KGAC37
Soerensen Gambit 

Paul Jackson
Jordan Hayhurst

Netherton B v Huddersfield Dragons Hndcp Bd 3 (1)
Netherton, 2006


[ KING'S GAMBIT ACCEPTED, C37 ]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. d4!?










[A speculative (brave?) decision as this

involves a piece sacrifice.]

4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 d6 6. Nxg4 Be7 is unclear, but has scored 72% for Black in 32 games on my database.

4. Bc4 Bg7 5. O-O d6 6. d4 h6 has scored 64% Black in 205 games.

4... g4

Black accepts the challenge.

4... d6 5. h4 g4 6. Ng5 h6 7. Nxf7 Kxf7 8. Bxf4 Bg7 9. Bc4+ Ke8 10. O-O Nc6 11. Be3 Qxh4 12. Rf7 Rh7 13. e5 Na5 14. Bd3 Kxf7 15. Qf1+ Ke7 16. Bxh7 Be6 17. Nd2 Rf8 18. exd6+ cxd6 19. Qe2 Kd8 20. c3 Ne7 21. Re1 Bc4 22. Bf2 Rxf2 23. Qxf2 g3 0-1, Morozevich Alexander 2630 - Kasparov Garry 2795 , Paris 1995 It "Intel Chess Grand Prix" (active)

5. Bxf4

5. Ne5 Qh4+ is the alternative

5... gxf3 6. Qxf3 Nc6

6... d6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. O-O-O h5 9. e5 Bg4 10. Qe4 Bh6 11. Bxh6 Rxh6 12. Rd2 dxe5 13. h3 Bd7 14. d5 Nce7 15. Qxe5 Kf8 16. Bd3 Nc8 17. Rf1 Nd6 18. Rdf2 Qe7 19. Qd4 Qg5+ 20. Kb1 Be8 21. Ne2 b6 22. Nf4 Bd7 23. Qc3 Rc8 24. Ba6 Qg7 25. Qxg7+ Kxg7 26. Bxc8 Bxc8 27. Rf3 Nf6 28. b3 Nfe4 29. Kb2 h4 30. Re1 a5 31. c4 Rh8 32. Nd3 Rh5 33. Rf4 Bf5 34. Ne5 Nc5 35. Ka3 f6 36. Nc6 Be4 37. Re3 Rg5 38. Rxh4 Rxg2 39. Rg4+ Rxg4 40. hxg4 Kg6 41. Nd4 Kg5 42. Rg3 Bg6 43. Rg1 Be8 44. Ne6+ Nxe6 45. dxe6 Bc6 46. Kb2 Bf3 47. c5 bxc5 48. e7 Kg6 49. Rc1 c4 50. e8=Q+ Nxe8 51. Rxc4 Kg5 52. a4 c6 53. Kc3 Bd5 54. Rc5 Kxg4 55. Rxa5 f5 56. Ra8 Nd6 57. Rd8 Ne4+ 58. Kd4 Ng5 59. Re8 f4 60. a5 Ne6+ 61. Kd3 Nc5+ 62. Kc3 f3 0-1, Morozevich Alexander 2756 - Aleksandrov Aleksej 2591 , Shenyang 2000 Cup FIDE (Gr A)

7. c3

a novelty.

7. Bc4 d6 (7... Qf6 8. e5 Nxd4 9. exf6 Nxf3+ 10. gxf3 c6 11. Nc3 d5 12. Bxd5 cxd5 13. Nxd5 Kd7 14. Nc7 Rb8 15. Nb5 Ra8 16. Nc7 Rb8 17. Nb5 Ra8 18. Nc7 Rb8 1/2-1/2, Menoni Vincenzo 2228 - Lanzani Mario 2349 , Bratto 2002 It (open)) (7... Nxd4 8. Bxf7+ Kxf7 9. Qh5+ Kg7 10. Qg4+ Kf7 11. Qh5+ is drawn.) 8. Bg5 f6 9. O-O Qe7 10. Nc3 Be6 11. Nd5 Qf7 12. Qb3 O-O-O 13. Nb6+ Kb8 14. Bxe6 Qg7 15. Nd7+ Rxd7 16. Bxd7 Qxd7 17. c3 Bg7 18. Bh4 Nd8 19. Rae1 Qg4 20. g3 Ne7 21. e5 Nf5 22. e6 0-1, Jakubiec Artur 2488 - Murawski Grzegorz 2311 , Zakopane 2000 Ch Poland (team)

7... d6 8. Bc4 Qf6 9. O-O Nxd4?

This seems a little greedy. Black should be trying to consolidate.

9... Bg7 10. Nd2 Bd7

10. Bxf7+?

10. cxd4! Qxd4+ 11. Rf2 Qxc4 12. Na3 White has attacking chances for the piece.

10... Qxf7 11. cxd4 Bh6

11... Bg7!? was possible 12. Qe3 Nf6 13. Nc3 Be6

12. Qe3 Bxf4 13. Rxf4 Qh5 14. Nc3 Bd7 15. e5 dxe5 16. dxe5 O-O-O










?? This loses, Black loses at least a Rook or gets mated.


16... Bc6 17. Qc5 Ne7 was better.

17. Qxa7 c6










Now Paul can force checkmate !


17... Bc6 18. Qa8+ Kd7 19. Rd4+ wins for White

18. Qa8+

This does still win, but Rb4! forces checkmate quickly.

18. Rb4 forces checkmate! 18... b5 19. Nxb5 cxb5 (19... Qxe5 fails to .. 20. Nd6+ Qxd6 21. Qb7#) 20. Rc1+ Bc6 21. Rxc6#

18... Kc7 19. Qa5+ Kc8 20. Rd4?

20. Rc1! wins, there isn't a defence. 20... Bf5 (20... Ne7 21. Qa8+ Kc7 22. Nb5+ Kb6 23. Qa7+ Kxb5 24. Rc5#) (20... Be8 21. Qa8+ Kd7 (21... Kc7 22. Nb5+ Kd7 23. Qxb7+ Ke6 24. Rxc6+ Bxc6 25. Qxc6+ Ke7 26. Qc5+ Ke6 27. Nc7+ Kd7 28. e6+ Kc8 29. Nd5+ Kb7 30. Qc7+ Ka6 31. Qb6#) 22. Rd4+) 21. Qa8+ Kd7 (21... Kc7 22. Nb5+ Kd7 23. Qxb7+ Ke8 24. Nd6+ Rxd6 25. exd6 Qe2 26. Qxc6+ Kf7 27. Rxf5+ etc.) 22. Rd4+

20... Nf6 21. Rad1?

21. Rb4! is still very strong. 21... Kb8 22. Qb6 Bc8 23. exf6 with White advantage.

21... Rhe8 22. Qa8+

22. Nb5 cxb5 23. exf6 Re6 24. Rd5 advantage White

22... Kc7 23. Nb5+ cxb5 24. Qa5+ Kb8 25. exf6 Qf7?

25... Qe2 was probably best.

26. Qd2

26. Qb6 was another idea.

26... Kc8 27. Qc3+ Kb8

27... Bc6 28. Qh3+ Kc7 29. Qg3+ Kc8 (29... Kb6? 30. Rxd8) 30. Qh3+ Kc7 31. Qg3+ etc.

28. Qg3+ Kc8

Black is happy with a draw.

29. Qc3+ Kb8

Drawn.

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