Blackmar-Diemer Tactics Greene

I'm thankful my new book Blackmar-Diemer Tactics is finished. If you love our BDG, this is the book for you. I organized the 500 winning positions into the same variations as my theory books. Blackmar-Diemer Tactics is available on Amazon in ebook and paperback.

Charles Greene approached me at a tournament 15 years ago with the nicest gift. We knew each other by reputation but he was on a mission. Before Greene passed away, he gave me a collection of Opening Adventures magazines from the 1960s. He wanted me to pass them on to someone who would promote the BDG to a future generation. I have followed that directive in writing this blog and publishing many BDG books. I remember USCF Master Charles Greene with this Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Teichmann vs Francisco Guadalupe.

My Ruy Lopez Tactics covers 500 combinations and mates.
My Open Game Tactics covers 1.e4 e5 without Ruy Lopez.
My Sicilian Tactics 1.e4 c5 has 500 combinations and mates.
My French Tactics 1.e4 e6 has 500 combinations and mates.
My Caro-Kann Tactics 1.e4 c6 500 combinations and mates.
My Semi-Open Tactics 1.e4 misc 500 combinations and mates.
My Blackmar-Diemer Tactics 500 combinations and mates.

Greene – Guadalupe, Open Tampa USA 13.04.2003 begins 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 exf3 5.Nxf3 Bg4 6.h3 Bxf3 7.Qxf3 c6 8.Qf2 e6 9.Bd3 Nbd7 10.0–0 h6 11.Bf4 Be7 12.Rae1 Nb6 13.a3 Rc8 14.Kh1 a6 15.Be5 0–0

16.Re3 [16.Qg3!? Nbd7 17.Ne4 Nxe5 18.dxe5 Nd7 19.Rd1=] 16...Nbd7 17.Rf3 c5! 18.Ne4 [18.Rg3 Kh8=+] 18...cxd4 [18...c4! 19.Nxf6+ Nxf6 20.Be2 Ne4-/+] 19.Nxf6+ [19.Bxd4=] 19...Bxf6 20.Bxf6 Nxf6 21.Qh4 Ne8 [21...Nh7-/+] 22.Qe4 g6 [22...f5 23.Qxe6+ Kh8 24.Bxf5+–] 23.Rxf7 Rxf7 24.Qxg6+ Rg7 25.Qxe6+ Kh8 26.Qxh6+ Kg8 27.Bh7+ Kh8 28.Rf8+ 1–0

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Queen's Gambit Netflix Thoughts

The popular "Queen's Gambit" miniseries on Netflix tells the fictional story of an orphan who wants to become a chess grandmaster. This coming-of-age narrative is based on a novel by Walter Tevis. Imagine if Beth Harmon came along in the 1950s and 1960s instead of Bobby Fischer. Anya Taylor-Joy is masterful in the lead role. It reminds me of why I fell in love with chess books 50 years ago. The show contains mature themes and adult language not suitable for children. Still, I enjoyed all seven episodes. Great show!

Below we have a Queen’s Gambit Albin Counter Attack between Woman FIDE Master Mounika Akshaya Bommini of India and International Master Lawrence Trent of England. When White avoided 3.dxe5 for 3.cxd5 she probably never envisioned playing 13.Ka5.

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

See also Queen Pawn 1.d4 d5 (Second Edition) 180 Games
See also Queen Pawn Puzzles 200 Easy Checkmates

Bommini (2029) – Trent (2399), Titled Tuesday chess.com 2020 begins 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.cxd5 Qxd5 4.dxe5 [4.Nf3=] 4...Qxd1+ 5.Kxd1 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Nc3 0–0–0+ 8.Kc2 Nb4+!? [8...h6=] 9.Kb3? [9.Kb1=] 9...Be6+ 10.Ka4 c6 [10...a6!–+] 11.e4 a6 12.Be3 [12.Bg5!?] 12...b5+ 13.Ka5 Kb7 [Look at the kings!]

14.Bb6? [14.a3 Nc2-/+] 14...Nc2 [Threatening ...Bb4 mate or ...Nxa1.] 0–1

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Blackmar-Diemer Huebsch Saeed

IM Nasser A. Saeed sent me this Huebsch Gambit blitz win vs GM Mark Hebden. The variation 3.e4 Nxe4 4.Nxe4 dxe4 5.Be3 Bf5 6.g4 is a critical line that seems to slightly favor White, but all that goes out the window when playing against a veteran grandmaster in an Internet Chess Club blitz game.

Black sacrificed the Exchange for two pawns in an effort to hold the position and counter-attack. Alas, one quick slip (see move 20) left him open to the tactic of removing the defender knight, with check no less. Suddenly Black’s queen was en prise and lost.

My Blackmar-Diemer Tactics with 500 combinations and mates.

Saeed (2222) – Hebden (2344), ICC 5 0, 28.09.2020 begins 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.e4 Nxe4 4.Nxe4 dxe4 5.Be3 Bf5 6.g4 Bg6 7.h4 [7.Ne2!?] 7...h6 [7...h5!?] 8.Nh3 e5 9.dxe5 Qxh4 10.Bg2 Qe7 11.Nf4 Bh7 12.Qd5 [12.Nd5 Qxe5 13.Bf4+-] 12...Nc6 13.0–0–0 Rd8 14.Qb5 Qb4 15.Qe2 [15.Rxd8+ Kxd8 16.Qd5+ +=] 15...Nxe5 16.Nd5 Rxd5 [16...Qa5 17.Qb5+ Qxb5 18.Nxc7+ Ke7 19.Nxb5=] 17.Rxd5 Bd6 18.g5 Bg6 19.gxh6 gxh6 20.Rhd1 [20.Bd4+-] 20...Qc4 [20...Nc6 21.Rb5 Qa4 22.Rxb7+-]

21.Rxe5+ 1–0

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Caro-Kann Defence Bc4 Haines

Ray Haines played the Caro-Kann Defence against Hillbilly Attack 2.Bc4 d5. White could try 3.Bb3 dxe4 4.Qh5!? After 13 moves White had not moved all his minor pieces. The lower the rating, the slower the piece development. Their intentions are good, but they get sidetracked. After 14.b3? White is up two pawns but his king is fatally stuck in the center.

You may like the Chess Games of Ray Haines.

maurice123456 (1456) - Haines, Live Chess.com, 15.02.2020 begins 1.e4 c6 2.Bc4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bb3 e5 5.Qf3 Nf6 6.d3 Be7 [6...Nc6-/+] 7.Bg5 Be6 8.Nc3 0-0 [8...Nbd7] 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.Bxd5 Nc6 11.Bxc6 bxc6 12.Qxc6 [12.Nge2=] 12...Rc8 13.Qa4 Qb6

14.b3? [14.Nge2=] 14...e4 15.Nxe4 Bxa1 16.c4 [16.Nf3 Rxc2-+] 16...Bf5 [16...Qd4 17.Ne2 Qxd3-+] 17.Nf3 Bxe4 18.dxe4 Bc3+ 19.Ke2 Rcd8 20.Rc1 Bf6 [20...Qd6! 21.Rxc3 Qd1+ 22.Ke3 f5-+] 21.c5 Qc7 22.Qc4 Rc8 23.b4 Rfe8 24.Rd1 Qf4 25.Rd5 Rxe4+ 0-1

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BDG Ziegler Collin-Deslauriers

Hugo Collin-Deslauriers of Canada won by transposing a Scandinavian Defense to the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit via 1.e4 d5 2.d4 dxe4. Full transposition to the Ziegler 5.Nxf3 c6 followed 7...Nf6. After White's 8.Ne5 line, Black has two common replies: the solid 8...Bg6 or the aggressive 8...Bxc2. Here Black played the weaker 8...Nbd7. Now White's game springs to life. Hugo regained the gambit pawn with 9.Nxf7 (also winning would be 9.Rxf5!). Collin-Deslauriers played well and won quickly - a typical BDG game.

My Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Games Collection Second Edition puts four BDG books together in one Kindle ebook (974 games in 1330 pages).

Collin-Deslauriers (1773) - VicentiuABC (1619), Live Chess.com, 02.04.2020 begins 1.e4 d5 2.d4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Bf5 4.f3 exf3 5.Nxf3 c6 6.Bc4 e6 7.0-0 Nf6 8.Ne5 [8.Ng5!?] 8...Nbd7 9.Nxf7 [Even stronger is 9.Rxf5! exf5 10.Nxf7 Qb6 11.Nxh8 0-0-0 12.Nf7+-] 9...Kxf7 10.Rxf5 Nb6 11.Bb3 Nbd5 12.Rf1 Bd6 [12...Be7 13.Ne4 Kg8 14.Ng5 Qd7 15.Qe2+-] 13.Ne4 Rf8

14.Ng5+ Kg8 [14...Ke7 15.Qe2 Qd7 16.c4 h6 17.cxd5+-] 15.Nxe6 Qd7 16.Nxf8 Rxf8 [16...Bxf8 17.c4 Ne7 18.Bg5+-] 17.c4 Nc7 18.c5+ Ncd5 19.cxd6 Qxd6 20.Bf4 Qb4 21.Be5 Ng4 22.Rxf8+ Kxf8 23.Qxg4 [White is up a rook with forced mates in less than 10 moves.] 1-0

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