Geoffrey Stearn (158? BCF)- Spanton (ungraded)
Sutton Easter 1989
Bishop's Opening
1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.Nf3!?
As I was to discover over the coming months, this move is typical of GS's aggressive style, and my lifetime score against him is +0=0-5.
3...Nxe4
Principled, but not prudent.
4.Nc3!?
Continuing the gambit theme. Stockfish17 and Dragon1 want White to play 4.Nxe5, or 4.d3 and then Nxe5.
4...Nxc3
Again, principled, but not prudent.
5.dxc3
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| The engines give Black at least a slight edge |
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5...d5?
Most popular, and best, according to the engines, is 5...f6!?
6.Bxd5 Nc6?
The engines want Black to prioritise getting the king to safety with 6...Be7!?, although 7.Nxe5 leaves White a pawn up.
7.Bxc6+
Even stronger seems to be 7.Ng5!?
7...bxc6 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nxe5 Ke8 10.Be3 Bd6!?
The engines disapprove of holding on to the c6 pawn.
11.Nxc6 Bb7 12.Nd4 Bxg2!? 13.Rg1 Be4 14.h4
Not 14.Rxg7? Bg6 etc.
14...Rb8 15.0-0-0 a5 16.f3 Bg6 17.Rg5 a4 18.a3 f6 19.Ra5 Kf7?? 20.h5 1-0
LESSON: this game illustrates the advice of Cecil Purdy, the first world correspondence champion, who warned that neglecting development in the opening for the sake of an advantage in an endgame that may never arise (in other words, grabbing a pawn early on) is not a "paying proposition."
LESSON: this game illustrates the advice of Cecil Purdy, the first world correspondence champion, who warned that neglecting development in the opening for the sake of an advantage in an endgame that may never arise (in other words, grabbing a pawn early on) is not a "paying proposition."
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