[blind-chess] Larsen’s Opening sample chess games
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- Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 01:51:48 EDT
Larsen’s Opening due to the following trap: 1 b3 e5 2 Bb2 Nc6 3 e3 d5 4 Bb5
Bd6 5 f4 f6 6 fxe5 fxe5 7 Nf3 Qe7 8 Nxe5 Bxe5 9 Bxc6+ bxc6 10
Qh5+ winning a pawn (not mentioned in Soltis’ book). However, Jacobs &
Tait show 8 Nxe5 is in fact a blunder! After 8...Bxe5 9 Bxc6+
9...Kd8!! is a brilliant response winning for Black. Their referenced
game continues 10 d4 Bxh2 11 Qf3 Nf6 12 Rxh2 Bg4 13 Ba3 Qe6 14 Bxd5 Nxd5 15
Qf2 Nxe3
16 Kd2 Re8 17 Bc3 Qg6 18 Rc1 Qg5 19 Qh4 Nc4+ White resigned in Piastowski –
Herschell, corr East German Championship 1985. The authors include the
pretty
20 Kd3 Be2+ 21 Nxe2 Re3+ 22 Kxc4 b5+ 23 Kb4 a5 mate. Readers should not
lose faith in the opening with this example; the authors show 6 Qh5+ is one
improvement
for White.
1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 d5 4.Bb5 Bd6 5.f4 (Watson: “This is certainly
the usual continuation in both the Owen and the English Defences: when the
f-pawn can’t be captured, it makes sense to use it to break up the
opposing
centre.”) 5…f6 Odessky gave 6.Nh3
a ‘dubious’ sign (?!) because of the line 6…Nge7 7.fxe5 fxe5 8.0-0 Bf5!
after which 9.Qh5+ and 9.Bxc6+ are unconvincing, but following Watson’s
suggestion
9.c4 a6 10.Bxc6+ bxc6 11.d4!? with the threat c4-c5, White seems to be on
top.
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