Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Tim Sawyer Chess Top Posts January 2025

Welcome to my updated all-time Top 50 list! From 2011 to 2024, I wrote 3492 chess blog posts. Most older blog post games are found in my chess books, often arranged by the opening. Your support in buying my books is appreciated. Thank your for reading my books and blogs.

1-10

Published November 3, 2011

Published September 3, 2011

Published October 27, 2011

Published April 13, 2013

Published May 10, 2012

Published March 3, 2014

11-20

Published April 8, 2013

Published August 3, 2011

Published January 9, 2017

Published May 29, 2012

1528. Battle of Petroff Defence Repertoire Book Ideas
Published October 8, 2013

1527. Lakdawala on 2.Ne2!? vs Caro-Kann Defence
Published March 8, 2012

1483. Joy of Alapin-Diemer Gambit French Defence
Published July 8, 2012

Published August 20, 2011
Published December 30, 2016

Published July 7, 2012

Published June 19, 2015

31-40

Published January 11, 2017

Published September 12, 2013

Published July 3, 2014

Published January 10, 2019

419. Blackmar-Diemer Limontas c5
Published February 18, 2021

Tim Sawyer Chess Blog Posts by Year
2011 - 174
2012 - 580
2013 - 366
2014 - 365
2015 - 287
2016 - 333
2017 - 192
2018 - 349
2019 - 366
2020 - 248
2021 - 83
2022 - 85
2023 - 52
2024 - 12
Total Blog Posts 2011-2024 = 3492




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Sunday, December 1, 2024

Tim Sawyer Chess Books December 2024

Here is a partial list of my chess books. Most are available in paperback and ebook in countries with Amazon websites. For more, see Tim Sawyer Author Page. THANK YOU for your support!

Ruy Lopez Tactics covers 500 combinations and mates.
Open Game Tactics covers 1.e4 e5 without Ruy Lopez.
Sicilian Tactics 1.e4 c5 has 500 combinations and mates.
French Tactics 1.e4 e6 has 500 combinations and mates.
Caro-Kann Tactics 1.e4 c6 500 combinations and mates.
Semi-Open Tactics 1.e4 misc 500 combinations and mates.
Blackmar-Diemer Tactics 500 combinations and mates.
Queens Gambit Tactics has 500 combinations and mates.
Indian Tactics (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4) 500 combinations and mates.
English Tactics (1.c4) has 500 combinations and checkmates.

Checkmate Tactics book has the best 500 opening mates.
Combination Tactics has the best 500 ways to win material.

Fool's Mate Themes has 60 games with fast checkmates.
Sicilian Defence Collection has 1100 pages of my material after 1.e4 c5.

London 2.Bf4 Tactics: 200 Winning Opening Positions
London 2.Bf4 Playbook: 200 Opening Positions for White
Caro-Kann Playbook: 200 Opening Positions for Black
Slav Defence Playbook: 200 Opening Positions for Black
Queens Gambit Playbook: 200 Opening Positions for White
Dutch Stonewall Playbook: 200 Opening Positions for Black
Bird Stonewall Playbook: 200 Opening Positions for White

Kings Gambit Playbook: 200 Opening Positions for White
French 3.Be3 Playbook: 200 Opening Positions for White
Philidor 2.Nf3 Playbook: 200 Opening Positions for White
Italian 2.Bc4 Playbook: 200 Positions Bishop Opening White
Alekhine 1...Nf6 Playbook: 200 Opening Positions for Black
Petroff 2...Nf6 Playbook: 200 Opening Positions for Black
Four Knights Playbook: 200 Opening Positions for White

Main Line 1.e4 Playbook: 200 Opening Positions for White
Main Line 1.d4 Playbook: 200 Opening Positions for White
Main Line 1...e5 Playbook: 200 Opening Positions for Black
Main Line 1...c5 Playbook: 200 Opening Positions for Black

King Pawn Puzzles: 200 Easy Opening Checkmates
Sicilian Defence Puzzles: 200 Easy Opening Checkmates
French & Caro Puzzles: 200 Easy Opening Checkmates
Queen Pawn Puzzles: 200 Easy Opening Checkmates
Indian Defence Puzzles: 200 Easy Opening Checkmates
Flank Opening Puzzles: 200 Easy Opening Checkmates

King Pawn 1.e4 e5 – Second Edition
French Defence 1.e4 e6 – Second Edition
Sicilian Defence 1.e4 c5 – Second Edition
Caro-Kann: 1.e4 c6 – Second Edition
Alekhine & Pirc 1.e4 – Second Edition
Chess Games 1.e4 Series: 5 Books in 1 (First Editions)

Queen Pawn 1.d4 d5 – Second Edition
Indian Defences 1.d4 Nf6 – Second Edition
Bird & Dutch 1.f4 & 1…f5 – Second Edition
Rare First Moves – Second Edition
Queen’s Knight 1.Nc3 & 1…Nc6 – Second Edition
Chess Games 1.d4 Series: 5 Books in 1 (First Editions)

Chess Strategy London 2.Bf4
Chess Strategy Queen's Gambit
Chess Strategy French Defence

Chess Is Chess 2020
Chess Is Chess 2019
Adventures in Chess
Chess Training Repertoire Moves 4 (200 Openings)
Chess Word Puzzles: 80 Large Print Word Puzzles
Chess Games of Ray Haines: 150 Games

Blackmar-Diemer Games 1: Accepted
Blackmar-Diemer Games 2: Declined
Blackmar-Diemer Theory 3: Accepted
Blackmar-Diemer Theory 4: Declined
Blackmar-Diemer Series: Books 1-4 (4 books in 1)

Blackmar-Diemer Puzzles: 200 Easy Positions
Blackmar-Diemer Games 5: Gambit Accepted and Declined
Blackmar-Diemer Playbook 6: 200 Opening Positions White
Blackmar-Diemer Playbook 7: 200 Opening Positions White
Blackmar-Diemer Series II: 4 Gambit Books (4 books in 1)

Blackmar-Diemer Games 8: Gambit Accepted and Declined
The Alekhine Defense Playbook
The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Keybook II
Alapin French: Tactics for White
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Keybook

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Thursday, November 7, 2024

Blackmar-Diemer Gambit November 2024

This month, we highlight games in the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Euwe Variation (5.Nxf3 e6). This is a solid and reliable defense for Black in theory. However, this line tends to give White a winning advantage in practice. Finding the perfect defensive moves is difficult while the clock is running. [Note: I'm having trouble entering diagrams.]

1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 exf3 5.Nxf3 e6 and now:

6.Be3 Bb4 7.a3 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 h6 9.Bd3 b6 10.0–0 Bb7 11.Qe1 Nbd7 12.Qh4 (12.Qg3 favors White.) 12...Qe7 (12...Ne4 13.Qf4 f5) 13.c4 0–0–0 and Black is okay, although 1–0 in 38. Zivkovic - Marjanovic, Banja Luka BIH 2024

6.Bd3 and now:

6…Bd6 7.0–0 c5 8.Kh1 Nc6 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bh4 Bd7 12.Qe1 Rc8 13.Rd1 (Or 13.Nd5!) 13...Qe7 14.Ne4 g5 15.Nfxg5 Nxe4 16.Nxe4 Qf8 17.Nf6+ Kd8 18.Nh7+ Kc7 19.Nxf8 Rcxf8 20.Bg3+ Kc8 21.Be4 h5 22.Bxc6 Bxc6 23.Qe5 Bb6 24.Qb8# 1–0 Dilmukhametov - Derlich, chess.com 2024

6...Bb4 7.0–0 Nc6 8.a3 Ba5

9.Bg5 (9.Ne4 Nxe4 10.Bxe4=) 9...h6 10.Bh4 Nxd4 11.Bxf6 (11.Ne4=) 11...Qxf6 12.Kh1 Nxf3 13.Rxf3 Qe7 Black is up two pawns and 0–1 in 26. Gulamirian - Kurchenko, chess.com 2024

6...Be7 7.0–0 0–0 8.Be3 a6 9.Qe1 Nbd7 10.Qh4 g6 (10...c5=) 11.Bg5 Re8 12.Rae1 c6 13.Ne5 Nxe5 14.dxe5 Nd5 15.Rxf7 h5 16.Bxg6 Bxg5 17.Qxh5 Nf6 18.exf6 (18.Qxg5! forces mate.) 18...Qd4+ 19.Kh1 Qh4 20.Rg7+ Kf8 21.Qxh4 and 1–0 in 36. Haszon - Gosh, chess.com 2024

6.Bg5 and now:

6...h6 7.Bxf6 Qxf6 (If 7...gxf6 8.Qe2 Bb4 9.Qe3 Nc6 10.0–0–0=) 8.Bb5+ c6 9.0–0 Bd6 10.Ne5 Qh4 11.g3 Qh3 12.Qf3 0–0 13.Nxf7 Qh5 14.Qxh5 1–0 Arslanov - Paragua, chess.com 2024

6...Bb4 7.Bd3 0–0 8.0–0 Bxc3 9.bxc3 Nbd7 10.Qe1 (Or 10.Ne5!?) 10...Qe8 11.Qh4 h5 12.Ne5 Nxe5 13.dxe5 and 1–0 in 56. McCarthy - Korchagina, England ENG 2024]

6...Be7 7.Bd3 and now:

7...Bd7 8.0–0 Bc6 9.Kh1 Nbd7 10.Qe1 b6 11.Qh4 Nf8 12.Ne5 Bd7 13.Rae1 c5 14.d5 h6 15.d6 hxg5 16.Qxh8 Bxd6 17.Nxf7 (Or 17.Qxg7! winning.) 17...Kxf7 18.Ne4 Qc7 19.Nxg5+ Ke8 20.Qxg7 Nd5 21.Rxf8+ Bxf8 22.Bg6+ Kd8 23.Qxf8+ 1–0 Arslanov - Balaji, chess.com 2024

7...Nbd7 8.0–0 b6 9.Qe1 Bb7 10.Rd1 h6 11.Bf4 Nd5 (11...0–0!?) 12.Nxd5 Bxd5 13.c4 (Or 13.Qg3) 13...Bb7 14.Qg3 favors White and 1–0 in 27. Arslanov - Portero Rubio, chess.com 2024

7…b6 8.0–0 Bb7 9.Kh1 Nbd7 10.Qe1 0–0 11.Qh4 and now:

11...h6 12.Bxh6 gxh6 13.Qxh6 Re8 (If 13...Ba6 14.Bxa6 White is up a piece.) 14.Ng5 Nf8 15.Rxf6 1–0 Arslanov - Aarav Sinha, chess.com 2024

11…g6 12.Ne5 Nxe5 13.dxe5 Nd5 14.Ne4 h5 [14...Bxg5 15.Nxg5] 15.Rf3 [Or 15.Bxe7! Qxe7 16.Nf6+ Nxf6 17.Rxf6 wins for White.] 15...Bxg5 16.Nxg5 Ne7 17.Nxf7 Rxf7 18.Rxf7 Kxf7= and ½–½ in 52. Arslanov - Chogdov, chess.com 2024

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Monday, October 7, 2024

Blackmar-Diemer Gambit October 2024

Blackmar-Diemer Gambit (BDG) is an aggressive chess opening that I played for 35 years. It's characterized by the moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.e4 dxe4 4.f3 exf3. This collection of games showcases various continuations and tactical possibilities arising from this sharp opening. From quick victories to complex middlegame struggles, these recent online matches demonstrate the dynamic nature of the BDG and its potential for both White and Black. Let's explore some of the key variations of the gambit accepted and decisive moments in these exciting encounters.

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.e4 dxe4 4.f3 exf3 and now:

5.Qxf3 c6 (I prefer the greedy 5...Qxd4!) 6.Bg5 Bg4 (6...Qxd4 7.Rd1 Qe5+ favors Black.) 7.Qg3 Bh5 8.Nh3 Nbd7 9.Bc4 e6 10.Nf4 Bg6 11.Bxe6 fxe6 12.Nxe6 Qe7 13.0–0

13...Qxe6 (Better might be 13...Qd6) 14.Rae1 Ne4 15.Nxe4 Bxe4 16.Rf4 Bd6 17.Rexe4 Bxf4 18.Rxe6+ Kf7 19.Re7+ Kg6 20.Bxf4+ 1–0 Velikanov - Jammalamadaka, chess.com 2024

5.Nxf3 and now:

5...Nc6 6.Bb5 Bd7 7.0–0 e6 8.Bg5 Be7

9.Qe1 (9.d5! leads to equal chances.) 9...a6 10.Bd3 Nb4 11.Rd1 Nxd3 12.Rxd3 h6 13.Bh4 0–0 14.Ne5 Bb5 and 0–1 in 66. Stead - Mestnikov, chess.com 2024

5...c6 6.Bc4 Bf5 7.0–0 e6 8.Ng5 Bg6 9.Bxe6!? fxe6 10.Nxe6 Qd6 11.Bg5 Qxe6 12.Bxf6 Kd7 13.d5

13...Bc5+? (13...cxd5 14.Nxd5 Kc8 favors Black.) 14.Bd4 Qe7 15.dxc6+ Kc8 16.Qg4+ Kd8 17.Rad1 Bxd4+ 18.Rxd4+ Ke8 19.Qc8+ 1–0 Arslanov - Rosenberg, chess.com 2024

5...Bf5 6.Ne5 e6 7.g4 Bg6 8.Bg2 c6 9.h4 Bb4 10.0–0 Nbd7 11.Qe2 Nxe5 12.dxe5 Qd4+ and now:

13.Be3? Qxe5 14.h5

14...Bxc3 (Or 14...Nxg4) 15.hxg6 Bd4 and 0–1 in 68. Arslanov - Karas, chess.com 2024

13.Kh1 Nxg4 14.Rf4 Qxe5 15.Qxe5 Nxe5 16.Rxb4 0–0–0 17.Bf4

White is better and 1–0 in 34. Arslanov - Portal Ramos, chess.com 2024

5...g6 6.Bc4 Bg7 7.0–0 0–0 8.Qe1 and now:

8...c5 9.dxc5 Nc6 10.Qh4 Bg4 11.Be3

11...e5? 12.Ng5 and 1–0 in 30. Arslanov - Cardozo, chess.com 2024

8...Nc6 9.Qh4 Bf5 10.Bh6 e6 11.Rad1 Ng4 (Or 11...Bxc2 12.Rd2 Bf5) 12.Bg5 Bf6 13.h3 Bxg5 14.Nxg5 Nf6 (14...h6!?) 15.g4 h6 16.Qxh6 Qd6 17.gxf5 Qg3+ 18.Kh1 Na5

19.fxg6 Nxc4 20.Rxf6 Qxg5 21.Qh7# 1–0. Arslanov - Lohani, chess.com 2024

8...a6 9.Qh4 Bg4 10.Be3 Bxf3 11.Rxf3 e6? (11...Nc6=) 12.Bg5 Nbd7 13.Ne4

and 1–0 in 28. Arslanov - Bynum, chess.com 2024

8…Nbd7 9.Qh4 Nb6 10.Bb3 Bg4 11.Be3 h5 12.Ne5 Nbd5 13.Bg5 Be6 14.Rae1 Qd6

15.Kh1 (15.Nxd5 Nxd5 16.Bxd5 Qxd5 17.c4 favors White.) 15...c6 16.h3 = and ½–½ in 97. Arslanov - Toktomushev, chess.com 2024

5...Bg4 6.h3 Bxf3 7.Qxf3 and now:

7...Nc6 8.Bb5 e6 9.Bxc6+ bxc6 10.Qxc6+ Nd7 11.Bg5 Qc8

12.0–0–0 (12.0–0 also favors White.) 12...Rb8 13.Rhe1 Qb7 14.Rxe6+ Be7 15.Rxe7+ Kf8 16.Rxf7+ Kxf7 17.Qxd7+ Kg6 18.Qe6+ 1–0 Arslanov - Guillemette, chess.com 2024

7…c6 8.g4 e6 9.g5 Nd5 10.Bd3 Nxc3 11.bxc3 Bd6 12.Rb1 Qc7 13.0–0 0–0 14.h4 Nd7 15.h5 Rae8 16.Bd2 e5

17.Rbe1 [Or 17.Qe4 g6 18.Bc4=] 17...f5 18.Bxf5 g6 19.Bxd7 Rxf3 20.Bxe8 Rg3+ [20...e4 favors Black.] 21.Kh2 exd4? 22.Bf7+ Kh8? [Black would have the better game is 22...Qxf7 23.Rxf7 Kxf7] 23.Re8+ Kg7 24.h6# [1–0 Arslanov - Martin, chess.com 2024] 1–0

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Saturday, September 7, 2024

Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Septermber 2024

This month, we look at some recent games in which the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit was avoided or declined. Here, we use the move order 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.e4, where the normal gambit accepted continuation is 3…dxe4 4.f3 exf3.

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.e4 

Before we look at 3…Nxe4, check out this games after 3...dxe4:

4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.Be3 Nc6 7.Qd2 0–0 8.0–0–0 Bg4 9.Re1 Rb8 10.h3 Be6 11.Rd1 b5 12.d5

12...Nxd5 (12...b4 favors Black.) 13.Nxd5 and 1–0 in 29. Sala - Fieberg, chess.com 2024

4.f3 and now:

4...Bf5 5.fxe4 Nxe4 6.Qf3 Nxc3 7.bxc3 Qc8 8.Bd3 Bxd3 9.cxd3 e6 10.Nh3 Be7 11.0–0 0–0 12.Nf4 Nd7 13.Nh5 Nf6 (Now comes a surprising sacrifice, giving White an advantage.)

14.Nxg7 Kxg7 15.Bg5 Qd8 16.Qg3 Kh8 17.Qe5 Rg8 18.Bxf6+ Bxf6 19.Rxf6 Rg7 20.Rxf7 Qg8 21.Raf1 Rc8 22.Re7 Rf8 23.Rxf8 Qxf8 24.Rxc7 Kg8 25.Qxe6+ Kh8 26.Qe5 1–0 Arslanov - Ismayil, chess.com 2024

4...e3 5.Bxe3 and now:

5...a6 6.Bd3 e6 7.f4 Nbd7 8.Nf3 c5 9.Qe2 cxd4 10.Bxd4 Bc5 11.0–0–0 Bxd4 12.Nxd4 Qc7

13.Nxe6!? (13.f5 e5 14.g4 favors White.) 13...fxe6 14.Qxe6+ Kf8 15.Bc4 Ne5 16.Qxe5 Qxc4 17.Rd8+ Kf7 18.Rxh8 b5 19.Re1 b4 20.Ne4 Nxe4 Mate in three 21.Qe8+ Kf6 22.Rf8+ 1–0 Arslanov - Silva, chess.com 2024

5...Bf5 6.g4 Bg6 7.h4 h5 8.Nh3 e6 (Better is 8...hxg4 9.fxg4 Rxh4=) 9.Nf4 Bh7 10.g5 Nd5 11.Ncxd5 exd5 12.g6 Bxg6 13.Nxg6 fxg6 14.Qd3 Qf6 15.Bg5 Qf7 16.0–0–0 Bd6 17.Re1+ Kd7

18.Qb5+ (Even stronger is 18.Bh3+ Kc6 19.Qc3+ Kb6 20.Qb3+ Kc6 21.Be6) 18...Kc8 19.Bh3+ Nd7 20.Re7 Qxe7 21.Bxe7 c6 22.Bxd7+ Kxd7 23.Qxb7+ 1–0 Arslanov - Denis, chess.com 2024

5…e6 6.f4 Nd5 7.Bd2 Bd6 8.Qf3 0–0 9.Nh3 Nc6 10.0–0–0 Nxd4 11.Qe4 c5 White will temporarily regain the gambit pawn, but Black wins it back again by force.

12.Nxd5 exd5 13.Qxd5 Bxh3 14.gxh3 Bxf4 15.Qg2 Bxd2+ 16.Rxd2 Qh4 17.Bd3 b6 18.Rg1 g6 19.Qf1 Rae8 20.Rf2 Kg7 21.c3 Nc6 22.Bc4 Ne5 23.Bd5 Qxf2 24.Qxf2 Nd3+ 25.Kc2 Nxf2 0–1 Arslanov - Kamsky, chess.com 2024

Now, let's move on to 3...Nxe4 4.Nxe4 dxe4 and now:

5.Bc4 g6 6.Be3 (6.c3=) 6...Bg7 7.Qe2 c5

8.0–0–0 (8.dxc5 Bxb2 favors Black.) 8...cxd4 9.Bb5+ Nc6 10.Bxd4 Bxd4 11.c3 0–0 12.Bxc6 bxc6 13.Rxd4 Qa5 and 0–1 in 26. Crickmore - Prie, Leca da Palmeira POR 2024]

5.Be3 and now:

5...Bf5 6.g4 Bg6 7.Ne2 e6 8.h4 h6 9.Nf4 Bh7 10.Qe2 Bd6 11.Nh5 Rg8 12.Qb5+ Nd7 13.0–0–0 Qc8 14.d5 e5 15.g5 Bg6 16.Qe2 hxg5 17.hxg5 Qd8 18.Bh3 Qe7 19.Bg4 a6 20.c4 0–0–0

21.c5 (21.Ng3=) 21...Bxc5 and 0–1 in 30. Arslanov - Sarana, chess.com 2024

5...Nd7 6.f3 Nf6 7.fxe4 Nxe4 8.Bd3 Nd6 9.Qf3 g6 10.Ne2 Bg7 11.0–0–0 c6 12.c4 Bf5 13.Rhf1 0–0 14.b3 Qa5 15.Kb1 Bxd3+ 16.Rxd3 Qf5 17.Bf4 Qe4 18.Bxd6 Qxf3 19.Rdxf3 exd6 Black is up a pawn and 0–1 in 28. Arslanov - Norowitz, chess.com 2024

5...c6 6.f3 exf3 7.Nxf3 and now:

7...Bf5 8.Bc4 e6 9.0–0 Nd7 10.Ng5 h6

11.Nxf7! 1–0 Arslanov - Topalov, chess.com 2024

7…g6 8.Bc4 Bg7 9.0–0 0–0 10.Qe1 Nd7 11.Qh4 Nf6 12.Rae1 Bf5 13.c3 Nd5 14.Bh6 Bf6 15.Ng5 Re8 16.Rxf5 gxf5 17.Bg7 Bxg7 18.Qxh7+ Kf8 19.Qh5 Kg8 20.Qxf7+ Kh8 [Mate in four.]

21.Qh5+ Kg8 22.Qh7+ Kf8 23.Ne6+ Kf7 24.Qxg7# 1–0 [Arslanov - Kubicka, chess.com 2024]

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Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Blackmar-Diemer Gambit August 2024

Blackmar-Diemer Gambit is a Double-Edged Sword that has given me thousands of wins and over a thousand losses. The BDG remains a captivating and controversial chess opening. This aggressive line has been praised for its attacking potential and criticized for its purported unsoundness. Its popularity among players of all levels speaks to its effectiveness as a practical weapon. These encounters demonstrate the double-edged nature of this opening. Here is a glimpse at some recent games. 

1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 exf3 5.Nxf3


Black has tried several move five options:

5...e6 6.Bg5 Be7 7.Bd3 Nc6 8.a3 Nd5

9.Bd2 (Or 9.Bxe7 Ncxe7 10.Nxd5 exd5 11.0–0) 9...Nxc3 10.bxc3 Bf6 11.0–0 0–0 12.Qe1 = 1–0 in 34. Arslanov - Pang, chess.com 2024

5...c5 6.d5 Bg4 7.h3 Bd7

8.Bg5 (Better is 8.Bf4 g6 9.Qd2 Bg7 10.0–0–0) 8...Qc7 9.d6 Qxd6 10.Qxd6 exd6 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.Nd5 Kd8 13.Nxf6 Bg7 14.Ne4? Re8 0–1 Barash - Kalyani Sirin, chess.com 2024

5...c6 6.Bc4 Bf5 7.0–0 e6 8.Ng5 Bg6

9.Bxe6 fxe6 10.Nxe6 Qd7 11.Bg5 Na6 12.Qe2 Kf7 13.Bxf6 gxf6 14.Rxf6+ Kg8 15.Raf1 Bg7 16.Nxg7 Kxg7 17.Qe5 Kg8 18.Ne4 Qe8 19.Re6 1–0 Arslanov - Ghafourian, chess.com 2024

5...g6 6.Bg5 Bg7 7.Qd2 0–0 8.0–0–0 c6

9.h4 (9.h3 would prevent Bg4.) 9...Bg4 10.Be2 Nbd7 11.Bh6 Qa5 12.Kb1 b5 13.Bxg7 Kxg7 14.Ne5 Bxe2 15.Qxe2 b4 and 0–1 in 35. Efremova - Senthilkumar, chess.com 2024

5...Bf5 6.Ne5 e6 7.g4 Bg6 8.Bg2 Nbd7

9.Bxb7 (9.Nxg6 hxg6 10.g5) 9...Nxe5 10.dxe5 Qxd1+ 11.Nxd1 Rb8 12.Bc6+ Nd7 13.Be3 Bxc2 14.Bxa7 Rb4 15.a3 Be4 16.axb4 (Better is 16.Bxd7+ Kxd7 17.0–0=) 16...Bxb4+ 17.Nc3 Bxc6 Black has won a piece. 18.0–0 Nxe5 19.Bd4 Nf3+ 20.Rxf3 Bxf3 21.Kf2 Bc6 22.Ra7 Bd6 23.Bxg7 Rg8 24.Bf6 Rxg4 25.Ra6 Bb7 0–1 Arslanov - Xiong, chess.com 2024

5…Bg4 6.h3 Bh5

If 6...Bxf3 7.Qxf3 c6 8.g4

8...Nd5?! (8...e6=) 9.Bd3 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Qd5 11.Be4 Qc4 12.Rb1 Qa6 13.Bd3 Qxa2 14.Rxb7 Qe6+ 15.Be3 g6 16.0–0 and 1–0 in 31. Arslanov - Creanga, chess.com 2024

7.g4 Bg6 8.Ne5 e6

Or 8...Nbd7 9.Nxg6 hxg6 10.Bc4 (10.g5) 10...e6 11.Be3 Nb6 12.Bb5+ c6 13.Bd3 Nbd5 14.Bg5

14...Qa5 (Black missed 14...Nxc3 15.bxc3 Qd5 attacking Bg5 and Rh1.) 15.Bd2 Nxc3 16.bxc3 but 1–0 in 33. Mkrtchyan - Paval, chess.com 2024

9.Bg2 c6 10.h4 h5

Or 10...Bb4 11.Bg5 Qa5 12.Bd2 Nbd7 13.a3 Bxc3 14.Bxc3 Qc7 15.Qe2 Nxe5 16.dxe5 Nd5 17.h5 Nxc3 18.bxc3 Bxc2 19.Qxc2 Qxe5+

20.Qe4 Qxc3+ 21.Kf2 0–0 and 0–1 in 37. Barash - Samunenkov, chess.com 2024

11.Nxg6 fxg6 12.g5 Ng4 13.Qd3 Kf7

Or 13...Qc7 14.Rf1 (14.Qxg6+! Qf7 15.Qxf7+ Kxf7 16.0–0+ favors White.) 14...Qh2 15.Bh3 Bd6 16.Ne4 Bc7 17.Bd2 Na6 18.0–0–0 0–0–0 19.Rh1 Nf2

20.Bxe6+ (20.Qf3 would trap Black's queen.) 20...Kb8 21.Nxf2 Qxf2 and 0–1 in 34 Arslanov - Materia, chess.com 2024

14.Rf1+ Kg8 15.Qxg6 [Strong is 15.Be4] 15...Qd7 16.Bd2 Na6 17.0–0–0 Bb4 18.d5 cxd5 19.Nxd5 exd5 20.Bxd5+ Qxd5 21.Bxb4 Qxa2 22.Rd7 Rh7 23.Rff7 Qa1+ 24.Kd2 Kh8

[White has a mate in four.] 25.Qxh7+ Kxh7 26.Rxg7+ Kh8 27.Rh7+ Kg8 28.Rdg7# [1–0 Arslanov - Mesquita, chess.com 2024] 1–0

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