[Centre Counter / SCANDINAVIAN defence.,B01]

1. e4 d5 2. d4?!

White refuses the Centre Counter / Scandinavian and offers a Blackmar Diemer Gambit - Will Black accept?

2... dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 e6

Black chickens out - the move looks timid - but it does have its points.

5. fxe4

I actually played Bg5 in this position.

5... Bb4

The point. Black threatens Nxe4

6. Bd3

The problem with this move is that it does not defend the pawn

Black has Nxe4 !

6. Bg5 has been played 6... h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Nf3 c5 9. e5 Qf4 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxd7+ Nxd7 12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qe3+ 14. Kh1 Qxc3 15. Rb1 Nb6 16. a4 O-O 17. Rb3 Qa5 18. Qd2 Qxd2 19. Nxd2 cxd4 20. a5 Nd7 21. Rxb7 Nxe5 22. Nb3 Nc6 23. a6 e5 24. g4 e4 25. Rc7 Rac8 26. Rfxf7 Rxc7 27. Rxc7 e3 28. Nc5 e2 29. Nd3 Nb4 30. Re7 Nxd3 31. Rxe2 Nc5 32. Re7 Rf7 33. Re8+ Kh7 0-1, Ulrichsen Jarl H (NOR) 2350 - Petursson Margeir (ISL) 2350, Oslo (Norway) 1978

6. Qd3 appears to be best. 6... c5 7. Nf3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 O-O 10. e5 Nd5 11. Nf3 Qc7 12. c4 Nc6 13. cxd5 Nb4 14. Qc4 Nxc2+ 15. Kd2 Qxc4 16. Bxc4 Nxa1 17. Bb2 exd5 18. Bd3 Bd7 19. Rxa1 b5 20. Ba3 Rfe8 21. Bd6 a5 22. Rf1 h6 23. Nd4 b4 24. Nb5 Bxb5 25. Bxb5 Rec8 26. Bd7 Rc4 27. Rc1 Rxc1 28. Kxc1 d4 29. Kd2 Rd8 30. Bb5 Rc8 31. Ba4 Rc3 32. Bb3 1-0, Degli Eredi G - Van der Kooij Jaap, corr. 1988

6... Nc6

6... Nxe4! is correct as played by Videki Sandor.. 7. Nge2 (7. Bxe4 is answered by .. 7... Qh4+) 7... Nxc3 8. bxc3 Be7 9. O-O Nd7 10. Qe1 Nf6 11. Qg3 Bd7 12. Bf4 Nh5 13. Qf3 Nxf4 14. Nxf4 O-O 15. Qxb7 c6 16. Be4 Bd6 17. g3 Qe7 18. Rae1 Rab8 19. Qa6 c5 20. Qd3 g6 21. Bg2 Qd8 22. Kh1 Bb5 23. c4 Ba6 24. c3 cxd4 25. Qxd4 Qc7 26. Qf6 Bxf4 27. Rxf4 Bxc4 28. h4 Rb5 29. Bf1 Bd5+ 30. Kh2 Rb2+ 31. Kh3 Qd8 32. Qe5 f6 33. Qe3 e5 34. Ra4 Qd7+ 0-1, Buss Ralph (SUI) 2270 - Videki Sandor (HUN) 2441, St. Poelten (Austria) 2002

7. Nf3

Now White must be better.

7... O-O?

This natural looking move puts Black in real trouble as White is about to set himself up for the"Greek gift "sacrifice. h6 is probably best.

8. e5! Nd5

Yup we are all set up for the "Greek Gift" !

9. Bxh7+! Kxh7?

This loses quickly. Black had to play Kh8.

9... Kh8! 10. Ng5 g6 11. Qd3 Kg7 12. O-O f5 13. Qh3 Qe8 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. c3 Ba5 16. Ne4 f4 17. Qh4 dxe4 18. Bxf4 Rxf4 19. Rxf4 Qd8 20. Rf6 Bf5 21. Rf1 Nxd4 22. cxd4 Bb6 23. Kh1 Qxd4 24. Rf7+ 1-0, Engler Max - Wiese W, BRD 1971 corr.1-0, Engler Max - Wiese W, BRD 1971

10. Ng5+ Kg6

10... Kg8 Black has to give up his Queen for two Knights. 11. Qh5 Qxg5 12. Bxg5 Nxc3 13. O-O and White should win easily.

11. h4!

Black is lost

11... Nxd4

Desperation.

11... Nxe5 had to be tried to attempt to give the King a square on f6 , but... 12. dxe5 Nxc3 13. h5+ Kh6 14. Nxf7+ Kh7 15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. Nxd8 Ne4+ 17. c3 with a winning advantage.

12. h5+ Kf5

12... Kh6 White picks up the Black Queen with Nxe6 discovered check or simply Qxd4 ! and Black will have to play Qxg5 to avoid mate. 13. Qxd4 Qe7 (13... Nxc3 14. Nxf7+ Kh7 15. Nxd8) 14. Qe4 f5 15. exf6 Bxc3+ 16. bxc3 gxf6 17. Qg6#

13. Qxd4

Simplest as Black cannot avoid mate. It's mate in 5 in the longest line.

13... Nxc3

Black chooses a quick death.

13... Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 Qxg5 15. Rf1+ Qf4 16. Rxf4+ Kg5 17. Rh4+ Kf5 18. Qe4#

14. Qf4# 1-0