Parsons, Matthew - Firth, David
Calderdale, 11/01/2010

[Geoff Peake] [A80]


A40: Unusual replies to 1 d4
1.d4 e6 2.Bf4 f5 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nf3 b6
[4...d5 Stonewall style is a reasonable alternative.
5.Bd3 Be7 6.c4 c6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Qc2 Ne4 9.g4 !? is the 9.g4 attack against the Stonewall. See Peake v Desmedt 2008 Geoff's Rapidplay games.]
5.Bd3 Bb7 6.Qe2 Bb4+ ?!
[6...Be7 7.Nbd2 O-O 8.h3 Ne4 9.O-O-O c5 10.g4 Nxd2 11.Kxd2 b5 12.c3 Qa5 13.a3 cxd4 14.exd4 b4 15.axb4 Qd5 16.Ne5 Qa2 17.Rhg1 a5 18.Rb1 axb4 19.c4 b3 20.c5 Nc6 21.Nxc6 Bxc6 22.gxf5 Bf6 23.Be5 Qa5+ 24.Kc1 exf5 25.Bxf6 Rxf6 26.Qe7 Rf7 27.Bc4 d5 28.cxd6 Bd5 29.Bxd5 Qxd5 30.Qe5 Rc8+ 31.Kd2 Rc2+ 32.Ke1 Qe4+ 33.Qxe4 fxe4 34.Rg4 Rd7 35.Rxe4 Rxd6 36.Re3 1/2-1/2, Dobos Jozsef (HUN) 2350 - Seres Lajos (HUN) 2435, Szekszard (Hungary) 1995]
7.c3 Be7 8.h3 prepares the attack against the Black K-side with g4.
8...O-O 9.Nbd2 Ne4
[9...c5 10.g4+ / =]
10.Rg1 White's position has quickly become menacing. Now g4 will start the attack against the Black King. Black's counterplay is nowhere in sight.
10...Kh8 ?! 11.O-O-O c5 12.g4 a5 It's all too slow for Black.
[12...Qe8+ / - !?]
13.gxf5+ - exf5 14.Ne5 d6 ?
[14...Qe8 15.Nec4 cxd4 16.Be5+ - Bf6 17.exd4 d5 18.Nxb6+ / -]
15.Ng6+
[15.Nxe4 ! is strongest - If you're a computer. The variations are mind blowing!
15...Bxe4
(15...fxe4 16.Rxg7 Qe8 (16...dxe5 17.Rxh7+ Kxh7 18.Qh5+ Kg7 19.Bxe5+ Bf6 (19...Rf6 20.Rg1+ Kf8 21.Qh8+ Kf7 22.Bc4+ Bd5 23.Bxd5+ Qxd5 24.Qg8#) 20.Rg1#) (16...Kxg7 17.Rg1+ Kh8 18.Qg4 Bg5 19.Bxg5 Bc8 20.Nf7+ Kg7 (20...Rxf7 21.Bf6+ Rxf6 (21...Qxf6 22.Qg8#) 22.Qg7#) 21.Qf4 Bf5 (21...Rxf7 22.Bxd8+ Kf8 23.Qxd6+ Ke8 24.Rg8+ Rf8 25.Rxf8#) 22.Be7+ Kxf7 (22...Bg6 23.Qf6+ Kg8 24.Nh6#) 23.Qxf5+ Kxe7 24.Rg7+ Ke8 25.Qxe4+ Qe7 26.Qxe7#) 17.Rdg1 Bf6 (17...dxe5 18.Rg8+ Rxg8 19.Bxe5+ Bf6 20.Bxf6+ Rg7 21.Bxg7+ Kg8 22.Bc4+ Bd5 23.Bxd5+ Qf7 24.Bh6+ Kh8 25.Bxf7 cxd4 26.Bg7#) (17...exd3 18.Qxd3 Qh5 (18...Be4 19.Qxe4 Rf5 20.Qxf5 Qg6 21.R1xg6 hxg6 22.Rh7+ Kxh7 23.Qxg6+ Kh8 24.Nf7#) 19.Nf7+ Rxf7 (19...Qxf7 20.Qxh7#) 20.Rg8#) (17...Nd7 18.Qg4 Bf6 (18...Nf6 19.Rxh7+ Kxh7 20.Qg7#) (18...Rf7 19.Rg8+ Qxg8 20.Qxg8+ Rxg8 21.Nxf7#) (18...Rg8 19.Rxg8+ Qxg8 20.Qxg8+ Rxg8 21.Nf7#) 19.Rxh7+ Kxh7 20.Nxd7 Kh8 21.Nxf6 Qg6 22.Qxg6 Rf7 23.Qh5+ Rh7 24.Qxh7#) (17...Nc6 18.Bxe4 Rf7 (18...dxe5 19.Rxh7#) 19.Nxf7+ Qxf7 20.Rxf7 Bg5 21.Rxh7+ Kg8 22.Qc4+ d5 23.Qxd5+ Kf8 24.Qf7#) (17...h6 18.Rxe7 Qxe7 19.Ng6+ Kg7 20.Nxe7+) 18.Rxb7 exd3 19.Qxd3 Qh5 20.Rxh7+ Qxh7 21.Ng6+ Kg8 (21...Kg7 22.Nxf8+ Kxf8 23.Qxh7) 22.Nxf8+ Qg7 23.Qh7+ Kxf8 24.Rxg7 Bxg7 25.Bxd6+ Kf7 26.Qf5+)
16.Bxe4+ -]
15...hxg6 16.Rxg6 Rf7 ??
[16...Nf6 is better but
17.Rdg1 Rf7 18.Bxf5 Qe8+ - 19.Be6 is still good for White]
17.Nxe4 fxe4 18.Qh5+ Kg8 19.Rdg1 Black resigns in view of the threat of Rh6.


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