RHP Blitz

Originally posted by exigentsky
I rarely play d4, but I decided to give it a try. It led to a very strange game in which I made TEN pawn moves in the first 12 moves. Although, I certainly had good reason. Check it out:

1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nf6 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. e4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bg4 6. f3 Bh5 7. Qb3 b6 8. g4 Bg6 9. h4 h5 10. g5 Nfd7 11. f4 Nc6 12. f5 Bh7

See if you can find the fastest winni ...[text shortened]...


[fen]r2qkb1r/p1pnpppb/1pn5/5PPp/3PP2P/1QN5/PP6/R1B1KBNR w KQkq - 0 13[/fen]
White to play

Actually, probably missing something. Please address fxe6 Nb8? for me please. exf7 Ke7 does not force mate... but there are few ways to do this in the opening anyway. Would Nd5+ help?

Originally posted by ares3
Actually, probably missing something. Please address fxe6 Nb8? for me please. exf7 Ke7 does not force mate... but there are few ways to do this in the opening anyway. Would Nd5+ help?

Not yet. Sadly.

Originally posted by ivan2908
Is there any chance that RHP blitz will be rated ?

Yeah me too. And your location doesn't fill me with confidence.

Originally posted by ares3
Yeah me too. And your location doesn't fill me with confidence.

I see. Which thread? It's the only way to put me at ease.

Originally posted by ares3
I see. Which thread? It's the only way to put me at ease.

Originally posted by ares3
Having looked (albeit for only a few minutes; this could backfire), I would play 13. Bc4.
The bPf7 is threatened and cannot be defended by the usual timely Bg6 or Ne5. Also, e6, probably the most viable move (I won't even look at Nf6?, fails to fxe6 fxe6 Bxe6 threatening Bf7+ Qe6#.
Was this right or is there a flaw?

I played my first Blackmar-Diemer Gambit game today on RHP Blitz. I thought it would be an interesting change and some GMs recommend playing gambit openings for a While anyway (to get a feeling of the attack, piece coordination and initiative). What's nice about it is that White gets some good initiative and a sharp, interesting game. It feels a bit like the King's Gambit. Moreover, it's hard to avoid. It can be played after 1. d4 d5 or 1. d4 Nf6 and that covers about 85% of the responses I get. The not so nice part is that White has no advantage with best play and may even be slightly worse. Of course, Black has to play accurately and soak up some initiative to do this but it is very doable. That's why it's almost never played at master level and why I wouldn't play it in a standard game.

That was a long introduction! Sorry. Here's the game:

1. d4 Nf6 2. f3 d5 3. e4 dxe4 4. Nc3 exf3 5. Nxf3 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 c6 8.
Bc4 h6 9. Be3 e6 10. O-O-O b5 11. Bb3 Bb4 12. Nxb5 Nd5 13. Bxd5 exd5 14. Rhf1
O-O 15. Bxh6 cxb5 16. Qg4 g6 17. Bxf8 Qxf8 18. Rd3 Qh6+ 19. Kb1 Nc6 20. Qd7 Ne7
21. Rdf3 Rf8 22. c3 Bxc3 23. bxc3 Qg5 24. Rxf7 Rxf7 25. Qe8+ 1-0

Here's the position after move 15:

Here's another easy win with the BDG (this time against an 1800 on RHP):

1. d2-d4 d7-d5 2. e2-e4 d5xe4 3. Nb1-c3 Ng8-f6 4. f2-f3 e4xf3 5. Ng1xf3 Bc8-g4 6. h2-h3 Bg4-f5 7. g2-g4 Bf5-e4 8. Bf1-g2 Be4xf3 9. Qd1xf3 Nb8-c6 10. Bc1-e3 e7-e6 11. O-O-O h7-h6 12. Rh1-f1 Bf8-e7 13. h3-h4 Qd8-d7 14. g4-g5 h6xg5 15. h4xg5 Nf6-h5 16. Qf3xf7 Ke8-d8 17. d4-d5 Be7-d6 18. Qf7xd7 Kd8xd7 19. d5xc6 b7xc6 20. Nc3-e4 Ra8-b8 21. Rf1-f7 Kd7-e8 22. g5-g6 Bd6-e5 23. c2-c3 Nh5-f6 24. Ne4xf6 Be5xf6 25. Bg2xc6# 1-0

What were the time controls? 5 5?

Here's a nice attacking blitz game.

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d5 3. cxd5 Qxd5 4. Nc3 Qd8 5. e4 Bg4 6. Qb3 b6 7. f3 Bh5 8. e5
Nfd7 9. e6 fxe6 10. Qxe6 Nf6 11. Bb5+ Nbd7 12. Bc6 Rb8 13. Bf4 Bf7 14. Qe3 e6
15. Nb5 Bb4+ 16. Kf2 Bd6 17. Nxd6+ cxd6 18. Bxd6 Rc8 19. d5 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 Nc5
21. Bxc5 Qxd5 22. Bd4 Rc2+ 23. Ne2 O-O 24. Rhd1 Qb5 25. Qd3 Qxd3 26. Rxd3 Bg6
27. Rc3 Rxb2 28. Re3 Rc2 29. Rxe6 Rd8 30. Rd1 Rxa2 31. Re7 Bf7 32. Ke1 Rc8 33.
Ra1 Rxa1+ 34. Bxa1 a6 35. Bd4 b5 36. Bc3 h6 37. Ra7 Rc6 38. Kd2 Rd6+ 39. Kc2
1-0

Opponent ran out of time, but was lost anyway.

Given the time control, I missed many strong moves. However, my ideas were clear and usually best. It's just that my execution was not optimal. For example, 28. Re3 instead of Rc7!. Moreover, I'm proud to have found the plan 8. e5 9. e6. Engines don't even see that this is one of the strongest moves until I have them play several moves and allow them a lot of time.

Unfortunately, it's rare that I have such an aggressive and tactical 1. d4 game. Stronger opponents do not play such crap openings and so don't let me get such a huge initiative. Usually I have to fight for a small positional edge - often evaporating towards the endgame.

BTW: The time control for this one was 12 2. Although, I don't see why you care. Just look at the game and judge it on its moves alone.

Fastest Petroff I've ever played:

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 O-O
8. Qd2 h6 9. O-O-O Be6 10. Kb1 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bg4 12. Bxh6 gxh6 13. Qxh6 Bxf3 14.
Qh7# 1-0

EDIT: I was White! Thankfully.