...Bg4 10.h3? [10.Qe4 Nxc3 11.Bxc3 Qd7=] 10...Nd4

11.Qe4? [11.Qd1 Bxf3 12.gxf3 Nb4 13.Rc1 Nxa2! 14.Nxa2 Qd5! 15.Be2 Qxa2-/+] 11...Nxc3 12.bxc3 [12.Bxc3 Bf5 13.Qxb7 Nxc2+ 14.Kd1 Nxa1-+] 12...Bxf3 13.gxf3 Nxc2+ 14.Kd1 Nxa1 15.Qxh7 [15.f4 Qd7-+] 15...Rg7 16.Qh5+ Rf7 17.d4 Qd5 18.Bd3 0-0-0 19.Ke2 Qxa2 [19...Re7!-+] 20.Rd1 [20.Rxa1 Qxa1 21.Qxf7 exd4 22.Qxf6 Re8+ 23.Be4 dxc3-+] 20...exd4 21.c4 [21.Kf1 dxc3 22.Be1 Rdd7-+] 21...Re7+ 22.Kf1 Nb3 23.Bb4 Ree8 24.Qb5 Re5 25.c5 Bxc5 26.Be4 Bb6 27.Qc4 Nd2+ White resigns 0-1

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Blackmar-Diemer Fleischmann

Andre Fleischmann sent me this: "Hello Tim, I like your Website very much. People can learn how to Play Gambits, by study Games and Ideas on your site (For example Torning Variation or the Traxler). That's very Nice. Sometimes, the Blackmar Diemer stuff work on higher Levels, when the Opponents do not take it seriously. Be Careful - it´s a Blackmar Diemer Gambit !!!! Wish all the Best, Greetings from Germany, Andre"

This Blackmar-Diemer Gambit appears to be against IM Koen Leenhouts. Andre said that this was a three-minute blitz game. Both kings were in danger.

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Fleischmann - Kleenhouts, 3-minute blitz Chess 24, 04.08.2018 begins 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.e4 dxe4 4.f3 exf3 5.Nxf3 e6 6.Bd3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.Qe2 Nc6 9.Bg5 Nd4

10.Bb5+ [10.Nxd4 Bxd4 11.Bb5+ Kf8 12.0-0-0] 10...Bd7 11.Nxd4 Bxd4 12.0-0-0 Bxc3 13.Bxd7+ Kf8 14.bxc3 Qa5 15.Bxf6 gxf6 16.Qb5 Qxc3 17.Rd3 Qa1+ 18.Kd2 Qe5 19.Qb4+ 1-0 [Notes by Andre]

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Bishops Opening 3.d4 Welborn

Steve Welborn played a Bishops Opening Urusov Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d4 that became the Keidansky Gambit 3...exd4 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Qxd4. I've been uncomfortable on the Black side of this opening variation. White develops fast with open lines to pressure Black at the cost of a pawn. In theory, Black can equalize, but in practice, White scores 59% (5% higher than the normal 54%). James Steve Welborn won a piece.

Welborn (1776) - jamalzare16749 (2229), Rapid game lichess, 19.12.2015 begins 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Qxd4 C24 Bishop's Opening: Urusov Gambit, Keidansky Gambit 5...Nf6 6.Bg5 Be7 7.Nc3 0-0 8.0-0-0 Nc6?! [8...h6=] 9.Qh4 d6 10.Bd3 g6 11.Rhe1 Be6 12.Ne4?! [12.Bc4=] 12...Nxe4?! [12...Nh5=] 13.Bxe4 Bxg5+? [13...Re8=] 14.Nxg5 h5 15.Bf3? [15.Bxg6 fxg6 16.Rxe6+-] 15...Qf6 16.Re4 Ne7 17.g4 d5 18.Red4 c5 19.R4d2 Rad8 20.gxh5 Nf5?! [20...Bf5=] 21.Qf4 Kg7 22.Rg1 Nh6?

23.Qxf6+ Kxf6 24.Nh7+ Kg7 25.Nxf8 Kxf8 26.hxg6 f5? 27.g7+ Kg8 28.Rg6 Black resigns. 1-0

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