Return Of The Greenpawn Gambit : And

paulbuchmanfromfics

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22 Jul 12

paulbuchmanfromfics

Joined: 24 Aug 07
Moves: 48477

22 Jul 12

: And A Guide To Gambit Play

It's kind of funny how chess knowledge (even random things) seem to show up when a clock is ticking. I understand what Lasker meant when he talked about trying to forget everything he had learned.

Well, today I guess I finally snapped. The old Greenpawn crept into my mind with the clock ticking.

1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 e5!! just begged to be played.

The "gambit" originated in 2010 in this thread Thread 133575 .

This is only an unrated blitz game against a much lower rated player, but it takes an interesting course. I think my opponent played considerably well.

I also think this game serves as a guide to gambit play and the way compensation is gradually achieved by slight advantages here and there.

1.	d4	d5
2.	Bf4	e5
3.	Bxe5	Nc6
4.	Bg3	Nf6
5.	e3	Ne4
6.	Bd3	h5
7.	Bxe4	dxe4
8.	h4	Bg4
9.	Qd2	Bb4
10.	c3	Be7
11.	Ne2	Qd5
12.	Nf4	Qb5
13.	a4	Qb3
14.	O-O	g5
15.	Ne2	Qc4
16.	f3	exf3
17.	gxf3	Bh3
18.	Rf2	gxh4
19.	Bxc7	Nxd4
20.	Be5	Rg8
21.	Kh2	Nc6
22.	Bf4	Rd8
23.	Nd4	Bc8
24.	Na3	Bxa3
25.	Rxa3	Nxd4
26.	exd4	Qd5
27.	Re2	Be6
28.	Bg5	Rxg5
29.	Re3	Qf5
30.	f4	Qxf4
31.	Kh1	Qf1
32.	Kh2	Qg1

[Event "ICS Unrated blitz match"]
[Site "freechess.org"]
[Date "2012.07.22"]
[Round "-"]
[White "1200"]
[Black "paulbuchman"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "1200"]
[BlackElo "2099"]
[TimeControl "180"]

1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 e5 {Greenpawn!  Stay out of my head!} 3.Bxe5 Nc6  {Here's my compensation.  He has to move his bishop twice.  LOL  Actually, black has gained a little time and taken  the London player out of his usual frame of mind.} 4.Bg3 Nf6 {Greepawn prefers 4. ... h5, but I forgot my "theory".  Luckily, I get back on course with h5 on move 6.} 5.e3 Ne4 {One idea is to get in h5, force h3, and then capture on g3, giving white at least some weakness.} 6.Bd3 h5 7.Bxe4 {He's on to me.  White is aware of the Nxg3 idea and makes it possible to play h3 without the threat.} dxe4
8.h4 Bg4 {Again trying do induce some weakness.  9.f3 exf3 10.gxf3 may not be great for black, but at least the pawns/weakness are something to work on.  9.Ne2 looks ok.} 9.Qd2 {Here Qd5, laying claim to the white squares and centralizing the queen would be nice.  White, however, can just flick the queen away with Nc3.  My move aims to take the c3 square away from the knight.} Bb4 10.c3 Be7 {Now, Qd5 is ready to go.  If 11.c4 to prevent it, then 11. ... Nb4 and Nd3 looks good. The white squares are weak because of the lack of a bishop and a move like c4 just creates more weaknesses.} 11.Ne2 Qd5 {This hangs c7, but white probably should waste any more time.  12.0-0 looks good.}  12.Nf4 Qb5 {Keeping white in the center}  13.a4 Qb3 {Qc4 looks better, now that white can not play b3.} 14.O-O {White is doing fine, and the shabby pawn sac isn't giving quite enough compensation.}
g5 { A must ... I need open lines to get something going.  Now that he has castled, the kingside seems like the prime spot.} 15.Ne2 {Not too good.  He abandons his nice outpost.  I think he should have taken on g5, but even that looks a little dangerous.} Qc4 {Attacks e2, and sneakily guards c7 . see later} 16.f3 {This will cause white trouble too.  He is opening his king up too much.  Maybe just 16.Re1.  Nevertheless, I think the gambit has suceeded to a certain degree.  White has had to make a lot of unnatural London moves.  The pressure is building, and there are some possibilities against white's king.  Black's chances went from very slight to having a real shot in the game just by a few small inaccuracies from white.}  exf3 17.gxf3 Bh3 18.Rf2 gxh4 19.Bxc7 Nxd4 {The trick black prepared with Qc4.  Unfortunately, it might not be good.} 20.Be5 {20.Qxd4 looks like a draw.  I'll give the line after the game. 20.Be5 is a mistake.  It looks like a fork but ...} 
Rg8+ 21.Kh2 Nc6 {After the game, I looked at this very briefly with a computer.  I think it preferred 21. ... Rg2+ with a fork on f3 as a theme.}  22.Bf4 Rd8 {This may be a mistake too.  Setting up a battery with the bishop and queen and heading for h3 seems right to me, although it doesnt quite work yet -Ng1} 23.Nd4 Bc8 {Given time, Nxd4 and Qe6-Qh3 would be curtains} 24.Na3 Bxa3 {Nb5 seemed like a real nuisance and I thought I was accelerating my attack.  Actually, this hinders me in a move or two.}   25.Rxa3 Nxd4 {To play Qe6} 26.exd4 Qd5 {Qe6 only gets the queen pinned.  The removal of a bishop from e7 and the opening of the e file have slowed me down considerably.  I believe time trouble was nearing as this is only a 3 minute game to start with!}  27.Re2+ Be6 {Qf5 and Qh3 lingers ... Here white blunders in time trouble.  The correct move is 28.Qd3 !! This completely halts blacks attack and returns the advantage to white.}  28.Bg5 {??} Rxg5 29.Re3 Qf5 {Qh3 menaces again.  I'd say the theme of this game, if it has one, is weak white squares.  They seem to haunt white from all directions.} 30.f4 Qxf4+ 31.Kh1 Qf1+
32.Kh2 Qg1#

SUPPLEMENT (With 20.Qxd4):

1.	d4	d5
2.	Bf4	e5
3.	Bxe5	Nc6
4.	Bg3	Nf6
5.	e3	Ne4
6.	Bd3	h5
7.	Bxe4	dxe4
8.	h4	Bg4
9.	Qd2	Bb4
10.	c3	Be7
11.	Ne2	Qd5
12.	Nf4	Qb5
13.	a4	Qb3
14.	O-O	g5
15.	Ne2	Qc4
16.	f3	exf3
17.	gxf3	Bh3
18.	Rf2	gxh4
19.	Bxc7	Nxd4
20.	Qxd4	Rg8
21.	Kh2	Qxc7
22.	Kxh3	Rg3
23.	Kh2	Rxf3
24.	Kg2	Rxf2
25.	Kxf2	Qh2

greenpawn34

Joined: 06 May 08
Moves: 43363

23 Jul 12

1 edit

Hi Paul

Just noticed this thread.
Good stuff, although from move 12 onwards the position is just a middle game
that could have come from any opening where Black sacs a pawn for a free game.

It has good shock value but I think Blitz is the only place where this pawn toss
will succeed though if I was 100% sure I be getting 2.Bf4 I would sling out 1...d5
and play 2...e5 OTB just to challenge myself.
(the sooner I can get a losing position, the better I play) 🙂

Since that post and the times I've remembered to play 1...d5 (1...Nf6 is automatic)
I've not met 2.Bf4. I'm getting loads of 2.Nf3's to which I'm playing 2...Nc6
and then e5. 2.c4 is of course getting 2...e5.

Edit:
Blitz play has taken a real nose dive recently. I'm leaving bits hanging due
to mouse slips. I'm having to do my mouse clicking with the second finger (try it),
my forefinger, or what ever it is called sometimes stiffens up and it is painful to bend. Most likely an age thing or years of playing barre chords on a guitar.
Also losing loads on time. (I always play 4+0 and take Black).
Looks like the old brain is also winding itself down....Ah well....mustn't grumble.

Don't know why I just don't play 1..e5 v 1.d4 and go for the Englund Trap.

paulbuchmanfromfics

Joined: 24 Aug 07
Moves: 48477

23 Jul 12

2 edits

Originally posted by greenpawn34
Hi Paul

Just noticed this thread.
Good stuff, although from move 12 onwards the position is just a middle game
that could have come from any opening where Black sacs a pawn for a free game.

It has good shock value but I think Blitz is the only place where this pawn toss
will succeed though if I was 100% sure I be getting 2.Bf4 I would sling out ing 2...e5.

Don't know why I just don't play 1..e5 v 1.d4 and go for the Englund Trap.

I was going hog wild with gambits a few months ago, partially inspired by this excellent webpage:

http://www.chessville.com/UCO/CN/index.htm

And yes, I have even dabbled with 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e5, which he labels the Omega-Osiris Gambit!

Be careful though, there is a lot of wild stuff there. 🙂

Edit: I almost always play 1.d4 e5 2.dxe5 d6 (or Nc6 with d6/f6 depending ... but no Qe7). I have only been really busted about 3 times out of 20, and I managed to save those games too. If I play something other than 1. ...e5, I'm just taking a break from it.

2nd Edit: 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 d5 from that site, does suprisingly well, provided you know a little about the Elephant Gambit.

RJHinds

The Near Genius

Fort Gordon

Joined: 24 Jan 11
Moves: 13644

23 Jul 12

1 edit

Originally posted by paulbuchmanfromfics
: And A Guide To Gambit Play

It's kind of funny how chess knowledge (even random things) seem to show up when a clock is ticking. I understand what Lasker meant when he talked about trying to forget everything he had learned.

Well, today I guess I finally snapped. The old Greenpawn crept into my mind with the clock ticking.

1.d4 d5 to Qg2, so it appears white must repeat the position. } [/pgn]

23...Rg4+ wins a queen for a rook.
In the SUPPLEMENT game.

paulbuchmanfromfics

Joined: 24 Aug 07
Moves: 48477

23 Jul 12

Originally posted by RJHinds
23...Rg4+ wins a queen for a rook.
In the SUPPLEMENT game.

Nope ... 24.Nf4 🙂

Proper Knob

Cornovii

North of the Tamar

Joined: 02 Feb 07
Moves: 53689

23 Jul 12

Originally posted by RJHinds
23...Rg4+ wins a queen for a rook.
In the SUPPLEMENT game.

Says the 36th best player on this site. 😞

greenpawn34

Joined: 06 May 08
Moves: 43363

23 Jul 12

Knowing me, and I know me very well.
I'd have gone for the trick-shot. I like to save up my doubled or discovered checks.

1.	Bc5	Qh8
2.	Rg8

EVENT	ICS Unrated blitz match
SITE	freechess.org
DATE	2012.07.22
ROUND	-
WHITE	1200
BLACK	paulbuchman
RESULT	*
WHITEELO	1200
BLACKELO	2099