Play Chess Openings: Bishops Opening 3.d4 Welborn

Friday, January 4, 2019

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?