first game i've ever played 1.d4 as white
(self annotated in 3 minutes)
[Event "rated standard match"]
[Site "freechess.org"]
[Date "2006.10.30"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Xpoint"]
[Black "theep"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D55"]
[TimeControl "900"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nf3 b6 6. e3 O-O 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
Bd3 Be6 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Rc1 c5 11. Qc2 h6 12. Bh4 Rc8 13. Ba6 Rc6 14. Nb5 Nb8
15. Ne5 Qe8 16. Bb7! (a Zwischenzug that can be made because the rook is still trapped)
a6 17. Bxc6 Nxc6 18. Nc7 Qc8 19. Nxc6 Qxc7 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. dxc5 g5 22. Bg3 bxc5 23.
Qxc5 Qb7 24. Qd4 Nh5 25. Be5 f6 26. Bd6 Rf7 27. Bc5 Ng7 28. b3 Nf5 29. Qa4 Bd7 30.
Qa5 Nh4 31. Qd8+ Kh7 32. Qb6 Qa8 33. f3 (taking g4 and e4 from
the knight)Bb5 34. Rfd1 d4? 35. Bxd4 Be2 36. Rc7! Rxc7 37. Qxc7+ Kg6 38. Qc2+
{theep resigns} 1-0
Originally posted by chesskid001There are plenty of ways to make 1.d4 into a tactical battle. The goals are just a touch different. Game 2430169
I much prefer d4 to e4. With less tactical problems to worry about, I may actually make it into the middlegame!😀
Originally posted by welsharnieAnd another QGA. It's a good opening, but like any other mostly tactical opening there are pitfalls for both black and white if the player doesn't know what he is doing.
A quick tactical d4 miniature of my own... Game 1132722